ramen?

glassyo

singingflutelady wrote: »

Ramen doesn't have any special weight gain properties.

Tell that to the 2 packages of ramen I'd eat every night for dinner.

Ok, it might also have to do with the whole medium pizzas and containers of chicken fried rice I'd eat in the same day.

queenliz99

Ramen is the bomb, it kept me from starving when I was poor.

Karb_Kween

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

cosmonew wrote: »

Ramen, in my opinion is for poor people who are starving and need loads of calories on a budget. The serving size is 1/2 the bag, (who eats half a bag of ramen,)

As someone who tried to live on Ramen for a month (because poor), I can assure you that it's not even good for that. After the first week, I'd throw up about 60% of it that I tried to eat.

I hear that

It'd definitely get tiring

Gallowmere1984

Karb_Kween wrote: »

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

cosmonew wrote: »

Ramen, in my opinion is for poor people who are starving and need loads of calories on a budget. The serving size is 1/2 the bag, (who eats half a bag of ramen,)

As someone who tried to live on Ramen for a month (because poor), I can assure you that it's not even good for that. After the first week, I'd throw up about 60% of it that I tried to eat.

I hear that

It'd definitely get tiring

It wasn't even a tiring thing. The *kitten* was literally making me sick. Even after I switched to other food, it took a day or two before I could keep anything down. That was about 13 years ago, and I still can't even smell cheap ramen cooking without becoming queasy.

snerggly

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

Personally, I wouldn't eat the crap. Too many decent carb sources out there that actually have some micro value. That being said, it's not going to make you fat unless you eat too much of it, but anything will do that. Just keep it in your kcals, and remember, the flavor packets in the stuff have a lot of sodium in them, so you could see some water retention if your weren't supplementing sodium during your vlcd.

That being said, you're probably going to see a fair amount of water weight anyway, assuming that your vlcd wasn't all carbs.

What he said. spot on. I make Ramen noodles once in a rare moon like when I have a cold - but I use low sodium vegetarian broth and add a ton of vegetables and a lot of kale. NO on the cup o noodles ramen, msg, chemicals galore and tons of sodium. Not one shred of whole food, just processed calories.

Lounmoun

aimanbafakyh wrote: »

is it safe to have instant noodles/ramen once a day when coming off a crash diet?

I had ramen today. I wouldn't eat it every day. I haven't had it for months.
If it meets your calorie goal it is fine though. Ramen isn't a nutrient packed food choice but not dangerous unless you have a medical condition that requires you to avoid the ingredients in it. It is high sodium though so if you are suddenly eating a lot of sodium every day you might retain water more than if you chose other foods.

If money is an issue there are other cheap foods you could explore eating like dry beans, lentils, oatmeal, pasta, rice, eggs, peanut butter, bread.

CooCooPuff

queenliz99 wrote: »

Ramen is the bomb, it kept me from starving when I was poor.

This thread actually made me look up some recipes for it. It's my next set of dinners after posole. :B

not_my_first_rodeo

cosmonew wrote: »

Ramen, in my opinion is for poor people who are starving and need loads of calories on a budget. The serving size is 1/2 the bag, (who eats half a bag of ramen,)

There's the stuff you buy in the package and add water to. And then there is real ramen which is amazing and fantastic and if you have never had that, you are missing out.

sgt1372

2 servings (1 package) of ramen is 320 cal. Easy to gain weight on it if you eat it often.

I always keep at least a case (24 packs) of it on hand for when I'm too lazy to cook. I usually boil it w/the seasonings but serve it "dry" which reduces (but does not eliminate) the excess sodium. Then I just add an egg and veggies/meat (usually leftovers) and it makes a complete meal of about 500-600 cals - well w/in my cal limits.

rainbowbow

This depends on how you make the ramen.

Ramen should be made as part of a whole meal.




Now if we're talking about how americans make ramen:


Meh.



Of course you can fit ramen into your goal, but i would recommend you add ingredients to make it more than pure carbohydrates and sodium. Add in some egg, some sliced meat (pork, chicken, beef, shrimp, salmon) or tofu, some greens like spinach, green onions, bak choy, cilantro, or nori, some fats like sesame seeds or chili oils, or other options of your choice. Play with it!

In my experience this makes ramen more filling and more nutritionally complete.


P.S. You can always put in half of the seasoning packet as well since it's a LOT of sodium. Ramen is one of my favorite foods on the planet (oriental maruchan OR spicy kimchee Shin ramyun).

Fitgirllife72

All this talk of ramen is making me crave some. Need to add it to my grocery list. Love that stuff.

Alatariel75

You'll probably get bloating from the wicked sodium bomb, but ramen is tasty.

not_my_first_rodeo

I had ramen--as depicted in the first pics--for lunch today. It's amazing. I have no idea how to log it for the day but I don't care. WORTH IT.

vingogly

rainbowbow wrote: »

This depends on how you make the ramen.

We have a ramen shop a couple of blocks from where I work in Chicago, that serves up bowls of authentic Japanese ramen with various meats and toppings -- like the bowls in your picture. A fantastic lunch especially in cold weather. People who only know the packaged kind you get at the supermarket are really missing something special -- and ramen's full of nutrients if you have it Japanese style. The eggs you can get at my favorite shop -- they're meltingly tender, the best eggs I've ever had. The real kind is definitely not "crap".

Only downside is the sodium -- I have to limit it to an occasional lunch because I'm on several blood pressure meds.