What
to choose at Restaurants that serve International
Foods:
Chinese:
Choose wanton or hot & sour soup, boiled,
broiled, steamed, or lightly stir-fried
entrees; dishes with steamed rice, water
chestnuts, Chinese vegetables, broccoli
instead of egg drop soup, fried entrees,
fried rice and eggs rolls.
French:
Choose steamed mussels, mixed green salads
with vinaigrette dressings, French bread,
bordelaise or wine based sauces instead
of croissants, pate, hollandaise, mornay,
béchamel or béarnaise sauces
and creme caramel.
Indian:
Choose papadum or papad (lentil wafers),
curries with a vegetable or lentil (dal)
base, shish kabob, tandoori chicken or fish,
steamed vegetarian fare instead of fried
and stuffed vegetable turnovers, curries
made with coconut milk, and deep fried foods.
Mexican:
Choose grilled fish or chicken breasts,
ceviche, pico de gallo, jalapeno peppers,
chicken fajitas, chicken or vegetable enchiladas
with red sauce or salsa instead of nachos,
carnitas or chorizo, sour cream, cheese,
guacamole, quesadillas, flautas, chimichangas
or beef burritos and flan.
Italian:
Choose pasta primavera with red clam sauce,
marinara sauce, Italian ices, roasted peppers
or minestrone soup instead of fried calamari,
tortellini, ravioli or lasagna, alfredo
and pesto sauces and gelato.
Japanese:
Choose fish or vegetable sushi, steamed
vegetables, tofu dishes and broiled chicken
instead of deep fried pork dishes, shrimp
or vegetable tempuras. |