Seoul, convenience store CU launch line of low-sugar, high-protein meals

The Seoul city government has partnered with CU, Korea’s largest convenience store chain, to launch a line of low-sugar, high-protein packaged meals intended to make healthy eating cheaper and more accessible, municipal officials said earlier this week. The five-item lineup, branded “Seoul My Soul Healthy Convenience Foods,” includes a bento-style boxed lunch, a rolled gimbap — seaweed-wrapped rice rolls packed with vegetables and other fillings — two triangle-shaped rice balls, known as "samgak-gimbap," and a chicken sandwich. "This collaboration was designed to help residents easily and affordably embrace healthy living in their daily routines," said Kim Hyoung-rae, director-general of the city's public communications bureau.

"We will continue working with private companies to introduce products and content that showcase the value and appeal of Seoul." The boxed lunch, rolled gimbap, tuna-mayonnaise rice ball and sandwich hit shelves Tuesday, with a bulgogi-flavored rice ball following on Wednesday. All five items will be available at CU locations across the greater Seoul me