Ramen Noodles

[IScream4IceCream]

Are they bad for you? I mean usually I drain all of the liquid.

[DeeJay]

Instant = crap

[DuckWaffle]

Not that there is anything wrong with crap...

[DeeJay]

Except that its heavily processed.

[Rahf]

Instant noodles are the worst kind of crap you can stuff into your mouth.. Not just nutrition-wise but the taste is just awful as well!
As if you've pressed all your pimples into a bowl and then seasoned it with chicken skin or something. And the texture is horrible. As if you took a random smooth animal tongue, shredded it and then ate it raw.

I really hope I deterred you from eating instant noodles again!

[chinamen_6]

Ramen = the best
only problems are the fat and monosodium glucomate(something like that, just the flavour enhancer)

[anerky]

only problems are the fat and monosodium glucomate(something like that, just the flavour enhancer)

and that they have pretty much no nutritional value whatsoever

[Tactic]

what? i think i ate Ramen Soup in a japaneese resteraunt before.. it was sexcellent!

[Starter Kit]

MSG'ed!

[Trax]

no doubt...the instant ramen noodles taste so good cause of all the salt and msg in them...the amount of salt is just rediculous, 1 packet has all the salt you need for the day...and then some...plus when you factor in the other preservatives, palm oil etc. you end up with what I like to call "a stroke in a package"

try making your own ramen noodles, quite easy actually and you'll be able to control the amount of salt and other ingredients you put in..just need some noodles (your favorite kind) some soup stock (beef, chicken, vegetable), and you're set. Boil that shit, mix in the stock (I like to crack and egg over it as it's boiling, for some extra flavor and protein, thanks to Waterboi for the suggestion way back in TO gathering 2005)
add some low sodium soy sauce and you're set...

[IScream4IceCream]

So what would you guys recommend that's just as tasty but can be healthy as well? I'm trying to eat better.

[cepopeye]

do instant oatmeal instead. I made this switch as a college kid where instant food seems necessary. Ramen is even more expensive than just tossing oats in a bowl with water for 2 minutes

[chinamen_6]

yeah, but ramen tastes alot better then oatmeal.....
wholewheat sandwiches with lean meat is good, use mustard instead of mayonaise and don't forget to add some veggies e.g. tomatoes.

[Phil D]

So what would you guys recommend that's just as tasty but can be healthy as well? I'm trying to eat better.

as a quick snack i like poached eggs on toast, its yum an takes about 2 mins to make

[Swartz]

I was in the middle of preparing ramen when eating this thread. That is all.

[Gazapo]

Momofuku Ando died on friday by the way. dunno if it's been posted here or not, didn't feel like reading through the thread. but anyhow.

[Spacey]

Instant ramen is quite bad.

However if you make your own ramen you can make some wholegrain ramen get some fibers in to it maybe even add some whey. I'll have to try someday.

[brandonn]

i am bumping this in support of my first true and only love, ramen noodles. also, yakisoba noodles are really good, too!

[Swartz]

Goddamnit brandonnnnnnnnnn

[brandonn]

i was eating ramen w hen i posted it so it's ok :]

[Swartz]

No, just die you vag.

[Spiral]

I like brandonn alot more than I like Swartz, so he wins.

[Cicero]

Brandon you look weak like a woman when switching from the gainer to the btwist.

[brandonn]

Brandon you look weak like a woman when switching from the gainer to the btwist.

DO YOU KNOW MY SECRET!??!1 WHO TOLD!?!?!?

[Swartz]

I like brandonn alot more than I like Swartz, so he wins.

I don't care about you anyway Spiral haha.

[jan]

If anything: Egg noodles.

[AJCN]

OMG Naruto eats it, it must be good!

[tricker_d]

I sometimes eat instant noodles when Im sick. Sadly, they make me even sicker.

[frika]

check sodium levels

[Scott]

My post workout meal is whey and noodles, bitches.

[waterboy]

<3 ramen
<3 naruto

[Xavier]

Ramen noodles are so good. It truly saddens me that they're terrible for you. =[

[sarathy]

The problem with instants noodles or any Chinese food for that matter is their content of Monosodium Glutamate, commercially called Ajinomoto. Its a carcinogenic substance. So eating too much of it means trouble in the long run.

[Cicero]

Ramen noodles are so good. It truly saddens me that they're terrible for you. =[

Ramen Noodles are not the same thing as Instant Ramen Noodles.

You can still go to a good chinese restaurant and get a big soup bowl and it won't be bad for you.

[frika]

Lol, why won't it be bad for you? because it's made in a restaurant?

restaurant food is generally not terribly good for you. Their goal is taste as opposed to health unless they're marketted as a 'healthy restaurant' in which case they're probably just calorie deprived shitty meals anyways.

restaurant eating is tough when you're looking for healthy food. Very tough.

[Cicero]

Well... for one... they have REAL meat inside and REAL vegetables.

[Steve]

Ramen is for people who suck ass at cooking or who think they are Asian (whether they are or not)

[Trickstar]

^ Own'd.

[Final Prophecy]

Holy fuck I just ate ramen noodles not 3 minutes ago!

[Swartz]

Ramen is for people who suck ass at cooking or who think they are Asian (whether they are or not)

haha

[Kalvin]

Ramen is for people who suck ass at cooking or who think they are Asian (whether they are or not)

You caught me i cant cook for fucken shit.