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20 Healthy Restaurant Thai Food Dishes that are Paleo

Posted by Ben | Jan 19, 2017 | Eating, Food, Nutrition, Thailand Guides | 5

If you plan to travel to Thailand and want to eat healthy while at sit-in restaurants, read this article… It’s an urban myth that Thai food is inherently healthy for you. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people talk about how healthy Thai food dishes are just because quite a few of them have fresh vegetables. Yes, the emphasis on Thai food is to use fresh ingredients. Yes, there’s often a lot of vegetables used in the dishes and an assortment of salads. But many Thai dishes are absolutely loaded with processed sugars, MSG, heavy doses of...

The 10 Healthiest Paleo Thai Street Food Dishes

Posted by Ben | Jan 17, 2017 | Eating, Food, Muay Thai Fit, Nutrition, Thailand Guides, Thailand on the Cheap | 4

Eating healthy can be difficult if you live in Thailand, especially if you want to eat street food, which is the cheapest and arguably the most popular way to eat Thai food while in Thailand. But much of the street food is loaded with salts, processed sugars, and artificial flavors and additives. Not exactly healthy fare by any means. If you are following a Paleo diet, which mandates you avoid all starchy carbs, dairy, and processed foods, Thailand can be a bit of a nightmare. Yes, a number of the dishes are vegetable based (like the salads) but often...

The 15 Healthiest Thai Food Dishes in Thailand

Posted by Ben | Jan 1, 2017 | Eating, Food, Living, Nutrition, Thailand Guides | 23

There is a bit of a misconception that just because there is an abundance of freshly-cooked food sourced from local ingredients that Thai food is inherently healthy. This is not true. Most of the local dishes are very high in sodium, sugar, fat, and MSG. They are also heavy on carbs and very light on protein, with the protein usually being the fattier, cheap pieces of meat, especially if you eat Thai food from street stalls or the cheaper restaurants. If you are down here training Muay Thai, it’s important to get enough protein in your diet to repair...