Question:
Is Fried Rice Healthy For You...?
2008-07-29 18:18:44 UTC
It's a chicken fried rice from a chinese restaurant. Should I eat it? Because I am 100% committed to my health.
32 answers:
mizbiskit
2008-07-29 19:23:30 UTC
Chicken fried rice from a Chinese restaurant is generally not so good because of the quantity of oil used. However, the word "fried" has got a bad reputation. The very healthy option of foods being stir-fried is still "fried", if you want to use that word, but it isn't soaked in tons of oil. You also don't know what kind of chicken they're using and whether or not they use MSG.



I once had fried rice from a street stall that was made fresh to order with a minimum of oil in a huge wok, and it was nothing like the gunk you get in most restaurants.



Your best bet is to try to make your own, and this way you'll know exactly has gone into it. It's not hard to make. Basically, you just need:



Cooked COLD rice (like cooked the day before, not freshly cooked or it will be mush) You can use any kind of rice you like, but brown rice and Basmati rice are healthiest (even though Basmati rice is white, it has a lower GI count than ordinary white rice and even brown rice, and so is very good for diabetics)

Whatever veggies you want in it cut up into even-sized pieces (carrots, regular onions, mushrooms, etc.)

Some chopped green onions (scallions), some minced garlic and ginger (you can buy jars of already chopped garlic and ginger) if you like

Some thin slices of raw chicken breast

1 or 2 eggs (depending on how much you're making...I'd use 1 large egg for every 2-3 cups of cooked rice), slightly beaten

A handful of frozen green peas (frozen are best as they hold their shape), thawed

Some soy or tamari sauce to taste

A bit of toasted sesame oil just for flavour (you don't use it to cook with, it's a seasoning)





This is healthiest using a non-stick wok or large frying pan, because you can use very little oil to stir-fry everything.



Heat a wok or large frying pan until hot, then pour in no more than 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. I use whatever is highest in monosaturates, but not olive oil as the flavour is wrong for Chinese food. Peanut oil is used a lot in Chinese home cooking; it's not quite as healthy, but it's not very bad for you either in small amounts.



Anyway, when the oil is quite hot, toss in the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for about 30 seconds, no more. Then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry for about a minute just until the outside is seared. Then toss in your veggies and stir-fry for about another minute. Then add the cold, cooked rice, stir-frying it and mixing it with the other ingredients until any clumps are broken up and it's nicely heated through and very slightly "fried", then add the peas. Then push everything to the outside so you have a space in the middle, and add the eggs. Let them cook until they're pretty much done, like making scrambled eggs, then break them up with whatever you're tossing everything around with and mix them up with everything else. Then add your soy sauce and sesame oil, make sure it's all heated through, and that's it.



It sounds more complicated than it is, but the whole thing shouldn't take more than about 4 minutes. It's just a matter of having everything ready to go and next to your before you start, and putting the items that require the longest cooking into the wok first. You can also use other ingredients/seasonings. For example, I like to add a bit of chilli paste and a dash of rice wine (or dry sherry) to mine.



So much better, healthier, cheaper and tastier than anything you can get at a restaurant!
ilsa
2016-09-30 17:21:26 UTC
Healthy Fried Rice
Flex
2015-08-20 01:18:19 UTC
Is fried rice healthy for you? Well, not really, especially if it's chicken fried rice from some Chinese restaurant since you don't know what put in there. If you're committed to your health, follow this diet instead...
?
2008-07-29 18:47:07 UTC
1. Rice is the major components of fried rice. The fried rice is made from boiled white rice. Most of the nutrients in the rice are lost by removing bran and polishing rice to make it white. What you have left if carbohydrate with minimum nutrition. It would have been different, if the fried rice was made from whole-grain brown rice.



2. Rice and other ingredients are fried. This just add calories. I am sure the restaurant are not using Omega 3 rich plant oil for cooking. Canola oil is the best, but most of the restaurants use refined soybean oil

Frying not only adds calories, but it also converts part of the oil to trans-fats. Trans-fats are just not good for you



3. Answering your further query in addendum.

a) If you are really picky about health foods, please don't eat fried rice

b) Yes fried foods are not good, they add calories and some of the fats get transformed into trans-fats
pasiphae_16
2008-07-29 19:59:51 UTC
Good luck eating healthy 100% of the time... I did it for a year and then suddenly something snapped and I've had a three week binge on unhealthy food, can't seem to stop.

You need some kind of balance, the occasional treat.. everything in moderation.

Saying that, I don't think fried rice is as bad as a lot of other fast food. It does have vegetables at least!
Reslee
2008-07-30 04:40:46 UTC
Simple...it's not that bad at all once a while..

Too much is not good but because too much of anything never good.



The only reason that fried rice will be bad for you is becuase it have oil in it.
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2016-04-08 10:40:12 UTC
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White rice is so much healthier! The fried rice has so much oil and grease in it, while the white rice is just plain rice. Taste better in my opinion too.
2008-07-29 20:34:07 UTC
No, fried rice contains a lot of saturated fat since it's fried in oil.
Pammy
2008-07-29 18:34:43 UTC
If it tastes good eat it. It's impossible to eat healthly 100% of the time. Fried rice isn't good for you, it sure tastes good tho.
chantale_c
2008-07-29 18:23:25 UTC
Anything fried from restaurant or even from your house is not good for health. But once in a while is not bad, although the chinese restaurant where i went once had a lot of fat in it. Maybe you can ask if you can have it without any fat.
Jenice
2016-01-29 02:59:53 UTC
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2008-07-29 18:33:26 UTC
If its from the chinese store,than no.Its unhealthy.It contains a lot of fat and sodium.Home-made rice is better because you WATER and vegetable oil instead of JUST grease-oil(or some some oil like that.)
2016-02-18 20:03:51 UTC
Don't confuse thirst with hunger. Drink a glass of water after you feel hungry to see if that's what you're really craving.
?
2008-07-29 19:47:53 UTC
It's unhealthy unless they used like trans fat oil or something. They put a lot of salt in it. The only thing good about it is the assortment of food groups, but everything else about it is bad. BUT you won't die.
sai
2017-04-20 10:04:56 UTC
Fried rice is undeniably bad for you, setting you back 450 calories and 14 grams of fat. Brown rise is better, with only 215 calories and a generous 3.5 grams of fiber per cup. But even though it's trendy to avoid white rice because it's a high-glycemic carb, it's not so bad.
?
2017-03-11 06:25:21 UTC
People who regularly weigh themselves and record their progress in a journal are more inclined to lose weight.
William
2017-03-10 09:07:20 UTC
The word fresh fruit has different meanings depending on context.
esther
2017-03-08 21:13:28 UTC
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?
2017-02-19 12:24:17 UTC
I love both fruits and fruit and vegetables better, regardless how they look and taste. You desire a little of both.
2017-02-16 17:35:13 UTC
Walk your lunch outside or to another location at work instead of sitting and eating at your desk.
sasikumar
2016-02-27 23:13:27 UTC
fried rice is harmful to us
lewis
2016-04-27 21:08:32 UTC
A pedometer can help account for your steps. If you're not necessarily getting 10, 000 steps a day, you're not moving enough.
esther
2015-05-28 06:05:29 UTC
I think fried rice is health.Beacause it have vege.
2016-07-08 00:15:23 UTC
Eating liquid-based foods such while natural smoothies and low-sodium soup will let you cut back on calories yet feel full.
2016-12-26 07:35:29 UTC
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?
2016-02-24 23:44:37 UTC
Eating liquid-based foods such seeing that natural smoothies and low-sodium soup will let you cut back on calories however feel full.
?
2016-07-15 06:34:45 UTC
Schedule meetings to take place in far-off conference rooms.
Persian Melon
2008-07-29 18:28:19 UTC
No it's very fattening and full of salt.....bd
?
2016-05-03 08:00:26 UTC
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2016-02-22 05:19:47 UTC
avoid concealed carbs
2008-07-29 18:36:10 UTC
Eat it now before it gets cold and worry about it tomorrow.

Treat yourself !!
BDON ASM
2008-07-29 18:50:15 UTC
try it ones it is delechis


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