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This is what happens to your body if you eat a pincho de tortilla every day.

 

The Spanish omelette has a good nutritional value. Few dishes are as simple, nutritious and as rich as the potato omelette, but its daily consumption is not recommended, and less in the form of snack.

 

The potato omelette is one of the most typical and popular dishes of Spanish gastronomy.along with others such as paella, gazpacho or patatas bravas. A position it has earned on its own merit, thanks to its versatility, flavour and texture. For all these reasons, there are many who include it in their diet almost daily. However, the question is: is this convenient? Under these lines, we will try to unravel this question.

Its ingredients and the way it is prepared are the keys to try to discern whether it is advisable to take the Spanish omelette every day. Well, the first thing we must consider is that potatoes, eggs and a generous splash of olive oil. are the triad on which this tasty recipe is based. To these can be added another: the onion. Of course, the convenience of this vegetable has created one of the great controversies of the country’s gastronomy, with as many supporters as detractors.

Based on the above, it must be recognized that the mixture does not have a result that we can catalog, in principle, as healthy. On the one hand, the potato, which, as the Spanish Heart Foundation en “rich in complex carbohydrates, vitamins and low in fat.”and catalogues it as “indisputably a healthy food”. However, most of its properties are found in the skin, so when peeled, fiber and vitamin C, among other nutrients contained in the skin, are lost.

In addition, as Martínez-González recalls in this article, their starch content is very high, which makes them. a fast-absorbing carbohydrate that triggers insulin levels in the blood.. In addition, the fact that they are fried does not help to improve it, by considerably increasing its calories. Consequently, although it is a healthy fat, it can contribute to excess weight. In relation to this, it is worth remembering that excess weight is associated with an increased risk of suffering from some cadiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the WHO..

On the other hand, we have the second leg of the recipe: the egg. If the potato is a food that we can consider nutritionally poor, with the egg the situation is diametrically opposite. Despite some beliefs, there are more and more studies that disprove that having an egg a day is bad for your health. Some studies even suggest that has a protective effect on heart health. Therefore, we can consider that this ingredient is advisable, but not precisely in this form with plenty of fried oil.

Better without bread

As we can see, the mix of ingredients and the way it is cooked, do not make this the healthiest of foods. However, it is true that it is no problem to eat tortilla de patatas sporadically. Although, of course, there are better ways to do it.

One of the worst is in a sandwich or with bread. Something that is done very frequently in houses and bars all over the country. The cause is very simple, and we can find it in the excess of carbohydrates that. The most commonly consumed type of bread is white bread, so it contains a good amount of starch. This, once ingested, is quickly transformed into glucose, which in turn generates a very strong glycaemia peak. In this situation, the pancreas has to make an overexertion that, in the worst case, can lead to the onset of diabetes and increased insulin resistance.

Bread is one of the worst companions of the tortilla.

Bread is one of the worst accompaniments to the tortilla.

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Another formula that is best avoided is to eat it accompanied (or even smeared) with sauces such as mayonnaise. Especially if it is industrial mayonnaise, which is often made with very low quality oils, it includes a lot of ingredients that do not benefit our health at all.and has a high percentage of trans fats. In addition, its calorie content is particularly high.

Can it be eaten every day?

After this review of the ingredients and how they are prepared and eaten, the answer is clear. A skewer of omelette can mean an intake of between 400 and 500 calories, with a significant proportion of carbohydrates and fats. Therefore, we are not talking about a dish that it is advisable to eat every day.. This opinion is shared by the nutrition advisor of the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Foundation Serafín Murillo, who points out that “potatoes hardly contain any fat, however in this case, when they are cooked fried, their fat content will be increased due to the oil they absorb during frying, so it is advisable to eat this dish occasionally”, and goes further to rule them out completely in people who follow low-fat and slimming diets.

Bottom line, enjoying a good pincho de tortilla is something we can do without worrying about it as long as we do not do it on a daily basis and within the framework of a healthy diet. As with so many other dishes, the problem is in the excesses, so if we do it in moderation, it does not have to pose any problem for health.

 

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Fede E.
Journalist and copywriter in equal parts. Critic and specialist in information related to gastronomy and food.
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