Top 10 Lunar New Year Goodies and how to survive them

Happy Lunar New Year to all of you. It is the time of the year for the Chinese to celebrate and welcome the year of the goat. The celebration doesn't just end after a day or two, it last over 15 days. So how do you survive the 15 days feasting without being unhealthy and gaining weight?

So I did a quick search for the nutrition value of the top 10 New Year goodies:

1. Nian Gao (20g)
• Main Ingredients: Glutinous Rice Flour, Brown Sugar
• Calorie: 70cal
• Sugar: 7g
• Fats: 0.1g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~26 storeys of HDB Flat
2. Pineapple Tart (1 piece)
• Main Ingredients: Pineapple jam, Eggs, Butter, Sugar
• Calorie: 83cal
• Sugar: 6.0g
• Fats: 4.0g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~30 storeys of HDB Flat
3. Bak Kwa (1 slice)
• Main Ingredients: Pork, Sugar, Honey
• Calorie: 230cal
• Sugar: 25g
• Fats: 7.8g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb:~84 storeys of HDB Flat
4. Yu Sheng (100g)
• Main Ingredients: Raw Fish, Mixed Vegetables, Mixed Sauces and Condiments
• Calorie: 153cal
• Sugar: 4.4g
• Fats: 12g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~56 storeys of HDB Flat
5. Kueh Lapis (20g)
• Main Ingredients: Butter, Eggs, Sugar
• Calorie: 95cal
• Sugar: 6.7g
• Fats: 6.8g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~35 storeys of HDB Flat
6. Shrimp Rolls (20g)
• Main Ingredients: Dried Shrimps,Chilli
• Calorie: 92cal
• Sugar: 0.8g
• Fats: 5.6g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~34 storeys of HDB Flat
7. Love Letters (1 peice)
• Main Ingredients: Sugar, Flour Coconut Milk, Egg
• Calorie: 65cal
• Sugar: 5.0g
• Fats: 1.2g
• Stair Climbing Duration: ~24 storeys of HDB Flat
8. Mandarin Oranges (1 whole)
• Main Ingredients: Mandarin Orange
• Calorie: 51cal
• Sugar: 11g
• Fats: 0.3g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~18 storeys of HDB Flat
9. Peanuts (20g)
• Main Ingredients: Peanuts
• Calorie: 113cal
• Sugar: 0.8g
• Fats: 10g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~41 storeys of HDB Flat
10. Kueh Bangkit  (1 peices)
• Main Ingredients: Tapioca Flour, Sugar, Coconut Milk
• Calorie: 25cal
• Sugar: 1.0g
• Fats: 7.0g
• Flight of Stairs to Climb: ~9 storeys of HDB Flat

I added some flight of stairs to climb in order to fully metabolize the calorie consumed for easy reference for those who are not familiar with food nutrition.

Disclaimer: All the information above are estimated value and it should be taken only as a guide. 

The flight of stairs to climb does not take into account individual metabolism rate.

Nonetheless, wish u all have a wonderful Lunar New Year. Please do not over eat or drink during this period and take care of health too.