Monday, 16 January 2017

Steamboat Calories

So you think steamboat is healthy? Its definately low in calories for each individual ingredient but when added together, the number can go sky high. Probably exceeding a recommended meal calorie intake

Below is the list of food with their associated calories:
FISHPASTE
Tau pok (one)
53kcal, 3.9g fat, 4mg sodium
Bitter gourd with fish paste (one)
9kcal, 0.2g fat (0.1g saturated), 0.3g fibre, 73mg sodium
Red chilli with fish paste (one)
8kcal, 0.2g fat (0.1g saturated), 0.5g fibre, 71mg sodium
Lady’s fingers (one)
4kcal, 4g fibre, 4mg sodium 


"In reality, processed fish balls, meat balls, prawn dumplings and others has more fat, high salt level, bad meat quality, at some extend the balls are blended with a lot of starch rather than the actual meat, so it really contains not much nutrition and vitamins." (Source)
Chicken frank (one)
77kcal, 5.7g fat (1.6g saturated), 0.4g fibre, 353mg sodium 
Pork ball (one)
63kcal, 5.3g fat (1.9g saturated), 101mg sodium 
Chicken breast (25g)
16kcal, 0.2g fat (0.1g saturated), 6mg sodium 
Pork (25g)
65kcal, 5.3g fat (2g saturated), 13mg sodium 
Pig’s liver (25g)
32kcal, 0.9g fat (0.4g saturated), 17mg sodium 
Pork belly (25g)
120kcal, 12.3g fat (4.5g saturated), 7mg sodium 
Mutton (25g)
32kcal, 1.3g fat (0.7g saturated), 23mg sodium 
Beef (25g)
44kcal, 2.8g fat (1.3g saturated), 13mg sodium 
Egg (one)
71kcal, 5.1g fat (1.5g saturated), 56mg sodium 
SEAFOOD
Crabstick (one)
16kcal, 0.1g fat, 0.3g fibre, 109mg sodium
Squid (25g)
20kcal, 0.3g fat (0.1g saturated), 10mg sodium 
Canned abalone (25g)25kcal, 0.1g fat, 150mg sodium 
Sea cucumber (one piece)
7kcal, 10mg sodium 
Fishball (one)
12kcal, 0.5g fat, 100mg sodium
Fried fishcake with chilli (one)78kcal, 2.3g fat (1.1g saturated), 1.4g fibre, 767mg sodium 
White pomfret (25g)31kcal, 1.3g fat (0.8g saturated), 34mg sodium 
Garoupa (25g)13kcal, 0.1g fat, 16mg sodium
King prawn (one)16kcal, 0.1g fat, 65mg sodium
VEGETABLES
Chinese cabbage (one cup)
20kcal, 0.3g fat, 2.7g fibre, 58mg sodium 
Shiitake mushrooms (one cup)
80kcal, 0.3g fat (0.1g saturated), 3.3g fibre, 6mg sodium 
Kangkong (one cup)20kcal, 0.2g fat, 1.9g fibre, 120mg sodium 
Fish maw (one)5kcal 
Corn on cob (300g)
153kcal, 1.2g fat (0.2g saturated), 4.4g fibre, 8mg sodium
Chinese spinach (one cup)19kcal, 1.1g fat (0.1g saturated), 0.3g fibre, 5mg sodium 
English spinach (one cup)
12kcal, 0.1g fat, 0.4g fibre, 11mg sodium 
Watercress (one cup)
5kcal, 0.1g fibre, 7mg sodium 
Enoki mushrooms (one cup)24kcal, 0.2g fat, 1.7g fibre, 2mg sodium 
Seaweed (one cup)14kcal, 0.1g fat, 0.9g fibre, 108mg sodium 
Chinese tofu (152g)
123kcal, 5.6g fat (1g saturated), 0.6g fibre, 11mg sodium 
Fried beancurd skin (one)
57kcal, 5.4g fat (2g saturated), 0.1g fibre, 11mg sodium