EATING OUT
CHINESE
BEAN CURD WITH BROCCOLI
Bean curd, aka tofu, offers satisfying protein. Throw in a powerhouse vegetable
like broccoli, and you get my seal of approval.
BUDDHA’S DELIGHT
This tofu-veggie dish won’t leave you with a Buddha belly. It can come in
around 300 calories.
DUMPLINGS
Steamed are less calorific than fried, but only by 10 to 30 calories an order.
What’s inside counts most: Choose veggie or prawn, not pork, to cut nearly 100
calories per order.
FRIED RICE
Not as scary as it sounds, but only if you stick to a proper serving: a cupcake
wrapper’s worth of rice. Even better? Brown rice: Gram for gram, it contains
four times more fibre than white rice.
MOO GOO GAI PAN
I love this chicken stir-fry loaded with mushrooms. The fungi are a source of B
vitamins, which help our bodies turn food into fuel.
MOO SHU CHICKEN
An Oz-family favourite packed with cabbage, which has cancer-fighting