When i was a kid my parents refrained me from eating instant noodles because of the high msg content and preservatives.. i envied my classmates during recess..
I always drain off the first water after the noodles is nearly cooked. After that I pour new water in and i only use half or 3/4 the soup season package.
My first reaction hearing that is, “what you are eating is deadly. Wash or dilute it with water make it healthier”…. Hehe might as well as stop eating it. This is called an addiction. Knowing it is bad but yet have to continue eating it.
I eat maybe once every other month. Though they taste great, some of them give me tummy aches so I’m cautious. My friend (who was very influenced by pop Korean culture) had eaten ramyun every day for lunch at work for awhile and she was very very sick a lot of the times. She got better after stopping that habit
Usually, i will just drain off the water after the noodles is cooked, so have it as dry noodles. Add some chopped garlic and chopped onion onto it and 1 or 2 hard-boiled eggs. Add on sesame oil and chilli sauce.
If you’re just gonna do that, then there’s no point to buy instant noodles you might as well buy fresh noodles or dry noodles if you want long term storage, both of which is a lot healthier than instant noodles.
Getting rid of the water the noodles were boiled in and getting new will get rid of nearly all these unhealthy contents that they are talking about. It's also generally healthier because you dont get the oil they were fried in to harden. So TDLR, just get newly boiled water for the cooked noodles, they will taste less , but thats the sacrifice you gotta take.
What do you mean they will taste less? If you mean that they will be less tasty, that's not true because you add the seasoning after you boil water for the 2nd time.
The carcinogens produced from instant noodle cake fried also occurs with fries, hashbrown, chips and any other starchy product fried in oil. Salt and fat isn't any more than a cheeseburger, hamburger, ham sandwich dripping with even more fat and salt. Canned soup can also have lots of salt and fat. Just eat everything in moderation. Dried or fresh noodles without all the seasonings are very healthy. One can easily make them with lots of veggies and boiled chicken or fish. Asian food have a lot of *steamed, boiled* and lightly sauted dishes and is by far more healthy and lighter than other cuisines. Also more variety of vegetables are consumed than Western cuisine.
The 4 brands on display looks like 1 korean which is the Shin Ramyeon, 1 Singaporean Prima Taste, 1 Japanese Nissin and the yellow packaging one is Mamee which is Malaysian. 😅
Sodium is fine. Processed sodium without potassium to balance it out is bad. The worst in instant noodles is the oxidized oil (unknown origin, vegetable oil, even gutter oil?) Then preservatives can destroy your gut biome
How are you finding the improvement to your health is directly related to your decreased seasoning packet intake? No other factors have changed in your life, and you actually feel the results of eating only half the seasoning packet? In what ways has your health improved directly from this? I think you're misguided here, but prove me otherwise.
I used to eat instant noodles almost everyday and I noticed it caused me so much pimples in my head, face and back. Now that I controlled my instant eating habits (eating it just once a week), it made a huge difference. I now don’t experience pimples all over my body. It really is toxic.
@@dav1dw if sodium is a problem then you could use half of the included powder bag or replace it altogether with sea salt or no salt at all. Experiment
For me just enjoy it once for every 2 weeks. Add some vegetables and egg for more nutrients. For fried instant noodles use only half of the flavor package, you'll be surprised that using merely half for a lot of them are already salty and flavorful. For the one with soup/broth, just slurp the noodles and don't drink a lot of its broth. A lot has a ridiculous high amount of sodium, so you're better of buying real noodles and ramen made from the scratch in restaurants. These are just my tips from my own experience who's kind of feeling the impact of if my body is having too much sodium. I write this for those who are more self conscious about it. Not for those who says don't worry and just eat.
I don't remember when do I start avoiding cooking water. I have been doing as instructed in instant noodle pack to put new boiling water after cooking.
Growing up with limited finance instant noddle is my savior but i guess its true need to limit the intake the sodium. Nice tips change the water for the soup after boiling the noodle
Okay so they tested 19 noodles. In the last video we found out what 3 of them were. Why can’t they tell us which noodles don’t contain this carcinogen?
@@user-kys673i think they don't want to promote any unhealthy meal like instant noodle so they dont name any whatso ever, or they don't have enough evidence that those instant noodles don't cause cancer, if they make such a claim and then it ends up being more cancer later on further research maybe they dont wana get sue haha
None of the nutrition label tells u contains carcinogens 😂 all eyes and lips service … every govt knows it’s cancerous but still allows to sell everywherre
I want to live healthy and free of sickness/diseases, I really do, but not eating snacks or those delicious instant noodles or chocolatey gooey brownie sounds like torture
Ya , they should totally Ban Cigarette albeit given ample notice of the Ban like 2yrs - for smoker to quit smoking and non smoker to think thrice if they wants to come/stay here .
i realized the 4 brands displayed prominently on the table of the interview are from these countries, Nissin from Japan, Nongshim from Korea, Prima Taste from Singapore, Mamee from Malaysia. I don't think Hong Kong only sells Instant Noodles from these 4 countries😉
To call instant noodles a "snack" is a tone deaf reaction to the majority who depend on these sodium laced, cancer inducing food as a primary source of sustenance. My meager income and budget forces me to instant noodles as my main meals for minimum of 3 times a week.
it is 1-2 minutes hot well meal that we can not avoid, it's not like something we have to comsum everydaily meal. if we avoid everything "unhealthy", our body just become weaker and weaker again environment to the point that can not stand again some thing weak like instant noodles. But that cannot happen because unhealthy foods/ products is everything-everywhere, we just reduce it to become "healthy" enough.
I avoid instant noodles. When I do indulge, I often steam chopped vegetables, then mix them with the noodles before draining off the seasoned water. One bag of noodles plus the veggies makes 2 or 3 meals for me.
I will have the entire packet of my favorite instant noodles. But I try not to have it on a daily basis. The most I will have is maybe 2X a week. I used to have it a lot more often when I was younger though.
When the lady talked about exceeding recommended intake limits, did she assume the consumer will drink all the soup (i.e. all seasoning)? In practice most people won't most of the time. I'm afraid her warning could be red herring based on unrealistic over-estimation of consumer habits.
I know individuals who drink all the water 😅. Another popular thing to do is to put rice in the leftover broth and the rice soak up the noodles broth and they eat it all! She’s not making an over assumption. She is correct of people’s habits worldwide
her "healthier" option is to basically spend a lot more compared to how much an instant noodle... which defeats the purpose of an instant noodle (inexpensive, easy to prepare and enjoy).
They need to stop selling this in the US Americans are obsessed with these noodles I think far more than Asians are not to mention people who are poor in the US are basically The overall consumer that consumes these types of instant noodles 💀
Propaganda to restore HK's faltering F&B industry is more like it now that instant noodles has become the go to comfort food at home and at work, ever since the pandemic started. "Potential carcinogens " mean may not exist but a scare tactic to save HK 's falling revenues since it is a food paradise for many Chinese food lovers
I was waiting for some healthier ramen soups/brands to be named. I feel like I just lost 10 min as I already knew most of this. I’m curious though. Is it fried noodles that makes ramen ramen? If so, we can just fry our own, no? I have high blood pressure but love me some ramen. Still trying to find ways to eat it😒
Growing up my dad had one packet of instant noodles every morning before work. Cheap and salty… he is fairly healthy old man now still but I think it’s genetics. Meanwhile I have my mom’s genes and get a tummy ache with just a few bites of instant noodles
😂 Yeah. Don't use the instant stuff. There is a reason Asian markets exist. Also soy sauce is a better option more flavor. They also come in low sodium. About the lunch meat yeah I agree. Use fresh or precooked meat.
mix with meat, rice, veggies, fruits. i got 4 dogs, a half bowl of the broth is fine. since all my dogs that died are between 15-18years old, it mean i am doing it right. still, i wish those 2 german shepards of would live longer. it hurts :(@@NWforager
That auntie isn’t telling us anything our parents haven’t told us for the last 30-some years lol
Real
So true!! It's my comfort food. Add some veggies to counteract the carcinogens.
When i was a kid my parents refrained me from eating instant noodles because of the high msg content and preservatives.. i envied my classmates during recess..
@@buggyman286 As a latchkey kid, I'd tear open the msg packets and straight up started eating it. I'm still alive.
@@buggyman286 my mom would sprinkle maybe a quarter of the pack into the ramen and be like ‘that’s enough la! Too salty ah!' 😆
The key is throwing away the seasoning, throwing away the noodles, and just drinking the boiling water. Lol
Even that water is toxic 😂
I always drain off the first water after the noodles is nearly cooked. After that I pour new water in and i only use half or 3/4 the soup season package.
My first reaction hearing that is, “what you are eating is deadly. Wash or dilute it with water make it healthier”…. Hehe might as well as stop eating it. This is called an addiction. Knowing it is bad but yet have to continue eating it.
I do that too. Unfortunately, my HK wife is too lazy and takes the stance that we all gotta die some day. I clearly need a new wife...
@@fargone2000 She's not wrong. Just eat in moderation instead of doing something that's merely symbolic.
@@fargone2000😂😂😂
@@fargone2000I mean... We ARE gonna die lol. We ain't living forever
Just enjoying these only once a week, and don't worry about all the bad stuff in the noodles.
Do it once a month and buy the smaller 4 pack packages instead of a case
@@ramencurry6672 Yes, not buying a whole case really helps. It's far too easy to keep making one if there is a whole case.
I eat maybe once every other month. Though they taste great, some of them give me tummy aches so I’m cautious. My friend (who was very influenced by pop Korean culture) had eaten ramyun every day for lunch at work for awhile and she was very very sick a lot of the times. She got better after stopping that habit
Once a week is still too much
Usually, i will just drain off the water after the noodles is cooked, so have it as dry noodles. Add some chopped garlic and chopped onion onto it and 1 or 2 hard-boiled eggs. Add on sesame oil and chilli sauce.
If you’re just gonna do that, then there’s no point to buy instant noodles you might as well buy fresh noodles or dry noodles if you want long term storage, both of which is a lot healthier than instant noodles.
So basically, you're eating something else but using instant noodles 😂
It is better to display the whole list of noodles, so we could make better choices.
Getting rid of the water the noodles were boiled in and getting new will get rid of nearly all these unhealthy contents that they are talking about.
It's also generally healthier because you dont get the oil they were fried in to harden.
So TDLR, just get newly boiled water for the cooked noodles, they will taste less , but thats the sacrifice you gotta take.
What do you mean they will taste less? If you mean that they will be less tasty, that's not true because you add the seasoning after you boil water for the 2nd time.
Low income family & latchkey kids dont have the time and money.. believe me..each pck is a much welcomed meal for these kids.😢
@@crystalborne8315 They Do taste more,, its a very vague taste, but if you compare two to two you will see what i mean
The ultimate test of our love for convenience versus health😅 and the guilty pleasure we just can't quit 🤤
The carcinogens produced from instant noodle cake fried also occurs with fries, hashbrown, chips and any other starchy product fried in oil. Salt and fat isn't any more than a cheeseburger, hamburger, ham sandwich dripping with even more fat and salt. Canned soup can also have lots of salt and fat. Just eat everything in moderation. Dried or fresh noodles without all the seasonings are very healthy. One can easily make them with lots of veggies and boiled chicken or fish. Asian food have a lot of *steamed, boiled* and lightly sauted dishes and is by far more healthy and lighter than other cuisines. Also more variety of vegetables are consumed than Western cuisine.
Do y know eating wanton mee can cause diabetes? Char siew & roasted pork also contain carcinogen..😢🎉
Goggle for rhe reasons.
So sodium s not only coming from seasoning but also from the making of the noodle?
Yeah, eat some noodles while you are boiling before adding seasoning. Chew it a bit and you'll notice they are not tasteless at all.
So the sodium number on package like 1500, is that include seasoning and the noodle?
@@HungHo001 Yes it is.
“90% of the samples” and only 9 noodles were tested?
Does anyone know which noodle brands were tested?
The more you taste salty, the more sodium intake it is in
The 4 brands on display looks like 1 korean which is the Shin Ramyeon, 1 Singaporean Prima Taste, 1 Japanese Nissin and the yellow packaging one is Mamee which is Malaysian. 😅
But the hot, warm soup or broth is why we drink it, especially on a cold, winter's night!
Very informative. I have learnt a lot . Suddenly , I am more careful with my intake of instant noodles
I tried to use 1/2 pack of the seasoning each time I eat, already feel healthier 😀
Sodium is fine. Processed sodium without potassium to balance it out is bad.
The worst in instant noodles is the oxidized oil (unknown origin, vegetable oil, even gutter oil?)
Then preservatives can destroy your gut biome
How are you finding the improvement to your health is directly related to your decreased seasoning packet intake? No other factors have changed in your life, and you actually feel the results of eating only half the seasoning packet? In what ways has your health improved directly from this? I think you're misguided here, but prove me otherwise.
“Healthier” 🤣
I used to eat instant noodles almost everyday and I noticed it caused me so much pimples in my head, face and back. Now that I controlled my instant eating habits (eating it just once a week), it made a huge difference. I now don’t experience pimples all over my body. It really is toxic.
I add some seaweed and dried tuna fish (Japanese) if I want some variation. Try it out
even more sodium... ack we gonna die
@@dav1dw if sodium is a problem then you could use half of the included powder bag or replace it altogether with sea salt or no salt at all. Experiment
I loved 康师傅 instant noodles! Its soup base is delicious! 🤤
HK consumer council friendly reminds vendors: time to pay for protection fees lol
😅
For me just enjoy it once for every 2 weeks.
Add some vegetables and egg for more nutrients.
For fried instant noodles use only half of the flavor package, you'll be surprised that using merely half for a lot of them are already salty and flavorful.
For the one with soup/broth, just slurp the noodles and don't drink a lot of its broth.
A lot has a ridiculous high amount of sodium, so you're better of buying real noodles and ramen made from the scratch in restaurants.
These are just my tips from my own experience who's kind of feeling the impact of if my body is having too much sodium. I write this for those who are more self conscious about it. Not for those who says don't worry and just eat.
Just in time during these hard times
I don't remember when do I start avoiding cooking water. I have been doing as instructed in instant noodle pack to put new boiling water after cooking.
Healthiest way to eat instant noodle is not eating it at all.
Don’t buy. No noodle no eat . No eat , it’s the healthiest choice.
Inherent risk of living.
High sodium isn't the problem, need to consume enough potassium and magnesium to balance the ratio.
better than starving
Growing up with limited finance instant noddle is my savior but i guess its true need to limit the intake the sodium. Nice tips change the water for the soup after boiling the noodle
Okay so they tested 19 noodles. In the last video we found out what 3 of them were. Why can’t they tell us which noodles don’t contain this carcinogen?
they dont want to get sued by those companies i guess
@@user-pp1od3zh3o why would they get sued over saying the noodles _don't_ cause cancer lol
@@user-kys673i think they don't want to promote any unhealthy meal like instant noodle so they dont name any whatso ever, or they don't have enough evidence that those instant noodles don't cause cancer,
if they make such a claim and then it ends up being more cancer later on further research maybe they dont wana get sue haha
@@user-kys673think lah! Ingredients changes to save costs.. competitors may sue them for bias reporting .
if you see what people donate to charity homes....definitely boxes of instant noodles are top #3
its okay as long as you also eat lots of veggies and fruits too
Some veggies nowadays are also contain high level of fertilizers & pesticides.. we'll NEVER win..😢😅
None of the nutrition label tells u contains carcinogens 😂 all eyes and lips service … every govt knows it’s cancerous but still allows to sell everywherre
I consume it often, im still alive...
That's right keep it simple. Who wants to live forever? Brian May.
Use a tablespoon of low sodium miso as the soup base instead of the seasoning packet.
thank you auntie for your research in our instant noodles
I want to live healthy and free of sickness/diseases, I really do, but not eating snacks or those delicious instant noodles or chocolatey gooey brownie sounds like torture
What are the ingredients that we should avoid? Are they listed?
They did that in early 2010… many schools in Hk used to sell indo mie noodles. Because of their research…. Many of the schools banned them.
A video about noodles, it will definitely not be political in the comments.
The comments:
Except for the usual bots, lol
wait for @thelastchang and @Chop-suey
I mean, I don't totally agree with them but they right on some cases@@bluedragontoybash2463
I discarded the seasoning package because it has MSG and others. I use chicken pr beef bouillon seasoning instead and add vegetable.
Then you just use other better noodles instead. No need to use instant noodles
How come no video on cigarettes and alcohol?
cigarette and alchol pay huge amount of money to government coffers
cause everyone already knows they're bad
@@manicbamboosprout you sure? then how come so many people abusing cigarettes and alcohol?
Ya , they should totally Ban Cigarette albeit given ample notice of the Ban like 2yrs - for smoker to quit smoking and non smoker to think thrice if they wants to come/stay here .
@@mrtienphysics666silly reply .how much many pple still do drugs?😢😅 Remember the word ADDITIVE & Brief Moment of Joy thru Hallucinations.🎉❤😅😢😊
Unfortunately, the seasoning is the soul of the instant noodles
i realized the 4 brands displayed prominently on the table of the interview are from these countries, Nissin from Japan, Nongshim from Korea, Prima Taste from Singapore, Mamee from Malaysia.
I don't think Hong Kong only sells Instant Noodles from these 4 countries😉
Those last five years of life aren't worth dropping instant noodles and bacon.
To call instant noodles a "snack" is a tone deaf reaction to the majority who depend on these sodium laced, cancer inducing food as a primary source of sustenance.
My meager income and budget forces me to instant noodles as my main meals for minimum of 3 times a week.
Prepare them to taste and always choose the least processed ones
will eat this over HOT DOG anytime, look into how HOT DOG is made
it is 1-2 minutes hot well meal that we can not avoid, it's not like something we have to comsum everydaily meal. if we avoid everything "unhealthy", our body just become weaker and weaker again environment to the point that can not stand again some thing weak like instant noodles. But that cannot happen because unhealthy foods/ products is everything-everywhere, we just reduce it to become "healthy" enough.
How to enjoy a healthier bowl of instant noodles?
Step 1-Take the entire package and throw it in the garbage.
Step 2-Eat anything else.
made in taiwan it's better than chinese made bevause the regulations it's not al health sure but it's better.
Factory made instant noodles are not healthy and contain chemicals. Make your own noodle dishes.
Let's get a class action lawsuit together to sue Maruchan.
In my country, China, 960 million people are poor. 😢
@thingthangthong * pls do some research before you mentioned abt China 🇨🇳 those are the days,they are very poor,not at present yrs😅😅
I avoid instant noodles. When I do indulge, I often steam chopped vegetables, then mix them with the noodles before draining off the seasoned water. One bag of noodles plus the veggies makes 2 or 3 meals for me.
I will have the entire packet of my favorite instant noodles. But I try not to have it on a daily basis. The most I will have is maybe 2X a week. I used to have it a lot more often when I was younger though.
If we don't drink the soup, then sodium levels are much lower
halve the seasonings ?
Tell us a healthier option for potato chips! Lol
When the lady talked about exceeding recommended intake limits, did she assume the consumer will drink all the soup (i.e. all seasoning)? In practice most people won't most of the time. I'm afraid her warning could be red herring based on unrealistic over-estimation of consumer habits.
We need to stop deluding ourselves...I know individuals who eat more than one per day; 2 in one sitting!
I know individuals who drink all the water 😅. Another popular thing to do is to put rice in the leftover broth and the rice soak up the noodles broth and they eat it all! She’s not making an over assumption. She is correct of people’s habits worldwide
There is no such thing as how to consume something harmful in a less harmful, healthier way. Would you say how to consume drugs in a healthier way?
Sodium is excreted when we sweat and utinate.
her "healthier" option is to basically spend a lot more compared to how much an instant noodle... which defeats the purpose of an instant noodle (inexpensive, easy to prepare and enjoy).
They need to stop selling this in the US Americans are obsessed with these noodles I think far more than Asians are not to mention people who are poor in the US are basically The overall consumer that consumes these types of instant noodles 💀
pretty sure most of these chemicals are present in other processed junk foods
like the green jacket nice , i like eating noodle with some of the hot sauces with the seasoning
Propaganda to restore HK's faltering F&B industry is more like it now that instant noodles has become the go to comfort food at home and at work, ever since the pandemic started. "Potential carcinogens " mean may not exist but a scare tactic to save HK 's falling revenues since it is a food paradise for many Chinese food lovers
My friend growing up used to ADD EXTRA SALT to his ramen, then use the whole seasoning packet.
the government should legislate less of half salt and half seasoning all instant noondles makers..
I was waiting for some healthier ramen soups/brands to be named. I feel like I just lost 10 min as I already knew most of this. I’m curious though. Is it fried noodles that makes ramen ramen? If so, we can just fry our own, no? I have high blood pressure but love me some ramen. Still trying to find ways to eat it😒
I wonder if all the Chinese noodles get the healthy tick because Winnie the Pooh
Ehhh, I mean you've never seen American processed food? The slop they feed to school children in US schools 🤮
Noodles = pre fried... never healthy
Growing up my dad had one packet of instant noodles every morning before work. Cheap and salty… he is fairly healthy old man now still but I think it’s genetics. Meanwhile I have my mom’s genes and get a tummy ache with just a few bites of instant noodles
is it just me or this specialist is talking around in circles till the middle of the video
awesome! thanks for your informative analysis and useful advice, I might change my eating habits after watching this news.
Same thing with mcdonalds big mac.
No.
Is indomie a part of the tested instant noodles?
I guess not, cause indomie is one of the favorites brand in some country, so they must have been tested it but i have not seen indomie on this video 😅
I fell asleep.
Same
Um yeah found this out back in 2007 and 8, old news.😂
Who would have guessed that high processed food causes cancer
this autie speak so well
I always wonder what ingredients are in a veggie-curry, in Mumbai-Dharavi.
They all look the same, brown, light-brown, dark-brown.
Dog meat?
@IndianStreetShittersPajeet lol just making up stuff at this point
@IndianStreetShittersPajeet so do I have video proof of chinese doing worse
Kung Fu noodles in that orange packaging with the onion oil packet
😂 Yeah. Don't use the instant stuff. There is a reason Asian markets exist. Also soy sauce is a better option more flavor. They also come in low sodium. About the lunch meat yeah I agree. Use fresh or precooked meat.
After you finish cooking the noodles, dump them in the trash. That will be far healthier. You will lose lots of weight!
all the stuff from 7-11 not healthy. 😢
Bagaimana dengan Indonesia,sedaap dan GAGA serta produk Indonesian lainnya harus penuhi pasar disana
Indomie for life
But I like Mama noodles, should I no longer eat them?
Just eat less of them, once a week, look at like it was fast food (because they are).
Just have a big Mac.
The lady says "uh... umm .." too much
So, I guess your 💩 doesn’t stink.
th'ank u
Gutter oil noodles is safe 😊.
That's ganges 😆
I always stir 4 heaping tbsp's of salt and 3-4 of msg into them when I make them.. It really helps bring the Flava Flav..
Smoking is great for your lungs!
Avoid the china ones.
Avoid China, period.
never born in china
I survived on noodles during the spread of the CCP VIRUS. ❤
The results are obvious.
Never has healthy instant noodle
is this some western propa to decrease instant noodles sales... 😂
you are correct
wash the noodles and dont drink the soup? I might as well just buy plain spaghetti
eat less instant noodles then is more healthier😂😂
Queen of the moon?
Asian food sure is unhealthy, especially all that rice
No. Chinese food is mostly stir fried or deep fried. A lot of cooking oil.
@@KP-xi4bj sewage oil
DON'T DRINK ALL THE BROTH! Like yoo....feed your dogs with it
mix with meat, rice, veggies, fruits. i got 4 dogs, a half bowl of the broth is fine. since all my dogs that died are between 15-18years old, it mean i am doing it right. still, i wish those 2 german shepards of would live longer. it hurts :(@@NWforager