Are rice cakes healthy or not?
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They are often referred to as a slimming tip because they contain few calories: rice cakes. They would therefore fit perfectly in a diet. But a crispy rice cake is more than just a low-calorie snack. For example, they sometimes contain a lot of salt and that is not really good for your body. Hence the question: are rice cakes healthy or not?
What are rice cakes?
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Rice cakes are actually nothing more than waffles made of puffed rice. As a result, there are relatively few nutrients and are therefore often recommended if you want to lose weight. But nowadays you don't just have the natural rice cake anymore.
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On the shelves you will also find rice cakes in a multigrain variety, or with flavors such as paprika, cheese, chocolate and yoghurt. These variants soon contain many more nutrients and other substances than the regular variant.
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Nutritional value of rice cakes
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Rice cakes: 30 kcal | 0.6 grams of proteins | 0.2 grams of fats | 6.3 grams of carbohydrates
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This is the average nutritional value in regular rice cakes. Standard rice cakes weigh an average of 8 grams each. Rice cakes with additives quickly contain more nutrients. For example, a yogurt rice wafer can safely contain 80 kcal each and almost double the amount of carbohydrates.
Are rice cakes healthy?
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At first glance you would think that rice cakes are quite healthy to have as a snack. After all, they contain very few nutrients. And in a sense that's true, but still, rice cakes are not the healthiest snack you can eat. A rice cake is very high in the glycemic index.
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That means that the carbohydrates in rice cakes are fast carbohydrates. These are quickly absorbed into your blood, which causes you to have blood sugar fluctuations. The result is that you quickly feel hungry again. And that's why rice cakes are not suitable for people who have diabetes.
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But the fact that a rice cake contains so few nutrients is not always good. Even if you want to lose weight, you still need to get enough nutrients. Otherwise you will only be hungry and you will quickly grab more rice cakes or something else. So it is better to have a snack that makes you feel more full.
Flavored rice cakes
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To put it right, flavored rice cakes are generally not healthy. In terms of nutritional value, they immediately shoot up compared to regular rice cakes. Some varieties contain almost double the amount of especially the less healthy nutrients such as fast carbohydrates.
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But the problem is mainly with the additions. For example, a layer is applied over rice cakes with yogurt or chocolate to give the rice cake more flavor. That's all well and good, but it also means a lot more sugar in your rice cake. Then the regular rice cake can still contain so few nutrients, the additives make it considerably unhealthy. The same applies to rice cakes with, for example, cheese powder.
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These seem quite harmless because â € butâ € ™ a layer of powder is applied over a regular rice cake. But these powders generally contain a lot of salt, flavors and colors. One of the substances that you regularly find is monosodium glutamate. This is a flavor enhancer that stimulates your taste buds.
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The result is that you only want to eat more! It is also said that this substance can cause palpitations and dizziness, but this has not been scientifically proven.
Conclusion
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If you want to eat a rice cake, stick to the regular variety. This contains few nutrients and added flavors and colors. In any case, do not go for a rice cake with additives. This often contains unhealthy substances. But even better, you can choose a snack that gives you a feeling of fullness and contains more healthy nutrients.
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If you want to eat a rice cake, stick to the regular variety. This contains few nutrients and added flavors and colors. In any case, do not go for a rice cake with additives. This often contains unhealthy substances. Even better, choose a snack that gives you a feeling of fullness and contains more healthy nutrients.