How many calories does one piece of Eggless Tarts have?

One piece of Eggless Tarts gives 160 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 57 calories, proteins account for 8 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 95 calories. One piece of Eggless Tarts provides about 8 percent of the total daily calorie requirement of a standard adult diet of 2,000 calories.

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Cute and small, thick and crusty, eggless tarts form a great base for desserts. Ours is an Indian style eggless tart made of flour, salt and butter, but ingredients like almonds might be added for a special touch. eggless tart shells are baked with a filling which can be sweet or savoury! 

A large portion of Indians are vegetarians and hence we have this super tasty Indian style eggless tart.

Rubbing the butter lightly with your fingertips while making eggless tarts is an art that you can perfect with practice. Only ice-cold water should be added during preparation, else the butter will melt making it sticky.

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Is Eggless Tarts healthy?

No, this is not healthy. Let's see why.

Let's understand the Ingredients.

What's good.

Butter : Butter contains 80% fats and it comprises of many types of fatty acids. Butter has short chain fatty acids and medium chain fatty acids which are broken down and absorbed into the body directly and go straight to the liver and get converted to fuel to be used by the muscles. Due to this anti-inflammatory effect, it is said to have a positive effect in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Recent research shows that small amounts of butter has positive effects on heart health. So diabetics too can have small quantity of butter and balance it with other types of fats they consume. A tbsp. of butter fulfils 8% of your days requirement of vitamin A. This Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant which is essential for glowing skin health and immune function. We suggest you read about butter the super food. 

What's the problem?

Plain flour (maida) : This recipe uses plain flour or maida which is refined carb not suitable for healthy lifestyle. Maida consumption in any food should be totally avoided or use in very small quantities as any consumption of this will cause a larger spike in blood sugar levels which is not good for diabetics, heart patients. The development of prediabetes comes from uncontrolled eating sugar and refined food products for many years and the classic symptom is if you have excess belly fat. This leads to diabetes and further onwards to heart attack, high blood pressure, strokes, impotence and kidney damage.  Read is maida good for you to understand fully.

Note : 1 cup = 200 ml (standard cup available in the market). The weight in grams varies for each ingredient.

Can diabetics, heart patients and over weight individuals have Eggless Tarts?

No, this recipe is not good for diabetics, heart and weight loss. This recipe uses plain flour or maida which is refined carb not suitable for healthy lifestyle. Maida consumption in any food should be totally avoided or use in very small quantities as any consumption of this will cause a larger spike in blood sugar levels which is not good for diabetics, heart patients. 

What is a healthier Indian dessert option ?

We suggest you try low fat gajjar halwa recipe which uses dates as a sweetener along with low fat milk.  Make oats and mixed nuts ladoo recipe which is sweetened by jaggery,  oats and dates kheer and anjeer and mixed nuts barfi, dates and nut coconut balls sweetened by dates and zero sugar used,  and healthy fig ice cream (not for diabetics).

Low Fat Carrot Halwa, Healthy Gajar Halwa

Can healthy individuals have Eggless Tarts?

Not suggested. 

How to burn 160 calories that come from one piece of Eggless Tarts?

Walking (6 kmph) = 48 mins
Running (11 kmph) = 16 mins
Cycling (30 kmph) = 21 mins
Swimming (2 kmph) = 27 mins

Note: These values are approximate and calorie burning differs in each individual.