ramen noodles?

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  • ssp1977
    ssp1977 Posts: 120 Member
    There is something to be said about a meal that costs less than a pack of gum. But heres my recipie

    I can of hormel all natural chicken
    I can of green giant sliced mushrooms
    I package of ramen noodles
    throw away the chicken flavor pack use low sodium chicken broth and or a chicken bullion cube. Boil serve delish
    I save the chicken bullion packs and when I get enough of them i unscrew the shower head and pour them in and screw it back on so when my roomate hops in the shower he gets some aroma therapy

    The recipe sounds horrible (to me) but the aromatherapy prank is hilarious!
  • MissKalhan
    MissKalhan Posts: 2,282 Member
    I used the noodles, ditch the paket. Load the veggies and add some hot sauce omnomnom
  • laura_lynn66
    laura_lynn66 Posts: 175
    At four for a dollar, I lived on them in college..every flavor, every recipe...now, I can't stand them because I ate them so much....ick
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    They are delicious and make for a tasty, filling lunch. I eat them often, have no health problems, and have done well with maintaining my weight, so that's my experience with them.

    Everything in moderation.
  • elthomas07
    elthomas07 Posts: 3 Member
    My grandmother told me her doctor told her they are good for her IF she doesn't use the flavor packet. She seasons it herself. I don't eat them but they are delish!
  • ShellyJKFIT
    ShellyJKFIT Posts: 14
    they are really, really really processed, and fried.

    That one guy (the eat this, not that author) said that one package has 2 servings in it, so the calories are really high for a small amount of food.
    ditto
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,641 Member
    on the sodium... 10. but they aren't bad on calories.
  • Quiing
    Quiing Posts: 261 Member
    If you take note of your sodium/potassium intake throughout the rest of the day, it's all good. I like to put a serving of kale greens and a hard boiled egg or two in mine for added protein and potassium, then be easy on the sodium in the rest of my meals that day.
  • lyricalsoulsis
    lyricalsoulsis Posts: 1
    Ramen noodles are bad, so a 10. Your body doesn't break them down. I brought every package I had in my cabinet to work after I watched this video.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/ramen-digestion_n_1263825.html
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,641 Member
    just read about not using the flavor packet. thats a good idea! i'll try that sometime
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    They are cheap, high in sodium, and have no nutritional value . . . but they're cheap.

    I can honestly say I haven't had a ramen noodle in 25 years and have no desire to change that.
  • peterdt
    peterdt Posts: 820 Member
    TRY SHIRATAKI NOODLES. ABOUT $1.99 FOR 8 OZ AT WHOLE FOODS. BUT ONLY 40 CALORIES. ITS HELPED ME A LOT IN MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY. I USE THEM MOSTLY IN PHO. NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS "REAL" ONE, BUT HUGE SAVINGS IN CALORIES.

    RAMEN IS REALLY BAD. :)
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Not all Ramen goes out of a little packet...

    momofuku_ramen.jpg

    Yet again I love you and hate you at the same time.
  • porkchop009
    porkchop009 Posts: 5
    nasty
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    The ramen is high in sodium because of the flavor packet, NOT the noodles.

    I will gladly make some ramen with my OWN broth though! Vegetable broth, some kimchi, so sriracha, crack an egg in it, add some scallions, etc.

    Also, the "Ramen Noodles" we have in the united states are INSTANT ramen. They are NOTHING and i mean NOTHING like real ramen you would get in, say, japan.

    asameshi_maeda_honten_ramen_4.JPG
  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
    nasty

    hahaha! Yeah..
  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
    Ok... When I was in the 6th grade I had a package of ramen for breakfast. I was still hungry so I ate another one.
    Then I looked at the nutrition contect.

    All those calroies and fat and sodium and I was STILL HUNGRY! Even at 12 I knew something was wrong with that.

    I have not eaten them since. I've been heavy my wohle life basically; there are just some things....

    Real ramen from a ramen house is yummy but it's also not "healthy." It means "salt soup" (at least that's what the menus say).

    But, we're not going to a ramen house to be healthy. It's comfort food.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    I'd say a 10. Virtually no nutritional content, and a whole slew of sodium & calories. Used to love ramen noodles 79 lbs ago, but we don't kick it anymore..
  • Whisper236
    Whisper236 Posts: 9
    I would give them an 8, they really are bad for you...although they can be nice when you're sick with a cold.
  • dutchman24
    dutchman24 Posts: 108 Member
    Not good, I'd give them a 9 or 10. Saying that, if you really crave them, have a package only once in a while. I bypass the ramen noodles and do chinese instead. Some of the dishes are quite reasonable when used with white rice...and you can usually stretch 2 meals out of one order.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,950 Member
    I have ramen noodles occasionally, but avoid the wheat based ones which are fried and thus quite high in fat. The ones based on bean vermicelli are around 200 cals for the whole pack. The ones based on rice noodles are around 250 for the whole pack. I add some veg, like snow peas and maybe an egg.

    I don't watch my sodium, though.
  • PhilyPhresh
    PhilyPhresh Posts: 600 Member
    1 being good, 10 being bad.... about a 9,340,735,830
  • LizL217
    LizL217 Posts: 217 Member
    I didn't cared for Ramen Noodles till I went to Japan and had some over there.

    Oh
    My
    GODDDD!!!!

    So so so so sooooo good!

    Word. Real ramen is AMAZING and has actual fresh foodstuffs in it, like pork loin and veggies and a wonderful soft-boiled egg... Mmmmm.

    But unfortunately unless you live in Japan, New York, LA or San Fran, you're unlikely to have access to real restaurant-style ramen (and I think the original post was about the instant kind anyway)

    The fresh refrigerated kind is a little easier to come by, and far superior to instant (not fried, less sodium, 100x more delicious). I will never go back to instant.
  • rubixcyoob
    rubixcyoob Posts: 395
    Well Liz--i might have oversimplified your situation but your response was uncalled for. So, I'm not going to apologize for what I said--your whole situation sounds rather contradictory to me. I wasn't mean in my suggestion and didn't deserve a "go screw yourself" --you clearly have a lot of time on your hands to post on a fitness website and bash someone who calls you out. I don't think it's a bad suggestion to tell someone to find an odd job to supplement their income. So if that makes me simple minded then I'll take it.

    What the hell are you smoking!?

    She already stated that she never bought them every single day, and in fact, rarely did buy them. She also had some left over. Yet YOU made this a personal attack on her personal circumstances, implying that she was too lazy to work and prefered to sit on a laptop all day and do nothing. Of course yor should bloody well apologise - my two year old has more manners and tact than you!

    When you don't have a job and have a child to feed of course saving £1/$1 here or there is going to add up - it could be at least another £/$20-£/$30 a week for some people if they make certain cuts. That is a lot of money and go a long way in paying the rent and bills. Do not be so naive as to assume that everyone can lead the life you live and not have to worry about where the next saving is coming from.

    Also, being able to post online is not an indication of anything. She may have a phone with internet useage. She may borrow a friends or family members laptop and internet when she goes over. You have no idea what she does when she isn't on here and to make such rude assumptions is disgusting and so immature.

    You also have no idea why she doesn't work. Maybe she can't for various reasons - health, personal circumstances, being worse off given the cost of childcare etc. There is no need for you to be such a cow about it.

    Christ its a pack of noodles. YOU jumped down her throat stating x, y and z. You threw the first punch stating she never worked and implying she were lazy and whatever else may have you. Be a bloody grown up for once.
  • idream2bgwen
    idream2bgwen Posts: 424 Member
    I know they are not in the slightest good for you, but a good go to dinner in a crunch...

    packet of ramen noodles (I generally don't use the seasoning packet or less than half of it)
    mixed veggies
    some lean ground beef or ground turkey

    Cook meat, add veggies, season and then add noodles. I like my noodles a bit crunch still.

    It's a big hit at this house (again, we don't do it often)... :smile:
  • crazyellybean
    crazyellybean Posts: 999 Member
    they are really, really really processed, and fried.

    That one guy (the eat this, not that author) said that one package has 2 servings in it, so the calories are really high for a small amount of food.

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