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Take-Out-FoodTips & Wisdoms
Try these take-out-food tips while staying on your health track.
The occasional treat doesn't do any harm.
With a little bit of food menu savvy to avoid danger dishes, you can still indulge in your favourite takeout treats.
You don't have to avoid this food altogether when losing weight.
Be choosy and ask questions about the food you order.
What is the food cooked in?
Is it fried or deep fried?
Indian ~ take-out-food.
Think again before you order "extras" because poppadoms, samosas and bhajis are loaded with saturated fat.
Try dishes baked in the Tandoor oven, like chicken tikka, tandoori or shashlik that come without a sauce.
Avoid creamy sauces like chicken tikka masala, which contains a huge 47g of fat, and rich passandas and kormas.
It's not the meat, it's the sauces that are the problem.
Go for something tomato-based or with vegetables, like a rogan josh, and eat it with brown rice.
Indian breads are another fat trap.
Naan bread is full of refined sugar, and fruity peshwari naan is even worse with added coconut.
If you have to have a naan, have just a small piece or order it instead of rice.
Danger words: korma, chicken tikka masala, poppadoms
Chinese ~ take-out-food. Plain rice or noodles are healthier accompaniments to Chinese food.
Dishes with vegetables, chicken and noodles are not as stodgy and are easier to digest.
Go for a fine noodle, like Singapore noodles.
A fresh stir-fry of meat and fresh vegetables is better.
These don't use sticky creamy sauces and maybe only a couple of tablespoons of oil.
At the Chinese take-out restaurants, the danger lies in the deep fried foods, so you want to avoid prawn crackers and anything cooked in batter, like pork or prawn balls.
Danger words: special fried, batter
Thai ~ take-out-food This is the most healthy takeout choice of all and is a better choice for the dieter.
Thai meals are generally made up of steamed rice, fish and vegetables, and dishes are individually cooked so are fresher than a vat of mass-cooked sauce.
Thai dishes can still be laden with fat though.
A Thai green curry with sticky rice contains 29g of fat.
Avoid these and other curries that are coconut cream-based.
Coconut is often very sweet to enhance the flavour of the dish and may have added sugar, so avoid this on a strict regime.
As with Chinese food, stir-fried is a healthier choice.
Danger words: coconut cream, Thai green curry, sticky rice
Italian ~ take-out-food.
Pasta is a healthy form of carbohydrates and is better served with a tomato or vegetable sauce, instead of a creamy or cheesy choice.
For example, an arrabiata is a better choice than a carbonara or lasagne.
Pasta filled with vegetables is a healthier option like cannelloni with spinach and ricotta, rather than heavy ravioli.
At an Italian restaurant, meat dishes are often on the menu and can be a healthy meal with salad.
For starters order a healthy side salad instead of a garlic bread starter that oozes butter.
And if you have to have a pizza, go for a thin crust with a basic topping, like a margarita.
Danger words: garlic bread, carbonara, lasagne, pizza
Burgers ~ take-out-food.
If you do fall for the "burger trap" you can ease the blow to your weight loss regimen by cutting out the bun and the sauce.
Order your burger without a bun and top with salad, a squeeze of lemon juice or a low fat sauce.
Many popular burger outlets also offer lower fat versions with no sauce and less fat, so look out for those options.
Danger words: fries, burger buns, mayonnaise, creamy toppings.
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