Creamy kebabs are super high in calories! Nutritionist teaches how to make your own lemon low-salt, low-sugar barbecue sauce and fruit-flavored sparkling water

Moon-watching on Mid-Autumn Festival, barbecue and mooncakes are indispensable! Especially the creamy grilled corn, bacon skewers and grilled sausages, dipped in the commercially available barbecue sauce, which will make you stop and salivate with the aroma! However, each teaspoon of margarine contains 45 calories, and each 2 tablespoons of commercially available barbecue sauce contains about 50 calories and 800 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to eating 1 tablespoon of sugar and 2 grams of salt, which is also shocking! It is recommended to make your own low-salt, low-sugar barbecue dipping sauce by mixing spices and lemon so that you can enjoy barbecue without any burden.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, but if you eat too much NG food, you may gain weight quickly after the festival, become rounder, and even have elevated blood sugar and blood lipids. Cathay Pacific Health Management nutritionist Luo Xinyu said that to avoid obesity, you must first pay attention to the common NG foods in barbecue. Items like creamed grilled corn, bacon skewers and grilled sausages are big landmines.

Common NG mines in barbecue

Nutritionist Luo Xinyu reminds us that margarine is a type of fat, with about 45 calories per teaspoon, and contains a large amount of saturated fatty acids. For people with high blood lipids or high body fat, they should try to reduce the amount of margarine they use. In addition, processed meat products such as sausages, hot dogs, and bacon not only have high fat content, but also contain large amounts of nitrite, which can easily form carcinogens after grilling. In addition, every 2 tablespoons of commercially available barbecue sauce contains about 50 calories and 800 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to eating 1 tablespoon of sugar and 2 grams of salt.

Regarding the choice of barbecue meat, nutritionist Luo Xinyu recommends replacing it with low-fat fresh meat or seafood, such as tenderloin, chicken legs, salmon, clams, etc. Remember to prepare more vegetable ingredients, such as bamboo shoots, corn shoots, bell peppers, enoki mushrooms, green beans, etc. Vegetables are rich in dietary fiber, which can increase satiety and maintain the balance of blood sugar and blood lipids.

In order to reduce sugar and sodium intake, it is important to make your own healthy barbecue sauce! It is best to dilute barbecue sauce with boiled water in a 1:1 ratio. It is healthy and will not make you fat. Use natural spices (onions, ginger, garlic, etc.) with soy sauce, lemon juice and other ingredients to create a low-salt, low-sugar and delicious seasoning.

Common NG mines in mooncakes

As for mooncakes, they are also a source of high calories. There are many varieties of mooncakes available in the market, such as Cantonese-style, puff pastry, and snow skin mooncakes, which are so delicious and irresistible. Nutritionist Luo Xinyu said that a large amount of oil is needed in the process of making puff pastry. Even an egg yolk pastry smaller than the palm of your hand contains nearly 280 calories, which is equivalent to eating a bowl of rice. And eating a Cantonese lotus seed paste mooncake is equivalent to eating 3 bowls of rice. You need to run for more than an hour to burn off the calories! It is worth noting that mooncakes with egg yolk fillings contain a lot of saturated fat in salted egg yolks, which has the risk of raising blood pressure and blood lipids. Patients with chronic diseases should be careful.

Nutritionist Luo Xinyu recommends that people try to choose small mooncakes (about 50 grams), or mooncakes with relatively low fat content such as snow skin and steamed types, and eat no more than one a day, or share with family and friends.

Common NG mines in beverages

Whether you are grilling meat or eating mooncakes, you will want to pair it with a drink, such as soda, milk tea, juice, etc., but the hidden sugar crisis should not be underestimated! The creamer in milk tea is a type of fat and can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nutritionist Luo Xinyu suggested that it is best to switch to sugar-free milk tea.

In addition, although fruit juice looks healthy, it actually contains a lot of refined sugar. You can make your own unsweetened fruit and vegetable juice without filtering the residue. You can drink the fiber in the fruits and vegetables together to balance the rate of blood sugar rise. Most sodas contain high fructose syrup or sugar, which raise blood sugar levels quickly. You can switch to sugar-free soda.

Homemade sugar-free sparkling water to remove oil and grease

Nutritionist Luo Xinyu reminds that boiled water is still the best beverage choice! Sugar-free tea can also remove oil and relieve greasiness. If you like fruit flavor, you can cut your favorite fruit into slices and add boiled water or sugar-free sparkling water to make a burden-free and delicious drink. It is okay to choose low-burden foods during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you can maintain a healthy and good figure even after the festival.