How many steps does it take to burn off your favourite hawker meal?
<div class="ExternalClass8DA0ACFDD3D94CF2BE6300D76F935355"><h2>Burning Your Hawker Calories
</h2><p>Have you been power walking your way to 10,000 steps a day? Good for you! It takes 20 steps to burn 1 calorie, therefore walking 10,000 steps burns off about 500 calories, which can then be added to your total calorie budget for the day.
</p><p>The
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/94/calorie-calculator" title="Calorie Calculator">recommended daily calorie requirement</a> is 1,800 for an average female and 2,200 for an average male. However, most eat-out meals average between 700 to 800 calories, which makes it easy to bust your allocated calorie budget if you eat out twice a day.</p><p>To help you maintain your current weight or perhaps even lose a few pounds, balance your fitness regime to healthier hawker meals that are 500 calories or less, and walk your way to a fitter and trimmer you.</p><p>Tip: To lose 0.5 kilograms a week, you will need to have a calorie deficit of 3,850 calories or 550 calories per day.</p><p>
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<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/224/lose_weight_healthy_way" title="How To Lose Weight the Healthy Way">How To Lose Weight the Healthy Way</a></strong></p>
<font color="#0072c6" face="Segoe UI Semilight, Segoe UI, Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.98px;">Calories in Hawker Food</span></font>
<p style="text-align:center;">
<img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Food%20N%20Nutrition/noodle-with-meatball.jpg" alt="a-bowl-of-ba-chor-mee" style="margin:5px;" /> </p><p>Do you know which hawker meals will help to balance your calorie budget for each day? Read on to find out which hawker meals are compatible with your 10,000 steps, or not! Better yet, download the
<a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/apps/25/healthy365" title="Healthy 365">Healthy 365</a> app by HPB for the calorie counts of over 1,000 local food and drinks at your fingertips.</p><div class="table-responsive"><table cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default table" style="display:block;border:none;"><thead><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>
<strong>Dish</strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>
<strong>Calories</strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>
<strong>Steps to Burn</strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>
<strong>Minutes<sup>*</sup></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Popiah</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>188</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>3,760</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Century Egg Congee</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>225</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>4,500</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Yong Tau Foo Soup</p><p>
<em>(without noodle or rice)</em></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>295</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>5,900</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Wanton Noodles</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>320 (soup)</p><p>435 (dry)</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>6,400 (soup)</p><p>8,700 (dry)</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>64 (soup)</p><p>87 (dry)</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Fresh Fish Slice Beehoon Soup</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>410</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>8,200</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Mee Soto</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>435</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>8,700</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Ipoh Hor Fun</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>452</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>9,040</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Hokkien Mee</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>522</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>10,440</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Chicken Rice</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>575</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>11,500</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Kway Chap</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>650</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>13,000</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Laksa</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>700</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>14,000</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>Chicken Nasi Briyani</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>760</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>15,200</p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="display:table-cell;width:25%;"><p>152</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
<em><sup>*</sup>Based on walking at moderate intensity, it takes 100 minutes to reach 10,000 steps.</em></p></div><p>So the next time before you dig into a meal, think about the number of steps you have to take to burn it off — it might just have you walking farther instead for a healthier choice!</p><p>For an extra boost, why not join the Eat, Drink, Shop campaign and turn your healthy habits into wins? Simply choose healthier options at F&B outlets or the supermarket, scan the QR code to accumulate Healthpoints and win exciting prizes like vouchers and even staycations!</p><p>For more information, visit the Eat, Drink, Shop campaign and download the Healthy 365 app to sign up now.</p><hr /><p>
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