Re: Chinese food, back to the work lunch thing

[Guest guest]

I completely understand this one. My boss loves going out for

Chinese with the attorneys on his staff. Which is unfortunate as

Chinese basically makes my stomach hurt. I usually opt for veggies

and white rice. Then I sneak some protein when I get back to the

office. Not a pretty option. I'm sure someone else here will have a

better alternative. I'd love to know too before our next work

lunch

On a happier work/food note, I opted for a watermelon instead of a

cake at my office birthday party tomorrow. Yay!!!

> One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is

having a

> birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the

obvious

> BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't

know any

> work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and

that

> would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be

the usual

> nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any

suggests?

> While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if anyone

does

> they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like

BFL,

> Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants

have made

> adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat

Chinese.

[Guest guest]

---i LOVE chinese (havent' had it in like forever 13 wks to be

exact lol)hope to hear some suggestions on what to eat when your

out ... i already know free day lol

val

In , reddarling25

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> I completely understand this one. My boss loves going out for

> Chinese with the attorneys on his staff. Which is unfortunate as

> Chinese basically makes my stomach hurt. I usually opt for

veggies

> and white rice. Then I sneak some protein when I get back to the

> office. Not a pretty option. I'm sure someone else here will

have a

> better alternative. I'd love to know too before our next work

> lunch

> On a happier work/food note, I opted for a watermelon instead of a

> cake at my office birthday party tomorrow. Yay!!!

>

>

>

>

> > One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is

> having a

> > birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One

the

> obvious

> > BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't

> know any

> > work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok "

and

> that

> > would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be

> the usual

> > nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any

> suggests?

> > While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if

anyone

> does

> > they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like

> BFL,

> > Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants

> have made

> > adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never

eat

> Chinese.

[Guest guest]

Chinese restaurants have shrimp & chicken - so you could ask for a

" dry wok " stirfry. Most of the restaurants around here do have brown

rice or jasmine rice. I think you can make it work.

> One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is

having a

> birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the

obvious

> BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't

know any

> work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and that

> would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be the

usual

> nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any

suggests?

> While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if anyone does

> they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like BFL,

> Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants have

made

> adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat

Chinese.

[Guest guest]

I've gotten away with this a few times: Down an RTD shake in the

car on the way there. Then, peruse the menu like everyone else, but

when the waiter comes to take your order, tell them that you are

fine with your water and just here for the fabulous company and

special celebration. If you look directly at the waiter when you

say this and then immediately turn to rejoin another conversation

(or start one), it keeps the momentum going on around the table and

away from you. The key is to behave like it is the ost normal thing

in the world, happens every day, is a perfectly acceptable practice,

etc.

If anyone asks or comments, tell them you already ate, and then let

them know about your progress and sheer delight with your

lifestyle. Then refocus the attention back on the guest of

honor.... something like, " Besides, Chinese isn't really my

favorite, but IS a favorite of Ralph's, which is what's most

important anyway, right? Hey Ralph, what's the best Chinese

restaurant you've ever eaten at? "

Alternately you can order something, move things around your plate a

bit, but mostly be so busy talking with everyone that you don't have

time to eat, and then ask for it to be boxed up for later.

Sheesh! Now I'm ashamed at how with how deceptive I am. :-)

DeDe

> One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is

having a

> birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the

obvious

> BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't

know any

> work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and

that

> would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be

the usual

> nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any

suggests?

> While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if

anyone does

> they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like

BFL,

> Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants

have made

> adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat

Chinese.

[Guest guest]

I've gotten away with this a few times: Down an RTD shake in the

car on the way there. Then, peruse the menu like everyone else, but

when the waiter comes to take your order, tell them that you are

fine with your water and just here for the fabulous company and

special celebration. If you look directly at the waiter when you

say this and then immediately turn to rejoin another conversation

(or start one), it keeps the momentum going on around the table and

away from you. The key is to behave like it is the ost normal thing

in the world, happens every day, is a perfectly acceptable practice,

etc.

If anyone asks or comments, tell them you already ate, and then let

them know about your progress and sheer delight with your

lifestyle. Then refocus the attention back on the guest of

honor.... something like, " Besides, Chinese isn't really my

favorite, but IS a favorite of Ralph's, which is what's most

important anyway, right? Hey Ralph, what's the best Chinese

restaurant you've ever eaten at? "

Alternately you can order something, move things around your plate a

bit, but mostly be so busy talking with everyone that you don't have

time to eat, and then ask for it to be boxed up for later.

Sheesh! Now I'm ashamed at how with how deceptive I am. :-)

DeDe

> One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is

having a

> birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the

obvious

> BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't

know any

> work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and

that

> would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be

the usual

> nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any

suggests?

> While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if

anyone does

> they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like

BFL,

> Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants

have made

> adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat

Chinese.

[Guest guest]

Well, I hope this isn't too late. But a lot of the chinese restaurants around

here offer appetizers of chicken wings, or chicken on a skewer, or shrimp done

the same way... so you could order that or paper wrapped chicken(which is

steamed). Carb wise... I guess half a cup of rice, jasmine or basmati could

work... not as well as brown rice... but still doable.

Plus with wings... you don't have to deal with the chinese taste it sounds like

you don't enjoy.

Grace

" Dr. Val " <drval@...> wrote:

One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is having a

birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the obvious

BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't know any

work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and that

would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be the usual

nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any suggests?

While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if anyone does

they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like BFL,

Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants have made

adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat Chinese.

[Guest guest]

Well, I hope this isn't too late. But a lot of the chinese restaurants around

here offer appetizers of chicken wings, or chicken on a skewer, or shrimp done

the same way... so you could order that or paper wrapped chicken(which is

steamed). Carb wise... I guess half a cup of rice, jasmine or basmati could

work... not as well as brown rice... but still doable.

Plus with wings... you don't have to deal with the chinese taste it sounds like

you don't enjoy.

Grace

" Dr. Val " <drval@...> wrote:

One of the members of our management team (of which I am too) is having a

birthday. We're going for Chinese. Two problems for me. One the obvious

BFL and two, I don't like Chinese in the first place, so I don't know any

work arounds. Somebody told me to ask them to do it " dry wok " and that

would help a lot. This is a pretty upscale place so it won't be the usual

nasty fried stuff that just sits in a vat. Does anyone have any suggests?

While I doubt they'll have brown rice, where we're going, if anyone does

they might, so right now I'm hopeful on that one... Things like BFL,

Atkins, South Beach are very trendy around here and restaurants have made

adjustments, I just don't even know what to say since I never eat Chinese.

[Guest guest]

If you don't like Chinese maybe you could brown bag it to the

restaurant. The restaurant people won't care. We used to let our kids

get taco bell and take it to some of the upscale restaurants we would

go to where they wouldn't eat anything.

Otherwise, forget the rice altogether. There is plenty of other stuff

to eat without it. The peel and eat shrimp is one, the seafood delight

which is steamed seafood in vegetables with some kind of lobster sauce.

Also, moo goo gai pan or beef and broccoli. All are non fried and

relatively BFL friendly. We eat Chinese out at least once a week, and

it is at least one place where there are plenty of BFL acceptable

choices.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

If you don't like Chinese maybe you could brown bag it to the

restaurant. The restaurant people won't care. We used to let our kids

get taco bell and take it to some of the upscale restaurants we would

go to where they wouldn't eat anything.

Otherwise, forget the rice altogether. There is plenty of other stuff

to eat without it. The peel and eat shrimp is one, the seafood delight

which is steamed seafood in vegetables with some kind of lobster sauce.

Also, moo goo gai pan or beef and broccoli. All are non fried and

relatively BFL friendly. We eat Chinese out at least once a week, and

it is at least one place where there are plenty of BFL acceptable

choices.

Stasia