Saturday, December 29, 2007
Thai Down
"Real Thai, Real Easy," promise the containers of A Taste of Thai heat and eat noodles.
Real easy to block an artery or levitate your blood pressure or tack on a pound, perhaps.
Whether you choose the Red Curry Noodles, Peanut Noodles, Coconut Ginger Noodles, or Pad Thai Noodles, you walk away with enough refined carbohydrates and sat fat to supply some 400 to 600 calories. And judging by the sodium ( around 1600 mg) A Taste of Thai relies heavily on the taste of salt.
Those numbers are roughly double what you see on the Nutrition Facts panels, which claim that a container makes "about 2 servings". Barely 1 is more like it. After microwaving, each bucket has just over 1 cup of food. Who wants half a tennis ball sized portion of noodles? Many Thai dishes are flavorful mixtures of sauteed veggies like broccoli, eggplant, peppers, bamboo shoots, and onions served with shrimp, chicken, or tofu.
A Taste of Thai is mostly rice noodles plus seasoning packets. The Pad Thai has more soy sauce than dried shallots or pickled radishes, the only vegetables it bothers to add.
Looking for "Real Thai, Real Easy"? Head for your favorite Thai restaurant.
Real easy to block an artery or levitate your blood pressure or tack on a pound, perhaps.
Whether you choose the Red Curry Noodles, Peanut Noodles, Coconut Ginger Noodles, or Pad Thai Noodles, you walk away with enough refined carbohydrates and sat fat to supply some 400 to 600 calories. And judging by the sodium ( around 1600 mg) A Taste of Thai relies heavily on the taste of salt.
Those numbers are roughly double what you see on the Nutrition Facts panels, which claim that a container makes "about 2 servings". Barely 1 is more like it. After microwaving, each bucket has just over 1 cup of food. Who wants half a tennis ball sized portion of noodles? Many Thai dishes are flavorful mixtures of sauteed veggies like broccoli, eggplant, peppers, bamboo shoots, and onions served with shrimp, chicken, or tofu.
A Taste of Thai is mostly rice noodles plus seasoning packets. The Pad Thai has more soy sauce than dried shallots or pickled radishes, the only vegetables it bothers to add.
Looking for "Real Thai, Real Easy"? Head for your favorite Thai restaurant.
