3. Posted by thatgirl on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 12:37 am PDT
My family just ate at Panda Express yesterday. I told my husband that I didn't think this food was nutritious. I will divert my children from this restaurant from now on,
5. Posted by Gwen Lily B on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 2:39 am PDT
I think people should also pay attention to portion sizes. One need not omit any food from his/her diet if the portion sizes are just right. And it is also the total caloric content per day that one should be concerned about---not per meal.
6. Posted by Mary M on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 4:02 am PDT
People love to eat out and I can't see bringing my own snacks as the article says and sugar free is bad for you too, so let's compromise and not eat like a pig all the time and just pig out a little when you go to the mall!
7. Posted by Chihuahua Terri on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 5:01 am PDT
Why is it I never see HG weigh in on the amount of saturated fat, trans fat, mono and poly fat? Yes, a dish might have 41 grams of fat, but what if only 3 of those are saturated and none are trans and the rest are mono and poly - which are the healthy fats? I do not have a weight problem (in fact was told to have all the calories I want), but a cholesterol problem (ie, no more than 20 grams of saturated fat per day). Please start telling us the WHOLE fat story, and you might find out that some of the choices you say are "bad" aren't really that bad after all - and are in fact heart healthy. By the way - even being able to eat all the calories I want, by cutting out nearly all saturated fat and walking 3-5 miles per week, I lost 4 pounds (120-116) which in my case was not good, but I also lowered my cholesterol to the point no meds necessary and my blood pressure over 20 points. Of course, everyone should see their doctor first before making drastic dietary decisions of any kind.
9. Posted by jkirkrocks on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 5:28 am PDT
In Muskegon Michigan we have a Maui Wowi Coffee & Smoothies. They have the BEST smoothies and their 20oz smoothie only has about 350 calories - I've seen their nutritional sheet and there is no fat, they are made from fresh fruit puree and a fresh banana. They have many different flavors and to top it off you get a little umbrella with your drink - a great way to visit the food court and get that "island" feeling. They also have fantastic Kona coffee and Kona espresso. Brings me back to my honeymoon in Hawaii.
11. Posted by gearhead4 on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 6:08 am PDT
I beg to differ, Marc H.
Subway does have many good alternatives, but stay away from the 12 inch meatball sub if you want to slim down to Jerrod's size!!!
First, the bread is loaded with carbs. Then add a weekly alotment of fat with the oil, mayonnaise and cheese. Finally, be careful with the meat you put on that sandwich.
Turkey is a good choice, meatball is a bad choice.
A reasoanble choice would be roast turkey on a 6 inch whole wheat sub, NO oil, NO mayo, NO chesse. Want to add moisture and flavor? Pile on the lettuce, onions, hot peppers, tomato and ground pepper.
13. Posted by Malbogia on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 6:12 am PDT
So glad to see that my eating habits may kill me, I'll die happy. and for everyone that actually wants/needs to watch what you eat, don't worry, in another 4 years, everything that was bad will be not so bad or good for you again, like eggs, bacon and corn syrup
14. Posted by rockmebaby on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 6:47 am PDT
Is anyone surprised that the orange chicken at Panda is so bad? Think about it - breaded and deep fried chicken drenched in gooey, sugary orange sauce! and the sodium content is sky high too.
15. Posted by taragarrison@sbcglobal.net on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 7:04 am PDT
My idea of the best hot dog is Chicago city vienna hot dog!!! Been in lots of cities and nothing beets a chicago City hot dog!!!! fixins and all (no catsup, please)
18. Posted by mjollnir on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 8:13 am PDT
You can indeed dine low-cal at Subway and the easiest way to avoid the fat in the mayo or oil is just say "mustard"! Why, however, is everyone carefully not mentioning that deadly trap for the unwary that always lurks just around the corner from the food court...the chocolate shop?
19. Posted by grimbillyandmandy on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 8:23 am PDT
Did you ever see the large groups of people "power walking" inside the mall early in the morning? These are the same folks who stay lomg enough to have lunch in the food court with foods high in sodium, fat and price.
23. Posted by Elizabeth on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 10:31 am PDT
The problem is, the healthy food cost is generally more than the not-so-healthy food cost. For example, I can go to Burger King and get a Whoper Jr. for $1.00. To make that same burger at home using a healther grade of meat (I buy 96/4 ground sirloin), it would cost more than that just for the meat. Plus I would have to purchase the buns and the toppings.
My place of choice to eat is the Panda Express and I'll continue to eat there. I'm not overweight or malnurished as a result of eating there and neither are my kids----they love the broccoli and other veggies. Sure the calories are high, but for me, it turns out okay, because I eat about half of it there and take the rest home for later--sometimes the next day. I'll get food poisoning before the calories or fat content kill me and maybe that would stop my Panda Garden Ways. People need some fats in their diets and most people need at least 1000 calories a day..... put this into perspective people. I'd rather eat Panda Garden than McDonalds, Sbarro, Steakpeado, Taco Bell or any other typical mall food restaurant, since it is something my body tolerates well and it actually has some vegetables unlike some other places. Panda Garden---YUM! YUM! Sure beats a burger or fake taco.
25. Posted by Tink on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 12:43 pm PDT
I love reading these 'what to order''/'what not to order' articles. Even though there are many other factors that play into the accuracy of these statistics (ie portion/mayo/cheese/etc), it does give you an idea what's good or bad. I went to a theater concession stand the other night, and they now have the calories displayed as well, I was BLOWN away that one order of movie nachos are over 1500 calories!! YIKES! Heck, I ordered it anyway but decided to share it 3 ways. We were done with it within 2 seconds (2 seconds = 500 calories), never again :(
27. Posted by HuoXingC on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 5:47 pm PDT
OMG, I love Panda Express! But I usually order the Jr. Entree, so it's not as bad as eating a regular 2-Entree. Looks like I need t go back to my old ways--packing a sandwich with me wherever I go. =P
28. Posted by Open minded on Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 10:00 pm PDT
I always love reading Hungry Girl's tips and suggestions. As for everyone that wants to complain about them, if you don't feel that this information is up to par then why don't you just do your own research? I don't see why someone who is trying to be helpful should be attacked because they were "not helpful enough".
30. Posted by JenaeL on Wed, Sep 17, 2008, 8:17 pm PDT
Some of you just get SO MAD at what HG's articles talk about (or don't talk about). She can only say so much, and the advice is not for every single person who reads it. If you don't like what she has to say, don't read the article, and PLEASE don't comment on it. It's just rude.
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