So fattening ~ 3 pieces of tofu skin have more calories than 1 bowl of rice! It’s better to eat less of these hot pot ingredients

As the weather turns colder, more people are eating hot pot. However, the National Health Administration reminds that the calories in hot pot ingredients are astonishing. Bean curd, which ranks first in calories, weighs 20 grams and has 95 calories each. Eating three of them will exceed the calories in a bowl of rice (280 calories). Add to that other ingredients and soup, and after an all-you-can-eat hot pot, you may need to climb six Taipei 101 buildings to burn off the extra calories!

The calories in all-you-can-eat hotpot are staggering! One meal requires climbing 6 Taipei 101 buildings

The National Health and Family Planning Commission estimates that an all-you-can-eat hotpot meal may contain more than 2,500 calories, which is equivalent to more than nine bowls of rice. This is far more than the recommended calorie requirement of 600 to 800 calories for lunch or dinner for adults, and even more than the 1,800 calories required for a whole day for a person weighing 60 kilograms. To burn off the extra calories from one meal, one would need to climb six Taipei 101 buildings.

Moreover, an all-you-can-eat hotpot meal will result in the intake of more than 150 grams of fat (about 10 tablespoons of lard), which is about 2.5 times the recommended daily intake limit of 60 grams; the sodium intake can be as high as 5888 milligrams (equivalent to 15 grams of table salt), which is far more than 2.4 times the daily sodium intake limit of 2400 milligrams (about 6 grams of table salt) recommended by the Ministry of Health and Welfare!

The fattiest, the oiliest, the saltiest! The top three sinful hot pot ingredients revealed

In addition, the National Health Administration also released a ranking of the pitfalls of common hot pot ingredients. The top three in terms of calorie content are: bean curd (20 grams each, 95 calories), short-leaf tofu (40 grams each, 91 calories), and rice blood cake (35 grams each, 65 calories); the top three in terms of fat content are short-leaf tofu (40 grams each, 6.8 grams of fat), bean curd (20 grams each, 5.0 grams of fat), and sesame mochi (18 grams each, 2.8 grams of fat).

The top three foods in terms of sodium content are fish fillet (20 grams each, 173 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to about 0.4 grams of table salt), rice blood cake (35 grams each, 156 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to about 0.4 grams of table salt), and cheese ball (20 grams each, 128 mg of sodium, which is equivalent to about 0.3 grams of table salt).

Less oil, less sugar, less salt! Eat hot pot healthily and save burden

Wang Yingwei, director of the National Health Administration, said that when people eat at all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurants, they often inadvertently consume too much calories, fat, and sodium. If they consume these foods frequently, it may lead to obesity, cardiovascular disease, and related complications, such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, cerebral stroke, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction. Even if you eat it occasionally, you need to choose hot pot ingredients and dipping sauces carefully, and pay attention to the amount you eat.

In addition, you should avoid consuming sugary drinks, ice cream, sweets and snacks provided by hot pot restaurants. In addition to easily causing tooth decay, they may also increase the risk of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and even cancer.