The mid-autumn festival coincides with the crisp autumn days. This is not only a good day for family reunion, but also delicious moon cakes. Whether you like it or not, when the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, every household will always prepare some moon cakes as gifts for relatives and friends or the whole family to enjoy with the beautiful land. However, buying moon cakes is not easy, especially for people who lose weight and sugar lovers, who are always hesitating between "eat" and "don't eat".

How to eat moon cakes healthily? Remember these 5 things, you can buy with confidence and eat with confidence!

01 How to choose healthy moon cakes?

Moon cakes are delicious, but not everyone can eat them. Many friends have a string in their hearts: "Moon cakes are too high in calories, and they will make you fat." In fact, this concern is justified.

When buying moon cakes, what everyone cares most about is Is the calorie high? Is it high in sugar? If you want to understand these two issues, you only need to look at the Nutrition Table when buying moon cakes.

Most mooncakes are around 400 kcal, some are higher. Therefore, if you have a requirement for calorie intake, it is recommended that you buy a calorie below 400. Below kcal.

For moon cakes, the specific sugar content is not very good to judge, because most moon cakes do not directly write the specific sugar content in the nutrition table. However, we can make a rough judgment by the content of carbohydrates: in general, each 100 In a gram of mooncakes, the higher the carbohydrate content, the higher the sugar content may be. Of course, there will also be some low-sugar mooncakes. In order to let everyone see the advantages of "low-sugar", the sugar content will be directly marked under the "carbohydrate" in the nutrition table.

To sum up in one sentence, when buying moon cakes, try to choose moon cakes that are relatively low in calories and .

In addition to calories and sugar, when buying mooncakes, it is best to choose a style with simple ingredients and no trans fatty acids. Eating too much trans fatty acid will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. If the words appear in the ingredients list: margarine, margarine, non-dairy creamer, shortening, creamer, margarine, cocoa butter substitute, etc. Both mean that they contain trans fatty acids.

02 Are "handmade mooncakes" healthier?

In recent years, "handmade mooncakes" have become popular. Many consumers will feel that the raw materials of this kind of non-assembly-line mass-produced moon cakes are more refined, and the careful blessing of the words "pure handmade" gives people a healthy and considerate impression, and inexplicably has a "tall" taste. , it is a good choice to buy as a gift.

But we have overlooked a very important point: this kind of "pure handmade" moon cake has not undergone formal hygiene inspection, and the shelf life is generally short, and there are certain health risks when eating it. Shopping is not recommended.

But if you are making handmade mooncakes with your family at home, it is still ok. Not only can you match your favorite fillings, but also increase family fun and promote emotional harmony. You only need to pay attention to operating hygiene, and eat them in time to avoid spoilage. All right.

03 How to eat more healthy moon cakes?

Generally speaking, if you want to eat healthy moon cakes with high oil, high sugar and high calories, you can do the following 3 things:

First, control the amount you eat: Generally, the size of a piece of mooncake is 100 grams, but there are also 60 grams. eat a piece 100 grams of mooncakes consume 420 kcal in one whole meal, while a small bowl of 100 grams of rice has about 116 calories kcal, so this piece of mooncake is equivalent to 3 small bowls of rice. Therefore, if you are a small partner who needs to control your weight, it is recommended to eat 1/3 ~ 1/2 of a meal You can make it as a main meal.

Second, it is best to arrange it for breakfast: High-calorie meals can produce a stronger sense of satiety than low-calorie meals. Arranging this food for breakfast can also reduce the desire for sweets throughout the day . And studies have shown that eating more in the morning and eating less in the evening is more conducive to controlling blood sugar stability than eating several meals a day. And eating breakfast has enough time to consume the calories of moon cakes! If you eat it at night and go to bed soon after dinner, it will easily lead to calorie accumulation and increase the risk of gaining weight. Therefore, it is more suitable to eat moon cakes in the morning.

The third is to match vegetables, fruits and proteins: Eating moon cakes with rich fresh vegetables and high-quality protein foods is more conducive to controlling postprandial blood sugar. such as eating 1 fist of leafy greens or 1 tomato, 1 cucumber + 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, 1 fist of shredded tofu.