How Many Calories are in Your Favourite CNY Snacks?

Think before you eat

How many calories are in your favourite CNY snacks? Here, our breakdown of popular CNY treats can help you make better decisions when it comes to what and how much to eat.

Common CNY snacks

• 蜜蜂窝 Honeycomb cookies
• 黄梨酥 Pineapple roll tarts
• 年糕 Nian gao
• 虾饼 Kerepek
• 花生饼 Peanut cookies
• 虾米卷 Chilli prawn rolls
• 腰豆 Cashew

蜜蜂窝 Honeycomb cookies

Honeycomb biscuits are a common traditional Chinese yuan biscuits that are readily available during Chinese New Year. Do you know how many calories it will have? 30 grams of honeycomb cookies contain 150 calories, which means you need to play basketball for 1 hour to burn off the calories!

黄梨酥 Pineapple roll tarts

Pineapple roll tarts are my favorite New Year’s snack. Of course it’s pineapple and the pie is butter. The taste is sweet and suitable for those who like sweet. However, a 30g pineapple tart has 140 calories! You need 30 minutes of cycling to burn calories.

年糕 Nian gao

Nian gao is a traditional food and is a must eat food during Chinese New Year. It has the meaning of “higher year” or “grow every year” (年高), which means “a more prosperous year”. However, 300 grams of Nian gao contain 690 calories which means you need to play 1 hour of badminton.

虾饼 Kerepek

Kerepek is one of my favorite foods. It’s crunchy and delicious and comes in a variety of flavors such as shrimp, fish, sweet potato, and veggies. 40 grams of kerepek contains 170 calories. You need to do yoga to burn calories.

花生饼 Peanut cookies

Peanut cookies is one of the best Chinese New Year biscuits. It is easy to make and tasty. Although it is tasty, 40 grams of peanut cookies contain 200 calories. You need to walk for 1 hour to burn off the calories.

虾米卷 Chilli prawn rolls

Crispy skin, crunchy filling, that’s what we all love about good spring rolls. Because it is fried food, it is high in calories compared to other Chinese New Year snacks. A 40-gram chili shrimp roll contains 200 calories, and you need to play golf for 1 hour to burn off the calories.

腰豆 Cashew

Cashews are low in sugar and high in fiber, heart-healthy fats, and plant protein. Although cashews have many benefits, they are high in calories. 40 grams of cashew nuts contain 230 calories, and you need to bowl for 1 hour to burn off the calories.

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