There are only a few days left until the celebration of the Prophet's birthday,  Although many people suffer from obesity and diabetes, the sweets of the Prophet's birthday are characterized by their delicious taste. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the ingredients of these sweets, as some of them may be beneficial to the body, while others can pose a great risk to public health, especially for people suffering from certain diseases. In the following report,      "Dalili Medical" provides a look at the beneficial and harmful types of sweets of the Prophet's birthday, in addition to the categories that are advised to avoid eating them.

How can dieters eat sweets of the Prophet's birthday?

 

It is not necessary to completely abstain from eating sweets of the Prophet's birthday, or to choose a specific type over others, but rather moderation should be observed in the quantities consumed, while making sure to eat all types in a balanced manner.

Sweets of the Prophet's birthday include pieces such as chickpeas, beans, and pistachios, whose calories range from 250 calories per piece the size of a finger.

These types of sweets that contain nuts, such as: Banduq, Fouli, Hummus, and Sesame, have health benefits for the body, so it is preferable to eat them fresh without adding sugar or gluten.

**Calories in Mawlid Al-Nabawi Sweets**

 

The calories in every 100 grams of Mawlid Al-Nabawi sweets vary as follows:

- Fouli: 800 calories.
- Plain nougat: 420 calories.
- Nougat with nuts: 500 calories.
- Hummus: 400 calories.
- Sesame: 650 calories.
- Pistachio: 630 calories.
- Almond: 650 calories.
- Banduq: 700 calories.
- Plain walnut with coconut: 640 calories.
- Walnut with nuts: 720 calories.
- Mawlid Bride: 1200 calories.
- Plain Malban: 820 calories.
- Malban with Nuts: 1080 calories.
- Ladeeda: 500 calories.
- Baklava: 320 calories.

**Types of Useful Mawlid Sweets**

 

It is preferable to eat Mawlid sweets made from nuts, such as peanuts, almonds, chickpeas, and pistachios, due to the many health benefits they provide, including:

1. **Low in sugar**: These sweets are an ideal choice for dieters, but they should be eaten in moderation, as overeating them may lead to weight gain.

2. **Rich in healthy fats**: They contain fats that are beneficial to heart health, such as omega-3 acids, which contribute to lowering harmful cholesterol levels in the blood.

3. **A good source of vitamins**: It contains a group of vitamins, especially vitamin E, which promotes healthy skin and hair, helps strengthen immunity and reduces the risk of blood clots.

4. **Rich in fiber**: It contributes to improving bowel movements and facilitating digestion and excretion processes, which helps prevent annoying digestive disorders such as constipation, bloating and gas.

5. **Contains antioxidants**: It helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer, thanks to its ability to combat free radicals that threaten the body's cells with inflammation, damage and transformation into malignant tumors.

**People who are prohibited from eating Mawlid sweets**

 

1. **Diabetes patients**
Mawlid sweets contain high calories, especially Ladeeda, which contains 450 calories per 100 grams. This can lead to high blood sugar levels, which may cause coma.

2. **Patients with atherosclerosis**
It is not recommended for heart patients to eat these sweets, as they contain large amounts of sugars that accumulate in the body, which increases the levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides, which may lead to atherosclerosis.

3. **Patients with obesity**
Excessive consumption of Mawlid sweets can lead to weight gain, as they contain high calories that are difficult to burn. For example, fava beans contain 350 calories per 100 grams, sesame contains 400 calories per 100 grams, while malban contains 390 calories per 100 grams. Obese patients who wish to eat them are advised to reduce the amount to only 20 grams, which is equivalent to 80 calories, while avoiding eating any starches or carbohydrates in the next meal.

4. **High blood pressure patients**

Many obese patients suffer from high blood pressure due to narrowing of their arteries, and eating sweets may exacerbate this problem, as they contain large amounts of energy.

5. Kidney patients
Hamad advised against eating sweets that contain preservatives, such as the mawlid doll and colored malban, as these substances contain high levels of heavy metals that are difficult to get rid of through urine, which leads to their accumulation in the body and causes kidney failure.

Some sweets that healthy people can eat, as they contain antioxidants that boost the immune system, the most prominent of which are:

- Sesame.
- Fava beans.
- Sweets that contain nuts such as hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, and pistachios.
- Those that contain raisins.
You should not over-consume these sweets, as the quantity should not exceed 50 grams, which is equivalent to 200 calories for normal people.

**Diseases that worsen as a result of eating Mawlid sweets**

 

1. **Diabetes**
Mawlid sweets contain large amounts of sugars, which leads to high blood glucose levels and increased insulin resistance. Therefore, diabetics are advised to avoid eating them.

2. **Gout**
Mawlid sweets, which contain nuts and legumes such as beans and chickpeas, negatively affect gout patients, as they contribute to increasing uric acid levels in the blood.

3. **Obesity**
Weight gain is a common side effect of eating Mawlid sweets, especially when consumed in large quantities, due to their high calories, which vary from one type to another.Other.

4. **Kidney diseases**
Mawlid sweets contain a high percentage of preservatives, which contain minerals that are difficult for sick kidneys to get rid of through urine, which may lead to a worsening of the condition.

5- Heart diseases
Mawlid sweets pose a great risk to heart patients, as they lead to an increase in levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, due to their high content of sugar and margarine, in addition to flavor and color enhancers.

**Harmful types of Mawlid sweets**

 

Mawlid sweets that contain artificial colors and preservatives, such as colored malban and candy brides, should be avoided because they may cause the following damage to the body:

1. Preservatives contain large amounts of heavy metals, which are difficult to get rid of through urination. As they accumulate in the body, the risks of poisoning and kidney failure increase.

2. These sweets lack the necessary nutrients, which increases the risk of malnutrition when consumed in large quantities.

3. Excessive consumption can lead to weight gain and obesity, due to its high calorie content resulting from sugar, white flour and ghee.

4. It contains high levels of sugars, which leads to high blood glucose levels and increased insulin resistance, which increases the risk of diabetes and fatty liver syndrome.

5- High blood sugar levels resulting from eating Mawlid sweets are associated with an increased risk of digestive problems, as high sugar levels can lead to inflammation of the stomach nerves.

6- The sugars in Mawlid sweets may also contribute to heart disease, especially atherosclerosis, as a result of high levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.

**Tips for dealing with excessive consumption of Mawlid sweets**

 

1. **Avoid sugar**
After eating Mawlid sweets, a person may feel an urgent desire to eat more of them, due to the low energy level resulting from disturbances in blood glucose levels. Therefore, it is recommended to eat a snack rich in protein and fiber when feeling hungry, such as peanut butter with apples, to boost energy and get rid of the feeling of lethargy.

2. **Walking**
It is preferable to walk after eating Mawlid sweets, as this helps regulate blood sugar levels and reduce insulin levels. Walking also enhances the body's ability to burn calories resulting from sugars.

3. **Drinking water**
When eating excessive Mawlid sweets, it is important to drink sufficient amounts of healthy fluids, such as water, to stimulate the kidneys to get rid of excess sugar from the body through urine.

4- Eat foods rich in water
In addition to drinking fluids, it is important to focus on eating vegetables and fruits such as cucumbers, watermelons and cantaloupe, as these foods contain a high percentage of water, potassium and dietary fiber.

5- Eat a balanced breakfast the next day
The day after the night you ate a lot of Mawlid sweets, breakfast should include foods rich in protein, fiber and healthy fats, such as eggs, salad and nuts. This helps restore balance in blood sugar levels and control appetite, with the need to eat them slowly.

**How ​​to burn calories from Mawlid sweets after eating them**

 

**Burn 300 - 400 calories**
One piece of baklava, hummus, or plain nougat contains between 300 and 400 calories. You can burn these calories by walking 10,000 steps, which is equivalent to about 5 miles.

Please note that the calories that the body can burn when walking 10,000 steps vary from person to person based on weight, as shown below:

- Weight 73 kg: 383 calories.
- Weight 86 kg: 451 calories.
- Weight 100 kg: 525 calories.

**Burn 500 calories**
One piece of nougat with nuts or ladida contains 500 calories. To burn these calories, you need to walk for 111 minutes at 4 miles per hour, or 125 minutes at 3.5 miles per hour.

**Burning 600 calories**
Each piece of sesame, pistachio, or almond contains about 600 to 650 calories. You can burn these calories by walking 15,000 steps, especially if you weigh 70 kilograms.

**Burning 800 calories**
To get rid of the calories in one piece of plain falafel or malban, which is estimated at about 800 calories, you can combine the following two activities:

- Walking 10,000 steps, which helps burn 300 calories.

- Jogging for 30 minutes at 8.6 miles per hour, or running for 60 minutes at 5 miles, which helps burn 500 calories.
Burn 1000 Calories

Malban with nuts is one of the sweets that contain the most calories and sugar during the Mawlid celebrations, as one piece contains 1080 calories.

To get rid of the calories of malban with nuts, you can walk on the treadmill for a full hour or ride a bike for 30 minutes.

**How ​​to prepare Mawlid Al-Nabawi sweets**

 

The method of making Mawlid Al-Nabawi sweets is one of the easiest and fastest methods, and we will present it in three delicious types: Sudanese, sesame, and chickpea. Here are the ingredients and necessary steps:

**Ingredients required to prepare Mawlid sweets:**
- Half a kilo of raw and peeled peanuts.
- If peanuts are not available, half a kilo of sesame can be used.
- Sesame and peanuts can also be replaced with half a kilo of chickpeas.
- From a cup to a cup and a half of water.
- Juice of one lemon.
- From 250 to 300 grams of sugar.

**Steps to prepare the sweets of the Prophet’s birthday:**

The method of preparing the sweets of the Prophet’s birthday is easy, as shown in the following steps:

1. Prepare a deep metal or glass heat-resistant bowl suitable for use on

On the fire.

2. Add water to the pot and place over medium heat.

3. Add lemon juice and sugar to the water in the pot.

4. Stir the mixture in a circular motion and continuously until it boils and turns golden.

5. Remove the pot from the heat and add any of the available types of legumes (sesame, peanuts or chickpeas).

Enjoy preparing this delicious dessert on the occasion of the Prophet's birthday!

Alternatives to Mawlid sweets
Include nuts used in making sweets, such as peanuts from which fawlia is made, chickpeas used in preparing hummus, and sesame from which simsimiya is made, in addition to cashews, almonds and hazelnuts. Eating natural nuts is a healthy option, as they do not lead to weight gain as some believe, provided that they are eaten in moderation and without excess. It is preferable to eat them raw, without roasting or adding salt, to avoid increasing the percentage of fluids in the body.