Brilio.net - The spicy taste of seblak is often a special attraction for fans of this Sundanese specialty. Not only spicy, the delicious aroma of kencur also makes anyone addicted. Usually these spices will be even more delicious if cooked with seblak fillings, such as crackers, noodles, and eggs.
Unfortunately, behind the delicious taste, seblak is considered as a food that is not nutritionally balanced. Not without reason, seblak is generally high in calories because of the use of crackers and processed ingredients such as sausages and meatballs that are rich in fat and carbohydrates. Meanwhile, the protein and fiber content of vegetables and eggs in seblak is usually not enough to meet daily nutritional needs.
This then makes seblak a food to avoid when dieting. In fact, you can still eat delicious seblak when dieting. However, with a note, there are special tricks that must be done, especially if you want to consume seblak made by other people that are sold (not made yourself).
This trick for eating seblak more healthily was once shared by a nutritionist named Jennifer Vidya. Through her Instagram account @jennifervidya, the woman admitted that she wanted to buy seblak on the side of the road. Well, to keep it nutritionally balanced, she also had a special order.
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As reported by BrilioFood on Sunday (18/8), Jennifer mentioned her order for egg seblak to the seller. Well, she also asked for the portion of vegetables to be doubled or equivalent to the vegetables in two portions of seblak. Not without reason, vegetables that contain fiber can make seblak more nutritious.
photo: Instagram/@jennifervidya
Not only vegetables, this nutritionist also increases the protein intake in the seblak that is ordered. More precisely, he asks for the portion of eggs to be increased, as well as vegetables. That way, the seblak that is to be consumed will be healthier.
Unfortunately, in the video, she admitted that there was one mistake she made when ordering seblak, namely the carbohydrate content that was not adjusted. In a portion of seblak that was ordered, Jennifer revealed that carbohydrates such as kwetiau, crackers, and macaroni that were the fillings were more. Therefore, the carbohydrate content is still high.
photo: Instagram/@jennifervidya
Instead, Jennifer suggests reducing the portion of these carbohydrates if you want to consume seblak with balanced nutrition. Make sure carbohydrates such as noodles and crackers are not too much. Then don't forget to increase food ingredients that contain protein and fiber.
"But it's okay (seblak food), as long as you order more vegetables and protein so that the seblak is more nutritionally balanced," concluded Instagram @jennifervidya.
photo: Instagram/@jennifervidya
This upload about the trick of eating seblak has been watched more than hundreds of thousands of times. Many other Instagram users are interested and also provide direct responses in the comments column. Most of the other Instagram users share their experiences when they want to consume seblak more healthily.
" Seblak can't be cut from the past before studying nutrition until now I still like it, but now it contains a lot of vegetables, you can get 2-3 portions but the other ingredients are normal portions like eggs, kwetiaw, if you have gyoza or dumplings that contain meat, it's also delicious mixed, " said Instagram @putnfzh.
" When I eat seblak, I always add a lot of vegetables, but I only add a few crackers, I don't use noodles, I use chicken, eggs, meatballs, sausages, and I make it myself ," wrote the Instagram account @anisafitrianica.
" I made it myself, sis, because I wanted seblak but still healthy, without crackers and without noodles, so it was filled with eggs, mushrooms, mustard greens, " commented the Instagram account @raissya_ulima_l.