Thai cuisine uses fresh ingredients with exotic spices to add incredible flavor and interest. This cuisine uses a lot of coconut oil and milk, so keep your portions small to control calories. For healthier Thai options, consider:
- Fresh spring rolls
- Broth based dishes instead of heavy curries
- Steamed tofu instead of fried
- Tom yum goong (hot and sour shrimp soup)
- Khanom chin namya (rice noodles topped with fish and vegetables)
- Phat khi mao (noodles stir-fried with Thai basil)
- Pad Thai (noodles stir-fried with ground peanuts, bean sprouts, egg, tofu and scallions)
- Steamed brown rice instead of fried or white rice
- Khao neow kaew (sweet sticky rice)
- Fruit ice or fruits like mango and pineapple
