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Pea soup is very healthy and nutritious, but unfortunately not so good for the weight. A hearty pea soup quickly contains 3.8 grams of fat per 100 milliliters.
What is snert?
The composition of snert varies. In addition to split peas, some traditional recipes for snert provide celeriac and leeks as the only vegetables, others carrot and onion. The quantities may also vary. Nowadays, potato is usually added in addition to carrot, celeriac, leek and onion. Potatoes make the soup thicker and shorten the cooking time. The soup also often contains pork, such as crabs, bacon or pork chop. Smoked sausage is also an indispensable ingredient in many pea soups. Snert is traditionally eaten in the Netherlands with rye bread and bacon.
Home-made
Homemade snert is always healthier than canned soup. You know exactly what goes into it, you can add extra vegetables, it contains less salt and nothing is added to make it last longer.
Smoked sausage and bacon
Smoked sausage and bacon contain a lot of fat, and then also saturated fat. That is the unhealthy version. That is why it is wise to replace these types of meat if you are on the line.
kcal | total fat | saturated fat | |
Lean smoked sausage | 220 kcal | 17 grams | 6 grams |
Smoked sausage | 270 kcal | 25 grams | 9 grams |
Lean bacon | 310 kcal | 27 grams | 9 grams |
Fresh bacon (prepared) | 370 kcal | 34 grams | 14 grams |
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