Join the EatSmart Force
Try out Fresh Ideas for Healthy Eating
Balanced diet is a key element of a healthy lifestyle. Having a healthy and balanced diet, doing regular exercise and maintaining a healthy body are good for health. They can help prevent diet related diseases like cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
In Hong Kong, eating out is very much a way of life. Apart from taste customers are increasingly concerned about the nutritive value of food they eat A study carried out by the Department of Health revealed that more than 40% of Hong Kong people eat out for lunch at least five days a week, while more than 90% wish to be offered healthier food choices in restaurants.
 In this light, the Department of Health is launching the "EatSmart@restaurant.hk" Campaign. Customers only have to look for the EatSmart Decal1 to enjoy the fresh taste of EatSmart Dishes. To become an eligible EatSmart Restaurant, food premises have to pass an assessment and ensure they offer a specified number of EatSmart Dishes -- "More Fruit and Vegetables" and "3 Less" Dishes on a regular basis. The Decal stands for a restaurant that cares about you. |
Please support EatSmart Restaurants!
For the health of your family and yourself, try an EatSmart Dish today!
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The "More Fruit and Vegetables" logo means that either fruit and vegetables are the sole ingredients of the dish, or they occupy at least twice as much the amount of meat in the dish. |
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The "3 Less" logo means that the dish has less fat or oil, salt and sugar, meeting the "3 Less" requirement. |
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Aims
The Campaign aims to:
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Educate, empower and enable the community to have easier access to healthier dishes when eating out; |
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Encourage, empower and enable food premises operators to provide a wider choice of healthier dishes. |
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Benefits to Food Premises
Participants will enjoy the following privileges and benefits:
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identification as customer-centric business operators that respond positively to the health needs of their clients; |
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recognition as socially responsible business operators that care for the health of their clients; |
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access to publicity materials, briefing sessions, resources and professional support offered by the DH that enhance nutritional knowledge, cooking skills and product quality. |
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