HPA publishes recipes for healthier mid-autumn meals｜Taiwan News

The Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching. To encourage people to consume less high-calorie and processed foods, the Health Promotion Administration has introduced several creative Mid-Autumn dishes that are equal parts healthy and tasty. FTV reporter Stephany Yang shows us what’s on offer!

Health Promotion Administration Head Wu Chao-chun and Chef Chen Chih-ying make mung bean cakes with honey and sweet potato. First, mash the roasted sweet potatoes into the puree. Then, add honey and mixed nuts to taste. Then, mold the mixture, dust it with soybean powder, and the pastries are ready to be enjoyed!

Another dish created by Chef Chen is this curry pineapple fried rice. Slices of traditional Taiwanese moon cakes with curry fillings and pineapple are paired with wild bamboo shoots as a replacement for white rice. For protein, add a handful of shrimp. Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. To encourage people to avoid high-calorie and processed foods this season, the Health Promotion Administration invited popular chef, Chen Chih-ying to design five nutritious and tasty dishes.

Wu Chao-chun
Health Promotion Administration head
During the holiday season, you may consume more than 2,000 calories in one meal, so we hope that everyone can make some changes in their eating habits during the festival, and that it can be sustained into the long term. Eat more fruits and vegetables to increase dietary fiber. Use less sugar and salt.

Chen Chih-ying
Chef
For the barbecue, you can choose leaner meat. Although it doesn’t have such a delicious texture when grilled, you can use avocado to increase the smooth taste.

Processed food products such as sausages and meatballs are popular ingredients for Mid-Autumn barbecues. But along with moon cakes, snacks and sugary drinks, that’s a whopping 2,500 calories, at the least. Instead of red meat, the HPA recommends grilling white meat or seafood, paired with vegetables such as sponge gourd, green beans, and mushrooms.

Wu Chao-chun
Health Promotion Administration head
We hope to reduce meat and insufficient protein intake, as well decrease the amount of processed foods, which are not ideal. We hope people will opt for unprocessed ingredients.

Aside from eating healthier, the HPA also recommends at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.

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