Can people who are losing weight eat rice cakes?

You can eat it, but you should not eat too much. The calories of every 100 grams of rice cake are 165 kcal, which is 49 kcal higher than the same weight of rice. If you eat too many rice cakes at one time, you can easily consume too many calories.

You can use rice cakes as part of your staple food and appropriately reduce the intake of rice, noodles, steamed buns, etc. If you experience symptoms such as bloating and nausea after eating rice cakes, you should stop eating them immediately.

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Taboos for eating rice cakes:

1. It should not be eaten cold. Nian gao is made from glutinous rice, yellow rice, etc. When it cools down, it will become hard, brittle, lose its sticky texture, become difficult to digest, and irritate the gastrointestinal tract. It is recommended that the rice cake be steamed again after it cools down before eating.

2. Not suitable for frying. Fried rice cake is a popular street snack. The oil-absorbing flour and rice cake itself have higher calories, making it easier to consume too many calories. Zuo Xiaoxia suggested that the best way to eat rice cakes is steaming or boiling, which results in less nutritional loss and is healthier; it can also be used to make hot pot or soup, and be eaten with vegetables, tofu, etc.

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