If you happen to be an egg tart fan, then I would like to inform you that this post is going to be awfully disturbing, extremely traumatizing and incredibly unpleasant to you. And I am not going to make any apologies here. Or should I? But that will make me look weak.
Anyway, to the rest of you who are not really addicts of egg tarts, here the bad news which can also be viewed as good news if you are planning to snack on one. It's one of the unhealthiest food you can find in a bakery.
Egg tarts look pretty innocent? Certainly not. Just having one will see you consume 180 calories. Imagine eating two or three of them at the same time, that's like downing two bowls of rice in one go.
Calories are not the main concern though. Its high sugar content (20 grams per egg tart) makes it a nutrition demon. Abstaining from soft drinks? Then you should avoid eating egg tarts as well. Oh yes, and you should know why a high sugar intake is detrimental to your health.
As the pastry's ingredients include lard, butter and omg...shortening, it is evident that egg tarts can be classified as high-fat food. The worst thing? Most of the fat are the not-so-kind saturated fats and wicked trans fats.
Although eggs are the main character in this pastry, do not expect protein to be good guy here. An egg tart contains less than 5 grams of protein so if you are thinking of it as a muscle-building food, then it's time to switch targets. Eat natural foods like hard-boiled eggs or sardines instead.
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