Pineapple cakes, shredded squid, and almond nuts are all the most popular snacks during the Chinese New Year, but did you know? Eating 2 pieces of pineapple cake, 30 almond nuts, and 100 grams of shredded squid is equivalent to 280 calories in a bowl of rice. What’s even more astonishing is that a 50kg person must climb stairs for half an hour, swim for 40 minutes, or ride a bicycle for one and a half hours to completely burn off calories. There is no shortage of pineapple cakes during the New Year and festivals, but even though the pineapple cake is small, its calories are quite amazing. (Information screen of this website)

It is advisable to eat low-calorie candies during the Chinese New Year

During the Chinese New Year, eating and drinking are inevitable, and the table will be filled with candies, biscuits, and soda. Huang Jingxiu, a nutritional therapist at Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, suggests that when entertaining relatives and friends during the New Year, you can use fruits instead of candies and dried fruits instead of cookies. If you must buy candies, you can choose low-calorie candies or sugar-free chewing gum. This way you can enjoy the fun of eating candies and satisfy your chewing gum without worrying about affecting your blood sugar and weight. You can also prepare small packages of seaweed to make snacks. The difficulty and complexity of things will lead to less food intake.

Limit the intake of nuts to a small handful per day

In addition, nuts such as peanuts, cashews, and pistachios are also popular snacks, but nuts It's very high in calories, so you have to be careful about your intake. The recommended intake of unflavored nuts is about a handful held between three fingers a day, which can take into account both health and cravings.

Drinking boiled water is the best way to promote metabolism

As for drinks, try to choose boiled water, or sugar-free drinks such as green tea, oolong tea, flower and fruit tea brewed by yourself. Because boiling water can promote metabolism, sugar-free oolong tea can inhibit excess oil in food and prevent the body from absorbing it, which has a certain effect on losing weight or maintaining body shape.