Attention to calories! Cheesecake and its varieties in the diet menu
Cheesecake is considered one of the most usefuldesserts, because his recipe includes a cheese base, and is often supplemented with natural berries and fruits. However, do not think that you can safely eat an impressive piece of this delicacy, without harming the figure. Those who adhere to a diet and strictly follow the calories should understand that this delicacy is quite nutritious. What is its calorific value? Cheesecake can have different energy value and fat content, it all depends on the recipe. Consider the most popular and common.
Caloric content of classic cheesecake
During the preparation of a delicate dessert, a variety of cheese is used. Very popular are the following:
- mascarpone;
- Philadelphia;
- ricotta;
- "Cheese mass";
- home-made cottage cheese.
It is high content in cheese dessertdetermines its high caloric content. Cheesecake on average contains between 350 and 700 kilocalories per 100 grams of product. It directly depends on the fat content of cottage cheese and other dessert ingredients. If you strictly follow the figure and try to eat as few calories as possible, just choose low-calorie cheese or cottage cheese for cooking. This applies to cookies: give preference to low-fat species.
If you make a cheesecake according to a classic recipefrom low-fat cheese, you will get a dessert with a calorie content of 300 kcal100 gr. The nutritional value of a treat on average will be as follows: fats - 15 g, carbohydrates - 30 g, proteins - 60 g.
Chocolate and calorie content
Cheesecake with the addition of cocoa, of course, will besomewhat "heavier". Add calories and natural chocolate. Of course, the dessert will turn out simply luxurious, but do not be deluded about the fact that "one piece will not change anything." Even if low-fat cheese is used, 100 grams of chocolate cheesecake will contain at least 380 kcal. The minimum amount of fat will increase to 22 g. You can lower the high caloric value of cheesecake from cheese or cottage cheese only by using completely fat-free components.
Cheesecake "New York"
This dessert involves baking in the oven. In addition to the fats that make up the product, the fat, which the form is lubricated, also affects the calorific value.
And the composition of the "New York" is quite heavy. It contains sour cream or cream, butter, cheese, eggs. Cheesecake "New York", the calorie content of which is 267.5 kcal per 100 grams, has such nutritional value: proteins - 5,6; fats - 18,9; carbohydrates - 20,7.
Let's add ripe berries
Combination of crispy dough, tender cheese fillingand fruits or apples turns out very harmonious and tasty. In such a dessert, even sugar is added in minimal amounts, because the berries are delicious on their own. Be sure to prepare a cheesecake in spring or summer. Caloric content per 100 grams will be 323 kcal, if you use strawberries. Other berries and fruits can give the dish a different calorie content.
How to cook a low-calorie cheesecake
For this recipe you need to use the most low-calorie or low-fat foods. For the preparation we need:
- cookies (biscuit or sandwich) - 150 g;
- juice, preferably apple - 50 g;
- yogurt (1,5%) - 320 ml;
- cottage cheese with low fat content - 400 g;
- egg - 1 small;
- peel and juice half a lemon;
- corn starch - 1.5 tbsp. l .;
- sugar - 3 tbsp. l.
Pound the cookies in a crumb, pour the juice carefullyknead, distribute on the bottom of the split form. Cottage cheese whisk with yoghurt, sugar and zest. Add the egg, then the starch, whilst continuing. Put a lush mass into the mold and level the top. Wrap the form in foil - the cheesecake will be cooked in a water bath.
Place the dish in a larger bowl and send it to the oven, preheated to 180aboutFROM. Bake for 50 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave the cheesecake for another 2 hours. Considering what we used products and what their caloric content, cheesecake should get very easy. So it is, 100 grams of the product contain only 160 kcal.
