Instant noodles, canned foods and ready-to-eat packages were all bought as if it were the end of the world. While the home-isolation period could last for months, obviously people cannot just survive on stocked-up items like instant noodles, canned fish and ready-to-eat meals. For instant-noodle lovers in particular, out of 21 meals in a week, Wantanee suggested a maximum of only one or two. That's far better than eating instant noodles and ready-to-eat frozen food. Yet the over-consumption of instant noodles could result in not just an excessive intake of sodium but also carbohydrates and fats from the oil packets.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2020 07:30 UTC