So, first of all, you should pay attention to the fact that such food products are called "flour" due to the use in the process of cooking flour. And what is flours for chemicals? In 100 grams of this product contains about 10 grams of protein, about 1.5 grams of fat and at least 70 grams of carbohydrates. As you can see, the most high-calorie food components (fats) contain very little, but the amount of carbohydrates in flour is quite significant. Therefore, the total energy value of flour (about 340 kilocalories per 100 grams of product) is also quite high.
Another feature that must be taken into account by all lovers of flour meals is that carbohydrates in such products are very easily absorbed by the human body. For example, carbohydrates in buckwheat or oatmeal porridge will not be split by the body so quickly and will be able to provide energy release during half a working day, maintaining your efficiency. But the excess of flour products on your dining table is likely to contribute to an excess of calories in your diet and, as a result, lead to a rapid increase in body fat.
If it's not just about loaves or biscuits, but confectionery flour products like cookies, cakes, cakes, gingerbread, etc., then you should also take into account that the energy value of such food is even higher than that of regular bread. This is due to the fact that in the production of flour confectionery in large quantities of sugar is used, which is almost 100% carbohydrate and is very easily absorbed in our body. In addition, many fats are added to the sweet pastry (both during the preparation of the dough, and for the preparation of fillings from sweet confectionery creams), which further increases the caloric content of such products. For example, the energy value of different types of cookies already, as a rule, exceeds the value of 400 kilocalories per 100 grams of product, for cakes this figure is usually equal to 450 to 500 kilocalories per 100 grams of product, and the caloricity of some cakes may exceed even 500 kilocalories.
What is the result of excessive consumption of flour products with such a high energy value? Getting an extra amount of calories, our body simply can not spend it on providing motor activity or to maintain a constant body temperature. In this case, the excess carbohydrates obtained from flour dishes, begins to turn into fats, which are then deposited in the so-called "problem areas" - on the stomach, buttocks, hips. Naturally, the person's figure loses its former tightness and harmony.
Thus, when drawing up your diet, it is necessary to take into account the fact that flour products have a rather high energy value, primarily due to the high content of carbohydrates in them. Therefore, if you are still not ready to completely abandon the use of cookies or cakes, then at least try to significantly limit their number in your menu. To that it is quite permissible to eat a bun or even a custard with breakfast custard - in this case, the calories received with these flour confectionery products into the body will surely have time to be consumed during the upcoming busy working day.