A Chinese shopper selects instant noodles at a market in Xian, northern China's Shaanxi province.
Mueni Mutunga, UNICEF Asia nutrition specialist, traced the trend back to families ditching traditional diets for affordable, accessible and easy to prepare"modern" meals. Though the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia are all considered middle-income countries by World Bank measures, tens of millions of their people struggle to make enough money to live.
The instant noodle problem could easily be solved by bans + INCENTIVES 1. whole wheat/ tuber based (sweet potato/ tapioca)/ high protein noodles 2. free of trans fat and canola oil 3. free of TOXIC synthetic coloring/ flavor 4. adding dried vege/soy packs How hard is that?
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