Halva came to us from distant Iran, where this amazing delicacy was discovered. On the shelves of our shops you can often find sunflower halva, and in its homeland there are dozens of species - sesame, peanut, almond, glazed, with whole nuts and others. In any of its manifestations, halva is fraught with many calories.
How many calories are in halva?
If to speak as a whole, whether caloric is halva, then any kind of it contains about 500 kcal per 100 g of product. If you consider that this is - almost half the daily norm of a slender woman, then we can say with confidence that it is not worth getting too caught up with such a delicacy.
In ordinary sunflower halva, 516 kcal per 100 grams, as in other types. If you cover its composition in more detail, then this is 11 g of useful vegetable protein, 29.7 g of essential vegetable fats and 54 grams of carbohydrates, which are mainly sugars.
Can I eat halva with losing weight?
As we found out, halva is a high-calorie, and even 100 g of this product more than cover two whole meals. But since it is rich in polyunsaturated fats, vitamin E , copper and many other useful components, it has a useful property - it enhances the metabolism. Thus, in order not to interfere with the general course of weight loss, there is halva possible, but it is important to comply with such rules:
- eat halva in the morning, until 2.00 pm, so that the body can burn calories;
- the maximum amount of halva per day is 1-2 teaspoons, or pieces of the same size;
- if you allowed yourself a halva, then no other sweets on this day should not be used.
If you follow these simple rules and observe proper nutrition at the same time, halva is unlikely to become an obstacle to weight loss. However, if you are at the stage where each calorie is important, it is better to postpone the tasting of eastern sweets for the time when you reach and fix your desired weight.