There's tons of salt in premade and prepackaged food, and 90% of Americans at least eat more than 2, 300 milligrams a day, the recommended limit, which translates to about a teaspoon of table salt.
If you're not familiar with Jenny Craig, it's a dieting program in which all the meals are prepackaged for you and all you have to do is warm up the food.
During the Vietnam War, American soldiers in the field would subsist primarily on C-rations, prepackaged meals that provide all the nutrients and calories needed.
I think something that I see a lot is people buying pre-washed greens, instead of a whole head of lettuce, or prepackaged cut vegetables instead of cutting them themselves.
Instead of using the conventional fresh coffee beans, Starbucks pivoted to more modern solutions like prepackaged ground coffee, powdered mixes, and automated machines.