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Lunch

tzulhelmi
tzulhelmi Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Campbell instant soup with plain ramen for lunch. How bad can it be? Advice please..

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Read the label and report back.
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    edited October 2014
    What is the sodium content of each product?

    And here is a link for hidden sources of msg.

    http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    Prepare food the night before. Makes things a lot easier in the morning.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    I work second shift so I cook a leisurely lunch and make double so I can take some for dinner. The same concept would work for a delicious dinner with leftovers for lunch. If you really don't like to eat the same thing twice in a row, start cooking double dinners, pack one in the freezer, and after a week you'll have a collection to rotate for lunch.
  • IvyLuci
    IvyLuci Posts: 117 Member
    If it's just one meal, it won't kill you. Drink lots of water, I bet it's full of sodium.
    Can you get any vegetables to add to the soup? I'm thinking maybe a carrot you can slice into small pieces? It will add a bit of crunch, give you something to chew on. Or just get a lettuce-based salad with it, go easy on the dressing.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    tzulhelmi wrote: »
    Campbell instant soup with plain ramen for lunch. How bad can it be? Advice please..

    On a taste level, this would probably take bad to new heights....
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    tzulhelmi wrote: »
    Campbell instant soup with plain ramen for lunch. How bad can it be? Advice please..

    In an otherwise healthy diet, one meal is rarely too bad.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Do you even protein?
  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Sounds like sodium train to bloat city, imo. Bad idea, especially for lunch when you have the rest of the day ahead of you.
  • tzulhelmi
    tzulhelmi Posts: 23 Member
    I'm not sure about the sodium since the label did not mentioned sodium at all. The problem is I ate it for lunch everyday. I guess l like how fast I can make it and my pocket is not so deep nowadays...
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    It's not going to kill ya.

    Unless it kills ya. ;)
  • chadya07
    chadya07 Posts: 627 Member
    plain ramen is like 450 calories a package so theres that.
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    It is a pile of calories with almost no nutritional value and a butt load of sodium.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Ramen is deep fried noodles -- lots of calories.
  • tzulhelmi
    tzulhelmi Posts: 23 Member
    chadya07 wrote: »
    plain ramen is like 450 calories a package so theres that.

    Nope, it's just 140 cal. The ramen is the air dried instant type.. (just plain ramen no seasoning whatsoever)

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