The calories in northern zongzi are higher than those in southern zongzi? ! Follow the nutritionist to eat less calories

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. I believe that besides the long holiday, what everyone is most looking forward to is the delicious rice dumplings! There are hundreds of varieties of rice dumplings in Taiwan. In addition to the nutritionist's favorite Tainan meat dumplings (especially the ones that relatives send every year, filled with whole golden salted eggs and full of fresh mushrooms, they are really Cai's instant hits), there are also exquisite lotus leaf meat dumplings, Hakka naked dumplings or sweet old-fashioned alkaline dumplings. Just imagining them makes people drool!

But everyone knows that eating too many rice dumplings will not only cause indigestion, but also easily lead to excessive intake of calories. But in the face of delicious food, you can resist for a while, but you can't resist for a lifetime! So read on quickly to learn how to choose rice dumplings and dipping sauces, so you can eat rice dumplings with peace of mind and less burden!

Tip 1/Salty Zongzi: Northern Zongzi fried in oil is high in calories, and adding salted egg yolk and pork belly adds hundreds of calories

The flavors of northern and southern zongzi are different. For traditional northern zongzi, glutinous rice and ingredients are first sautéed and stir-fried with oil, then pork, salted eggs, mushrooms and other fillings are wrapped in zong leaves and steamed. For southern zongzi, raw glutinous rice is mixed with fried peanuts, chestnuts, squid and other fillings, which are then wrapped in zong leaves and boiled. The process of stir-frying the glutinous rice is omitted, which greatly reduces the fat and calories hidden in the rice.

However, if you are like me and like to eat rice dumplings filled with fillings, you have to be careful! After being seasoned and absorbing fat, one salted egg yolk has nearly 150 calories; pork belly has a high proportion of saturated fatty acids, and in addition to having more calories than lean meat, excessive intake can easily affect cardiovascular health; peanuts are a nut oil with a high calorie density, and after being stir-fried, they absorb more fat, and the calories should not be underestimated.

If you are trying to control your weight, you can try the southern rice dumplings, but if you particularly like the northern flavor, or love meat dumplings filled with fillings, it is recommended that you directly choose a smaller rice dumpling, or cut it in half and share it with your family and friends.

Next page See how nutritionists choose sweet rice dumplings

Tip 2: Calories in sweet rice dumplings: Crystal rice dumplings＜alkaline rice dumplings＜red bean paste rice dumplings

Sweet rice dumplings are also a popular New Year gift during the Dragon Boat Festival. There are so many small and cute sweet rice dumplings that people can’t help but eat one after another. Sweet rice dumplings have much lower calories than salty ones. However, if you choose a red bean dumpling filled with honey and red beans, the calories will immediately increase by about 150 calories. If you add two tablespoons of honey, black sugar molasses, or granulated sugar molasses, it will add nearly 100 calories.

Compared with red bean paste rice dumplings, alkali rice dumplings and crystal rice dumplings without fillings have lower calories. Alkali rice dumplings are made of glutinous rice and alkali powder, while crystal rice dumplings use sago instead of glutinous rice, which have lower calories and are easier to digest. Many people eat sweet rice dumplings as dessert after meals. Although the calories in sweet rice dumplings are not as high as meat dumplings, eating too much will still cause a weight burden and easily cause unstable blood sugar levels in diabetics. Therefore, if diabetics or friends who are trying to lose weight want to taste sweet rice dumplings, they can choose crystal rice dumplings with a lower GI value and eat them between meals, and eat a small one at a time, so you don’t have to worry too much about blood sugar and weight problems!

Tip 3: Sauces are high in oil and sodium, so use dip to reduce the burden

I believe many people know that sauces are high in calories and have an alarming sodium content, but not eating sauce means missing a flavor, which is really hard to give up! In fact, I also dip rice dumplings in sauce when eating them, but I really "dip" them instead of "pour" them in. It's like taking a bath and taking a shower, both can clean the body, but the amount of water used is very different. Using the sauce as a dip can also make the rice dumplings more delicious, but it can save you a lot of calories and sodium!