Also known as Economical Bee Hoon, Breakfast Bee Hoon, 经济米粉, Bee Hoon with Egg.
Economy bee hoon is the Singapore kopitiam breakfast of fried rice vermicelli with a spoon of sambal, sold by the scoop with your choice of fried egg, luncheon meat, chicken wing, ngoh hiang or fish cake on top.
369kcal / 1 plate with fried egg
A plate of economy bee hoon with one fried egg is about 369 calories for a 260g serving. The 200g scoop of fried bee hoon is about 260 calories, the fried egg 90, and the sambal about 20. Every add on after that is extra.
Nutrition facts
Per 1 plate with fried egg (260g)
Amount
Per 100g
Calories
369 kcal
142 kcal
Protein
12 g
5 g
Carbs
50 g
19 g
Fat
14 g
5 g
Where the calories come from
Fried bee hoon200g
260 kcal
Fried egg50g
90 kcal
Sambal chilli10g
20 kcal
The real talk
The bee hoon itself is the base at 260 calories for a 200g scoop. It is fried with soy and a fair amount of oil, so it is not plain vermicelli, but it is still lighter than a scoop of fried noodles or fried rice, which would be closer to 350. A fried egg is 90 because it goes into the same oil. Sambal is 20. That is your 369 plate for about S$2.50.
The add ons are where the S$3 breakfast becomes a 700 calorie meal. Luncheon meat is a slice of fried tinned pork, about 100 calories a slice. A fried chicken wing is around 190. A piece of ngoh hiang is 110, a fried fish cake 70. Bee hoon plus egg plus luncheon meat plus chicken wing is 680 calories. That is a bak chor mee and a kopi c stacked into a breakfast.
The reason to like economy bee hoon is that you choose every piece. Nothing is hidden in a sauce. Bee hoon and egg at 369 is a fine breakfast with 12g of protein. Bee hoon with a hard boiled egg and a piece of steamed fish cake is closer to 330 and higher in protein. It is one of the few hawker meals where you decide the number.
How the portions compare
260 kcal
Bee hoon only
369 kcal
Bee hoon with fried egg
680 kcal
Bee hoon with egg, luncheon meat and chicken wing
Economy Bee Hoon variants, ranked by calories
Variant
Calories
Notes
Bee hoon only
260 kcal
Plain scoop with sambal
Bee hoon with fried egg
369 kcal
Standard kopitiam order
Bee hoon with egg and luncheon meat
470 kcal
One slice of luncheon meat
Bee hoon with egg and chicken wing
560 kcal
One fried mid joint wing
Bee hoon with egg, luncheon meat, wing and ngoh hiang
790 kcal
The full S$5 plate
How to eat it lighter
Get a hard boiled egg or omelette strip instead of a fried egg if the stall has one. It saves about 20 to 30 calories.
Pick one add on, not three. The chicken wing is 190, the luncheon meat 100, the ngoh hiang 110. Choose the one you actually want.
Ask for a half scoop of bee hoon and a full portion of vegetables. Some stalls do a cabbage or long bean side for about 40 calories.
Go easy on the sambal if you are adding fried items. It is fried in oil too, about 20 calories a spoon.
Mee siam and mee rebus from the same stall are 470 and 500. The plain bee hoon and egg at 369 is the lightest thing on that counter.
Common questions
Is economy bee hoon healthy for breakfast?
With just an egg it is a reasonable 369 calorie breakfast. The problem starts with the fried add ons. A chicken wing and luncheon meat take the same plate to 680 calories.
How many calories in a scoop of fried bee hoon?
About 260 calories for a 200g kopitiam scoop. The vermicelli is fried with soy sauce and oil, which is why it is higher than plain boiled bee hoon at around 200.
How many calories in luncheon meat?
About 100 calories per fried slice of around 35g. It is tinned pork with a lot of fat, then fried again in oil, so it is small but dense.
Is economy bee hoon or nasi lemak lower in calories?
Economy bee hoon with egg at 369 is lower than a standard nasi lemak at 556. Once you add a chicken wing to the bee hoon, they are about the same.
Berapa kalori dalam Economy Bee Hoon?
Economy Bee Hoon ada kira-kira 369 kalori untuk satu hidangan biasa (260g), dengan 12g protein, 50g karbohidrat dan 14g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.
Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker centre or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.
Calorie figure based on HPB iDAT via danielfooddiary.com 2015. Macros estimated from the ingredients.