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The days are getting shorter, the end of the year is approaching, and the wonderful evening is approaching. And belong to that? Correct! Gingerbread buttons! Or gingerbread, if you like. But before we indulge again in the endless varieties of sprinkles and other goodies: how many gingerbread nuts do you actually have to eat to gain one kilo?
Gingerbread nuts versus spiced nuts
To avoid confusion: there is indeed a difference between spiced nuts and gingerbread nuts. Even though the Dikke van Dale does not actually distinguish between the two, and the dictionary states that the terms ‘pepernoot’ and ‘kruidnoot’ are actually synonyms of each other, this is not entirely correct.
If you ask the real experts, they will tell you that there is indeed a difference between the two. When we talk about a gingerbread, we are talking about a kind of chewy cube of soft gingerbread with anise flavor, like this:
And spiced nuts? These are the well-known crispy, semi-circular balls with gingerbread spices:
Gain a kilo
When it comes to spiced nuts, it’s not too bad. Provided of course you don’t indulge in the chocolate variant or the many other delicious flavors such as salted caramel or truffle. To lose a kilo, most people have to work hard, but to gain a kilo, some people only have to look at something tasty. Okay, that last one might be a bit of an exaggeration. That doesn’t mean you can snitch indefinitely.
According to experts, if you ‘want’ to gain a kilo, you should eat 7,000 calories above your calorie needs. That calorie requirement of course depends on what you do in a day – for example, avid athletes or people with an active job will need more energy in a day than someone with an office job.
On average, people usually need between 2000 and 2500 calories per day. A quick calculation shows that you should eat about 9000 to 9500 calories. Good eater who can eat that in one day!
Gingerbread buttons
Now let’s take the popular gingerbread. A handful of 10 spiced nuts contains approximately 50 calories. In other words: you have to eat 140 handfuls to gain that kilo. You certainly won’t have to worry about that anytime soon. So enjoy that handful of spiced nuts.
Well, did you accidentally eat an entire bag? No worries, a walk every evening does wonders!
Source: Things for Women, Grazia | Image: Brunopress
