“False calories” - are the calories with low nutritional value, but high numerical value “kcal”. The high maintenance of calories is given by carbohydrates and fats, and nutritional value of products is provided with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other micro cells.
Products with false calories:
- fried potato, chips, roasted chicken and the other fried products. The greater portion of fried potato can contain up to 570 kcal, 30 grams of fats. Fried potato has a huge quantity of calories, containing of fats and scanty quantity of micro cells.
- sweets, sugar candies and other sweets. The bag of sugar candies contains not only huge quantity of sugar, but also various additives and artificial dyes. Sugar candies have no nutrients.
- beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks. The jar of beer contains 150 kcal, containing of sugars and absolutely insignificant quantity of nutrients.
- white rice, white bread, crackers, cookies and others full processed grain. Such products contain a plenty of carbohydrates. These products contain insignificant quantity of vitamins of group B.
How to avoid empty calories?
- Do not fry products; use other methods of preparation of products, for example, baking.
- Avoid sweet and aerated drinks.
- Pay attention to whole-grain products: whole-grain rice, whole-grain bread, etc.