Lowest Calorie Takeaway Dishes: 40 Counted

Takeaway calorie counts are usually a guess, because nobody weighed what went in. These are cooked at home from a weighed ingredient list, so the number is a measurement. Ranked lightest first.

#	Dish	Cuisine	A serving	Calories	Was
1	Steamed Sea Bass	Chinese	200 kcal	200 kcal	305 kcal
2	Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans	Chinese	206 kcal	206 kcal	269 kcal
3	Camarones al Mojo de Ajo	Mexican	210 kcal	210 kcal	521 kcal
4	Prawn Balchao	Indian	211 kcal	211 kcal	379 kcal
5	Naan	Indian	212 kcal	212 kcal	347 kcal
6	Egg Foo Young	Chinese	212 kcal	212 kcal	509 kcal
7	Moo Ping (Pork Skewers)	Thai	212 kcal	212 kcal	384 kcal
8	Hot and Sour Soup	Chinese	213 kcal	213 kcal	314 kcal
9	Prawn Toast	Thai	213 kcal	213 kcal	328 kcal
10	Stracciatella alla Romana	Italian	218 kcal	218 kcal	288 kcal
11	Tod Mun Pla (Fish Cakes)	Thai	218 kcal	218 kcal	297 kcal
12	Fish Fragrant Aubergine	Chinese	219 kcal	219 kcal	663 kcal
13	Tonjiru	Japanese	219 kcal	219 kcal	241 kcal
14	Aguachile	Mexican	228 kcal	228 kcal	391 kcal
15	Takoyaki	Japanese	230 kcal	230 kcal	367 kcal
16	Steamed Fish Curry Custard	Thai	230 kcal	230 kcal	297 kcal
17	Arroz Rojo	Mexican	233 kcal	233 kcal	347 kcal
18	Yakitori Negima	Japanese	234 kcal	234 kcal	355 kcal
19	Tempura Moriawase	Japanese	245 kcal	245 kcal	488 kcal
20	Seekh Kebab	Indian	249 kcal	249 kcal	487 kcal
21	Steamed Scallops with Garlic	Chinese	251 kcal	251 kcal	384 kcal
22	Ceviche	Mexican	253 kcal	253 kcal	276 kcal
23	Gyoza	Japanese	256 kcal	256 kcal	343 kcal
24	Ma Po Aubergine	Chinese	261 kcal	261 kcal	435 kcal
25	Gong Bao Prawns	Chinese	263 kcal	263 kcal	583 kcal
26	Egg Curry	Indian	264 kcal	264 kcal	337 kcal
27	Steamed Minced Pork with Egg	Chinese	265 kcal	265 kcal	418 kcal
28	Pilau Rice	Indian	267 kcal	267 kcal	348 kcal
29	Stir-fried Glass Noodles	Thai	267 kcal	267 kcal	362 kcal
30	Yakitori Momo	Japanese	268 kcal	268 kcal	470 kcal
31	Pad Prik King	Thai	270 kcal	270 kcal	348 kcal
32	Coctel de Camaron	Mexican	271 kcal	271 kcal	397 kcal
33	Tonno alla Siciliana	Italian	273 kcal	273 kcal	422 kcal
34	Pad See Ew	Thai	274 kcal	274 kcal	679 kcal
35	Northern Thai Sausage	Thai	278 kcal	278 kcal	456 kcal
36	Braised Duck with Star Anise	Chinese	280 kcal	280 kcal	885 kcal
37	Sweetcorn Soup	Chinese	281 kcal	281 kcal	263 kcal
38	Korokke	Japanese	281 kcal	281 kcal	616 kcal
39	Scaloppine al Limone	Italian	283 kcal	283 kcal	501 kcal
40	Congee	Chinese	284 kcal	284 kcal	419 kcal

How these figures were arrived at

Every one is computed from that recipe's own weighed ingredient list against public food composition databases. The traditional column is the real dish costed the same way, not a straw man, so the saving is a measurement rather than a claim. How every number is computed sets out the method.

Each dish links to its own page, which says what changed and what the change costs you. Most of them cost something.

The lowest calorie takeaway dishes, counted

How these figures were arrived at

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