Here’s How Long You Need To Walk To Lose The Calories of CNY Goodies

2019-02-04 , 11:47 am

Is ST in this mood these few days?

For I applaud the rather ingenious idea that is this piece.

Titled “CNY 2019: How long should you walk to burn off those festive calories?”, this article in a nutshell, pits the calories consumed per favourite CNY snack against how long it would actually take to talk them off.

Let’s break it down.

(Some of) The Guilty Parties

Yu Sheng (Per serving)

Calories Count: 561kcal
To walk it off: 2 hours 52 minutes

ST Said: “The combination of preserved vegetables, sesame seeds, fish and crackers is definitely tasty, but yu sheng is often drizzled with oil as well.”

Goody Feed says: I don’t know what the “but” is for, since oil isn’t contrarian to aforementioned ingredients in terms of tastiness or sinfulness. But it’s okay. So almost 3 hours walk it is then, damn.

Pineapple Tart (Per Piece)

Calories Count: 93kcal
To walk it off: 28 minutes

ST Said: “What is Chinese New Year without some tasty, buttery pineapple tarts? Savour every bite of these though, because just four pieces contain more calories than a bowl of rice.”

Good Feed says: If you are having only 4, isn’t that only 4 bites? I mean, how many is “every bite of these” exactly since I wolf each down in just 1 bite. Also, can someone do a walk count minus the pineapple topping/filling? I remove them because I hate them and they should be called topfill because some are housed within the tart, some sitting above, and some others, a combination of both.

Strange.

Mandarin Orange (Per Orange)

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Calories Count: 39kcal
To walk it off: 12 minutes

ST said: “This may not boast the lowest calorie count, but this is still the healthiest snack you can eat this New Year. Mandarin oranges are high in vitamins and fibre, plus they are unprocessed and very low in fat.”

Goody Feed says: You mean these can be eaten? Aren’t they only used for bai nian and chucked aside after becoming soft and over-ripened at the hands of uhhhh, literally a thousand hands?

Bak Kwa (Per slice)

Calories Count: 370kcal
To walk it off: 1 Hour 53 minutes

ST said: “These slices of barbecued pork jerky are sticky, chewy and oh-so-tasty, but they are really one of the biggest calorie bombs of the festive season. Just two slices pack more calories than a plate of chicken rice or a bowl of laksa.”

Goody Feed says: Now, let’s be real here. The issue isn’t really about calorie count or how long it takes to walk it off. It’s about practicality. We can’t go bringing chicken rice nor laksa around, nor do we expect our hosts to serve them right? So two slices (or more) bak kwa it is.

Love Letter (Per Piece)

Calories Count: 56kcal
To walk it off: 17 minutes

ST Said: “These crispy, crumbly goodies are made with flour, eggs, coconut milk and sugar, so it is a good idea to not go overboard with them.”

Goody Feed says: My kind of love letter is made up of words, emotions, dates, and sweet nothings. But yes, the same logic applies and it’s really not good to go overboard with them, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

While the list contains a factverse of 12 snacks in its entirety, we are only examining these 5 because I like it that way and I’m the writer.

If you are asking why I didn’t write “I’m a writer and I like it that way” instead, that’s too bad because I like it that way and I’m the writer.

Too Bad.