Wednesday, March 18, 2015

You Should Consider Soy Crisps As A Replacement For Your Snacks

By Leslie Ball


If you are overweight or obese and you are looking for alternatives to manage your weight to reduce the risks of getting heart disease, you must have heard that making changes in your diet and exercising regularly are the two most powerful and proven methods that can help you out. As for diet, the suggestion is that you have to reduce your calorie intake and that means letting go the snacks that you usually crave for. This is not easy, however much disciplined you may be. You should instead consider replacing your snacks with healthier options that are low in calorie and comes with plenty of health benefits. There is no better substitute for potato chips, candies, and fries like the soy crisps.

There is no significant difference in taste when you compare the potato chips and the crisps made from the soybean flour. In fact, you may not even realize that you are replacing the fries and other snacks you are used to. With high sodium content and several nutritional values, the crisps are gaining popularity across the whole population; from gym goers, athletes, to housewives.

The calorie continent is however very impressive, and it is particularly good if you are trying to cut down on your daily calorie intake. Once ounce of the crisps has 109 calories and only 2 grams of fats of which only 0.3 is saturated fats. Theoretically, the more the saturated fats you consume, the higher the risk of the heart diseases like diabetes.

This leaves 1.6 grams of unsaturated fats. Since more unsaturated fats mean lower cholesterol level in the body, it implies that you are less risk of getting diabetes. As though this is not enough, the soy foods do not contain any Trans fats. Normally, the bad cholesterol in the bloodstream increases with an increase in Trans fats and in the same manner, the level of good cholesterol decreases with an increase in the Trans fats. As such, it offers a solution through minimizing Trans fats in the body.

When it comes to protein and fiber, the protein content in one ounce is 7.5 grams. Since the recommended amount of protein in the diet per day for women is 46 grams, only one ounce will provide 16% of this. The protein diet recommended for a man is 56 grams, and 7.5 grams from one ounce of the crisps from soybeans represents 13%. In addition to this, it contains 1 gram of fiber, which is about 5% of your daily requirement of fiber.

On the side of vitamins and mineral, a single ounce contains 1.47 milligrams of iron, which represents 18% of the daily requirement for men and 8% of recommended daily requirement for women. It also delivers 17% of an adult daily requirement of folic acid (folate). It also has vitamin K and vitamin E in small dosages.

However, their sodium content requires that you consult first. One ounce content of sodium is 239 milligrams, representing 10% of the daily limit for a healthy adult and 16% for those with heart diseases. In order to keep blood pressure normal, you have to keenly monitor the level of sodium intake.

There are several flavors to cater for different interests. The cheddar, barbecue, and salted flavors are common. The texture is crunchy and the taste is great. However, you are better off serving them with some healthy options like the fresh vegetable sticks, guacamole, or hummus.




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