Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Updated : April 29, 2015 9:53 AM IST
Chicken lollipop is a popular appetiser served in most restaurants in India. You may savour this dish, but this deep fried appetiser is high in both fat and calories. According to HealthifyMe, world s first Indian nutrition tracker, a single piece of chicken lollipop contains about 190.7 calories. This means that a plate with six chicken pieces has 1144.1 calories. Also, find out the calorie counts of other chicken dishes.
Although chicken is a good source of protein and typically low in fat than other meats, the frying negates most of its health benefits. Eating fried foods on a regular basis is directly linked to obesity. A study published by Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Journal found that people who ate too much fried foods had higher body mass index, overall weight and larger circumference of waist. [1]. Deep frying chicken also produces trans fats that may raise the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower the levels of good cholesterol (HDL).
You can, however, prepare a healthier version of chicken lollipop at home. Here s how:
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[1] Sayon-Orea C, Bes-Rastrollo M, Basterra-Gortari FJ, Beunza JJ, Guallar-Castillon P, de la Fuente-Arrillaga C, Martinez-Gonzalez MA. Consumption of fried foods and weight gain: the SUN project. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2013 Feb;23(2):144-50. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.03.014. Epub 2011 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 21824755.
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