Healthy Vs Unhealthy Biscuit

Before answering this, understand the difference between the two. Now, any biscuit primarily has these three ingredients:

• Grain
• Sweetener and
• Fat

Now, in the so-called unhealthy variant, it’s:

• Refined flour
• Refined sugar and
• Fat
• Often palm oil or sometimes hydrogenated oil

along with flavors and additives to enhance taste & preserve food.

In the healthy variant, refined grain such as maida is substituted with whole grains such as:

• Whole wheat
• Oats
• Millet
• Quinoa
• Amaranth etc

Natural sweeteners like:

• Jaggery
• Honey or
• Dates are replaced with refined sugar

And healthier fats like olive oil or ghee instead of palm oil.

However, the calories are roughly the same, around 500 for 100 grams of any biscuits, meaning a 10-gram biscuit would be around 50 kcal.

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Nutrient-wise, there’s no doubt that the healthy biscuit is better, but these nutrients come at a price, often 5 to 6 times more expensive than an unhealthy biscuit. But most of us often overlook the most crucial factor, especially in the case of biscuits, which is palatability, which overpowers nutrition a lot of times.

In other words, the better taste of a biscuit can force you to overeat, regardless of whether it’s healthy or not.

So, broadly speaking, choosing between healthy and unhealthy biscuits is a matter of personal preference and budget. It is my assumption that people here on facebook can afford a healthy biscuit, but even choosing a healthy one will not guarantee health.

Conclusion

You can end up being unhealthy even after eating healthy biscuits if you lack discipline in your eating. On the other hand, you can maintain health despite eating so-called unhealthy biscuits if you control your portions, the rest of your day’s food is nutrient-rich, you drink enough water, and engage in regular physical activity.