Mid-Autumn Festival set meal: barbecue, mooncakes, and pomelo All in One! Low in calories, nutritious and healthy

Worried about the high temperatures during the Mid-Autumn Festival? This year, the National Health Administration launched a creative and healthy Mid-Autumn Festival meal that combines traditional seasonal ingredients such as barbecue, moon cakes, and pomelo, adds seasonal ingredients, and uses natural seasonings instead of barbecue sauce. Not only can you eat the six major types of natural foods needed by the human body at one time, but the calories are only about 40% of those in a barbecue dinner, so you can enjoy delicious food while taking into account nutrition and health.

Mid-Autumn Festival is not NG, eating like this is more delicious

Mid-Autumn barbecue has become a popular trend nowadays. Various processed foods such as meat slices (skewers), bacon, sausages, meatballs, etc. are the indispensable main ingredients. Add to that mooncakes, snacks, and sugary drinks such as soda and cola, and the calories of a meal may exceed 2,500 calories. This is far higher than the 1,800-2,100 calories required by an average adult per day (calculated based on a person aged 31-50, weighing 65 kg and engaging in light activity). Not to mention the health burdens brought by high sodium, high oil and high sugar in barbecue sauce, moon cakes and beverages.

The National Health Administration invited popular chef Chen Zhiying to use the characteristics and flavors of natural ingredients to design a nutritious and healthy Mid-Autumn Festival set meal, combining barbecue, moon cakes, grapefruit and other seasonal ingredients all in one. (Photo courtesy of National Health Service)

Wu Zhaojun, director of the National Health Administration, reminds that when barbecuing, you can replace red meat with white meat and seafood, and pair it with vegetables such as green beans, loofah, zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms, or unrefined grains such as corn, pumpkin, sweet potato, and potato. This can not only reduce fat, but also increase the intake of dietary fiber and various vitamins. In addition, choosing mooncakes with simple ingredients and clear labels, and eating them in moderation or sharing them with friends and family are all tips for healthy consumption.

Grilled chicken legs on colorful vegetable skewers (Photo courtesy of the National Health Administration)

New ways to eat traditional food! All ingredients suitable for the occasion are used in the dish

The National Health Administration invited popular chef Chen Zhiying to use the characteristics and flavors of natural ingredients to design a nutritious and healthy Mid-Autumn Festival set meal, combining barbecue, moon cakes, grapefruit and other seasonal ingredients all in one.

Grapefruit Avocado BBQ Soda Sandwich:

Replacing white toast with soda crackers not only retains the wheat aroma, but also adds a crisp texture; adding avocado increases the smooth taste and also allows you to consume good fats (monounsaturated fatty acids).

Grapefruit Avocado Grilled Meat Soda Sandwich (Photo courtesy of the National Health Administration)

Grapefruit Avocado Grilled Pork Soda Sandwich

Curry Pineapple Fried Rice:

Add curry puffs and pineapple cakes to the dish, and use Taiwanese wild rice shoots to replace part of the rice to create a new take on traditional flavors.

Curry Pineapple Fried Rice (Photo courtesy of National Health Administration)

Honey sweet potato mung bean cake:

The density of mung bean cake and the sweetness of local Taiwanese sweet potatoes are used to reduce calories and increase dietary fiber.

Honey sweet potato and mung bean cake (Photo provided by National Health Administration)

Grapefruit Green:

Made with seasonal grapefruit, it has a natural taste and is rich in vitamin C, folic acid and dietary fiber. It is a healthy and delicious drink choice.

Yuzu Duoduo Green (Photo provided by National Health Administration)

The meal significantly reduces the calories, fat, sugar and sodium content, making it easy to get six major types of food. In addition, nutrients such as dietary fiber, folic acid and potassium can exceed 50% of the recommended daily intake, and vitamin C reaches 100%.

Enjoy delicious food and keep fit

The National Health Administration reminds citizens that after enjoying the health package, don’t forget to go walking or cycling outdoors with family or friends to achieve the 150 minutes of moderate physical activity required by adults per week in order to strengthen physical fitness and maintain a healthy body position.