Healthy Asian Food? Need ideas!

[ScarlettNala]

Hello all,

My BF loves asian food, we eat it everyday but I am looking to find healthier alternatives to the type of sweet n sour, sweet chili and thai coconut sauces that are sooo yummy but sooo bad for my diet!

The sauces he likes to cook are:

Chili and Garlic
Chili bean
Thai coconut curry
Sweet chili
Sweet n sour
Plum sauce
Ginger and garlic (this is not too bad i think)
Chinese barbeque
Black bean
Soya (the sweet/Ketchap and the saltier varieties)
Oyster sauce.

Which of these are ok? I really like flavoured asian food like these but wanna find healthier versions/alternatives.

We tend to eat chicken and seafood mainly, but sometimes pork. We stirfry it into the sauce with soya beans, carrots, runner beans, snap peas or peppers and then have some jasmine rice. Sometimes we also make our vegetables seperate to the rest of the meat with a different sauce.

Please please please help me! Its so tough because he always cooks for the two of us and as were students were on a tight budget...so its convenient to eat the same...I dont want to change our suppers for me but offer tasty asian alternatives!

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it!

 

[ScarlettNala]

I guess this simply doesnt exist then! hahahaha

 

[jliv566]

Asian food is generally pretty healthy as long as you're not going to a Chinese buffet.

 

[Qjay]

in my opinion, none of those are bad things to add to food, as long as you do it in moderation and don't let the food "swim" in the sweeter or more sugary sauces. Just remember to use the sauce to add a little flavor to the food, instead of to use it as a major source of flavor and calories.

 

[maleficent]

coconut curry you can lighten up a lot by using the light coconut milk - I make a really good curry that uses the light coconut milk and you really can't tell a difference in flavor or texture..

 

[John_KY]

We love asian food too, but have made a lot of adjustments to what we allow ourselves. One of our favorites now is steamed veggies with lean chicken or shrimp with garlic, white pepper, ginger and soy sauce. Sometimes we will use a spray or two of dark sesame oil for a quick stir-fry with the same ingredients.

John