Western pastries contain very high calories, most of which come from fat. In addition, people love to spread cream and icing on them, which adds even more calories. Consider if you really need afternoon tea after just having lunch; it's better to eat a fruit instead.
Youtiao (fried dough sticks) are very high in fat, much like Chinese french fries. Each youtiao has 220 calories, mostly from fat.
A single Chinese sausage contains a significant amount of fat. In fact, 250 calories is equivalent to a hamburger or a bowl of rice, and you can probably see the fatty meat in the sausage from across the room. Of course, cured meat also has a similarly high fat content.
Don't assume that drinking orange juice is much healthier than soda. In terms of calories, sugar-added orange juice has even more calories and sugar than soda. Even pure fresh orange juice, made from three oranges, contains 150 calories, but you miss out on the fiber from the orange and the Vitamin B from the pith. Therefore, it's better to eat the whole fruit.
Sausages are high in fat, sodium (a component of salt), and contain nitrates (which can cause cancer with excessive consumption). Hong Kong people eat a lot of sausages, and frying them in oil makes their fat content even higher. Westerners love grilled sausages; while a grilled, browned sausage is delicious, it contains carcinogens. Children, in particular, can never get enough of fried or grilled sausages but refuse to eat fresh vegetables, which are essential for their health. If parents always give in to their children's preferences, they could be sowing the seeds for future health problems. Therefore, children need to understand that eating sausages often is not good for their health.
Instant noodles are not only convenient and quick but also tasty. However, they are high in fat (because they are fried during production) and the soup powder often contains MSG, so it's best to eat them in moderation. For those who can't resist instant noodles, you can choose non-fried varieties like instant rice noodles. For pasta or glass noodles, using only half the amount of soup powder can reduce your MSG intake.
Both adults and children love chocolate, but it is also very high in fat. The fat content in pure chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, and chocolate with nuts is almost the same.
Potatoes themselves are a carbohydrate food with very little fat, but that's a different story once they are fried into french fries. A small serving of french fries contains 220 calories and 12 grams of fat, with calories almost equivalent to a hamburger. When buying food at a fast-food restaurant, you can opt for a soda and a hamburger, which is cheaper than a combo meal.