Longan replaces sugar, a bowl of glutinous rice balls saves 40 calories

Every winter solstice, people will inevitably eat glutinous rice balls to celebrate the occasion, but each 60-gram small glutinous rice ball has 140 calories, plus the sweet soup, a bowl has about 200 calories, which is equivalent to 70% full of white rice. It is recommended to use longan, which has natural sweetness, instead of sugar, which can reduce the calories of the sugar water by about two-thirds, and reduce the calories of the whole bowl of glutinous rice by 40 calories.

The calories of longan boiled in water are two-thirds less

The Taichung City Government Health Bureau calculated that the calories of the small glutinous rice balls commonly eaten by the public are about 140 calories per 60 grams, which is equivalent to half a bowl of white rice. If you add about 100cc of sugar water with a sweetness of 15 degrees, it will increase the calories by 60. In this way, a small bowl of glutinous rice balls will have 200 calories consumed, which is equivalent to 70% full rice.

Tangyuan is made of glutinous rice, which is difficult to digest and high in calories. Excessive intake can easily lead to fat accumulation. Sugar water is high in calories and is often one of the culprits of obesity. The Health Bureau recommends that people use longan (dried longan) or red dates with natural sweetness and fragrance instead when cooking sugar water. Taking longan as an example, just add 10 grams of longan to 100cc of boiling water. It not only brings out the sweetness and color of the soup, but also has only 20 calories, which is one-third of the calories of traditional sugar water.

Eat 10 small glutinous rice balls per day during the winter solstice

Tangyuan is high in calories. The Health Bureau reminds the public to adopt the principle of "taste only, eat lightly but not full". Do not eat more than 10 small tangyuan a day, and no more than 2 large tangyuan, so as not to cause physiological burden.

Huang Meina, director of the Taichung Municipal Government's Health Bureau, also said that glutinous rice is difficult to digest, and people should eat more vegetables and fruits to help digestion. Elderly people, in particular, should chew small portions to prevent choking.

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