Chinese Food

[AsktheElevator]

i eat chinese food 5 days a week for lunch. i found a place within walking distance of my job that has a "super lunch" special, for $3.20 you get a dish (sweet and sour chicken, pepper steak with onion, etc.) plus wonton soup. unfuckingbelievable because i am so broke.

but my question is, how bad for me is this really, healthwise?

[UntilItKillsYou]

do you use the sweet and sour sauce with the chicken?

[Logan95]

Chinese food is high in sodium so it's not good in that aspect.

[FatJordan]

Sounds healthy for your wallet. I should probably find something similar :-(

[SwishMX48]

oxymoron

[AsktheElevator]

do you use the sweet and sour sauce with the chicken?

i rotate what i get everyday, so i've only had the sweet and sour chicken 2 or 3 times.

[SubrosaSeductiv]

i eat chinese food 5 days a week for lunch. i found a place within walking distance of my job that has a "super lunch" special, for $3.20 you get a dish (sweet and sour chicken, pepper steak with onion, etc.) plus wonton soup. unfuckingbelievable because i am so broke.

but my question is, how bad for me is this really, healthwise?


Chinese food is on a comparison level with McDonald's. The amount of sodium and harmful carbs in that shit is outrageous.

I love it though. :(

My mom is a health nut so I don't eat it often, but as soon as I get out, I'm goin' big. Life's short right?

[ZACKY_6661]

i eat chinese food 5 days a week for lunch. i found a place within walking distance of my job that has a "super lunch" special, for $3.20 you get a dish (sweet and sour chicken, pepper steak with onion, etc.) plus wonton soup. unfuckingbelievable because i am so broke.

but my question is, how bad for me is this really, healthwise?


I saw ur pic on your profile and you look pretty heathly to me.. but how can you eat chinese food every day and every week without gettin sick of it ? ha ha... I like food just as much as the next person but I am also a vegan. so I really don't have a wide range of food to chose frm.. haha

[AsktheElevator]

Chinese food is on a comparison level with McDonald's. The amount of sodium and harmful carbs in that shit is outrageous.

I love it though. :(

My mom is a health nut so I don't eat it often, but as soon as I get out, I'm goin' big. Life's short right?

yeah, its basically my favorite thing in the world to eat, other than oreos. oreos are like a gift from god.

i'm just kind of at the point right now where the emptiness of my bank account is a bigger factor in what i eat than my desire to be healthy, which sucks.

[AsktheElevator]

I saw ur pic on your profile and you look pretty heathly to me.. but how can you eat chinese food every day and every week without gettin sick of it ? ha ha... I like food just as much as the next person but I am also a vegan. so I really don't have a wide range of food to chose frm.. haha

well, i'm skinny (although i'm getting a beer gut since i stopped going to the gym), but i have had some RIDICULOUS health issues. i had a testicular torsion 4 years ago and a kidney stone 2 years ago. a kidney stone and i'm fucking 23. at one point i was eating healthy and working out every night, but i lost the job i had and now i dont make nearly as much, so i cant afford to rejoin the gym or but the $3 super smoothies i used to drink 3 times a day

[SubrosaSeductiv]

well, i'm skinny (although i'm getting a beer gut since i stopped going to the gym), but i have had some RIDICULOUS health issues. i had a testicular torsion 4 years ago and a kidney stone 2 years ago. a kidney stone and i'm fucking 23. at one point i was eating healthy and working out every night, but i lost the job i had and now i dont make nearly as much, so i cant afford to rejoin the gym or but the $3 super smoothies i used to drink 3 times a day

Yeah dude eating healthy isn't cheap or easy. You just have to get smart about it. Go the the super-market and learn to cook. Even if you cook the most unhealthy meal with foods you bought it wills till be about 4000000 times healthier than fast food. If you can't afford the gym look into isometric exercises and running. There's another word like isometric but it just involves alot of repetition of push-ups/pull-ups exercises like that, its called poly-something or other. I wrestle and my teams workout was rated the like 2nd hardest work out in the country and all we do is run and those crazy fucking exercises my coach calls stations.

[UntilItKillsYou]

i rotate what i get everyday, so i've only had the sweet and sour chicken 2 or 3 times.

cool

someone said its high in sodium, that is true and too much of that will mess up your kidneys but if you drink alot of water that will reduce the bad effect.

I think it is also high in MSG but i forgot what the consequences of that is, Google it

otherwise, there could be worse things you are eating

[AsktheElevator]

Yeah dude eating healthy isn't cheap or easy. You just have to get smart about it. Go the the super-market and learn to cook. Even if you cook the most unhealthy meal with foods you bought it wills till be about 4000000 times healthier than fast food. If you can't afford the gym look into isometric exercises and running. There's another word like isometric but it just involves alot of repetition of push-ups/pull-ups exercises like that, its called poly-something or other. I wrestle and my teams workout was rated the like 2nd hardest work out in the country and all we do is run and those crazy fucking exercises my coach calls stations.

yeah ive been cooking hamburgers on the george foreman grill at home, but the problem is working 9-5, there isnt really a way to cook. we have a microwave but nothing beyond that. i may start bringing the grill here, i think that would be kind of funny.

[Russia08]

i used to love chinese until i stopped eating meat and now it smells bad. ha and yeah it's definately not good for you.

[LV03]

sweet and sour chicken is really bad for you. Chinese food isn't very healthy, because even the vegetables have the sauce that is high in fat and sodium. Try just getting plain white rice, making your own steamed vegetables, and soup.

and drink plenty of water, esp since youve had kidney stones before.

[AsktheElevator]

sweet and sour chicken is really bad for you. Chinese food isn't very healthy, because even the vegetables have the sauce that is high in fat and sodium. Try just getting plain white rice, making your own steamed vegetables, and soup.

and drink plenty of water, esp since youve had kidney stones before.


i do drink a lot of water now. the doctor told me the kidney stone was from drinking too much coffee. after that i pretty much swore off it.

[UntilItKillsYou]

i do drink a lot of water now. the doctor told me the kidney stone was from drinking too much coffee. after that i pretty much swore off it.

you should be fine overall, just be careful :)

[FatJordan]

My best suggestion would be frozen vegetables...take nearly no time to cook (if you're not eating well, drop a little money on some EVOO, that shit will repair your body like you wouldn't believe), and are usually wayyy cheap (buy the generic store brand).

[AsktheElevator]

My best suggestion would be frozen vegetables...take nearly no time to cook (if you're not eating well, drop a little money on some EVOO, that shit will repair your body like you wouldn't believe), and are usually wayyy cheap (buy the generic store brand).

what is this?

[SubrosaSeductiv]

yeah ive been cooking hamburgers on the george foreman grill at home, but the problem is working 9-5, there isnt really a way to cook. we have a microwave but nothing beyond that. i may start bringing the grill here, i think that would be kind of funny.


Hahah true. It would definitely be a good conversation starter. Especially if you have a hot co-worker. Just ask her if she wants one of your hotdogs.

/cheesy.

[LV03]

i do drink a lot of water now. the doctor told me the kidney stone was from drinking too much coffee. after that i pretty much swore off it.
yup thats usually the cause, and soda.

if you only have excess to a microwave i would recommend buying progresso soup, making sandwiches, oatmeal, quesadillas, tuna, hot dogs, 'baked' potato, etc... They are usually pretty cheap and quick to make. I really wouldnt recommend eating chinese food 5x a week, youre not getting any vegetables (if theyre soaked in sauce it doesnt count), and tons of saturated fat. Even though you may look skinny, you can still develop high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

[FatJordan]

what is this?

My bad...of course the Food Network has rubbed off on me. Woof.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil...Rachel Ray has officially ruined my life.

[ZACKY_6661]

well, i'm skinny (although i'm getting a beer gut since i stopped going to the gym), but i have had some RIDICULOUS health issues. i had a testicular torsion 4 years ago and a kidney stone 2 years ago. a kidney stone and i'm fucking 23. at one point i was eating healthy and working out every night, but i lost the job i had and now i dont make nearly as much, so i cant afford to rejoin the gym or but the $3 super smoothies i used to drink 3 times a day


Yeah.. I know what ya mean. I like to run alot so I am in pretty good shape. I try to go to the gym at least 3 times a week .As far as eating healthy though.. well lets just say that I eat what I won't and right after that I go for a run. It helps keep my weight down and it really keeps my ass lookin good.. ha ha.. I don't really think eating all those diet bars like slim fast worksthough b/c I have tryed it and it just makes me won't to puke. Also when I wake up in the mor. before I shower and get ready for class, I do 50 situps and 50 pushups. My roommate says it drives her crazy b/c I like to cut my music on and dance around , just to get me pumped up, Ha ha

[AsktheElevator]

Hahah true. It would definitely be a good conversation starter. Especially if you have a hot co-worker. Just ask her if she wants one of your hotdogs.

/cheesy.

haha, nah its just me and 4 guys here. no ladies as far as the eye can see.


yup thats usually the cause, and soda.

if you only have excess to a microwave i would recommend buying progresso soup, making sandwiches, oatmeal, quesadillas, tuna, hot dogs, 'baked' potato, etc... They are usually pretty cheap and quick to make. I really wouldnt recommend eating chinese food 5x a week, youre not getting any vegetables (if theyre soaked in sauce it doesnt count), and tons of saturated fat. Even though you may look skinny, you can still develop high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

thanks ill def try this. fucking love oatmeal but its not really that filling.



My bad...of course the Food Network has rubbed off on me. Woof.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil...Rachel Ray has officially ruined my life.

haha i need to watch the food network more, although i DESPISE rachel ray

[B-Bones]

i'm on a vegetable soup diet right now and so far i've been losing about a pound a day for a week. let's hope it keeps going this way.

[thatsignant]

Yeah dude eating healthy isn't cheap or easy. You just have to get smart about it. Go the the super-market and learn to cook. Even if you cook the most unhealthy meal with foods you bought it wills till be about 4000000 times healthier than fast food. If you can't afford the gym look into isometric exercises and running. There's another word like isometric but it just involves alot of repetition of push-ups/pull-ups exercises like that, its called poly-something or other. I wrestle and my teams workout was rated the like 2nd hardest work out in the country and all we do is run and those crazy fucking exercises my coach calls stations.


How is it even possible to rate or rank work outs countrywide? ANd who does this?

[xdosmil]

My bad...of course the Food Network has rubbed off on me. Woof.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil...Rachel Ray has officially ruined my life.

probably the most annoying of all food network people.

[FatJordan]

Yeah, I also hate Rachel Ray, but her recipes are some of my favorites.

[UntilItKillsYou]

My bad...of course the Food Network has rubbed off on me. Woof.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil...Rachel Ray has officially ruined my life.

lol i knew what that was immediately, im such a food network loser

[chronomic]

EVOO...do you chug it?





fuck rachel ray

[ThugLyfe1971]

yea i love me some good chinese food now and then but its def bad for u lol

[immorehxcthanu]

well, i'm skinny (although i'm getting a beer gut since i stopped going to the gym), but i have had some RIDICULOUS health issues. i had a testicular torsion 4 years ago and a kidney stone 2 years ago. a kidney stone and i'm fucking 23. at one point i was eating healthy and working out every night, but i lost the job i had and now i dont make nearly as much, so i cant afford to rejoin the gym or but the $3 super smoothies i used to drink 3 times a day

I had a stone when I was 19. It sucks but I have one question, where the hell in jersey do you find chinese food that cheap?

[HangsLikeHeaven]

I adore japenese food a lot more. All of it is amazing, though.

[FatJordan]

EVOO...do you chug it?

Nah, cook with it. Use it when cooking instead of Pam. You can try making some homemade salad dressing too, but that can be kind of tough.

[AsktheElevator]

I had a stone when I was 19. It sucks but I have one question, where the hell in jersey do you find chinese food that cheap?

i work at loud merch in totowa. the store is right down the street on union blvd.

[Chancetobe]

I love chinese food. I don't get to have it much though, once a month at most. Although, i did have some tonight.

[CrazyRockGirl]

like everything else....you can eat chinese food, but in MODERATION....like a once a week treat on a saturday night...try sushi, it's MUCH better!

[DCfreak]

I had a stone when I was 19. It sucks but I have one question, where the hell in jersey do you find chinese food that cheap?



Got you both beat... I got a stone when i was 17.... Fuckin sucked.

As for the topic.. My friend\roommates family owns a couple chinese food places in the area.. so we get all kinds of free food every week. I really have to limit myself with all the greasy shit.

[CrazyRockGirl]

sushi is better everyone!

[UntilItKillsYou]

sushi can give you tapeworms

[boykosaurus]

i'm on a vegetable soup diet right now and so far i've been losing about a pound a day for a week. let's hope it keeps going this way.

careful of the sodium

[boykosaurus]

sushi can give you tapeworms

huh? what?

[HashHolly]

huh? what?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm

[UntilItKillsYou]

huh? what?

seriously, they can carry tapeworm larvae that will attach in you gut and grow. if not caught early, they steal alot of your nutrients and you will quickly lose weight and feel weak. the record for length is 60 feet or something crazy like that

[swirlofhues]

coming from an asian, i'm going to tell you that, that fake chinese food is so bad for you and not even half as good as real chinese.

[screamoutmyname]

chineeesee foooooooooooood... how may i help you?

howmuchyoulike?!

[boykosaurus]

seriously, they can carry tapeworm larvae that will attach in you gut and grow. if not caught early, they steal alot of your nutrients and you will quickly lose weight and feel weak. the record for length is 60 feet or something crazy like that

Well now I'm scared shitless to eat any sushi.

[brentkid]

Chinese food sucks.

There, I said it.

[nonamesleft]

Chinese and Thai and Japanese food ftw

[Dumpweed]

What effect has this had on your asshole?

[FatJordan]

coming from an asian, i'm going to tell you that, that fake chinese food is so bad for you and not even half as good as real chinese.

half asian, half caucasian?

if so, you are the perfect girl.

[LV03]

like everything else....you can eat chinese food, but in MODERATION....like a once a week treat on a saturday night...try sushi, it's MUCH better!

sushi is better everyone!

sushi is pretty expensive, especially if hes eating it 5x a week....its about $7/meal, and probably isn't as filling.

[nonamesleft]

half asian, half caucasian?

if so, you are the perfect girl.

Thank you.

[chronomic]

an den??!!?

[notoaststereo]

probably not good at all...

[Dervela]

i eat chinese food 5 days a week for lunch. i found a place within walking distance of my job that has a "super lunch" special, for $3.20 you get a dish (sweet and sour chicken, pepper steak with onion, etc.) plus wonton soup. unfuckingbelievable because i am so broke.

but my question is, how bad for me is this really, healthwise?

coincidence, i just had chinese food for lunch today. i only ever eat it once in a while. i can't imagine it being very healthy eating everyday but i don't suppose it's any worse than like burger king or other fast food places. but damn.. i wish the place i went had a "super" lunch special for that cheap. i don't blame you, that's sweet price and i'm shocked to hear it's in jersey.


My bad...of course the Food Network has rubbed off on me. Woof.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil...Rachel Ray has officially ruined my life.

hahahaha. aww i love rachael ray. my mom calls it EVOO now too lol.

[swirlofhues]

half asian, half caucasian?

if so, you are the perfect girl.

nope, 100% asian. although, usually, half asian/white people are gorgeous.

[AsktheElevator]

What effect has this had on your asshole?

nothing good, ill tell you that.

[Dumpweed]

nothing good, ill tell you that.

Boo yah.
Case closed, I'm going home early.

Hershey squirts ftw.

[AsktheElevator]

i think today was the last day for this. ten minutes ago, i had one of those burp-but-hold-back-puke type burps, and as i burped some of the wonton soup i just had came out of my nose. dead serious. chinese food over.

[jwelborn]

After reading the comment above, I think im going to go get chinese food tonight.

[FatJordan]

nope, 100% asian. although, usually, half asian/white people are gorgeous.

soooooooooo true.

thanks absolutepunk! for letting me discover that I have a thing for asians.

[checkered.stars]

yuck, i hate chinese food
it always has that film of grease over it that makes me want to barf

[popdisaster00]

Delicious quisine.

The lady and I tried a new Thai place last night. Pad thai was superb, sesame chicken was eh, so-so. Had these little "mini" egg roll type things that were delicious as well.

[billyboatkid]

Sesame Chicken is the bomb!

[chrisstahl]

chinese food to me can get old very quick.

[chrisstahl]

but when i got my first apartment i ordered some so i could have the cliche take out box in my fridge.

i kept it there for about 2 weeks.

[get up kidd]

do you use the sweet and sour sauce with the chicken?


BABAHAHAHAHAHA, I just LOLed for 10 min at that

[myantiyou]

this shit is delicious.

[AP_Punk]

I like it.

[littler101]

ya, thats probly not the best idea health wise. i fucking love Chinese food though in general, there is an amazing little place near where i live in baton rouge that i shit you not is called 'the Chinese restaurant'. it really tastes different from the run of the mill generic chinese, and they give you a shit load.

[quarterhorse101]

you might want to mix it up a little 5 times a week seems a little obsessive and bad for your wallet
but until your sweat starts smelling like what your eating bc you're eating it so much, you're good if you want to keep goin

[Rock]

I saw ur pic on your profile and you look pretty heathly to me..
Krystal...tell me this statement is not for real.

[ZACKY_6661]

Krystal...tell me this statement is not for real.


I was just being nice.. ha ha.. what ya up to ?

[Rock]

you might want to mix it up a little 5 times a week seems a little obsessive and bad for your wallet
but until your sweat starts smelling like what your eating bc you're eating it so much, you're good if you want to keep goin
This is excellent advice. I usually like to keep doing things until I start seeing ill effects.

I was just being nice.. ha ha.. what ya up to ?
I'm not going to be one of those people that hijack threads and turn them into a medium for conversation. I'll PM you.

[ZACKY_6661]

I'm not going to be one of those people that hijack threads and turn them into a medium for conversation. I'll PM you.[/quote]


ok.. ha ha.. you do that..

[breathXofXlost]

who cares?
chinese food is ambrosia on earth...:worship:

[m_rue]

Chinese is good, but Japanese is better and generally healthier. I eat at Zen at least once a week.