Welcome to the Sugar Reduction page for Consumers!

• Read the nutrition labels to check the amount of sugars contained in pre-packaged foods so as to select food products with lower sugars content.
• Use the Food Composition Database to have a general idea of the sugar content in different foods.

• Use some standard measuring spoons (e.g. a teaspoon) to avoid adding extra sugar to food.
• Reduce the amount of sugar used in recipes. For example, to increase the sweetness of dishes, cook with fruits (fresh or dried) or vegetables (e.g. pineapple, capsicum).
• Replace snacks, desserts or sweets (e.g. candies, chocolates, ice-cream) with fresh fruit, dried fruit without added sugar (e.g. raisins, apricots), or vegetables (e.g. corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, baby carrot, or celery).
• Serve bread with low-fat cheese and fresh vegetables (e.g. lettuce, tomato or cucumber) instead of jam.
• Self-make fruit-flavoured soda using soda/ sparkling water and fresh cut fruit or fruit juices (e.g. soda water with lemon slices) for parties, festive or gatherings.

Less-Salt-and-Sugar Recipes

• Chinese version
• Indonesian version (Resep Rendah Guladan Garam - Bahasa Indonesia)
• Tagalog version (Mga Resiping may Mabang Bilang ng Asin at Asukal - Tagalog)

• Look up for food premises which have pledged to provide foods with lower sugar, such as food premises joining the EatSmart@Restaurant programme.
• Request sugar/syrup to serve with the food separately or ask for a 'less sweet' option of the food.
• If the food is too salty, instead of ordering sugary beverages, request for plain water or tea to quench the thirst.
• Choose fruit or fruit-based options as dessert.

• Drink water or non-sugared tea instead of soft drinks, fruit juice with added sugar, and other sugary beverages.
• Request to serve syrup/sugar with the drinks separately or ask for a 'less sweet' option.
• Consider the following recommendations (Source: Department of Health) to choose drinks.