Taipei Times
Date: Feb 16, 2018
By: Chou Yan-yu and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taipei-based nutritionists and other experts are urging the public to make health-
The owner of a cured meat shop in Taipei arranges sausages and other products yesterday as people shop for the Lunar New Year’s holiday. Photo: CNA
conscious food choices during the Lunar New Year holiday.
People should avoid consuming large amounts of meat or seafood, and choose mushrooms, vegetables, fruits and other fiber-rich ingredients in their Lunar New Year dishes, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital nutrition department director Wei Pin-hui (魏賓慧) said.
Calorie intake can be reduced by steaming or boiling food, she said.
People should select ingredients that are in season and locally grown, limit their consumption of processed foods and eat more vegetables than meat, said Yang Ling-ling (楊玲玲), an honorary professor at Taipei Medical University’s Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy and a member of Taipei’s food safety committee. [FULL STORY]
