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The Candlemas Day is the perfect occasion to enjoy a
cake of tamale (or your favorite solo tamal), accompanied by a good warm atole.
But there are many things you should know about this
typical Mexican breakfast. Chef Mariana Orozco is here to guide us on how
nutritious tamales are and she also shares tips to prepare healthier tamales.
Do not miss the information!
TAMALE CAKE OR TAMALE ALONE, HOW HEALTHY
CAN IT BE?
For a tamale to be healthy, a lot depends on the
method of preparation, the quality of the ingredients and their proportions:
If you eat a tamale that is mostly mass and does not
have as much protein, it is not very healthy. It also depends on the fat that
has been used to perform.
These are generally saturated fats (lard or vegetable,
which although not as saturated as pork, is not as healthy).
Most of the time, low-quality ingredients are used
because tamales are prepared in volume to be sold, therefore, they are less
healthy.
IS THE TAMALE AN "IDEAL
BREAKFAST"? ESPECIALLY IF WE THINK OF IT AS A "GUAJOLOCOMBO":
TAMALE CAKE WITH ATOLE:
It is a breakfast that solves. But I don't recommend
making it a daily option for breakfast.
The atole has carbohydrates, proteins and sugars,
which makes it a very caloric drink. If you add it with the tamale accompanied
by a bread, you would be consuming the percentage of calories of 1 day and a
half.
HOW MANY TAMALES IS IT CONSIDERABLE TO EAT
ON A DAY LIKE FEBRUARY 2ND, CANDLEMAS DAY?
I would tell you, if it is a matter of celebration as
it is a Mexican celebration, you can eat what you consider good for you. Of
course, it will not be healthy if you eat more than 2: it would be a caloric
bomb because it would be equivalent to 50% or more of the calories allowed per
day. But it also depends on the ingredients and how they are prepared.
At the very least, I would recommend eating a sweet
and a salty tamale.
DO YOU RECOMMEND ANY ALTERNATIVE
INGREDIENTS TO PREPARE TAMALES?
One key to preparing a dish is that the more colors in
the dish, the healthier it will be. The more colors of the rainbow it has, the
more nutrients it contains.
More than a change of ingredients, I would recommend
taking care of the proportions, vary and include ingredients: if you are going
to make a rajas tamale, you have to put more rajas, panela, chicken and a lot
of tomato sauce.
The advantage of tomato when cooked is that it
produces an antioxidant called lycopene, which can be used when preparing
tamales.
It would be best to avoid using lard, which is one of
the least healthy saturated fat. Coconut oil can be used instead, which is also
a saturated fat but of better quality and which also adds flavor.
For sweet tamales I recommend a sweetener called “monk
fruit”, a sugar that is lower in calories.
Someone who is celiac can eat a tamale, because it is
made from corn, which is gluten free. There are people who, to make their dough
yield, add wheat flour, but they are usually the least. That is why it is
important to know the ingredients and how to prepare those that we are going to
consume, "we see tamales, we do not know recipes."
And above all: the better the quality of the
ingredients, the healthier the tamales will be.
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