How can moon cake lovers eat without worrying about gaining weight?

Many people tend to buy moon cakes early to enjoy and give to friends and partners - Photo: QUANG DINH

Eating moon cakes incorrectly can increase blood sugar and gain weight.

MSc. Dr. Bui Thi Duyen - Department of Nutrition, Military Hospital 175 - said that most traditional moon cakes contain a lot of sugar, fat and calories.

For people with diabetes, heart disease or obesity, these are ingredients that need to be strictly controlled.

Specifically, people with diabetes need to avoid consuming foods containing refined sugar, because they can cause a sudden increase in blood sugar.

For people with heart disease, saturated fat from mixed pie fillings or salted egg yolks can increase cholesterol, which is harmful to the heart.

Similar to obesity, the calories in cakes can cause weight gain if not controlled.

Doctor Duyen recommends that currently on the market there are many types of moon cakes specially designed to suit people with nutritional disorders.

People can choose moon cakes with less sugar. to Use sugar specifically for diabetics or natural sugars with a low glycemic index, which helps control blood sugar better.

Or you can choose vegetarian mooncakes made from nutritious nuts such as almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, low in saturated fat, good for the heart and weight control.

Or fruit-filled mooncakes have natural sugar content, combined with whole wheat flour to help reduce calories.

Note that patients should eat moon cakes in small amounts, not the whole cake at once. Combine with other foods such as low-sugar fruits to help balance nutrition.

In particular, you should eat moon cakes about 1-2 hours after the main meal, and should not eat them late at night to avoid high blood sugar and indigestion.

Besides, if you eat moon cakes, you should limit the consumption of other foods containing a lot of sugar and fat to avoid aggravating existing diseases.

Doctor Duyen added that children often love moon cakes, but parents need to pay attention to controlling the amount of cake their children consume.

Children need a nutritious diet, full of protein, vitamins and minerals from other food sources such as milk, meat, fish and vegetables.

Be careful with moon cakes of unknown origin

The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) said that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the demand for confectionery, especially moon cakes, increases dramatically.

Besides reputable production and business establishments with safe products, there are also some organizations and individuals who secretly bring to the market some types of smuggled confectionery without clear origin.

Therefore, when choosing and using moon cakes, consumers need to equip themselves with knowledge in choosing and using cakes to ensure the safest use of cakes for themselves.

When choosing and using moon cakes, to ensure consumers need to pay attention to the following criteria:

Products must have a clear origin: name of the manufacturer, address of the place of production, instructions for use and preservation... Only buy and use foods and food additives with full labels, clear origin...

Products must have production date, expiry date and expiry date.

Pay attention to choosing moon cakes sold at specific business locations, meeting the requirements for food business conditions such as: having adequate equipment to cover to avoid dust, rain, sun, insects, and preserving according to the regulations on the manufacturer's product label.

Pay attention to choose products that are not crushed or deformed, packaging is not torn, has no unusual color, is not stale, moldy, damaged, and has no strange smell.

Absolutely do not choose or buy products that are floating, have no origin, are expired, have torn packaging, are deformed, or are smuggled.

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