Is Chinese food fattening?!

At some point, most of us have asked ourselves is Chinese food fattening? This is usually a question that pops into one’s mind as they are browsing the menu of their favorite Chinese restaurant or surveying the wide selection of dishes at the local Chinese buffet. There is such a variety of dishes to choose from at the standard Chinese restaurant, and due to the fact that most of these meals contain vegetables, it can sometimes be confusing as to whether this food is good or bad for us.

In truth, it isn’t really fair to say yes all Chinese food is fattening or no, it is not. The main factor is that the way we western countries eat Chinese food is really different from traditional Chinese cooking. General Tso’s, sweet and sour pork, and banana fritters with syrup really are not considered to be traditional Chinese meals. In the traditional Chinese kitchen, one is more likely to find steamed, stewed, boiled, or baked foods rather than grease-laden fried foods. Noodles and rice are staple foods in this culture and frankly, they are both very starchy foods. This is similar to how Americans use the potato. Fresh vegetables and seafood or lean meats are also frequently found in meals. This sounds pretty healthy for the most part, right? The idea of balancing out starchy staple foods with good sources of protein and vitamins is done in nearly all cultures, but unfortunately this is not the motto of restaurant-style Chinese food.

It isn't so much the fat you should be worried about with Chinese food, its the amount of sodium. Chinese food, at least the Americanized Chinese food you have at you local buffet, is loaded to the max with sodium which is a necessity for a healthy diet, but at the levels you receive when going for seconds on the sesame chicken, it can turn into a bit of a problem.

If you go to China, you can see that there are not many overweight people around, so I hope that answer your question.

The fried stuff is really bad 4 u but not all chineese food is