Health Tip: Choose healthier Chinese food

(HealthDay News)--some Chinese dishes are full of fat and salt, but others can be just as delicious and much healthier.

Nutrition and dietetics Academy offers these examples of healthier and not-so-healthy Chinese fare:

Skip the fried wontons and opt for the hot and sour soup or wonton soup.Instead of fried egg rolls opt for steamed spring rolls.Skip the Peking duck and fried rice and instead ordered chicken, scallops or shrimp with vegetables, tofu or steamed fish.Skip the fried dim sum for the steamed dumplings.Avoid foods that are breaded and deep-fried to steamed dishes and simmer.

-Diana Kohnle
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