Fast Food

Sometimes you MUST have Chinese food! But when it comes to fast Chinese food sometimes it is better not to listen to that inner voice. Here are some "good" for you choices from Panda Express.

Chicken with Mushrooms (not one of my favs, but you may like it)
This dish features skinless chicken strips (mostly breast and thigh meat) with whole button mushrooms, sliced zucchini and a thin, soy-based sauce. It's low in carbs so add a side of steamed rice to soak up the sauce. Order this instead of deep fried orange flavored chicken and dodge 370 calories and 20 grams of fat.

Calories: 130

Fat: 6 g

Sodium: 520 mg

Carbohydrates: 8 g

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 11 g

Veggie Spring Roll

Shredded mixed vegetables (carrots, zucchini and cabbage) in a flour wrap are cooked until golden brown. Although you might be tempted to order two rolls, they're fried so limit yourself to one. Chomp on one of these instead of the Chicken egg roll and skip 90 calories and 4.5 grams of fat.

Calories: 80

Fat: 3.5 g

Sodium: 270 mg

Carbohydrates: 11 g

Fiber 2 g

Protein 2 g

Beef with Broccoli

Enjoy the slightly sweet, thin strips of marinated beef and large, tender broccoli florets in an oyster-spiked soy sauce. The broccoli is tender crisp, not wilted. Try this meal over the sweet and sour pork and avoid 250 calories and 16 grams of fat.

Calories: 150

Fat: 8.7 g

Sodium: 510 mg

Carbohydrates: 11 g

Fiber: 4 g

Protein: 11 g

Tangy Shrimp with Pineapple (as I am allergic to shrimp this is not a good idea for me.)

This dish features sauteed whole shrimp with big chunks of pineapple in a tangy sweet and sour sauce and its respectably low in fat. Great with mixed vegetables and steamed rice on the side. Order this instead of fried shrimp and dodge 110 calories and 8 grams of fat.

Calories: 150

Fat: 5 g

Sodium: 550 mg

Carbohydrates: 16 g

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 9 g

And last on our list

Chicken Breast in Garlic Black Bean Sauce

Try this unbattered and unfried, sauteed chicken breast with a mildly salty, black bean-based sauce. A good source of cancer-fighting folate (believe this about food all you want, I don't) from the beans and low in carbs. Opt for this over the fried kung pao chicken and skip 100 calories and 7 seven grams of fat.

Calories: 140

Fat: 8 g

Sodium: 540 mg

Carbohydrates: 8 g

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 10 g

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