Healthy eating The Key To Prosperity

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and it is considered the most important festival to the Chinese. During this festive occasion, friends and family gather happily and indulge in a plethora of delicacy and festive snacks. However, an uncontrolled manner of eating with less physical activity will lead to undesirable weight gain during the festive season. You can easily gain 0.5 – 1 kg of your body weight with an additional of 500kcal per day of food intake within a week. Therefore, we encourage everyone to practice healthy eating during this Chinese New Year without compromising our health.

Below are 8 tips for Healthy Eating during Chinese New Year:

1.     Eat for taste but not for satiety, Stop eating before you are full.

2.     Choose foods low in calories such as fruits and vegetable, less oil, fat, and coconut milk in cooking preparation.

3.     Choose foods high in fibre and plenty of water to prevent constipation.

4.     Limit consumption of sweet foods such as Nian Gao, cookies, candies and chocolates.

5.     Snacking with fruits or salad sticks.

6.     Limit intake of foods high in salt.

7.     Drink plain water or non-sugary drinks instead of sweetened beverages.

8.     Limit alcohol intake. 1 can of beer (2-<8% alcohol)=106 kcal=1.5 scoops of Rice

Wishing you all a prosperous Chinese New Year! 龙腾马跃，马到成功！