Fast Food Quick Guide: Panda Express

What Are The Most Healthy Fast Food Choices at Panda Express?

Panda Express is a casual dining fast food restaurant located mainly in shopping mall food courts and in some stand-alone locations. It offers Americanized versions of Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour pork and orange chicken. There are a number of calorie- smart main dishes and you can choose steamed mixed vegetables as a side instead of rice. This guide will help you make healthy fast food choices at Panda Express.

Good Choices:

• Chicken with mushrooms (5.5 oz.) - 135 calories
• Beef and broccoli (5.5 oz.) - 150 calories
• Black pepper chicken (5.5 oz.) - 180 calories
• Mixed vegetables (5 oz.) - 70 calories
• Fried tofu with beans (5.5 oz.) - 185 calories
• Vegetable spring roll (1) - 85 calories

Choose Less Often:

• Orange chicken (5.5 oz.) - 475 calories
• Sweet and sour pork (4 oz.) - 415 calories
• BBQ pork (5.5 oz.) - 400 calories
• Vegetable fried rice (8 oz.) - 390 calories
• Fried shrimp (6) - 260 calories

To search the nutritional information for many other restaurant foods, visit About.com's Calorie Count.

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