Comments on: Singapore’s 10 Unhealthiest Hawker Food with the Most Calories

By: Naz

Naz — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 04:49:37 +0000

Well, you don’t have to eat them EVERYDAY! It’s nice to have something ”unhealthy”once in a while. Live a little. You don’t have to see the label all the time.

Sometimes the healthier food are expensive. This is why people go for something cheaper. And cheaper stuff are somewhat unhealthy.

By: Lol

Lol — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 03:45:56 +0000

Basically, all of the food that Singaporeans eat on a daily basis.

By: simon koh

simon koh — Sun, 10 May 2015 02:57:21 +0000

no wonder there are so many fat Singaporeans below 30

By: serena

serena — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:28:52 +0000

OH MY! CAN YOU PLEASE WRITE ANOTHER POST on what hawker food to eat that is relatively healthier and perhaps under 500 calories?!!! i can only think of yongtaufoo and fishbeenhoon?? hawker food are so quick to order and so much easier on the pockets >.<

By: J

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:45:52 +0000

To help all the truly curious people who might come to this page because they are genuinely concerned about their health, I include the following links:

https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2014nl/mar/chowdhuryp1.pdf (a critique of the ‘Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids with Coronary Risk: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis’ study that has evidently shaped the opinions of some commenters above. There are two parts to this; this is only part 1. A very interesting and educational read)

http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/ShowRecord.asp?LinkFrom=OAI&ID=12014019479#.VL0VEi6J13U (A small review of the study by university of York)

http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2014/03/scientists-fix-errors-controversial-paper-about-saturated-fats?utm_content=buffer648ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer (an article on the study’s errors)

http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/111114p32.shtml (another informative article citing criticism of the study from respectable sources)

I highly suggest checking out the references individually if you are concerned about bias in the articles. Again, I emphasise: Educating yourself is important. Don’t blindly regurgitate information – such as claiming the study ‘proves’ that saturated fats are healthy; the study does no such thing – just because it’s convenient and you want to convince yourself that your bad eating habits are actually healthy.

By: J

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:27:27 +0000

Wow, the sheer arrogance and misinformation in the comments. Look at all these pseudo-scientists who think they know better. One study that shows that there is no CONCLUSIVE link between CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE and saturated fat, and people jump on it to justify their bad eating habits. Did this study say there is no link between eating saturated fat and weight gain? That’s what I thought.

Please actually read the study or studies that you are referencing. Look at the limitations of the study. Look at PAST studies that suggest an increased risk of cardiovascular disease with an increased consumption of saturated fat. Attempt to understand why the results are different this time round. Then REALIZE that this is highly inconclusive and further studies are required.

To state as if it’s an axiomatic truth that saturated fats are ‘healthy’ speaks of unparalleled arrogance. Or ignorance, because at this point I can’t tell which.

But by all means, continue to eat all the ‘local healthy hawker fare’ that you want. I mean, you obviously know better than all the nutritionists and scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying dietary science, right? (eyeroll)

By: Nicolette

Nicolette — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:11:00 +0000

While I’m not disagreeing with the unhealthy labels due to the amount of vegetable oil, carbohydrates and refined sugars in the dishes, which ARE the actual factors that result in cardiovascular diseases, please do note that the nutritional warnings on saturated fat are absolutely misplaced (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579533760760481486 if a quick verification of facts is needed)

By: ehhhhhhhhhhhh

ehhhhhhhhhhhh — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:26:37 +0000

number 5 should be laksa

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:30:30 +0000

What Jimmy said, please do not demonize saturated fat or fat for that reason. New research shows otherwise and we should look at a balanced view. Also, not all calorie are equal and it would be unfair, and unhealthy to base the healthy-ness of a dish by their caloric count.

A healthier way would be to learn to recognize when the body is full and stop eating compared with calorie counting which is unrealistic.

By: cea

cea — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:27:25 +0000

i am surprise that Masala Dosa is not included on this list. It is also offered in many hawker food centers.

By: Angelus Chan

Angelus Chan — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 04:40:34 +0000

Ahhhh, my love for chicken rice will not die because of this! Hahahaha

By: M

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:41:09 +0000

There are healthier options for some of them. Like for me, I order the carrot cake white. Bye bye to the sweet soya sugars. Also, the constant Singaporean desire to put chilli in everything may lead to taking more sweet drinks to cool down after. Lucky I always order food without chilli.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:37:27 +0000

Please share the 10 healthiest Singapore hawker foods so I can target those. This list is making me hungry and wanting to eat the bad stuff~

By: Buzz

Buzz — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:34:09 +0000

I’m interested in how you measured the ‘healthiness’ of these foods. Does more calories equal to it being unhealthy?

I just feel like it’s a little misinformed. Nice list though.

By: Dona prawisuda

Dona prawisuda — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:23:25 +0000

That its all indonesian food….not singapore food

By: sharmine

sharmine — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 03:23:35 +0000

Healthiest hawker food next

By: kwok zu

kwok zu — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 02:47:06 +0000

Whoever wrote this blog and doing calorie counting is a doing everyone a disservice. this concept in regards to healthy and weight loss/gain is so,, ,passe and absolutely wrong! Calories are counted only by a calorimeter in the laboratory, where you measure the amount of heat given off by burning a unit of that food in a calorimeter . Our bodies do not handle food or gain energy in that way. These foods ( listed here) are healthy ( except the chendol — just sugars; and processed luncheon meat). Another food that should be on the list is soyabean drinks and soya bean curd — they are just processed sugars and packed full of phyto-oestrogen ( it will give guys man boobs if they consume lots of it. cause prostatic cancers, cause breast cancer in women). Whole, unprocessed foods, such as chicken, with oil and all – you need that. You need the protein, the fats and the carbs together to modulate the rate of assimilation of simple carbs. Animal fats such as lard , butter is good; margarine, most vegetable oils – are extremely bad ! Coconut milk. oils are alreeady touted as the next best thing! Apart of maligning animal fats and counting calorie, this authors preading falsehood and giving our traditional food – -delicious , healthy – having fed 3-4 generations of singaporeans – an undeserved bad name. The fact that there is an expert consultant advising this give you an understanding why the health of our population is going ape-shape.

By: Cari

Cari — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:36:12 +0000

Jimmy,
I agree but you also have to take into consideration the amount of coconut milk/ oil you are consuming. Also what type, Perhaps the hawkers use poor quality leaving none of the good nutrition left. I am not sure. But eating that much of good fats can also be a negative thing.

By: SM

SM — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 04:26:49 +0000

the list should be from 1 to 10 and not descending order for people to really make a change.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:25:57 +0000

You might want to do more research on the saturated fats in coconut. It is essential to our brain. Coconut oil is one of the Most healthiest oil for our body. Although mainstream dietician will not agree as coconut oil have been demonized in the last few decade.