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{{label}}31 August 2020
Sometimes we are so used to our eating habits that we don�t realise that there are better choices for us out there. Choosing healthier foods is easier than you may think. By changing just a few eating habits you can make a big difference to your diet.
Benefits: Milling and polishing brown rice to white rice removes most of its nutrients. That is why brown rice has higher fibre, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals than white rice.
Benefits: Replacing white bread and other refined grains with whole grains helps lower type 2 diabetes risk. Wholemeal bread also has higher fibre which aids digestion and prevents the risk of bowel cancer.
Benefits: Compared to mee (egg noodles) or koay teow (flat rice noodles), mihun (rice noodles) is a better choice as it is made with less oil. Unlike mee, it is also gluten-free.
Benefits: Choose fruit-based drinks if you want to drink something sweet. Carrot juice or calamansi lime drink (limau ais) for example contains beta-carotene and vitamin C respectively. It�s a better choice than sugary beverages with empty calories such as sirap bandung.
Benefits: Gula melaka contains more micronutrients such as phosphorus and magnesium as compared to refined sugar. It also has a low glycemic index, which helps diabetes under control. Gula melaka is slowly digested and absorbed, hence causing a slower rise in blood sugar level.
Benefits: Dark chocolate contains a high percentage of cocoa, which contains flavanols, a plant chemical that may help protects the heart. It also contains serotonin, a natural antidepression which keeps a person happier.
Benefits: Tosai is made from fermented rice batter, which gives it an increase of vitamin B and C content. Most importantly, unlike roti canai, it is made without oil. A diet low in saturated fat decreases the risk fo heart disease and stroke.
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AIA Vitality is a unique insurance and health programme that actively supports and rewards you for making healthier choices every day so you can live a healthier, longer and better life.