Kunafa, golash, or baklava is one of the sweets that attracts the whole family, from the old to the young.
That is why many find it very difficult to try to maintain their diet and maintain a healthy, low-calorie diet, but there are different ways to reduce the calories in the ingredients as much as possible,
Here are several tips to reduce calories and eat them in a healthy way:
• Prepare syrup or syrup with honey instead of sugar, and do not make it thick, but dilute it with water, and if the recipe requires sugar, brown sugar can be used.
• You can dispense with butter or ghee and replace it with coconut oil, as it is low in calories and gives a great taste to the dessert, and you can also use vegetable canola oil.
• You can use low-calorie cream instead of regular cream.
• You may replace goat cheese for other high-calorie cheeses, for instance.
• If the filling used is custard, skimmed milk can be used.
• Finally, nutrition experts advise eating the healthy amount, which does not exceed half the size of the palm of the hand, about 200 grams.
This way, we can enjoy the delicious sweetness in a healthy way without worrying about it.
NB:
If you use kunafa, jalasha or baklava in salty recipes, do the following:
- Canola oil, olive oil, or corn oil are used as lower-calorie alternatives to margarine and butter.
- Cottage cheese and low-calorie types of cheese are used as alternatives to regular types that are rich in calories, as well as for dairy, skimmed milk is used.
- More variety of healthy vegetables are used in the fillings to give it a healthy and delicious taste.
- Using various types of healthy grains for fillings such as quinoa and healthy chia seeds, in addition to oats, is a great and healthy addition.
- The possibility of using various types of useful herbs that enhance the taste wonderfully.