Be careful when eating moon cakes

The main ingredients of moon cakes are flour, sugar, butter, and lard. The crust of traditional moon cakes as well as the fillings of beans, lotus seeds, etc. are all marinated with a lot of fat and sugar. Therefore, moon cakes are very fatty and sweet.

Salted eggs and nuts in the filling provide a significant amount of cholesterol. The high salt content in the cake can also become a burden on the kidneys and cardiovascular system. Moon cakes and moon cakes are delicious treats, but in terms of health, they are not nutritious foods and should only be enjoyed in moderation.

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People with diabetes, overweight, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, and coronary artery disease should limit or avoid eating moon cakes. Eating too many moon cakes at once can worsen atherosclerosis, causing strokes or heart attacks. Children and the elderly also do not benefit from this gift.

Not only is mooncakes bad for your overall health, they can also make you gain weight. On average, a 10x4cm round cake provides 800-1,200 calories (the more egg yolks, the higher the energy), 5-12g of protein, 60-90g of carbohydrates and 30-45g of fat. A 60g piece of salted egg yolk mooncake provides about 200 calories. A woman weighing 55kg needs to walk for an hour to burn this amount of energy.

For example, men aged 31-50 with moderate physical activity need 2,400-2,600 calories per day, women of this age need 2,000 calories. Eating a moon cake is enough energy for a main meal. It is best to divide the cake into small portions and eat with friends and family, eat slowly and sparingly.

Tea is the best drink to accompany mooncakes. Green tea or oolong tea goes well with salty cakes, and chrysanthemum tea goes better with sweet cakes. These teas contain acetic acid, which helps digestion and breaks down fat better. Avoid drinking coffee or strong tea when eating mooncakes because these drinks are rich in caffeine. Carbohydrate drinks such as cola are high in calories and sugar, which further aggravate the fattening effect of mooncakes.

According to vnexprees.net