Understanding how many calories are in cookies, it is necessary to take into account the type and composition of baking. Its most high-calorie option is sugar treats with fat cream, coated with chocolate icing. And, for example, homemade oatmeal cookies can very well be made healthy and dietary.
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Calorie content and composition of cookies of different types
Today, there are thousands of varieties and flavors of cookies. And each of them has its own individual calorie content. This indicator depends on so many factors. For example, the type of dough, the presence and characteristics of the filling, the amount of sugar in the baking, etc. The more the beet or cane sugar in the baking, the higher its calorie content. The minimum is obtained for biscuits. They contain a minimum of fat and granulated sugar. Cookies eventually come out crispy and even dry. It is quite acceptable to eat even during various diets.
Oatmeal, rye flour, natural vanilla, finely chopped raisins, cumin, cinnamon, and poppy are often added to biscuit cookies. Its calorific value is 386 kcal per 100 g. It is advisable to use such a treat at breakfast.
The calorie content of oatmeal cookies made according to the standard recipe is approximately 415-430 kcal. But fiber in its composition also makes baking good for the body. Especially for the normal functioning of the digestive tract. Today on sale you can find a diet treat of this type. In its composition, the amount of fat is reduced, and premium wheat flour is replaced by oat, rye. A portion of sugar is also reduced. In such a treat there will already be 330-370 kcal. True, it tastes not too sweet and has a firmer consistency than ordinary pastries.
Especially popular among lovers of baking is crisp, sweet and crumbly cookies "Jubilee" with a calorie content of 467 kcal per 100 g of product. To reduce this figure and make the sand treat less harmful, it is worth preparing it yourself, refusing palm oil, preservatives, dyes, flavorings. Housewives, cooking at home, usually take fresh eggs instead of egg powder.
And also on supermarket shelves today it is always possible to find crackers. They are different: sweet (for example, caramel), salty, cheese, vanilla. The average calorie content of such treats is 372 kcal per 100 g. At the same time, 1 pc. A round cracker weighs about 2-5 g. By the way, the biscuits discussed here differ from biscuits with a large amount of fat in the composition and various additives that make the baking taste more vivid.
Daily intake
For an adult who is not on a diet and does not seek to lose weight, the rate of cookies per day is 30 g.
It is about 6-7 pcs. cracker or just 1 pc. baking curabier. In the process of getting rid of the hated kilos of any fatty, sweet and high-calorie cookies, you will have to completely refuse.
Which product is suitable for diet
For a diet, biscuits, crackers without sugar and salt, and oatmeal cookies with a minimum amount of fat and sugar are best suited. It is advisable to cook any of them yourself. In this case, it will be possible to significantly reduce the amount of oil and granulated sugar in the recipe.
By the way, sugar can be completely eliminated by replacing it with honey, dried fruits, natural sweeteners like stevia.
It is very important to cook any treat exclusively from natural ingredients with a reduced fat content. For example, in a recipe you can include 10% sour cream, low-fat dairy products. But from the confectionery fats in the preparation of baking will have to completely abandon.
Benefits and harm to the body
In general, the use of any store baking is harmful to health. Indeed, in its composition is always a large amount of fat, sugar and other "harmful". For example, few parents realize that the tradition of drinking milk with biscuits at night can lead to serious gastrointestinal diseases and obesity. Palm oil, which many modern manufacturers prepare cookies on, is not processed by the body and is not removed from it. It is deposited in the liver and settles on the vessels.
Only self-made dietary sugar-free biscuits can be beneficial. For example, in baking on oat / rye flour, it will be possible to preserve a large amount of fiber, which favorably affects the digestive tract. Honey, used instead of sugar, nourishes vitamins and strengthens the immune system.
Dietary homemade cookies are always low in calories, so several pieces of such a treat can be eaten daily without harm to the figure. If refreshments are purchased at the store, it is best to pay attention to the products in the healthy eating departments, and also carefully study their composition before buying.
