Vietnamese food
Vietnamese food
I'm going out tonight to eat Vietnamese food with my mom. I rarely ever go out to eat, but I've been trying to keep my calories down, so I was wondering if anyone knew if Vietnamese food was high in calories?
Basically, I'll be having vermicilli noodles, sauteed chicken and shrimp, spring rolls(I think these are deep fried, so I just rip them open and eat what's inside..anyone know what IS inside of them? lol), shredded lettuce/carrots and fish sauce poured on top.
I love the fish sauce, so I'm hoping it's not extremely high in calories, like a lot of sauces tend to be.
Anyone who could help me out, I'd appreciate it!
fish sauce as severed is mostly fish sauce, vinegar and sugar.
Who cares! If you never go over your caloric intake, isn't it okay to just enjoy yourself a little bit? You aren't going to become a fatty over night by just enjoying yourself a little bit. Enjoy yourself and who cares. Ignore it. As long as it's not often you'll be fine.
Call it caloric cycling. You don't want your body to get used to the same number of calories every day.
It's not so bad!
I'm going out tonight to eat Vietnamese food with my mom. I rarely ever go out to eat, but I've been trying to keep my calories down, so I was wondering if anyone knew if Vietnamese food was high in calories?
Basically, I'll be having vermicilli noodles, sauteed chicken and shrimp, spring rolls(I think these are deep fried, so I just rip them open and eat what's inside..anyone know what IS inside of them? lol), shredded lettuce/carrots and fish sauce poured on top.
I love the fish sauce, so I'm hoping it's not extremely high in calories, like a lot of sauces tend to be.
Anyone who could help me out, I'd appreciate it!
Technically, you could call it your cheat meal and just work a little harder at the gym the next day if what you posted is what you eat. There might be a wheat-based noodle they have, the sauteed shrimp and chicken is fine. You might as well just eat the whole spring roll if your going to eat them. Usually good tasting sauces never are the best thing for you but eaten in moderation yet again is fine. If you like rice- brown rice is good. Just look for practical options on the menu that you may like to try and ask if there are any healthy alternative- carb healthy choices like the wheat based/brown rice. Other then that it's relatively healthy food. Usually a good Vietnamese food restaraunt will give you fresh ingredients. If you like spicy go with a red or green curry. Spicy food is good for your metabolism. Drink some water and tea while your there as well- it will curb your apetite more and try to skip the desert if you can. Hope I've helped!
pho > vermicelli
Throw Away Chopsticks
Enjoy but never ever use the wooden bamboo chopsticks used by many Asian restaurant . The people who handle them don't use gloves they are spread on the ground while they are being loaded onto trucks, they get shipped over in boats with rats, and at no point is any type of disinfectant or anything used for sanitation purposes.
It's nasty, buy your own chopsticks not bamboo.
I'm going out tonight to eat Vietnamese food with my mom. I rarely ever go out to eat, but I've been trying to keep my calories down, so I was wondering if anyone knew if Vietnamese food was high in calories?
Basically, I'll be having vermicilli noodles, sauteed chicken and shrimp, spring rolls(I think these are deep fried, so I just rip them open and eat what's inside..anyone know what IS inside of them? lol), shredded lettuce/carrots and fish sauce poured on top.
I love the fish sauce, so I'm hoping it's not extremely high in calories, like a lot of sauces tend to be.
Anyone who could help me out, I'd appreciate it!
Answer:
fish sauce as severed is mostly fish sauce, vinegar and sugar.
Answer:
Who cares! If you never go over your caloric intake, isn't it okay to just enjoy yourself a little bit? You aren't going to become a fatty over night by just enjoying yourself a little bit. Enjoy yourself and who cares. Ignore it. As long as it's not often you'll be fine.
Answer:
Call it caloric cycling. You don't want your body to get used to the same number of calories every day.
Answer:
It's not so bad!
I'm going out tonight to eat Vietnamese food with my mom. I rarely ever go out to eat, but I've been trying to keep my calories down, so I was wondering if anyone knew if Vietnamese food was high in calories?
Basically, I'll be having vermicilli noodles, sauteed chicken and shrimp, spring rolls(I think these are deep fried, so I just rip them open and eat what's inside..anyone know what IS inside of them? lol), shredded lettuce/carrots and fish sauce poured on top.
I love the fish sauce, so I'm hoping it's not extremely high in calories, like a lot of sauces tend to be.
Anyone who could help me out, I'd appreciate it!
Technically, you could call it your cheat meal and just work a little harder at the gym the next day if what you posted is what you eat. There might be a wheat-based noodle they have, the sauteed shrimp and chicken is fine. You might as well just eat the whole spring roll if your going to eat them. Usually good tasting sauces never are the best thing for you but eaten in moderation yet again is fine. If you like rice- brown rice is good. Just look for practical options on the menu that you may like to try and ask if there are any healthy alternative- carb healthy choices like the wheat based/brown rice. Other then that it's relatively healthy food. Usually a good Vietnamese food restaraunt will give you fresh ingredients. If you like spicy go with a red or green curry. Spicy food is good for your metabolism. Drink some water and tea while your there as well- it will curb your apetite more and try to skip the desert if you can. Hope I've helped!
Answer:
pho > vermicelli
Answer:
Throw Away Chopsticks
Enjoy but never ever use the wooden bamboo chopsticks used by many Asian restaurant . The people who handle them don't use gloves they are spread on the ground while they are being loaded onto trucks, they get shipped over in boats with rats, and at no point is any type of disinfectant or anything used for sanitation purposes.
It's nasty, buy your own chopsticks not bamboo.