BODY WATCH : Give Up Ethnic Food? Fat Chance! : The health police have done it again. Is this the end of global dining as we know it? Not if you follow these tips. - low calorie dishes at mexican restaurant

Ethnic food lovers have been bombarded with so much bad news recently, can a support group and line 800 fall far behind?
In a recent survey by researchers at the Science Center, Chinese, Italian and current Mexican restaurant meals are considered unhealthy and equally popularmouthed movie-Popcorn theater
In the latest study released last week by Washington, D. C. C. -
Chiles relllenos is a US-based consumer organization.
They look as disastrous as fetusini Alfredo because it contains as much fat as butter.
In another survey, CSPI argued that an order for Kung Pao chicken with 76 grams of fat was as bad as eating chicken for nearly four quarters --
Bond of Mickey D.
This is enough to make the restaurant feel depressed, hungry, guilty-
And torn: never taste the vision, smell and taste of the town again
Burrito, pasta with dipping sauce, sweet and greasyand-sour shrimp?
Or pushing the mental image of fat from the brain forever
Fill the test tube and use it as a prop at a press conference held by CSPI to prove how many test tubes have been sucked in with a typical ethnic meal?
There will definitely be a rebound.
Dallas nutritionist Neva cowran was hired by insulting Dallas members
Chinese restaurant Assn in Fort Worth.
At the famous Cooper Clinic in Dallas, 13 popular entrees were selected and the recipes were analyzed and some healthy options were found. Some take-
She complained that part of the analysis in the CSPI survey was much larger than what restaurants usually eat.
Even CSPI researchers admit,fat, lower-
Calorie dishes can be found in almost any restaurant-
Fares in Mexico are the biggest challenge.
The trick is ordering.
We found three nutritionists. -
Food lovers of all nationalities--
They agreed to share their secrets for race healthy eating.
Expert: Alan Coleman, a sports nutritionist at the Riverside Sports Clinic.
* Martin Yadrick, a nutritionist at Manhattan Beach, training consultant at computer nutrition
A nutrition software company
* Diane Whelan, a nutritionist in West Wood, practices in private.
Strategy at a low
Know what to order.
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Learn how to get a chef or waiter to make your favorite main course no longer a nutrition disaster.
"You can't ask the waiter to put the tortillas on your table," yadric said.
There are good reasons.
"When the main course comes, especially if the service is slow and the company is good, you can easily eat tacos and chips worth 500 calories ---
About 26 grams of fat load . "(
In order to keep the fat intake at 30% or less calories as recommended, the maximum fat gram per day should be 60-
For most consumers, 80. )
Better choice?
"It is required to replace French fries with heated tortillas.
"Dip them separately into salsa dance," Coleman suggested . ".
Remember these red flag words as you order your main course: fried, cheese, avocado and sour cream.
If you can't eat burrito without sour cream, it may reduce your intake by ordering one side. While the much-
Maligned chiles relllenos may not belong to weight-
Nutritionists agree that the plates of conscious people are regular and other Mexican dishes are not that bad.
"There's nothing wrong with the chicken soft taco, really," Coleman said . ".
"It's not fried.
"Fajitas can also.
"Most meats contain a small amount of roasted lean meat, such as chicken or beef, as well as green peppers and other vegetables," Yadrick noted . ".
When ordering tostada, ask your waiter to place frozen beans that can be filled with fat outside.
Replace Rice.
Eat authentic Mexican restaurants, not American, because they tend to use less cheese and other fat ingredients, Yadrick says.
Or choose a healthier one.
Conscious institutions (
For example, the machete rat chain won the CSPI "golden corn cake Award" for health choices ". )
Italian people "keep it simple to keep it nutritious", suggests Italian ".
Start with the bread basket.
Since an order can contain 800 calories and 40 grams of fat, do not eat bread with butter and garlic.
But the bread sticks.
Or ask for some plain bread without butter and put some garlic seasoning on the side.
If you are a hungry bun freak, pass the bread out completely and order a low
Fat appetizers that can be served right away.
Meitron soup is a good choice, says Whelan.
Choose pasta for the main course and add marinade to the fat
Cream sauce.
"There is some olive oil in the marinade, but nothing (fat gram-wise)
Compared to the cream sauce, "Coleman said. Pesto sauce--
Basil, pine and oil. -
This may sound healthy, Coleman says, but it's usually high in fat.
Clam sauce looks guilty but not always.
The CSPI survey found that linguine with white clam sauce only got 29% calories from fat.
Skip the pasta of any kind of cheese stuffing and it can pile up fat grams faster than you say "Abbondanza!
"It is also available on the lasagna of Italy, which CSPI calls" a plate of greasy meat and cheese ".
Pure cheese or vegetarian pizza is a good choice.
"Choose a deep dish instead of a regular one, because the more skins, the less cheese and ingredients are usually," Coleman said . ".
Eggplant parmigiana sounds like a healthy vegan-
But CSPI found 14 teaspoons of fat in one food.
Spaghetti and meatballs may also be a good choice, Yadrick said.
Meatballs are usually made with low filling and other fillers
Fat crumbs.
They will definitely pack less fat than Italian sausages.
Chinese appetizers in Chinese restaurants can be real villains, fat.
Skip the egg rolls and won-tons.
The small noodles, the nutritionist says, are equivalent to Chinese tortillas.
Better choice?
"Bird's nest soup--
"It's basically a broth made with noodles, not a bird's nest," Coleman said . ".
Pass the egg drop soup;
High fat content.
Bottled water, selection (explosion)
Fry and steam dishes on any shabby and fried food, if possible.
The Sichuan shrimp is also a good choice, Coleman said.
In the central survey, Sichuan shrimp and stir-
Fried vegetables are the two most important. rated dishes. Avoid sweet-and-
Usually sour pork with high fat content, duck meat and roast pork ribs.
Steamed rice is healthier than fried rice.
However, if there is no fried rice, the Chinese do not look like the Chinese, then the vegetable fried rice is lower --
Whelan suggested that it would be fatter than pork fried rice.
Try not to eat a lot of nuts if you must eat cashew chicken.
If you eat with a group of people, you will share the dishes and order only one meat dish and the rest of the vegetables --and rice-
Reduce fat and calories automatically.
Please don't add refined and salt to the chef.
Coleman pointed out that salt is hard to avoid in Chinese cuisine.
Plan B: reduce sodium intake for the next few meals and even for the next few days to compensate.