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In this article you will learn, among others:
- What is the health impact of crisps?
- What to eat instead of crisps?
- What to make a healthy snack instead of crisps?
What is the health impact of crisps?
Since the beginning of the European Championships, retail chains have noted a clear mark increases in sales of crisps and other salty snacks and beer. It’s typical fan kits. Perhaps there would be nothing disturbing about it, if so products have appeared in our homes only once. However, the euro is a month of struggle players, and by eating such products for a month, we can significantly gain on weight and weaken your health.
On popular chips, the manufacturer states that a portion (30 g) is 158 kcal. Few, however, settle for such a portion, usually such For occasions like Euro, we buy XXL packages (250 g). By absorbing such a package, we deliver so into the body ok. 1300 kcal – more or less this is half of the daily requirement an adult, moderately active male of normal weight. It was estimated that the month of eating crisps and wash them down with beer may result in weight gain of up to 10 kg.
But chips are not only calories, but also huge amount of salt. The World Health Organization recommends that you do not eat more than 1 per day a flat teaspoon of salt. Meanwhile, by consuming the entire package, we are already crossing this one amount, and yet during the day we also eat other products rich in this compound (e.g. cold cuts or cheese) and season our dishes with salt. Increased amount of salt (specifically sodium) promotes water retention (that is, water retention in the body), which increases your blood pressure and increases your risk the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (which is combined with football emotions not that hard at all).
What is more dangerous – the body gets used to salty very quickly taste, after a month of feeding it with chips, it will be very difficult to give up these snacks. It may also turn out that we use more salt to season our dishes.
And that’s not all – it is formed during the production of chips acrolein – carcinogenic compound. Nothing (except the taste) speaks so I recommend buying chips.
What to eat instead of crisps?
Although the examples given below are likely to make people laugh fan, it’s worth a try. After all, our health does not have to be during Euro suffer.
Fresh fruit and vegetables
It is perfect, it does not require much preparation snack. Both fruits and vegetables will provide a large dose of vitamins and ingredients minerals and will certainly not have a detrimental effect on your health.
Nuts (unsalted) and dried fruit
They can also be a good alternative to crisps. Because however, they provide a lot of calories, it is worth determining yourself before the game the right portion.
Hot vegetable snacks
It is true that you need to put more effort into their preparation than in opening a packet of chips, but such snacks will surely surprise you taste.
What to make a healthy snack instead of crisps?
Cauliflower fries
Ingredients:
1 cauliflower, pinch of salt, egg, breadcrumbs, or possibly some flour
Preparation:
- Boil the cauliflower until soft and blend.
- Season with salt, add egg, mix and shape rollers (if they are too sticky, you can add a little flour, but not necessary).
- Roll the formed rolls in breadcrumbs and bake until browned in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
Potato balls
Ingredients:
A few potatoes, a teaspoon of butter, a pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Boil the potatoes in salted water, add butter and blend to a puree.
- Use a chopper (or by hand) to form balls and bake until browning in the oven.
Celery pancakes
Ingredients:
Celery root, 1 egg, 4 tablespoons of oatmeal, a bunch parsley, salt, pepper, water, possibly 2 tablespoons of oil
Preparation:
- Pour the flakes with boiling water and set aside for 15 minutes.
- Peel the celery and grate it, then mix it with egg, cereal, finely chopped parsley and spices.
- Shape the pancakes and fry in oil (or pan for fat-free frying).
Dear fans – I wish you good luck and keep my fingers crossed for our team !!!
Let me know in the comments what are your proven alternatives to chips? What to eat during a match instead of chips?
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