Noodles with soybean paste, shacha noodles, braised pork noodles, a calorie comparison of common dry noodles!

Are you a dry noodle lover? In recent years, competition in the dry noodle market has become increasingly fierce. In addition, if you go to a snack bar, you will find that many people insist on eating dry noodles. Although different flavors of dry noodles have different preferences, have you ever wondered which one has higher calories among fried noodles, sesame noodles, braised pork noodles, and shacha dry noodles? Which bowl contains more sodium? Check to see if your answer is the same as the nutritionist’s!

Do you just like to eat dry noodles? Be careful of the three high risks hidden in the sauces!

For dry noodle lovers, a bowl of mouth-watering dry noodles should not only focus on the taste of the noodles. The "sauce" is often the soul of the delicious dry noodles. It not only makes the noodles smooth and non-sticky, but also enriches the noodles' multi-layered flavor and aroma.

However, You Weiming, a nutritionist at St. Martin's Hospital and a food lover, said that delicious dry noodle sauces are mainly made with various seasoning oils, salad oil, seasoning sauces, and sugar as the main ingredients, and then different types of sauces are added with mashed garlic, minced chili, minced ginger, chopped green onions, fried shallots, diced tofu, and minced pork to make the sauce. From this we can see that dry noodle sauces are likely to be high in oil, sugar and sodium. If you eat dry noodles every day or even for every meal, you will soon be plagued by three high diseases such as blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipids over a long period of time.

Who is the oiliest? Who is the saltiest? A big competition between dry noodle sauces, did you guess it right?

There are hundreds of types of dry noodles on the market, and each has its own unique recipe and golden ratio. But if we simplify it, we can roughly summarize it into 6 common basic flavors, including: fried sauce, sesame sauce, braised pork sauce, shacha sauce, seafood sauce and black vinegar and scallion sauce. Which one is less burdensome to health?

After analyzing the calorie, fat and sodium content, nutritionist You Weiming found that the top two items with the highest calorie count were satay noodles and sesame paste noodles, while the items with lower calories were fried noodles with soybean paste and braised pork dry noodles. The main reason is that satay noodles and sesame paste noodles use the most seasoning fats, while fried noodles with soybean paste and braised pork dry noodles use a mixture of chopped lean meat, so they have lower calories. In terms of sodium content, noodles with soybean paste ranked the highest, while noodles with sesame paste ranked the lowest. The main reason for the difference lies in the amount of seasoning used.

It should be noted that you should never think that you can eat as much as you want just because the calories of braised pork noodles or the sodium content of sesame noodles are low. This is because the larger the bowl of dry noodles, the more sauce is added. When we eat the smooth dry noodles in big mouthfuls, we are probably also eating more fat and sodium. Then we have to be careful about bucket waist, big butt, and high blood pressure!

Don’t just have a bowl of dry noodles for a meal! Eating dry noodles this way is healthier!

In addition to personal preference, "convenience and speed" is also one of the reasons why modern people eat dry noodles, especially office workers, who are often too busy to have time to eat properly and only rely on a bowl of dry noodles for lunch. In this regard, nutritionist You Weiming reminded that there are six essential nutrients for the human body, namely carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water. Only a balanced intake can allow the body's physiological functions to function normally. When analyzing the nutritional composition of dry noodles, it is mostly sugar and fat, lacking in protein, minerals and vitamins, which are very necessary for children, teenagers, the elderly, and even adults. Once they are lacking for a long time, it can lead to lack of energy at best, and even affect physical and mental development at worst.

How to upgrade "delicious dry noodles" to "delicious and healthy dry noodles"? In fact, the method is very simple. Nutritionist You Weiming said: "Don't just eat the dry noodles until you are full!" According to the basic principle of matching starch with vegetables and protein, people can choose a small bowl of dry noodles, eat a portion of vegetables (boiled vegetables or side dishes), and then order a braised egg, tofu or dried bean curd. After eating, buy a cup of freshly squeezed mixed juice without adding refined sugar. Not only will you feel full, but you can also take in a variety of healthy nutrients in a balanced way.