Kimbap contains rice along with various vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, eggs, and burdock. Because it includes a variety of vegetables, many people think they can eat it freely even while dieting. Is it really okay to eat as much kimbap as you want during a diet?

◇High in oil, higher calories than expected

The calorie content of kimbap varies depending on how it is eaten. Regular kimbap sold in foil-wrapped packaging at kimbap specialty shops may not be suitable for weight management. This is because, in addition to adding seasonings like salt and sesame oil to the rice for flavor, the filling ingredients are often stir-fried in oil, resulting in a higher fat content than expected. The average calorie range is 460 to 600 kcal, and if you add ingredients like ham, fish cake, or tuna mixed with mayonnaise, the calorie count can increase explosively.

◇ You should reduce the amount of rice or switch to konjac rice.

If you want to use kimbap as a diet food, it is better to reduce the rice content. Since rice makes up most of the filling in kimbap, adjusting it can naturally lower the calorie content. If you don't want to reduce the amount of rice, you can also use konjac rice instead of regular rice to make it. Konjac, when consumed in appropriate amounts, lowers blood sugar and helps with dieting. Glucomannan in konjac dissolves into a sticky mass in the intestines, sticking to food and delaying carbohydrate absorption, thereby suppressing blood sugar spikes. During the process of unabsorbed konjac being excreted from the body, intestinal fats may also attach to the konjac and be expelled together. Additionally, instead of high-carbohydrate rice, making keto kimbap filled with egg strips or vegetarian kimbap using tofu can also aid in dieting.

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I bought konjac rice some time ago.

I cooked rice, but they packaged the konjac rice after soaking it in water.

Kimbap surprisingly has a lot of calories...

When you make konjac rice

That will be helpful.