Prayut says Thais should prefer rice over bread

[Lite Beer]

Prayut says Thais should prefer rice over bread

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Friday that he would like Thais to prefer rice over bread.

"We should preserver Thai culture of eating rice instead of teaching Thais to eat bread," Prayut said during his weekly TV programme Friday night.

He quoted Her Majesty the Queen as saying that eating rice would not cause the people to become fat if they eat it in a proper amount.

He said foreign athletes now eat rice as source of energy while Thais have started shunning rice.

"I would like to promote Thais to eat rice and would like the entire global populations to eat rice," Prayut said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayut-says-Thais-should-prefer-rice-over-bread-30245271.html

-- The Nation 2014-10-10

[JetsetBkk]

I know where there's a load of warehouses full of the stuff.

Well, maybe half full.

[TVGerry]

Can you we buy both, sir?

[seajae]

rice instead of bread, kind of like Marie with her cake instead of bread, "Let them eat Rice", where the guillotine

[IAMSOBAD]

Yes...a good rice sandwich with giant roaches from the sewer. All athletes love it.

[clockman]

Laced with Monsanto poison!

[zydeco]

Special bread tax coming soon.

[greenchair]

I think it's nice that prayut wants the people to go back to some of their old values. must people critisize everything.

[baboon]

Meanwhile, on Ko Tao..

[baboon]

I think it's nice that prayut wants the people to go back to some of their old values. must people critisize everything.

Why is it any of his business what people choose to eat?

[Dogmatix]

If you've run out of things to say in your weekly chat shows, generalissimo sir, either hire a script writer or make it monthly or quarterly. Don't spout nonsense please.

[Costas2008]

C'mon posters, the guy is not wrong.

He doesn't care so much about Thailand's eating habits but he cares about Thailand's economy.

If people start eating bread, wheat has to be imported from other countries.

On the other hand rice is home produced and every plate we eat a farmer gets the benefit of it, and the whole Thai economy gets the benefit of it.

He is not stupid at all........he knows very well what he is going on about.

[IAMSOBAD]

I think it's nice that prayut wants the people to go back to some of their old values. must people critisize everything.

So Thai women will not wear tops under your plan and we will all live in SIAM?

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

Well people in the leadership countries are gravitating to low carb because it works

to reduce diabetes and body fat.

Good luck with the reality distortion field !!!!

[Bluespunk]

"eating rice would not cause the people to become fat if they eat it in a proper amount."

Well yes, but the same is true of bread. Or any foodstuff really.

[jacky54]

Well I think he's right, most of Thai bread is utter muck not worthy of the name

[baboon]

C'mon posters, the guy is not wrong.

He doesn't care so much about Thailand's eating habits but he cares about Thailand's economy.

If people start eating bread, wheat has to be imported from other countries.

On the other hand rice is home produced and every plate we eat a farmer gets the benefit of it, and the whole Thai economy gets the benefit of it.

He is not stupid at all........he knows very well what he is going on about.

I thought imports were taxed to the hilt? Surely that should make up for the shortfall?

[TheCruncher]

This guy is showing himself to be more and more a loon.

What else you think he would be, the long lost Golden Child?

[A1Str8]

There's a huge difference between real rice (brown rice) and the white rice and sticky rice these people eat. The latter doesn't fall into the category of food.

[Mango Bob]

So now the General doesn't want you to read the book 1984 or eat bread. What;s next?

Edited October 10, 2014 by Mango Bob

[louialive]

Do you think he's putting himself out there to be asked onto a cookery programme on tv

100 PM menus

[kaobang]

what if people eat what they like?and let the nutrionists do their job?

[JOC]

C'mon posters, the guy is not wrong.

He doesn't care so much about Thailand's eating habits but he cares about Thailand's economy.

If people start eating bread, wheat has to be imported from other countries.

On the other hand rice is home produced and every plate we eat a farmer gets the benefit of it, and the whole Thai economy gets the benefit of it.

He is not stupid at all........he knows very well what he is going on about.

So according to you, we should stop all international trade?? All countries should only eat, what they can produce themselves?

"every plate we eat a farmer gets the benefit of it" my greek friend you are so sweet, when you are displaying your naive side!!

[MrJohnson]

Nothing like a good old piece of micro-management

[englishoak]

He got the slogan wrong it should be.

"Let them eat cake"

[CiaranO]

The truth is this guy wants to control everybody. What they do what they eat how they think what they say.

He won't rescind martial law because god forbid someone might dare criticize his policies or actions or have an original thought.

[Thai at Heart]

Oh yeah. A bowl of that super healthy Thai white rice.

The index is classified as:

Low GI: 55 or less

Medium GI: 56 – 69

High GI: 70 and above

Note: Pure sugar has an Glycemic index of 100.

There are literally thousands of types of rice grown throughout the world so I’ve loosely thrown them into a few categories. Let’s have a look:

Brown Rice: 110 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 55

White Rice (long grain): 105 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 56

Basmati Rice: 105 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 58

Arborio Rice: 125 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 69

White Rice (short grain): 110 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 72

White (pre-cooked/instant): 140 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 87

Wild Rice: 115 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 87

Sticky (Glutinous): 180 Calories in ½ cup, cooked. Glycemic Index: 98

And as far as sticky rice, well...............................................................................................................................................

[recom273]

I saw him on TV when we were at dinner .. How did he talk for so long with the aid of buffalo's ploughing the paddy video for what seemed like twenty plus minutes.

Why not tackle the trend of obesity through inactivity in the youth, the way asian junk food has become a staple and ask the nation to reduce the amount of sugar taken in everything.

[Denim]

It won't be too long before he's saying

' Let them eat cake '

[khunpa]

Wise words from a great leader!

Edited October 10, 2014 by khunpa