The calories of pineapple cakes, a New Year's snack, are close to those of white rice

During the Chinese New Year, many people have nothing to do, so they eat melon seeds while chatting and biscuits while watching TV. The more snacks they eat, the more they like it, and before they know it, they have consumed the calories equivalent of several bowls of rice. According to data from the National Health Administration, pineapple cakes, known as "gold bricks", weigh about 50 grams per piece and have 250 calories, which is close to the 280 calories in a bowl of rice. When people reunite during the Chinese New Year, don't forget to eat snacks in small amounts and share more to avoid overeating and obesity.

The National Health Administration said that New Year snacks are high in oil, salt, sugar and calories. If people eat 4 slices of honey pork jerky, 2 local pineapple cakes, 4 peanut candies, 1 bag of fried seaweed and 1 bottle of Coke every day during the Spring Festival, the calories will be as high as 1407 calories, which is more than two-thirds of the 1800 calories required by a 60-kilogram static worker in a day. During the six days of the Spring Festival, you need to walk briskly for more than one day and one night (25 hours and 35 minutes) to burn off the extra calories you eat.

If you want to avoid gaining weight during the Chinese New Year, you should follow the three principles of "choose original nuts", "natural and less processed", and "check the calorie label" when eating Chinese New Year snacks. You can replace the above snack set with 3 strips of original pork jerky, 1 orange, 1 serving (about 18 pieces) of original peanuts, 1 bag of roasted seaweed and 1 bottle of boiled water or sugar-free tea. The total calories are about 322 calories, which reduces the calories by more than three quarters, and makes people eat happily and with less burden.

A calorie comparison of New Year snacks: Who is the fattiest snack?

Which New Year snacks have the highest calories? According to data from the National Health Administration, if calculated by the same 50-gram weight, among biscuits and snacks, potato chips have the highest calorie count of 281 calories, followed by egg rolls at 279 calories and kari-kari at 264 calories. Among nuts and seeds, Hawaiian volcano beans have the highest calorie count of 378 calories, followed by walnuts at 336 calories and shelled pumpkin seeds at 305 calories. As for the meat, fish and tofu jerky that is loved by both adults and children, the thin and crispy pork paper has the highest calorie count of 224 calories, followed by Thai lemon pork jerky at 212 calories, and shredded squid has 143 calories.

The National Health Administration reminds that if you cannot avoid eating snacks and biscuits during the New Year reunion, you should stick to the principles of original flavor, natural and less processed, and read the calorie labels. Eat small amounts every day, eat slowly, share with friends and family, and avoid overeating.