Conan The Barbarian Posted Wednesday at 02:53 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:53 AM (edited) What is a low-fat Thai dish? any recommendations, please? Edited Wednesday at 02:59 AM by Conan The Barbarian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted Wednesday at 02:56 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 02:56 AM Many would argue, most Thai females ? 😀 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Lister Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Water 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan The Barbarian Posted Wednesday at 03:01 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 03:01 AM 2 minutes ago, CharlieH said: Many would argue, most Thai females ? 😀 That's a great way to burn calories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmB Posted Wednesday at 03:02 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:02 AM Tom Jerd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post actonion Posted Wednesday at 03:03 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:03 AM 9 minutes ago, Conan The Barbarian said: What is a low-fat Thai dish? any recommendations, please? Papaya Salad 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Callmeishmael Posted Wednesday at 03:09 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:09 AM A lot of Thai dishes are cooked with palm oil, which is high in the wrong kind of fats. If the cook uses a lower fat oil, like coconut oil or light olive oil, many of the standard stir-fried dishes would qualify as low fat. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted Wednesday at 03:09 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:09 AM Most everything here is laced with sugar and converts to fat when ingested. The same goes for rice and noodles. Get yourself a Lucky Flame stove and a couple of cans of gas and cook yourself some non fat meals 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted Wednesday at 03:14 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:14 AM "Yinnies" Pies, Pattaya😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJoy Posted Wednesday at 03:29 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 03:29 AM 25 minutes ago, actonion said: Papaya Salad They add Oyster seasoning in that, which is very high sodium 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atpeace Posted Wednesday at 03:43 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:43 AM 4 minutes ago, DrJoy said: They add Oyster seasoning in that, which is very high sodium I add at least 3 teaspoons throughout the day to my water. It amazes me how most don't need extra salt here in the heat. If I take it with a bite of a banana I retain much less water than if i drink plain water. Form your avatar I deduce you are a lifter which I was also before the gyms closed during Covid. I bet most serious lifters don't need extra salt unless doing lots of cardio. Now live in a place without gyms and do body weight exercises. Really miss the atmosphere and the muscle loss! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hummin Posted Wednesday at 04:10 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 04:10 AM Thai food is full of sugar and unhelthy oil. Traditional food have changed alot the last 20 years unfortunate, and you need to know what to look for to find the more authentic thai food with less sugar and oil. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted Wednesday at 04:13 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:13 AM 28 minutes ago, atpeace said: I add at least 3 teaspoons throughout the day to my water. It amazes me how most don't need extra salt here in the heat. If I take it with a bite of a banana I retain much less water than if i drink plain water. Form your avatar I deduce you are a lifter which I was also before the gyms closed during Covid. I bet most serious lifters don't need extra salt unless doing lots of cardio. Now live in a place without gyms and do body weight exercises. Really miss the atmosphere and the muscle loss! Need more sodium as a lifter to. 2500 - 3000mg pr day in Thailand. Some need even more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandboxer Posted Wednesday at 04:25 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 04:25 AM Our wives 10 yrs ago. 🙄 Lean krapao moo stir fried in olive oil (not low but healthy fat) at home, my fave. Just buy yourself an air fryer. It can reduce the fat of any "fried" dish by 80....90%. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homburg Posted Wednesday at 10:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:48 PM Steamed rice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM 19 hours ago, Olmate said: "Yinnies" Pies, Pattaya😂 Are they as good as Tinnies ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Homburg Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM 19 hours ago, CharlieH said: Many would argue, most Thai females ? 😀 Not as low fat as they used to be. 😢 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Jok, served plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gargamon Posted Wednesday at 11:00 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 11:00 PM Wow. Some people still care about fat? That's so 20th century. Sugar (carbs) is the white death and needs your attention much more than fat. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted Wednesday at 11:25 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:25 PM If you work out and like to stay lean as I and some others do, you already probably know what you should eat. Thai food isn't fattening until they add sugar. You can cook with a lot less oil than many I see here do. MSG and garlic are fine, along with other spices. The problem here is if you get used to eating the amount of rice locals ingest, which is way past serving size and it's those carbs that do you in eventually. Most Thai cooking involves vegetables, which are all okay. Pork is used a lot more here than I'm used to back home in the states, where I only used it for deer sausage, but you can find lean pork here, along with the chicken and fish. Frying is done a lot here, and you know that's not healthy or lean eating as too much oil is used and allowed to soak into the food. Like others have said, Pad Krapow is good, along with Fish soup. If you go out to eat, you can ask the cook to use whatever you want, or not to add sugar, which isn't necessary most of the time anyway, as the spices give the food all the flavor you need. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Celsius Posted Wednesday at 11:37 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 11:37 PM Pla Ra 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted Wednesday at 11:40 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:40 PM (edited) Fat is not the problem. The biggest problem with Thai food is all the seed oils and refined sugar added. Look at some fish sauce labels for example. You wouldn't think of fish sauce as having sugar but it does. I have seen different brands from 1% to 6% added sugar. There are now some keto fish sauces available. I have seen Dek Somboon and Squid brand. I like Sriracha sauce but it is 17% sugar so I don't use it anymore. I did find Dek Somboon makes a keto version of it too. Silly thing is they charge you more for not adding sugar to it. Some of it uses stevia instead. That's probably more expensive than sugar. Edited Wednesday at 11:45 PM by rwill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted yesterday at 12:29 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:29 AM 1 hour ago, Ralf001 said: Are they as good as Tinnies ? Not as crusty but with a hint of musty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted yesterday at 12:38 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:38 AM 9 minutes ago, Olmate said: Not as crusty but with a hint of musty! Remindsme, been ages since the misso cooked up some Tom Yum Clams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted yesterday at 12:45 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:45 AM 5 minutes ago, Ralf001 said: Remindsme, been ages since the misso cooked up some Tom Yum Clams. Not bearded ones I trust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS24 Posted yesterday at 12:47 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:47 AM Most 'salad' dishes can be. for instance, Yam woon sen talay is very low in fat. If you are cooking for yourself, then many things can be cooked with low fat except fried foods of course. Steamed and sticky rice are. Rendered duck can be as can lean pork loin and skinless chicken if you want meat protein. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionigi Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM 8 hours ago, Hummin said: Thai food is full of sugar and unhelthy oil. Traditional food have changed alot the last 20 years unfortunate, and you need to know what to look for to find the more authentic thai food with less sugar and oil. Funny that most Thais remained slim and fit on their unhealthy diet until western food became available 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKKevin Posted yesterday at 01:16 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:16 AM (edited) … Edited yesterday at 01:20 AM by BKKKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenZ Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:17 AM 22 hours ago, Callmeishmael said: A lot of Thai dishes are cooked with palm oil, which is high in the wrong kind of fats. If the cook uses a lower fat oil, like coconut oil or light olive oil, many of the standard stir-fried dishes would qualify as low fat. That was quite funny: "a lower fat oil". All oil is 100% fat which produces 9 kcal per gram. What oils are healthier is a different topic, but the OP is looking for low-fat meals to reduce calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JensenZ Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM 3 minutes ago, Dionigi said: Funny that most Thais remained slim and fit on their unhealthy diet until western food became available It's not that funny. Who doesn't enjoy chocolate, Ice cream and fast food? I do too, but I restrain myself. Just as in the West, they need to take responsibility for their eating habits, not blame "Western Food" and what is available, for becoming overweight. Education is the key. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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