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Chinese Restaurant Food Draws Criticism
"We were glad not to find anything different," she said. "Some restaurant food has gotten a lot worse. Companies seem to pile on. Instead of just cheesecake, you get coconut chocolate chip cheesecake with a layer of chocolate cake, and lasagna with meatballs."
The group says there is no safe harbor from sodium on the Chinese restaurant menu, but it offers several tips for making a meal healthier:
  A plate featuring steamed meat dumplings, spring rolls, sweet and sour pork, orange beef, General Tso's chicken, Szechuan shrimp, eggplant in garlic sauce, and combination fried rice are arranged on a plate in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. The typical Chinese restaurant menu is a sea of nutritional no-nos, a consumer group has found. A plate of General Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium and more than half the calories an average adult needs for an entire day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (Charles Dharapak - AP) In Depth
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_Look for dishes that feature vegetables instead of meat or noodles. Ask for extra broccoli, snow peas or other veggies.
_Steer clear of deep-fried meat, seafood or tofu. Order it stir-fried or braised.
_Hold the sauce, and eat with a fork or chopsticks to leave more sauce behind.
_Avoid salt, which means steering clear of the duck sauce, hot mustard, hoisin sauce and soy sauce.
_Share your meal or take half home for later.
_Ask for brown rice instead of white rice.
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