How long you must walk to burn off calories from Chinese New Year goodies
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Four pineapple tarts can contain more calories than a bowl of rice.
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Dawn Chen
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Pineapple tarts. Bak kwa. Love letters. Kueh lapis.
The list of goodies is never-ending, but you don't want the same to be said of your weight gain.
Make a more informed decision this Chinese New Year by moderating your intake of snacks and keeping up with your exercise regime.
No time to hit the gym? Well, you can always walk off the calories - but be prepared that you'll be walking for a long, long time.

Four pineapple tarts can contain more calories than a bowl of rice.
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Pineapple tart (93kcal per piece)
What's Chinese New Year without some tasty, buttery pineapple tarts? Savour every bite of these though, because just four pieces of pineapple tarts already contain more calories than a bowl of rice.
You need to walk 28 minutes to burn off the calories.

