{"id":282832,"date":"2017-10-20T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/local-flavours-eat-healthy-hawker-centres-282832.html"},"modified":"2017-10-20T18:49:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T10:49:47","slug":"local-flavours-eat-healthy-hawker-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/galerie-my\/local-flavours-eat-healthy-hawker-centres-282832.html","title":{"rendered":"Eat &amp; Avoid: How to eat healthy at hawker centres"},"content":{"rendered":"  <p>From steaming plates of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/recommended-spots\/best-chicken-rice-singapore-235554.html#item=1\">roasted chicken rice<\/a> to succulent skewers of satay, never let it be said that the Singapore food scene is dull. Renowned for it's bustling and vibrant culinary landscape, it's really no surprise for our ultimate foodie status in the region.<\/p> <p>Zeroing in on hawker centres in particular, the stellar food and rock-bottom prices make them a godsend to any Singaporean! However, hawker food isn't exactly the most nutritious food to consume. Infamous for their greasy and salt-laden dishes, hawker centres are a weight watcher's nightmare.<\/p> <p>If you consider yourself <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/survive-singapores-hawker-paradise-90077.html#item=1\">calorie-conscious<\/a>, then it would be in your best interests to avoid hawker centres as much as possible. Alas, who could possibly live without our traditionally Singaporean food fare? As such, we've compiled a detailed guide on the do's and don'ts of hawker food so that you won't have to completely kick them to the curb.<\/p> <p>Allow us to help you navigate the hawker paradise scene <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-eating\/order-healthy-restaurants-278689.html#item=1\">without breaking your diet <\/a>by ditching and\/or switching certain foods. Head up to the gallery above to find out more.<\/p>  <p><em>Ashley Anand<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>READ MORE:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/survive-singapores-hawker-paradise-90077.html#item=3\">Healthy Hawker: 10 Meals that won't tip the calorie count<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/recommended-spots\/hawker-stalls-restaurant-worthy-237473.html#item=1\">Top 10 hawker stalls in Singapore that serve restaurant-worthy dishes<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-eating\/order-healthy-restaurants-278689.html#item=1\">Dining Out: 5 Nutritionist-approved tips to eating healthy at restaurants<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here's the lowdown on the healthiest and unhealthiest hawker grub!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":858,"featured_media":282830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13087,13123],"tags":[19034,1632792,13433],"class_list":["post-282832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-galerie-my","category-healthy-eating-my","tag-eat-my","tag-hawker-food-my","tag-healthy-my","ingredient-eating","ingredient-hawker-food","ingredient-healthy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The 10 Healthiest &amp; 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