Chinese Restaurant Menu Help, Please?

It hasn't even been a full month being on Contrave and I'm trying to be really strict with food to get off to a good start. So far...no white starches such as bread, potato, noodles, etc. In past diet attempts with the 'Pound of Cure' plan it worked well but you must eat 1-2# of veggies a day. This med combo really has my gastric bypass pouch functioning at 100% so I can hardly get in any veggies. Gal Pals and I are due for a birthday lunch next week and they've chosen our favorite American/Chinese place. Normally it takes me several days to eat one order from their lunch combo menu, that's out now! On that menu the dishes and apps are all coated and deep fried. A cup of egg drop soup (that has cornstarch) or a house salad with no protein in it just won't do.

I've never ordered any of these before so could any of you give an opinion what would be healthiest? Sadly, I think everything is fried but I think none come with rice. (I could just ask for that on the side and take it home for Hubby.) These are all off the dinner menu so no guarantee they'll agree to making these at lunch. Shrimp seems a good choice because of the high protein but I have no idea if it is coated and deep fried or not.

Here goes: Shrimp with fresh veggies, Shrimp with broccoli, Vegetable or Shrimp Chop Suey, Combination Vegetable (?) from the vegetable/tofu section, Kung Pao tofu. If any of you have eaten these at this type of Chinese restaurant could you give your opinions of these dishes?

Thanks, Molly

Shrimp with vegetables or broccoli or beef with broccoli might be good choices. But they might thicken their sauce with cornstarch. It can be hard when your diet is that restricted.

Yeah, I'm afraid any sauce will have cornstarch so I'll just have to go really low on the carbs I can count that day if they won't agree to leave the sauce off. Thank you for the good suggestions.

It can be so so tricky. The Thai place we go to frequently finally has a rice free dish that isn't deep fried and loaded with sugar. They called it an Atkins bowl. Basically chicken, beef and shrimp stir fried with a ton of veggies. The sauce wasn't sweet or thick.

You can call ahead to ask them about the cornstarch. They may be able to suggest something suitable for your needs. It never hurts to ask.

Thank you! I'll call and ask then next time I'll see if I can get them to go to a Thai place, we have several good ones in Spokane.

A Thai or Laos restaurant usually has Hot Pots where you can get a broth with just proteins and veggies no noodles or sauces. There is a new one that opened a couple of towns over from me that I want to try.