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December 14, 2024
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Members shared practical strategies for enjoying Chinese restaurant meals while managing diabetes, with the overwhelming consensus being to... Read more

Members shared practical strategies for enjoying Chinese restaurant meals while managing diabetes, with the overwhelming consensus being to skip rice, noodles, breading, and sweet sauces while focusing on protein-rich stir-fries, steamed dishes, and soups like egg drop, hot and sour, or miso. Several members recommended specific dishes including Egg Foo Young, chicken or shrimp with broccoli, pepper steak, and Szechuan options, noting that cornstarch thickeners add minimal carbs and that requesting sauces on the side or seeking special diet menus can help with portion control. A recurring theme was the importance of eating to your meter, practicing portion control, and not being afraid to enjoy flavorful meals by making informed choices that work for your individual carb limits.

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At a Chinese restaurant, opt for dishes with lean proteins and non-starchy vegetables. Steamed options like chicken and broccoli, stir-fried tofu with veggies, or shrimp with snow peas are great choices. Avoid sugary sauces like sweet and sour or General Tso's. Request sauce on the side and choose brown rice in small Show Full Answer

At a Chinese restaurant, opt for dishes with lean proteins and non-starchy vegetables. Steamed options like chicken and broccoli, stir-fried tofu with veggies, or shrimp with snow peas are great choices. Avoid sugary sauces like sweet and sour or General Tso's. Request sauce on the side and choose brown rice in small portions if needed. Balance your plate and enjoy!

December 14, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

Avoid the tempura batter, sweet sauces and rice The thickener used in Chinese food is cornstarch. 1 tablespoon of cornstarch has 7 carbs. To give you an idea how much that is, I would use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken about 2 cups of gravy. So on a meal you’re only getting less than 2 grahams of carb in the gravy. The egg drop soup is a great opener instead of the spring roll.
Enjoy … the key like all meals is in a small portion.

December 14, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

I eat Asian regularly.
Stir-fry, soups.

I can eat many entrees. No rice. No noodles. No fried wontons. No chinese pizza or pancakes. Hot and sour soup is good. I like miso soup too.

Egg Foo Young.
Shrimp, or chicken, or beef, or pork and Broccoli.
Pepper Steak.
Boneless Ribs.
Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Szechuan Chicken.
Currys.
Kung Pow.
And more.

Most anything that doesn't have breading or wonton skins.
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If you can handle 15 carbs a meal, noodles, rice, wontons might be off limits.

Otherwise enjoy, but use portion control.

Good luck.
Eat to your blood glucose meter.

December 14, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

Thank you, Margaret. Egg drop it is.

December 14, 2024
A DiabetesTeam Member

I make the dishes myself so there are no added sugars and no added carbs.

Good luck.

December 15, 2024

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