Taiwanese people prefer fried food. The crispy taste always makes people forget about the potential caloric risks. One bite after another, the more you eat, the more addictive you become. However, nutritionists remind that fried foods are high in calories. Take the national breakfast "fried dough sticks" as an example. One small serving is as high as 272 calories, which is almost the same as a bowl of white rice. For the sake of health, gourmets are better off eating less. Nutritionist Lin Shuwen said that one fried dough stick has 272 calories, which is almost equivalent to a bowl of white rice. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen)

One fried dough stick has the same calories as the same bowl of rice

Many people like a fried dough stick with hot soy milk for breakfast, but a 45-gram fried dough stick, The calories of flour are 70 calories and the calories of fried fat are 202 calories, totaling 272 calories, which is almost the same as the 280 calories of a bowl of rice. A bowl of 240 c.c. sugar-free soy milk has about 70 calories. If you eat fried dough sticks with clear soy milk for breakfast, the total calories will be 342 calories, which does not exceed the 400 calories recommended by dietary guidelines for adult breakfast.

However, such a portion of breakfast lacks fiber and lacks satiety for men. Overall, it is not a suitable breakfast ingredient. If you like to eat Chinese breakfast, Lin Shuwen, director of the Nutrition Office of Taichung Guangtian Hospital, recommends steamed buns with eggs and lettuce (about 340 calories) or cabbage wraps (about 140 calories) instead of fried dough sticks, which can not only increase satiety and provide balanced nutrition , and can also control the ideal calorie intake for breakfast.

National delicacy stinky tofu. A single serving starts at 345 calories.

In addition, how many calories are there in the fried stinky tofu that Chinese people love to eat? Nutritionist Lin Shuwen said that the main sources of calories of stinky tofu include frying oil and tofu itself. If calculated based on traditional plate-shaped stinky tofu, 1.5 pieces of plate tofu is one serving, with about 140 calories. However, after high-temperature frying and inhalation, After about 1 spoonful and 15 grams of fat, the calories will increase by 135 calories.

However, the delicious stinky tofu is not just fried tofu, but also a sauce made of salt, sugar, minced garlic and soy sauce, as well as sweet and sour pickles. If every serving of stinky tofu is The added sauce and kimchi have 70 calories, and the entire serving of stinky tofu can have 345 calories.

If calculated according to the formula that consuming 7,700 calories can increase body weight by 1 kilogram, if people eat one serving of stinky tofu for three consecutive meals, they will gain 1 kilogram after 1 week. They need to ride a bicycle or walk briskly for 30 minutes a day. It lasts for 1 month to be consumed.

In addition to calories, nutritionist Lin Shuwen reminds that protein foods such as oils and tofu can easily deteriorate after being cooked at high temperatures, produce free radicals, damage cell membranes, and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. People should eat less. It is appropriate.

Medium-sized French fries are incredibly calorie-dense, but they are more carcinogenic than obesity

A medium-sized French fries sold by fast food chain operators has about 140 calories in the potato itself. The fat has about 135 calories, and the total is about 275 calories, which is almost the same as a bowl of white rice. But when you eat French fries and dip them in sweet and sour sauce, the calories will increase by another 120 calories, which will unknowingly lead to obesity. As for ketchup for dipping French fries, 1 small packet has about 40 calories.

However, nutritionist Lin Shuwen said that the scary thing about French fries is not only the calories, but also the "acrylamide" produced after high-temperature frying of starchy foods, which has been confirmed to be a carcinogen.