There really is a mooncake that is delicious and doesn't make you fat! Huaxi experts teach you 3 ways to choose, you will definitely like the first one

Although this year's Mid-Autumn Festival may be a bit deserted for our friends in Chengdu who are staying at home.

But who are we? We are Sichuanese, who have optimism engraved in our DNA and have more jokes than we stock up on food! Therefore, under the premise of complying with epidemic prevention regulations, we should also arrange the biggest sense of ritual for the Mid-Autumn Festival even if we stay at home:

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Being the baby of West China doctors: We should not only eat, but also eat healthily, and more importantly, we should not gain weight after eating !

As the old saying goes: Know yourself and know your enemy, then you can win every battle. To defeat the high calories of mooncakes, we must clearly understand:

From a nutritional perspective

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From the skin to the filling, they are all high-fat, high-sugar, high-oil and high-calorie foods, and this high-calorie property does not change with the taste of the mooncakes.

Take the Sichuanese's most commonly eaten Yunnan ham and lotus seed paste with egg yolk as examples. One is a salty mooncake and the other is a sweet mooncake :

In everyone’s inherent concept, the sweeter the mooncake, the higher the calories.

But in fact, when comparing the same brand of Yuntiao mooncakes and lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncakes, the actual calorie difference is only 26 kcal, and the fat content is almost the same:

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From the perspective of the rate of blood sugar rise, although sweet mooncakes are more likely to cause blood sugar to fluctuate rapidly, because the total energy of salty mooncakes exceeds the standard, they will eventually cause fluctuations in blood sugar and blood lipids.

Therefore, different flavors cannot determine the calories in mooncakes.

Don’t compromise for the so-called “low fat and low sugar”. After all, if you don’t want to gain weight, you must control the total amount of such high-calorie food. If you want to eat it, you must leave the “calorie quota” for your favorite flavor!

Do you think that since the secret recipe says that mooncakes are high in calories, Dr. Huaxi will definitely guide you to choose sugar-free mooncakes?

Because so-called "sugar-free food" does not mean low-calorie food!

To determine whether a mooncake is truly low-calorie, you need to read the “food ingredient list of each mooncake”.

Next, I will share with you the 3 steps to correctly read the “Food Ingredient List”. I recommend that you learn them carefully!

In order to show you better, the editor has specially selected 2 popular low-calorie mooncakes on the market to demonstrate and compare them for you. The following will use type A and type B to distinguish them:

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Step 1: Look at the total calories first

After getting the ingredient list, the first column will usually show the total calories of this mooncake. At this time, you should first look at:

① Is it the total calories per 100 grams? (Some products are labeled according to the calories per serving)

② Then look at its total calorie content.

For example, the two mooncakes A and B selected by the editor are calculated based on the total calories per 100 grams:

Step 2: Check whether sugar and trans fatty acids are added

There is no need to say how fattening sugar is. Today we will mainly talk about trans fatty acids, because it directly determines whether we can eat this mooncake!

Trans fatty acids

It is equivalent to a food element that is unnecessary for the human body to ingest and is metabolized very slowly in the human body.

Consequences of consumption: Not only will it make people gain weight, but it will also increase our risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Therefore, we should avoid eating foods that contain trans fatty acids if possible!

Fortunately, both indicators of Model A and Model B are 0, so they can be included as qualified mooncakes!

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Step 3: Finally, check whether the ratio of protein, fat and carbohydrates is close to the dietary guidelines

If these three indicators meet the dietary guidelines, it means that after we eat this mooncake, we not only achieve low calories but also get supplemented nutrition!

Next, let’s take a look at the performance of these two mooncakes based on the “Dietary Guidelines Reference”!

Start analysis

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👉 Carbohydrates: From the comparison, the carbohydrates of A and B are both lower than the guideline standard, but considering the need for fat loss, this item does not affect it;

👉 Fat: Although the fat difference between the two mooncakes is lower than the dietary guideline standard, the fat content of B is significantly lower than that of A, so if you want to lose fat, B is better;

👉 Protein: Type A exceeds the dietary guideline standard, but the deviation is not large, while Type B is significantly lower than the dietary guideline standard;

Okay, through the above 3 steps, we can now give the final conclusion based on the food ingredient lists of mooncakes AB: low-calorie mooncake B is more in line with the editor’s requirements!

😊 Reason for selection

Although the total calories of low-calorie mooncake A are lower than those of mooncake B, its fat content is relatively higher.

Therefore, although the calories in Type B are relatively high, the fat content is lower, which makes it more suitable for the editor who is troubled by "fatty liver".

If you want to eat mooncakes but are afraid that the calories are too high, you can try these 3 steps to find the low-calorie mooncakes that are really suitable for you!

After selecting the suitable low-calorie mooncakes, the next step is the most critical step: how much can you eat at one time during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The key to the decision lies in: What is your physical condition?

Category 1: People who are obese or have metabolic diseases

For example, patients with diseases such as high blood sugar, high uric acid, and high blood pressure.

☑Recommended consumption amount for Mid-Autumn Festival: How many kilocalories of mooncakes you eat on that day should be subtracted from the corresponding calories in your three meals of the day;

Example: If you eat a mooncake with 150 calories on Mid-Autumn Festival, you need to reduce your regular meal intake by 150 calories so as not to increase your total calorie intake on the day.

Category 2: No metabolic diseases, but want to lose weight

The key to weight loss is that your daily calorie intake should be significantly lower than your daily calorie expenditure.

☑Recommended consumption amount for Mid-Autumn Festival: One mooncake can be divided into small portions without reducing the total calorie intake per day.

Example: On the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can divide a mooncake into 6 portions and eat one small portion at a time.

Category 3: No metabolic diseases and no need to lose weight

☑Recommended consumption amount for Mid-Autumn Festival: **It is not a big problem to eat 1~2 mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival.

Well, these are the three little tips for enjoying mooncakes in a healthy way summarized by Dr. West China. Let’s put them into practice now!

Note: No matter how low-fat mooncakes are, they are high-calorie foods, so it is not recommended to eat them every day, except during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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