Is Thai food fattening?

[Spooner]

I've been ADDICTED to thai food lately..... pad thai......mmmmmm chicken basil..... mmmmmmmm

This going to make me gain a lot of weight?

 

[sk560]

i don't see many bulky ppl in thailand.... i thought becoz they eat healthy food.

anyway, the main ingredients in thai food are coconut milk, little chilli (chili padi), peanut etc

 

[PhaZe]

Look at all the people in Thailand
I think thats a no, unless you eat alot of it, then it can be fattening.

Name some of the ingredients of your favorite dish, maybe we can get an idea of what you like and what thai food consists of.

 

[boyRacer]

Umm... dont u think the THAI food here is a little americanized?... big, colorful, and very tasty. I think its very fattening... all that coconut and peanut sauce... geez.. .what do you expect...

 

[JayPatel]

depends what you eat but yes, americanized Thai food is fattening. Pad Thai especially.

 

[gotsmack]

it could be.

the reason you don't see too many fat people in thailand is that it is warm and humid down there.

its kinda hard to be fat when its hot and humid every day.

 

[boyRacer]

Have you seen the oil in their chicken curry?...lol...that would be enough to lubricate engines. It taste good though so I like it.

 

[BigSmooth]

It definitely can be fattening if you eat lots of the noodles or anything fried (obviously). It depends on what restaurant you go to, of course. Things like peanut sauce aren't exactly slimming, you know...

 

[Peetoeng]

coconut milk and peanut sauce are high in fat. Would they fatten you up? It depends how much/often you eat them.

Americanized asian dish usually has larger portion and more meat.

 

[amnesiac]

Depends on where you get the Thai food.

I'd assume that very authentic Thai food is lower in fat than the americanized versions..
At my restaurant they use peanut butter for the Pad Thai and for the Thai sauces.

California Pizza Kitchen's Thai pizza has 92 grams of fat. Keep that in mind.

 

[jjones]

I love thai food but I haven't had any in years.

 

[RossMAN]

Yum americanized pad thai wanna be authentic, that's the good stuff!

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

That's like saying..."Is Canadian food fattening?"

Depends on what you are eating!

 

[elanarchist]

No way, Thai food isn't bad for you at all. Well, I don't know about the stuff in America (except that the Thai restaurants there charge 7$ for Pad Thai, when it costs like 50 cents here, but thats just life), but at least the aunthentic Thai food here in Thailand is very good for you. Way better health wise than Chinese food, at least IMHO. Just try and avoid eating too much curry though, as its mostly coconut milk = fat. There aren't many Thai people in Thailand with weight problems , however, the increased availability of McDonald's, KFC, etc. has made "heavy" people more common than they once were.