Are dried fruits and vegetables healthy snacks? The dried fruits and vegetables on the market today are a kind of "vacuum fried" food.

That is to say, the frying equipment vacuum, so that the boiling point of oil is reduced to less than 100 degrees, fried out of the product color is very beautiful, will not be yellow, will not paste off, but also to a large extent to avoid the frying process produces a variety of fat polymerization of toxic substances in the problem. Because of the crispy texture, children tend to like it.

But, after all, deep-frying is deep-frying, and the process of deep-frying draws in a lot of oil. The vast majority of fruits and vegetables themselves have a fat content of less than 1%, but after vacuum frying, made into fruit and vegetable crisps, the fat can rise to more than 10% or even 20%. Eating a large bag of these fruit and vegetable crisps is simply too high in calories and very likely to promote obesity. If your child already has a problem with being overweight, you really need to limit it strictly.

Buying fruit crisps look at the ingredient list

Besides this type of integrated dried fruits and vegetables, there are also fruit crisps that are a favorite snack for kids. When buying fruit crisps, it is important to distinguish between freeze-dried and vacuum-fried products. Freeze-dried fruits and vegetables have a very high rate of nutrient preservation, while the fat content is extremely low, but as soon as the package is opened, it will quickly absorb moisture and gradually lose its crispiness, and in the mouth there may also be sticky teeth.

Vacuum fried fruit and vegetable crisps are high in fat and calories, but can remain crisp for a long time after opening the package. Look at the ingredient list on the package. Vacuum-fried ones have "vegetable oil" and more than 10 percent fat content