Desserts are women’s favorite. No matter how full they are, there is a second stomach that can accommodate sweets. But sweets are high in calories, making people both love and fear them! Japanese nutritionist Takako Asao believes that there is no need to endure for fear of getting fat. In fact, as long as you choose the right cake, you can still enjoy it and feel at ease.
Takako Asao, who has been a nutritionist for 18 years, believes that eating any dessert will not make you fat, but that you need to eat it in moderation and pay attention to calories. Take cakes as an example. Each type of cake has different ingredients and calories. Not all types of cakes will make people gain weight as soon as they are eaten. Therefore, as long as you choose the right cake, you will not lose weight easily.
There are many types of cakes, and the main raw materials can be divided into several categories, including eggs, protein, cream, lipids, and carbohydrates such as wheat and sugar. From a nutritional point of view, one gram of lipids contains 9 calories, while one gram of protein and carbohydrates both contain 4 calories. In other words, when eating the same cake, the one with more fat is most likely to gain weight. .
Red light level: fatty cake
Some cakes are almost always made with cream or fresh cream as a base, such as French mille-feuille (Napoleon pastry) pie series, and ganache (a mixture of chocolate and fresh cream). The perfect chocolate cake, or the fruit cake that looks like it’s filled with cream piping are both on the list. Also, be careful with rich cheesecakes and muffins that use a lot of yogurt and cream. Fatty cakes should not be underestimated. A small piece may contain more than 400 calories, making it the highest caloric combination among cakes.
Yellow light level: Cake with high carbohydrates
Compared with cream commonly used in Western desserts, carbohydrates are more commonly used in Japanese and Chinese desserts. From redBean cakes, taiyaki, steamed cakes, mung bean buns, waffles, etc. are all on this list. In addition, sponge cakes and honey cakes with less decorations also have less cream, and some even have no cream. Although there are not as many calories as fatty cakes, it is not recommended to eat too much because of the high sweetness.
Green light level: cake with high protein
Cake with a lot of protein uses milk and eggs as the main ingredients, such as custard-filled puffs, pancakes, undecorated light cheesecake, chiffon cake, pudding, etc., and has low calories, about 200 kilograms for a small piece. Card, even if you are losing weight, you can still enjoy it occasionally.
Recommended: Simple and plain cake
When choosing a cake, remember to choose a cake with few decorations and the least content. If there are pumpkin, nuts, matcha, sesame, blueberry, etc. to choose from, don’t choose cream or chocolate.
The best time to eat cake: Afternoon
The best time to eat cake is between 2 pm and 6 pm. It is the least likely to gain weight, because at this time, people's body temperature is the highest and the amount of activity is greatest. Even if you eat it, it can be consumed quickly. But if you eat it after dinner, it will easily accumulate, which is the main cause of obesity. In addition, it is enough to eat 200 calories of desserts a day, and do not eat them on an empty stomach, otherwise it is easy to absorb too much and cause obesity.