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Nutritionist: 100 grams of butter cookie contains 30 grams of fat

2022-01-28T00:10:13.707Z


The Lunar New Year is approaching, and many people cannot resist the temptation of the annual Lunar New Year food. However, affected by the fifth wave of the epidemic this year, citizens may choose to stay at home for the Lunar New Year, "cook" healthy Lunar New Year food, and reduce the consumption of high-fat and high-salt food. takeout


The Lunar New Year is approaching, and many people cannot resist the temptation of the annual Lunar New Year food. However, affected by the fifth wave of the epidemic this year, citizens may choose to stay at home for the Lunar New Year, "cook" healthy Lunar New Year food, and reduce the consumption of high-fat and high-salt food. Takeaway food.

Nutritionists remind that many traditional Chinese New Year foods hide high-fat and high-calorie traps. For example, sausage, a common material for carrot cake, contains an average of 400 to 500 calories or more per 100 grams, and 30 to 40 grams of fat. Eat more.

Introducing the homemade "high fiber radish golden ingot", using dried tofu instead of preserved meat, and adding a lot of vegetables, mushrooms and konjac as fillings, eat a healthy new year.


Hospital Authority nutritionist Lai Yingqi pointed out that many traditional Chinese New Year cakes and snacks are high in fat and calories, such as croquettes, butter cookies, and coconut milk rice cakes, etc. People should not eat more, especially those with high cholesterol , should reduce saturated fat and trans fat intake in the diet, including animal fats, cortex, palm oil/shortening, full-fat dairy products, etc.

People with high cholesterol should eat more foods with high soluble fiber, such as oats, dried beans, various mushrooms, etc., and also eat foods containing monounsaturated fats in moderation, such as nuts, olive oil, etc.

Foods containing soy protein, such as tofu and soy milk, also help reduce bad cholesterol in the blood.

Many Chinese New Year foods on the market contain hidden "evil" ingredients. For example, Lai Yingqi, for example, contains about 30 grams of fat per 100 grams of butter cookies, half of which is saturated fat.

Another example is custard or rice cakes, which also use cream or coconut milk as the main material, but both are very high in calories and saturated fat, containing about 20 to 25 grams of saturated fat per 100 grams.

However, if citizens "cook" at home and switch to oat milk, there is only 0.5 grams of saturated fat per 100 grams.

Hospital Authority nutritionist Lai Yingqi pointed out that many traditional Chinese New Year cakes and snacks are high in fat and calories.

Lai Yingqi recommends some tips for giving gifts during the Chinese New Year. You can give fruits, unsalted dry baked nuts such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, etc., or tea and various pasta such as egg noodles, abalone noodles, scallop noodles, etc., instead of pastries, chocolate, Cookies and other traditional Chinese New Year gifts.

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Source: hk1

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