Authors: Lisa Lillien

Hungry Girl (78 page)

Nutritional information based on averages. One roll equals 6 large pieces or 8 small ones.

Extra, Extra!

Items and ingredients to indulge in, and others to always avoid . . .

The Good
—Soy sauce, rice vinegar, wasabi, ginger, seaweed, miso or clear soup, edamame, steamed dumplings.

The Not-So-Good
—Oily or cream-based sauces, cream cheese, mayo, noodle or dumpling soup, tempura, fried dumplings.

More Sushi Tips

Grab a seat at the sushi bar. Not only will you be entertained but you'll find out firsthand exactly how much of each ingredient gets wrapped up in your rolls.

Start your meal off with an appetizer that takes a while to eat. Try edamame (salted soybeans still in the pod), hot soup, or slippery seaweed salad. You'll fill up slowly and be less likely to shovel sushi in your face the second it arrives.

Save calories by asking your sushi chef to go easy on the rice. Save calories (and fat) by asking the chef to go easy on the mayo in your spicy rolls.

Slow down your eating by upping the spice factor. Mix a generous portion of that hot wasabi into your soy sauce and it'll be tough to overeat before the fullness factor kicks in.

Befriend your sushi chef! It'll make it easier to custom-order your "light-on-the-rice, no-mayo, extra-crab" California roll. Who knows—he might even name a roll after you!

handy-dandy chinese food survival guide

Break out the chopsticks and break open the fortune cookies. It's time for Chinese food.

Hungry Girl Hints

Master mealtime, whether takeout or tableside . . .

* Stick With It
—Hate to use chopsticks because you have trouble eating with them? That's exactly why you should use these tricky sticks. Fiddling with them will force you to eat slowly.

* Get Steamy
—Order your dishes steamed, with sauce on the side. Then dip, don't pour!

* Veggie Victory
—A Chinese restaurant is one place you can always count on for delicious freshly steamed veggies—without even a drop of fatty oil or butter. Take advantage and order a side of 'em in place of rice.

* Brown Is Better
—If you're going to eat rice, make it brown—not white. Brown rice is an excellent source of dietary fiber. White rice is an excellent source of empty calories.

HG SHOCKER!

If your dish is swimming in thick sauce, just that gooey stuff alone will account for 200 to 300 calories and 5 to 20 grams of fat in your meal! Do yourself a favor—order it on the side, and use sparingly!

Best Bets!

These low-calorie dishes rate high with us . . .

Steamed Veggie Dumplings (300 calories and 8g fat)

Buddha's Feast (200 calories and 1.5g fat)

Moo Goo Gai Pan (400 calories and 10g fat)

Steamed Shrimp and Broccoli (200 calories and 2.5g fat)

Nutritional information based on averages for typical serving sizes.

Shocking Stats!

Just how horrendous and fatty is typical Chinese food?

Kung Pao Pork can have up to 700 calories and 53 grams of fat per serving!

Even the side dishes are loaded! One large egg roll has about 350 calories and 15 grams of fat, and fried rice can contain up to 500 calories and 20 grams of fat per serving.

The biggest offenders of all? Egg Foo Yung and Sweet and Sour Duck. Each can easily exceed 1,000 calories and 80 grams of fat per order! Yuck!

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