Biscuits are a common snack we often eat and can be said to be a food suitable for people of all ages. Some enterprises offer biscuits as afternoon tea snacks for their employees, many kindergartens provide biscuits as snacks for children, and quite a few citizens also use biscuits as spare breakfast food. So, what issues should be noted when choosing biscuits? What should be noted when eating biscuits?

Making cookies with whole wheat flour: It can increase the intake of coarse grains

In the market, the main types of biscuits include: tough biscuits, compressed biscuits, soda biscuits, cookies, filled biscuits, wafer biscuits, and egg round biscuits, etc.

The main ingredient of biscuits is flour, and there are many types of flour, which can be classified into three major categories: standard flour, whole wheat flour and refined white flour. Standard flour refers to the removal of approximately 15% of the outer husk during the processing of wheat, that is, 85 kilograms of standard flour are obtained from 100 kilograms of wheat. Whole wheat flour is made by grinding wheat directly without removing the outer husk. Refined white flour is a finely processed product of wheat, with a lot of the outer husk of wheat removed.

When comparing the three types of flour, refined white flour has the best taste and the whitest color, but its protein content is lower than that of whole wheat flour, especially in terms of dietary fiber and vitamin B1. The characteristic of whole wheat flour is that it has the highest dietary fiber content.

From the trend of changes in the dietary structure of urban residents in our country, staple foods are becoming increasingly refined, while the intake of dietary fiber and vitamin B1 is decreasing. This will have adverse effects on health. According to the latest version of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese residents, it is recommended that each person consume 50 grams of coarse grains every day. When choosing biscuits, it is best to select those made with whole wheat flour. Even if they are eaten as snacks, they can still help increase the intake of coarse grains.

Sandwich cookies: Although they have a good taste, they are high in calories

To make cookies with various flavors, the key lies in adding different ingredients, such as oil, sugar, milk, eggs, etc.

Ordinary soda crackers do not have a high fat content, but with fillings, the fat and sugar content increases significantly, making them high-calorie foods. The calorie content of 100 grams of steamed buns is approximately 226 kilocalories (945 kilojoules), while the calorie content of 100 grams of biscuits is more than twice that of steamed buns!

When making cookies, fat and sugar are added to the flour, which is very high in calories, especially for cookies and sweet and crispy sandwich cookies. If it is for those who need to replenish calories in a short period of time, biscuits are a good choice, such as as an extra meal for junior and senior high school students during breaks, and for heavy physical laborers to supplement calories, etc. For those who need to control their weight, as well as patients with high blood lipid and high blood sugar, they should try to eat less or no biscuits.