With the wide variety of snacks available, many people assume that the popular "dehydrated fruit and vegetable chips" in recent years should be considered healthy snacks. However, nutritionists have found that some commercially available fruit and vegetable chips are processed by frying and dehydration. Dehydrated fruit chips are marketed as being made from natural ingredients through dehydration, but these snacks are often fried during processing. For example, banana chips contain 528 calories per 100 grams, equivalent to eating 9 bananas. Vegetable chips have 510 calories per 100 grams, equal to 20 servings of vegetables, and apple chips have 503 calories per 100 grams, the same as 8 apples.
Nutrition experts point out that dehydrated fruit chips are high in calories but low in fiber. The high fiber content of fresh fruits is destroyed during the processing, so not only do you not get the fiber from fresh fruit, but you also consume excess oil. Additionally, nuts like macadamia nuts, almonds, and pistachios are all high-fat snacks. Professor Su notes that 30 macadamia nuts weigh 100 grams, equivalent to a 770-calorie bento box, with 77 grams of fat. For nuts of the same weight, those with their shells have fewer calories than shelled ones. Health Partnership Network reminds everyone that seemingly healthy snacks can be hidden culprits of high oil and high calories. It is recommended that people choose low-calorie, high-fiber snacks, but not overindulge, to have a healthy and burden-free Spring Festival holiday.