ramen?
aimanbafakyh
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is it safe to have instant noodles/ramen once a day when coming off a crash diet?
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I'm not sure how eating ramen noodles could harm you. What, specifically, are you afraid of?1
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Safe? In what way?0
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it is easier to gain weight when coming off a crash diet so is it safe to eat it once a day?0
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Crash diet?0
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Ramen doesn't have any special weight gain properties.5
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queenliz99 wrote: »Crash diet?
Yes op lost 20 lbs doing a vlcd so she is now eating 1000 and upping 100 a week I believe.0 -
singingflutelady wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Crash diet?
Yes op lost 20 lbs doing a vlcd so she is now eating 1000 and upping 100 a week I believe.
Op, is this a mental issue in regards to your intake of calories? Ramen is good especially if you add some protein and vegetables.3 -
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.3 -
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aimanbafakyh wrote: »it is easier to gain weight when coming off a crash diet so is it safe to eat it once a day?
If you're coming off a medically supervised VLCD, you should talk to your medical team and get their recommendations on what you should eat coming off the diet.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »aimanbafakyh wrote: »it is easier to gain weight when coming off a crash diet so is it safe to eat it once a day?
If you're coming off a medically supervised VLCD, you should talk to your medical team and get their recommendations on what you should eat coming off the diet.
Not medically supervised. Crash diet0 -
singingflutelady wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »aimanbafakyh wrote: »it is easier to gain weight when coming off a crash diet so is it safe to eat it once a day?
If you're coming off a medically supervised VLCD, you should talk to your medical team and get their recommendations on what you should eat coming off the diet.
Not medically supervised. Crash diet
Ah, I see. Thank you.0 -
Ramen while tasty is probably not the best choice for healthy eating since it is essentially white flour. Having said that it is no better or worse than any other carb as far as weight gain is concerned. A calorie is a calorie. If you are going to indulge, count the calories and log them. I occasionally eat things that aren't necessarily the healthiest but once in a while it is okay to eat some comfort food. For optimum health while cutting calories you need to try to get more nutrient dense foods in when you can; find some things you like that are healthier. I've lost 65 pounds and found the only way this works for me is that I have to find things to eat in a way I can maintain for the rest of my life which is why crash dieting never worked for me. I've been on this now since January and I feel like I can go on forever if necessary (I still have 32 pounds to lose). Having said all that I have changed what I eat slowly but surely to include things that are healthier and the comfort food consumption has slowed down alot. Nonetheless there are times when a piece of white bread or egg noodles slip in. Good luck, you can do this.0
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Maybe add an egg and a handful of spinach to it. Kind of like egg drop soup.3
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Buy real ramen noodles and you should be fine. They sell them at Whole Foods, the typical ramen noodle packets have 0 nutritional value. Opt out of the seasoning packet if you must use the noodles and use bone broth or veggie broth2
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aimanbafakyh wrote: »is it safe to have instant noodles/ramen once a day when coming off a crash diet?
If you're doing a crash diet I'd say you saved money and should buy something healthy to eat............ Ramen is junk food... deep fried, freeze dried noodles..... salt....... MSG or whatever
Its not good for you ?
I eat it occasionally cuz I effin luv it2 -
Id say the "crash diet" is more dangerous than the ramen.12
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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,)1
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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.1 -
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,)
I LOVE ramen, lol. Especially when I dress it up how I like it, drop an egg in it, or some leftover chicken, or some cheese or something, maybe replace the seasoning pack with my own spices. I tend to make two servings out of it about 70% of the time. Because calories and sodium.0 -
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.
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Ramen is the bomb, it kept me from starving when I was poor.4
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Gallowmere1984 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 tiring0 -
Karb_Kween wrote: »Gallowmere1984 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.0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
This thread actually made me look up some recipes for it. It's my next set of dinners after posole. :Bqueenliz99 wrote: »Ramen is the bomb, it kept me from starving when I was poor.
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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.3 -
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.
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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).3
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