There is Now Milo Gao Kosong That’s Inspired By President Halimah Yacob’s ‘Challenge’

Move over Trump and Kim, there’s a new visitor in town.

This time, the visitor was even graced by our very own President Halimah Yacob!

(Yes, there are pictures.)

You see, this visitor didn’t exactly come from far, far away. Didn’t land in Paya Lebar airport, didn’t need any kind of armed guards and didn’t cause major traffic jams (though the Milo vans might, but anyways).

Our favourite kind of visitor right?

Wanna know the best part? This visitor is going to get Singaporean citizenship!

And not just cuz our passport is very strong.

And the name of our esteemed honorary citizen?

MR MILO GAO KOSONG.

Okay, don’t kill me. But in case you didn’t know, on 19 June, President Yacob revealed a new edition of our very beloved Milo.

The Milo Gao Kosong.

Nestle Singapore was speaking at the unveiling saying that this new Milo product was actually born due to a challenge that was posed to them by the President herself.

She was talking to them around 8-9 months ago and she was asking them what can be done to reduce the sugar in Milo.

Because almost everyone loves our yummy, sweet Milo and if you’re anything like me, you drink it on the regular.

But why people go kacau the perfectly good Milo? So perfect still want to change?

Well… because the number of people with diabetes in Singapore is rising. Now I’m not saying it’s only the fault of Milo. No one is saying that.

But it means that where we can cut sugar, we better cut.

Cuz apparently right now, 1 in 9 Singaporeans have diabetes. And it is estimated that by 2050, approximately 1 million people in Singapore will have diabetes!

So that’s something to really be concerned about…

And that’s why President Yacob posed a very important question to Nestle all those months ago: Is it possible to have Milo with no added sugar?

Well, about 9 months later, here we are. We now have Milo Gao Kosong, a Milo with no added sugar.

It will still be sweet, in case you’re worried. The sweetness will just come from sugar that is naturally present in milk and malt, Milo’s two main ingredients, instead of added table sugar.

The government has aimed to reduce sugar in the average Singaporean’s diet by 25% by 2020 and this is one way it is trying to meet that goal.

This drink is endorsed by the Health Promotion Board (of course), and Nestle has revealed that it wants to cut sugar in its drinks not just here, but all over the world.

They have expressed the importance of other industry partners coming out to do the same.

I mean, think of Coke Zero/Light, Coke Stevia, Pepsi Black, 100+ Zero, etc. A lot of us are consuming it, they don’t have added sugar, and we still love it!

At least a lot of us do.

And now, our beloved Milo can also join the ranks of drinks that have no added table sugar, meaning we can still indulge in our Ice Milos without the guilt or worry of getting diabetes.

This is one small way we can ensure we stay healthy while being able to indulge, so we’ll take small victories where we get ’em.

Making small changes to your diet like this can go a long way in preserving your health and we will 100% endorse that.

You know what they say after all, a small step for Man and a giant leap for Mankind. 

Simply put, small changes and big reward, lah!

In the meantime, we’ll be trying to steal our boss’s credit card so that we can buy one and try it.

Now you know what Singaporeans are talking about today; do check back tomorrow for another piece of news of the day!