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\"As the RTE is simpler, I think it helps people to have breakfast more conveniently and takes just a few minutes to get ready. The morning meal is important for our health but a lot of people skip it because they don't have time,\" she explains. <\/p>\n
Compared to fresh-cooked food from cooked-to-order shops that can be found on every corner, Prapaisri says the RTE has an advantage in hygienic material and preparation, if it is from a certified company. <\/p>\n
\"Sanitation is important for frozen-food quality, and we found street-side cooking shops don't have much concern for the sterilization of their utensils, raw ingredients and cooking process,\" she said. <\/p>\n
However, as minerals and vitamins are easily diluted by washing or any cooking process, the frozen meals have yet to equal fresh meals in keeping their nutritional value. <\/p>\n
\"What concerns me is people get a high salt intake from this food and saturated fat from the cooking process,\" she explains. <\/p>\n
Last year Thailand joined the five-year salt reducing campaign of the World Health Organisation. The nutritionist said the recommendation for salt intake is not more than 6 grams a day which equals two teaspoons of fish salt - the more common salt form in Thai kitchens. <\/p>\n
\"It is hard to change our habits because the sodium helps the food taste better. Actually we have a salt substitute substance like potassium, but it's not widely used in Thailand,\" she says. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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