Treat yourself this Mid-Autumn season with these five healthy yet delectable mooncakes
With Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, cravings for mooncakes have officially begun. These sweet yet savoury treats are rich, highly decadent, and sinfully good, to say the least. While traditional mooncakes are a classic staple during this season, modern mooncakes have taken the world by storm.
From vodka and espresso filled mooncakes to Hong Kong milk tea flavoured mooncakes, these delectable treats are stunning yet dense in calories. In recent years, debates have sparked over how healthy mooncakes really are. As refined sugar is typically used in mooncakes, overindulging in this festive treat may lead to health risks.
With mooncake packaging becoming increasingly sophisticated and luxurious, incorporating various materials such as paper, plastic and wood, these packagings also become increasingly difficult to recycle—thus resulting in excessive waste.
Fortunately for us, many eateries have taken note of this, coming up with mooncake choices that are healthier for both us and the environment. From being conscious of ingredients going into each mooncake to creating sustainable packaging that can be upcycled for future use, many eateries have begun their move towards sustainability this season.
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One eatery of such is Green Common—a one-stop plant-based eatery and marketplace.
“Though public demand for plant-based alternatives has grown rapidly, there is a gap in the market for vegan mooncakes. A hallmark practice in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, traditional mooncakes are also known for being high in calories and fat, and lacking in fibre and vitamins. We have created a sustainable, healthy and cruelty-free option that anyone—vegans and meat-eaters—can enjoy with friends and family,” Green Common explains.
Many eateries have followed suit, creating healthier and more sustainable mooncakes this year, without compromising on their taste. While still as rich and divine as traditional mooncakes, get to indulge in these five healthier mooncakes, with a good conscience.
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