The "New 5 Senses of Health" sign teaches you how to control calories

When eating out, it is always difficult to control calories when choosing food, making losing weight a nightmare! The Taipei City Wanhua District Health Service Center is the first to launch the "New 5 Senses of Health" calorie label at the Huaxi Street Night Market, which converts food into bright radar diagrams and percentage displays, allowing the public to see clearly and enjoy food while taking care of both. healthy. When eating out, it is difficult to control the calories when choosing food. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen) The "5 New Senses of Health" caloric chart based on daily nutrient intake. (Photo provided/Wanhua District Health Service Center)

Diagram of the "5 New Senses of Health". (Photo provided/Wanhua District Health Service Center)

Director Chen Meiling of the Wanhua District Health Service Center said that generally nutritional analyzes are displayed in numbers, which is confusing to the public, so in order to allow the public to understand at a glance , specially introduced the calorie label of the "new five senses of health" consisting of "vitality, fatness, sweetness, comfort and desire". At present, 12 stalls around Huaxi Street have proposed 17 products for trial use, and DM stall stall owners are provided with folding sheets for free.

Director Chen Meiling pointed out that the concept of the design originated from the daily nutrient intake recommended by the Department of Health for Chinese people. The caloric standard value suitable for adults is 2,000 calories. The daily nutrient intake is based on vitality (60 grams of protein), fat Five senses, including thickness (fat 55 grams), sweetness (sugar 320 grams), comfort (fiber 20 grams) and craving (sodium content 2400 mg), are then displayed on a radar chart with 1 grid representing a 20% ratio. In addition, the characters are also enlarged, making it easy to eat healthily and achieve the goal of a balanced diet. It also satisfies the appetite of those who go to the night market, and the good taste is not compromised!

Director Chen Meiling also mentioned that the night markets in Wanhua District are densely packed, with about 188 stalls of various sizes, such as snake soup, tomato sauce, roasted mochi on Huaxi Street, pineapple cakes and pineapple cakes at Menga Night Market. Squid soup, rice noodle stir-fry, etc. are quite famous. We hope that through the promotion of healthy eating, we can teach people to choose food wisely and pay attention to night market delicacies and how to mix them, so that they can eat more balanced and healthier. To maintain a healthy weight, here are some tips to keep in mind.

(Photo provided/Wanhua District Health Service Center)