1 nougat = 80 calories! Choose low-calorie snacks

The calorie content of New Year snacks is off the charts. Many snacks are high in oil, sugar, salt and calories. For example, a bag of sweet potato crisps contains about 600 calories, which is equivalent to the calories needed for a lunch, and the calories of 10 peanut candies or 3 pineapple cakes are equivalent to a pork rib lunch box. The National Health Administration reminds people not to take the calories in snacks lightly, lest they increase their waistline after the New Year. It is recommended that people can use five kinds of snacks with lower calories such as baked low-salt seaweed, original peanuts, citrus, konjac jelly, and vegetable chips as substitutes.

The calorie content of nougat is amazing, one piece contains about 80 calories, and four pieces are equivalent to a bowl of rice. (Photography by Huang Zilun)

[New Year's snacks revealed]

Chiu Shu-ti, director of the National Health Administration, said that New Year snacks are high in calories. Common ones such as peanut candy and nougat have 70 to 80 calories each, and eating four has about 300 calories, which is equivalent to the calories in a bowl of rice. Packaged snacks such as sweet potato crisps have 600 calories a bag, and potato chips have about 340 calories. In addition, pineapple cakes have about 250 calories each, and a small piece of sweet rice cake has 70 calories, and after frying it has as much as 120 calories. Eating five pieces at a time is equivalent to the calories in a lunch box.

If you consume more than 600 calories a day from snacks, for example, a 60 kg adult needs to walk for 3 hours to burn off the calories. However, during the Chinese New Year family reunion, many people choose to stay at home and have little time to go out for exercise. If you consume more than 7,700 calories during the 9-day holiday, it is equivalent to gaining 1 kg. It is not difficult to gain 1 to 2 kg after the Chinese New Year.

【Eat 5 low-calorie snacks wisely】

Chiu Shu-ti suggested that if you want to eat smartly, just pay attention to the calorie labels and choose snacks with relatively low calories, or make alternative choices, such as replacing fried seaweed with baked seaweed, replacing candy with konjac jelly, replacing potato chips with dried vegetables and fruits, and replacing dried fruits with fresh fruits. As for nuts, it is recommended to replace honey or other processed flavors with original flavors.

1. Replace potato chips with vegetable chips: 1 pack of potato chips is 60 grams and has about 340 calories, while 1 pack of vegetable chips is 40 grams and has about 180 calories, a difference of 160 calories.

2. Replace dried mangoes with tangerines: A package of dried mangoes weighs 100 grams and has about 335 calories, while a tangerine weighs 190 grams and has only 60 calories, a difference of 275 calories.

3. Replace fried seaweed with baked seaweed: 1 40-gram pack of fried seaweed has about 240 calories, while 1 40-gram pack of baked seaweed has 115 calories, a difference of 125 calories.

4. Replace sugar-coated peanuts with original peanuts: Sugar-coated peanuts are also known as Tiangong beans. 10 pieces of 10 grams have 70 calories, while 10 pieces of original peanuts weigh 6 grams and have 33 calories, a difference of 37 calories.

5. Replace nougat with konjac jelly: 1 piece of nougat weighs 15 grams and has 70 calories, while 1 piece of konjac jelly weighs 26 grams and has 25 calories, a difference of 45 calories.

The National Health and Family Planning Commission recommends that New Year snacks can be replaced with baked low-salt seaweed, plain peanuts, citrus fruits, konjac jelly, and vegetable chips. (Photo/Photo taken from the Internet)

Chiu Shu-ti pointed out that by eating smartly and making healthy substitutions during the New Year holidays, you can easily stay away from the threat of calories and control oil with low calories without the burden. In addition, you can also take time out to find a few friends to go walking, cycling, hiking, etc. In addition to reducing the weight gained from eating too much meat and fish, you can also take advantage of the long holidays to keep in touch with your friends.