At a Chinese Restaurant
Compare PointsPlus® values for common Chinese foods.
Article By: Leslie Fink, MS, RD
Steamed appetizers and sautéed dishes are some of the best bets at Chinese restaurants.
But if you want something deep-fried, get the most for your PointsPlus® values—one cup of General Tso's chicken has 5 more PointsPlus values then a cup of sweet and sour chicken. Go for the sweet and sour and you'll have enough room to splurge on a cup of sesame noodles.
Compare other Chinese food choices below:
Four: |
Has a PointsPlus™ value of: |
Steamed pork dumplings |
7 |
Steamed shrimp dumplings |
5 |
Steamed vegetable dumplings |
4 |
One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
Wonton soup (with 4 wontons) |
5 |
Hot and sour soup |
3 |
Egg drop soup |
1 |
One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
Orange-ginger beef |
15 |
Beef lo mein |
10 |
Beef and broccoli |
4 |
One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
General Tso's chicken |
17 |
Sweet and sour chicken |
11 |
Chinese vegetables with chicken |
5 |
One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
Kung pao beef |
12 |
Kung pao shrimp |
10 |
Kung pao chicken |
9 |
One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
Pork lo mein |
9 |
Pork chow fun |
9 |
Sesame noodles |
7 |