{"id":7136,"date":"2022-11-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T05:00:00","slug":"the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lowdown on Bhujia: Navigating Blood Sugar Spikes and Snack Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bhujia is a popular snack in Indian cuisine that is often consumed with tea or other beverages. The high fat and refined sugar content in Bhujia contributes to insulin resistance, and negatively impacts glucose metabolism and overall health. <\/p>\n<p>Understanding the association between Bhujia and glucose metabolism is important for individuals with diabetes or those at risk for developing the condition.<\/p>\n<p>Optimising Bhujia for balanced glucose metabolism<br \/>\n\u2022 You may choose low-fat bhujia, such as baked or roasted versions instead of fried ones.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bhujia may be paired with high-fibre foods such as vegetables or fruits to help reduce blood sugar spikes.<br \/>\n\u2022 Try and avoid overeating to prevent excessive glucose spikes.<br \/>\n\u2022 Try making bhujia with healthier ingredients like whole wheat flour and adding spices like cumin and turmeric, which have been found to have beneficial effects on glucose metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>The simple refined sugars in bhujia sev cause hyperglycaemia and impairs glucose metabolism. This is crucial for individuals looking to manage their blood sugar. Bhujia consumption may be optimised by pairing low-fat bhujia with fibre-rich foods, or by trying healthier variants such as keto sev and lupin flour sev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Lowdown on Bhujia: Navigating Blood Sugar Spikes and Snack Cravings - Ultrahuman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Lowdown on Bhujia: Navigating Blood Sugar Spikes and Snack Cravings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ultrahumanhq\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Team Ultrahuman\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/47e73966094408ddf4ebb9febb348e27\"},\"headline\":\"The Lowdown on Bhujia: Navigating Blood Sugar Spikes and Snack Cravings\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\"},\"wordCount\":196,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Nutrition\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/the-lowdown-on-bhujia-navigating-blood-sugar-spikes-and-snack-cravings\/\",\"name\":\"The Lowdown on Bhujia: Navigating Blood Sugar Spikes and Snack Cravings - 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