So fat! Calories of 1 Cantonese double yolk mooncake = 3 bowls of rice

Be careful not to get "mooncake face"! The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and people have been buying or receiving mooncake gift boxes. However, taking a 185-gram double-yolk Cantonese mooncake as an example, the calorie content is as high as 790 calories, which is close to the calories of 3 bowls of white rice, and the sugar content is equivalent to 19 sugar cubes. The National Health Service reminds that traditional mooncakes are high in fat, sugar and calories, and long-term overeating can easily cause a burden on the body.

Mooncake calorie ranking: Cantonese-style mooncakes rank in the top three

The National Health Administration ranked the calories of 10 mooncakes on the market, based on the calories of a single mooncake. The result was that the 185-gram Cantonese-style double-yolk lotus seed paste mooncake, with 790 calories, topped the list; the second was the 125-gram Cantonese-style five-nut egg yolk mooncake, with 600 calories; the third was the Cantonese-style walnut and jujube paste mooncake, with 125 grams and 485 calories; even the pineapple cake at the bottom, with a single 45-gram piece, had 200 calories.

A bowl of white rice contains about 280 calories. The National Health Administration said that taking a double-yolk Cantonese mooncake as an example, the total calories of a single mooncake are 790 calories, which is equivalent to the calories of nearly three bowls of rice, and requires 2.4 hours of brisk walking to burn them all off. The sugar content is also as high as 95.5 grams, equivalent to 19 sugar cubes, which is 4.2 times the daily sugar intake limit recommended by the World Health Organization. The fat content is 39.8 grams, of which 8.3 grams is saturated fat, which is also more than 2 times and 1.25 times the recommended amount per meal.

5 tips! How to Eat Mooncakes Without Getting Fat

Chiu Shu-ti, director of the National Health Administration, reminded that mooncakes are generally high in oil, sugar and calories, and recommended that people just taste them. She also encouraged businesses to reduce the use of oil and sugar, and to use more nuts, sweet potatoes, unseasoned dried fruits and other ingredients, to use creative methods to increase the nutritional value of mooncakes and reduce calories, which can not only increase selling points but also take care of people's health.

How to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival without harming your health? The National Health Administration provides 5 tips:

1. Choose low-calorie options: When purchasing, compare the food labels on the packaging and try to choose mooncakes with lower calories. You can also buy mooncakes with smaller portions to avoid consuming too many calories at one time.

2. High fiber: Healthy mooncakes use high-fiber ingredients such as nuts, seeds, dates, persimmons, pineapples, grapefruits, etc. to make the cakes, and the sweetness of the ingredients themselves can be used to reduce the use of sugar.

3. Reduction and sharing: Cut the mooncakes into small pieces to share with friends and family, or eat them in multiple times. It is recommended not to take mooncakes as a main meal.

4. Pair with seasonal fruits: Pair with seasonal fruits such as grapefruit, persimmon, grapes, dragon fruit, etc. to increase dietary fiber intake, help gastrointestinal motility, enhance immunity, antioxidant capacity, and promote health.

5. Pair with sugar-free tea: When eating mooncakes, it is recommended to replace sugary drinks with sugar-free tea or boiled water to avoid excessive calorie intake and the harm caused to the body by excessive sugar intake.

Don't eat mooncakes with juice, be careful of blood sugar getting out of control

Director Chiu Shu-ti reminded that mooncakes should never be eaten with fruit juice; it is healthier to eat fruit instead. Once the fruit is made into juice, there is no need to chew the fruit with the teeth. The sugar in the fruit enters the body quickly, which accelerates the absorption and increases the risk of diabetes. Studies have also shown that the nutritional value of fruit is greatly reduced after it is made into juice.