How do you eat a healthy mooncake?
A good rule of thumb is to practise portion control. Try to limit yourself to one-eighth of an average-sized mooncake and share the rest with those around you. Don’t eat on an empty stomach as this may lead to overeating. Try having the mooncake as a dessert after a healthy balanced meal instead.
Why are mooncakes so unhealthy?
“Mooncakes are typically considered as unhealthy because of the high calorie, sugar and fat content,” she said. One way to assess how healthy a mooncake is is to look at its glycemic index (GI). The GI measures how a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose level.
Do all mooncakes have yolk?
Most mooncakes consist of a thick, tender pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling, and may contain one or more whole salted egg yolks in their center that symbolizes the full moon. Very rarely, mooncakes are also served steamed or fried.
Are Snowskin mooncakes healthier?
This is one common misconception that snow skin mooncakes are healthier than traditional mooncakes because it is lighter and less oily. This may not be necessarily true as it is ultimately the content of the mooncake that matters. The paste may contain calories and sugar content just as high.
Which mooncake is the healthiest?
The healthier choice: Peony Jade rolled out its range of low-sugar baked mooncakes in 2010. Two are made with premium mother-of-pearl white lotus paste and contain either a single yolk or macadamia nuts and double yolks. The other two are filled with white lotus paste.
When should I eat mooncake?
When should you eat mooncakes? Traditionally, you should eat mooncakes you received with family in the evening, while looking at the moon. However, most people receive so many mooncakes, while they are so filling, that they eat long after the Mid Autumn Festival is over.
Can you eat a whole mooncake?
Here are my tips on how to indulge carefully: Never finish a whole mooncake. Skip the egg yolks (or eat only part of it). Have the mooncake as a meal replacement (breakfast/lunch) and wash it down with some hot tea or fresh pressed vegetable juice.
Are mooncakes safe to eat?
Our study showed that mooncakes found in Singapore are safe for consumption. The level of mycotoxins found in the mooncakes was low and not of food safety concern. There was no non-permitted colourings detected in traditional mooncakes, including mooncakes that contain salted egg yolks.
When should you eat mooncakes?
How many mooncakes should you eat?
Mooncakes contain high level of sugar and oil, and each 100 gram can offer 20 percent of the daily energy supply for an adult. Therefore, it is better not to take more than 100 gram of mooncakes per day.
Is it OK to eat mooncake?
Why are mooncakes so high in calories?
They are made from mostly sugar and fat which is high calories. Although the moon cake fillings are mainly lotus seeds, mung beans, nuts, etc., in the process of making the filling, a large amount of sugar and oil are added, so the moon cake contains high fat and high sugar, and the heat is high.