While hawker food is something near and dear to Singaporeans, many of our favourite dishes are often packed with calories.
But one hawker centre’s efforts to offer healthier choices have come to light.
At the Singapore Hawkers’ Celebration and Awards 2025 on Monday (Nov 24), Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre was the first to win the Healthier Dining Hawker Centre Award.
This new category, launched in collaboration with the Health Promotion Board, recognises hawker centres for encouraging healthy eating through the use of healthier ingredients in dishes.
To determine the winner for this award, five hawker centres with the highest proportion of stalls using healthier ingredients were first shortlisted by judges.
Then, the public was invited to vote for the nominee they thought was most deserving.
Speaking to AsiaOne, managing director of Canopy Hawkers Group Joey Tan shared that some healthier choice dishes at the hawker centre include wanton noodles, herbal soup and mee soto.
Canopy Hawkers Group manages Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre.
While the dishes are prepared traditionally, hawkers use low-sodium sauces and healthier oils in their cooking to make them healthier, Joey explained.
Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre also won the Favourite Hawker Centre award, which is determined entirely by public voting.
