How many calories is a dozen roasted chestnuts?

ANDst. Martin's Day, how many roasted chestnuts are you gonna eat? You may not buy them on the street, since the depression outside is not for big exits, but you can also bake them at home. Do you know how many calories you're using when you eat half a dozen roasted chestnuts?

How many calories is a dozen chestnuts?

João Albino is a nutritionist and in his Instagram account revealed how many calories have 12 roasted chestnuts, the equivalent of a cartridge or bag when buying on the street. “Did you know that 12 chestnuts have about 320 kcal?” he began by saying. 

However, given this number, is this a reason to stop consuming them? “Warning that this does not mean that chestnuts are bad or should avoid them. It just means that, like any food, they also count”, continues the nutritionist.

“ We often feel that because we are healthy we can eat without thinking much, but the amount makes all the difference”, says João Albino. So, explains that a dozen chestnuts may have the same calories as:

• 216g cooked chicken breast
• 130g of bread integrally
• 256g of cooked rice
• 368g of cooked potatoes
• 85g corn flakes
• 46g of nut kernel

“You don’t have to stop eating chestnuts. You need to know how to fit them into your food day”, says the nutritionist.

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Roast, cooked or raw, which one has more calories? 

The method of making can make the calories of chestnuts different, as the website explains. Equal Food. “The values change with the method of making, because the cooked chestnut absorbs water and the roast loses it” they explain. About 100 grams of raw chestnuts can have around 245 kcal. Already raw have 196 kcal and cooked have around 131 kcal.

And do you eat a lot of nuts? “The chestnuts fatten no more than another starch - rich food. Chestnut has little fat, about 2 g per 100 g baked, against 50 to 65 g in almonds and nuts, and almost all calories come from carbohydrates. Nutritionally, it is closer to potatoes and bread than other dried fruits”, reads on the Equal Food website.

“What makes the difference is how much and what brings together. A chestnut cartridge after a full dinner adds up a lot; a handful as a snack, or chestnuts instead of potatoes or rice in a meal, fits well into a balanced diet.”

So, in the midst of your choices and the diet you're making, you should take some choices into account, as you explain. “Prefer roasted or cooked chestnuts to sweets or sugar; count them as hydrates of the meal: if there are chestnuts in the dish, reduce the potato, rice or bread; add fruit and vegetables: a soup and fruit of the season fill more and balance; watch out for the salt: shake the excess before eating.”