National Health Research Institute statistics show that an increasing number of people eat out nearly every day, and among those who purchase food at convenience stores, people in northern Taiwan tend to eat lighter and healthier than people in central and southern Taiwan, who tend to eat food that makes them feel full.
The John Tung Foundation yesterday said that research from 2014 showed that 68 percent of people often eat out three times a day, and among them, 77.6 percent choose food from convenience stores.
Foundation deputy chief of food nutrition Chen Hsing-ho (陳醒荷) said that because many people are eating meals purchased at convenience stores, the foundation asked one of the largest convenience store chains in the nation for sales statistics to understand the consumers’ food selections.
Ranking No. 1 is hard-boiled tea eggs (茶葉蛋), followed by baked sweet potatoes, egg-flavored puddings, hotdogs, bananas, dried instant noodles, tuna riceballs (飯糰), red bean paste bread, chicken riceballs and shredded meat (肉鬆) riceballs.
However, Chen said people in northern Taiwan tend to eat hard-boiled tea eggs or baked sweet potatoes for breakfast and lunch, and bananas with every meal; but people in central and southern Taiwan tend to eat riceballs, stewed rice or hotdogs, with fruit or vegetables not among their top five popular foods for any meal.
Instant noodles are mostly purchased for dinner in all regions, she added.
Chen said hard-boiled tea eggs and baked sweet potatoes are healthy sources of protein and fiber, but hotdogs are often eaten with many sauces and may cause an excessive sodium intake, and instant noodles are usually unhealthy because they are deep fried and high in sodium and fat.
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