When winter comes, I get completely hooked on 'this snack'... A food that makes you gain weight even if you eat just a little?

Actress Go Min-si (29) revealed the snack she always looks for during winter.

On the 4th, Go Min-si posted a photo and a message on her Instagram about searching for fish-shaped bread. Go Min-si said, "I look for fish-shaped bread every winter," and "I want the original classic red bean fish-shaped bread." A screen that appears to be a map of fish-shaped bread posted by Go Min-si catches the eye. The fish-shaped bread that Go Min-si desires is a popular winter snack, delicious when eaten in cold weather, but it can easily cause weight gain if consumed excessively. We looked into the health effects of fish-shaped bread.

Among the ingredients inside fish-shaped bread, red bean paste contains a high amount of vitamins, potassium, and saponins, which help reduce swelling and waste products and prevent aging. Among grains, red beans also contain the highest amount of vitamin B1, with 0.54 mg per 100 g. The cream filling in cream-filled fish-shaped bread contains eggs and milk, which include tryptophan. Tryptophan promotes the secretion of serotonin, the happiness hormone.

However, fish-shaped bread (bungeoppang) is primarily made from wheat flour and contains a lot of sugar, making it high in calories. Usually, one piece of bungeoppang has about 100 to 120 kcal. For reference, egg bread has 130 kcal per piece, and chrysanthemum bread has 40 kcal per piece. Eating just 2 to 3 pieces of bungeoppang can provide as many calories as a bowl of rice. To avoid gaining weight, it is recommended to eat only 1 or 2 snacks and reduce the amount of rice during meals accordingly. Especially if you enjoy cream-filled bungeoppang, you need to be more cautious. A single red bean bungeoppang contains about 130 kcal, while a cream-filled one can reach 170 kcal. Considering that one bowl of rice has about 200 kcal, eating just three cream-filled bungeoppang can result in consuming more calories than a meal. Additionally, since cream has a high sugar content, it can quickly raise blood sugar levels, so people with high blood sugar should be particularly careful.

If you are on a diet, you should try to eat snacks with lower calories instead of high-calorie snacks like fish-shaped bread. It is better to eat healthy, low-calorie snacks such as nuts. Consuming vegetables as snacks is also an option. Enjoying low-calorie vegetables like cucumbers and tomatoes can help supplement vitamins and fiber, as well as eliminate hunger. As long as you do not overeat, you can also intake vitamin C through an appropriate amount of tangerines or strawberries.

<Source: Health Chosun>