Delicious in the mouth, these Christmas chocolates should nevertheless be avoided during the end-of-year holidays, according to a nutritionist. He believes that these are the worst to consume from a nutritional point of view.
As essential as foie gras, Yule log or panettones during the end-of-year holidays, Christmas chocolates are treats that we like to share during the Christmas meal and offer to our loved ones. Be careful though, if all Christmas chocolates present in supermarkets are not very healthy in essence from a nutritional point of view, there are some which are much worse than the others, according to the nutritionist doctor Jean-Michel Cohen.
In his Buying guide to eating well, published by First Editions, the dietetics expert also compares very popular Christmas chocolates that we buy in the candy aisles of supermarkets to determine those which are the least interesting from a nutritional point of view and that we must therefore eat with the greatest moderation when enjoying these sweets at Christmas. According to Doctor Jean-Michel Cohen, there are in particular 4 very popular supermarket chocolates that we treat ourselves to and enjoy during the holidays that are best avoided or eaten in very small quantities due to their recipes. which it does not validate.
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Supermarket Christmas chocolates: these 4 chocolates are the worst for your health to buy in the supermarket, according to a nutritionist
- Suchard’s Original Milk Rochers chocolates : these rock-style chocolates are very delicious and particularly appreciated by young and old, but “these famous rocks unfortunately contain more vegetable fats from palm and shea than cocoa butter”indicates the nutritionist. In addition, the expert also specifies that the format of this chocolate poses another problem: “portions of 35 g, or 197 kcal, encourage overconsumption”. According to him, it would therefore be difficult not to finish the package once it has been opened for tasting.
- Raffaello de Ferrerro chocolates : very popular during Christmas celebrations in particular, these chocolates with their good coconut flavor did not convince the nutritionist either. Despite a promise kept on flavor with “a coconut percentage of 25.5% which places grated coconut as the first ingredient”he regrets “the quality of the fats used” which does not suit him as a doctor. Doctor Jean-Michel Cohen specifies that they contain “nearly 30% saturated fatty acids and a record energy value on the shelf!” Christmas chocolates.
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- Nestlé After Eight chocolates : these chocolates which are appreciated at the end of holiday meals for the freshness of their mint cream after rich meals, seem rather healthy and not very sweet chocolates at first glance. However, it is “a concentrate of sugar and glucose syrup added to vegetable fats”, warns the nutritionist. The expert explains that, according to him, the quality of this festive chocolate is “very questionable” and that it contains “too many additives”.
- Lindor Milk chocolate balls from Lindt : although they appeal to the greatest number of people with their deliciousness and their incomparable fondant, these tasty Christmas chocolates are not those with the healthiest recipe in the supermarket. As the nutritionist says: “cocoa mass comes far down in this list of ingredients dominated by sugar and vegetable fats”.
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Best Christmas chocolates: here is the worst type of chocolate to eat at Christmas dinner, to avoid according to the nutritionist
These are not the only Christmas chocolates that Dr. Jean-Michel Cohen recommends not eating in large quantities during the end-of-year holidays. As the nutritionist doctor also explained in a video posted on Instagram, white chocolate is also very rich in sugar and fat, and it is better to limit Christmas chocolates which feature it at mealtimes. full of celebrations.
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“White chocolate is a product that is fatter and sweeter than all other chocolates”, warns, in fact, the expert to help you limit caloric surpluses during the holidays without depriving yourself.
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