Healthy Restaurant Eating: Chain Menu Nutrition Tips

Eating healthy at Chinese or Mexican restaurants requires understanding nutritional values and sodium content. Compare the best and worst chain restaurant meals to find vegetarian options or low-calorie swaps that fit your diet.

Nutritional Value of Fried Vegetables

Published Oct,02 2011 | By Patience Paradox, MA

Cooking almost always has some impact on the nutritional value of foods. Frying enhances the natural taste, color, texture and shelf life of vegetables. It cooks food quickly, leaving less time for loss of nutrients. Frying can add lots of calories to your meals, however.