Chinese take-away

[mogs0]

It's my Aunt's birthday on Wednesday and I have offered to cook dinner for her but she says she wants a Chinese takeaway. I think she's saying this because she doesn't want me to go to any trouble but I have asked twice now and she keeps saying take-away.

I'm 2 1/2 weeks into a healthy eating regime and would rather cook something at home and know what's in it. However, it's her birthday so she should choose. Is there anything on a Chinese menu that is slightly better for you than the usual sauce-type dishes or am I being too optimistic/unreasonable?

steamed vegetables/stir fry
avoid battered,syrupy stuff ie. sweet and sour - think something like squid in black bean sauce might be healthier

Sweet and sour is my favourite! For the last year or so I've had chicken fried rice and s/s sauce instead of having battered chicken.
Maybe I could have boiled rice with s/s sauce.

I'll go and look at a menu!

The chicken in s/s sauce has often been battered before going in the sauce. It is so scrummy that way, but really not good for a healthy eating regime.

I usually have something like chicken in oyster sauce with bamboo shoots and bean sprouts if I'm trying to be good. I don't know for certain that that's any better though.

The chicken is in the rice in little bits (unbattered) and the sauce is on it's own.

I haven't tried oyster sauce but I love bean sprouts. I might just share a chicken chow mein with ds, therefore, only having half a portion!!

Chow Mein is the best takeaway as in calorie count, I used to do Slimming World and would have a Chow Mein weekly as a treat and still lost weight.

isn't Szechuan Chicken a healthier option too?

Great, that settles it then! Chow mein it is!!

Is szechuan chicken fry/spicy?

meant to say dry or spicy not fry!!