How would you count the calories in Chinese food? I’m sitting here trying to eat dinner, but the restaurant we usually order from doesn’t provide any nutritional information that I know of. I usually eat steak and vegetables on top of rice. I want to think it would be low in calories because it is largely veggies, but I’m not sure how much it would be in the end. Should I round up to ~800 and call it a day?
I normally substitute it for the panda express calories that are available. I have a Chinese restaurant that I frequent, but I also eat at Panda, so I normally put roughly the same amount of stuff on my plate as a panda bowl and calculate it accordingly. You might look for the most similar panda cuisine and obtain the serving size and nutrition, then weigh your portion to be the same size and report it as panda.
Counting calories from takeaway meals is difficult, but you should be able to estimate. You do need to be able to quantify it, however. If possible, weigh it; otherwise, measure or estimate the volume, or compare it to another recognised dish you already have or can check up.
I hesitate to say this because we have no idea how much food you are referring to, but for me, a modest Chinese cuisine supper is usually between 800-1000 calories. If you eat a lot, it may be more.
Chinese food is extremely fussy; you might spend hours calculating based on many sources. Assume every Chinese restaurant that doesn’t offer calories, most of their dishes will be 700-900.
That’s a lot. Even if it’s actual Chinese food rather than generic American Tso’s. Plenty of oil and salt. It’s perhaps the worst thing you can consume while trying to lose weight.
If you didn’t measure the rice, estimate “a plate full” is 2 cups cooked.
Assume double the amount of oil you believe is appropriate for the stir fry, and add a spoonful of sugar to your estimate.