It was not until I began to calculate the calories and nutrients of various matcha desserts that I realized that I accidentally ate too many calories every time and my weight soared unconsciously. Many people will think that as long as they set foot in matcha, its calories and calories are very low, but it is not. Although matcha itself is low in calories and rich in nutritional value, it may not be as healthy as we thought after processing and adding extra sugar, flour, milk powder and creamer.
Matcha dietary fiber has many advantages, which is 52.8 times that of spinach!
On the premise of not adding any seasoning, matcha itself does have many benefits and promotes health. Matcha is rich in catechins, amino acids, caffeine, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, flavonoids, polyphenols, minerals (potassium, calcium, iron, selenium and zinc) and dietary fiber. In particular, catechin has a strong antioxidant capacity, which can eliminate harmful free radicals in the body and prevent lipid peroxidation, thus protecting and repairing tissues and cells, and has a significant effect on enhancing immunity, preventing cancer and resisting aging. In addition, matcha helps to maintain blood sugar, lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Matcha is different from other teas. Instead of just drinking the tea soup after the tea leaves are soaked, the whole tea leaves are ground. Because of this, matcha contains complete nutrients and high dietary fiber content, which is about 52.8 times that of spinach and 28.4 times that of celery, which can effectively improve intestinal function and prevent constipation.
Matcha-flavored desserts have lower calories? No!
In order to cater to the taste of the public, when making desserts, matcha will add a lot of syrup or sugar to neutralize the bitterness of matcha, and at the same time add substances with high sugar and fat content such as creamer, whole milk, flour, chocolate and cheese. Eating too much will increase the burden on the body. Many people will order matcha cake rolls when they go to matcha dessert shop, but do you know? Although the matcha cake roll is exquisite in appearance and sweet in taste, it also exudes a faint matcha fragrance. In fact, a small piece of heat is as high as 200 calories, which is equivalent to about 3/4 bowls of rice!
In addition, many people often have the illusion that the calories of matcha ice cream are relatively low, so they all eat with peace of mind and are all wet! Ice cream, known as "the embodiment of fat", pays attention not to taste, but to light fat which accounts for more than 35% of calories. Eating an ice cream is equivalent to drinking 4 tablespoons of oil, plus additional ingredients (biscuits, nuts, chocolate), and the calories can be close to 400 ~ 450 calories, which is amazing!
Matcha light dishes are less burdensome to eat!
Seeing this, are you thinking, "This is not edible. The calories are high, but I love matcha. What can I do? " ? ! In fact, as long as you choose your meal wisely when ordering, you can at least reduce your calorie intake. When you want to drink matcha drinks, it is suggested that you can choose Japanese matcha or matcha latte, and ask the store to make it with low-fat or skim milk without adding any extra sugar or whipped cream. Some stores have also introduced a series of matcha jelly, which is low in calories and high in fiber, which can not only solve the problem of gluttony, but also increase satiety and reduce calorie intake; If you really want to eat cake, I suggest you don't enjoy it alone. You can share them with your friends and share the heat together.
You don't have to go outside to eat matcha dessert. You can also make simple low-calorie matcha snacks at home. The following three formulas are available:
Matcha will freeze in cold weather.
Ingredients/matcha powder 2g, cold weather powder 10g, water 750cc, honey 5g.
Calories: 25 calories
Practice/
Put the cold flour, water and sugar into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
After the cold weather powder is completely dissolved, add the matcha powder and stir evenly.
After cooling, put it into a container and put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration.
Matcha soybean milk latte
Ingredients/matcha powder 2g, sugar-free soybean milk 130cc, low-fat milk 120cc.
Calories: 68 calories
Practice/
Mix matcha powder, sugar-free soybean milk and low-fat milk evenly, and add appropriate amount of honey according to personal taste.
Matcha tofu tiramisu
Ingredients/matcha powder 4g, sugar-free soybean milk 100cc, Japanese tofu 70g, sugar 8g, ladies' fingers.
Heat: 140 kcal
Practice/
Mix the matcha powder, tofu and sugar in a blender.
Pour out the tofu sauce and drain the excess water with a strainer.
The lady's finger soaked in soybean milk is put into the box.
A layer of biscuits and a layer of tofu mud are stacked together.
Sprinkle the last layer of tofu paste with matcha powder.
Put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration.
Matcha is made by grinding a whole piece of tea. Because of this, matcha contains complete nutrients and high dietary fiber content. A small piece of matcha cake roll has as many as 200 calories, about 3/4 bowls of white rice. Womatcha frozen matcha soybean milk latte matcha tofu tiramisu