How to eat moon cakes safely, without fear of increasing blood sugar and gaining weight

Mooncakes are mainly made from flour, sugar, butter, and lard. The crusts of traditional mooncakes, as well as those filled with beans, lotus seeds, etc., are all marinated with a lot of fat and sugar. Therefore, mooncakes are very fatty and sweet.

Although it is a delicious and familiar dish of many families, you need to be careful with this cake. According to nutritionists, traditional moon cakes often contain large amounts of sugar, fat and salt. Each 250g cake can provide 800-1,100 kcal, making it a high-energy dish.

In particular, moon cakes often contain more sugar than baked cakes, which when eaten can lead to increased blood sugar, affecting people with diabetes . In addition, eating moon cakes regularly can cause problems such as weight gain, high blood pressure, cholesterol, which is not good for heart patients.

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How much moon cake is enough?

In terms of nutritional composition, a 176g egg green bean mooncake will provide about 648 calories to the body. A taro mooncake will contain about 700 calories, higher than the calories in a green bean mooncake. A 170g mixed fruit mooncake will provide the body with 566 calories and a 170g mixed fruit mooncake will have 706 calories.

Nutrition experts say: the average adult needs 2000 calories/day, needs 667 calories in each meal if eating 3 meals a day. And on average, a medium-sized moon cake will have about 565 calories. If you eat 2 of these moon cakes, it will provide the body with 1130 calories.

Each time, eat only 1/6 to 1/8 or at most 1/4 of a medium-sized mooncake. Because 1/4 of a mooncake has more than 200kcal, equivalent to a breakfast. Moreover, we should only enjoy it about once a week or longer, not every day.

In addition, if you eat moon cakes, you need to reduce the amount of other foods. You cannot eat moon cakes freely, then snack, drink milk tea, eat noodles, eat pho freely, or the energy intake will be very high.

How to eat moon cakes safely for your health

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Should eat in the morning, not in the evening

MSc. Dr. Dzoan Thi Tuong Vi (former Head of the Nutrition Department, Hospital 198) said: Because it contains a lot of calories, moon cakes are a good choice for breakfast when people need to replenish energy after a good night's sleep. However, you should not eat moon cakes in the evening and immediately after a full meal because it will cause energy to accumulate, easily causing overweight, obesity and increased cholesterol in the blood.

Should eat 1 piece of cake, less 1 bowl of rice

According to nutritionists, moon cakes often contain a large amount of sugar and starch, so if you eat half a moon cake or baked cake, you should reduce about 1 bowl of rice and the corresponding amount of food during the day, and increase the amount of green vegetables to eliminate fat. It should be noted that moon cakes should only be eaten for fun, not to fill you up.

Should cut into small pieces, eat slowly

When eating moon cakes, you should cut them into small pieces and eat slowly to control blood sugar levels, which will cause weight gain faster.

According to China Daily, green tea and mint tea can help speed up sugar metabolism and reduce sweetness, making them perfect for mooncakes.

Should exercise more

A moon cake itself contains a lot of calories, much more than a sumptuous meal. To avoid gaining weight when eating moon cakes, you should only eat a moderate amount and exercise more. Simple exercises such as jogging, cycling... help burn calories after being consumed.

6 groups of people should limit eating moon cakes

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- If you are taking traditional Chinese medicine, you should not eat moon cakes with green bean filling. The reason is that green beans are incompatible with many traditional Chinese medicines, can neutralize herbs, and sometimes cause side effects and unpredictable consequences.

- People with kidney inflammation should not eat moon cakes with salty fillings, because they contain a lot of Chinese sausage and salted eggs, which will further damage the kidneys. Eating salty foods increases blood circulation, forcing the kidneys to work harder, which can easily lead to kidney failure.

- People with a history of stomach disease, cardiovascular disease, cholecystitis, gallstones, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol... should limit eating moon cakes, because of the risk of more severe disease recurrence, or affecting blood circulation, heart fatigue, myocardial infarction, and making treatment more difficult.

- People with allergies, acne, skin diseases, etc. should limit their intake because it can increase sebum secretion.

- People with diabetes, high blood fat, heart disease, blood pressure... should limit eating because it can make atherosclerosis worse, causing stroke and heart attack.

- Obese people and people who want to lose weight should avoid this cake because it is very fatty and sweet. Eating a lot will make you gain weight and become more obese.

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