Ramen Noodles? Bad or Good for dieters?
I recently started my diet, and am struggling to find foods that I like, that are filling, and that are low cal, low everything bad haha.
Well today I looked at the back of this brocoli cheese soup (canned) and it was like 22 fat g. 400 calories. SO i opted for the oriental ramen noodles instead. I added some carrots and celery for some filling grams, but I realize that ramen noodles are all carbs.
I know once wont hurt me, but are ramen noodles a good idea for lunch to mix things up every now and then (with added veggies)? or should I cut them out pretty much completely?
Any advice helps. Thanks.
Ramen is filling, which is what I focus on it. You can do a lot of things with it, too. Adding vegetables, using it in stir fries, seasoning it different ways.. I like adding fish sauce, soy sauce, and pepper to mine. Alex likes adding toasted chili peppers, various vegetables, and an egg.
I wouldn't cut it out. But that's just me personally. And I'm half-focused on this response 'cause I'm talking to Alex on the phone. :D
do you need to cut them out completely? i'd say no, but i'd definitely make them a one in a while thing, they have enough sodium to bloat up an elephant!
there's virtually no nutritional value - just empty calories.
Original Post by cellulitedelight:
If you like it, eat it. I eat Ramen and survived off it for two months 'cause it was all I could afford. To date I've lost 72 pounds.
Ramen is filling, which is what I focus on it. You can do a lot of things with it, too. Adding vegetables, using it in stir fries, seasoning it different ways.. I like adding fish sauce, soy sauce, and pepper to mine. Alex likes adding toasted chili peppers, various vegetables, and an egg.
I wouldn't cut it out. But that's just me personally. And I'm half-focused on this response 'cause I'm talking to Alex on the phone. :D
Were you eating them while dieting? I love how cheap they are! (And I definitly know how it feels to be distracted haha)
To everyone else: The soup had just as much sodium with more fat and calories, so I think I made the better choice...but maybe I should just get healthier soups!
My boyfriend went on this Ramen noodle kick, where he craved the constantly! It was a bit annoying, but he lost 6 pounds in like 2 weeks. Crazy...so I dunno. I guess I will eat them sparingly.
Original Post by mittensbelfast:
I actually eat the Ramen noodles but I take the noodles and split them by half - 190 calories. Adding veggies are good. There is a lot of sodium in the packet, so if you are going to have it I suggest you drink tons of water after to flush out the sodium. You could also substitute the flavoring for regular low-sodium chicken broth.
Oh good idea. Yeah I actually get incredibly full from the whole thing! It makes more sense to split it in half! And the chicken broth thing is a great idea. Although the flavoring is amazing, so I would probably just get progressive soup instead if I was to do that. eh I dunno. I guess there is no way to make them GOOD for you.
Any suggestions on something similar but healthier?
The sodium doesn't bother me 'cause I don't use the flavour packet. He buys chicken. I'm sick of chicken. So I flavour it with other things. When I do use the flavour packet it's 'cause I want the chicken flavour so I don't add other sauces to it, just pepper. With plenty of veggies, it's filling, and if you drink enough water, the sodium won't bother you a bit.
Empty calories they may be, but they're delicious. The added vegetables can make them well worth it.
P.S. Another great thing to flavour it, use red wine vinegar. So yummy.
I was always told that they are extremely bad for you. They are 100% carbs made with white processed flour and a chinese type of gluten/yeast (it's more startchy than the type they use in western foods). After that they are DEEP FRIED to preserve them (ever wonder why they are so crunchy/yummy raw?). When u cook them u add an aweful amount of sodium into the mix.
All Chinese noodles which are "instant" or "quick" are deep fried (pre-cooked). If you have a craving for Chinese noodles the BEST CHOICE (none are great) is to hit up a Chinese restaurant that has WONTON NOODLES made fresh daily. The noodles aren't deep fried (in that case), they're actually brown in color (so I doubt that they are made from white flour) and the soup base for the wonton soup tastes much less salty than the packeted ones. They'll also usually put some Chinese broccoli in it for you too ("Gai lan"). Usually very cheap - like $5-7 for a big bowl. You might not want to eat the actual Wontons tho, just ask for the wonton-noodles and soup with veggies, probably been less expensive that way too!
I forgot to mention - it's delicious too!
Ramen noodles are so good though!
When I was a little bit younger, iver summer, all I did was play computer games, and eat ramen. That's absolutly all I did. I lost twenty lbs.
Hahaha.
But, of course i'll never do that again! I was not even trying to lose weight.
Noodles are not too bad, just the amount that you eat. If you live some where there is an Asian store near by, you should make a visit. There are so many variety of noodles and flavors out there. Yes, some have higher calories and fat count than others. I try to aim for a packet that is around 220 or less with 6 grams of fat or less. You can always break the noodle in half and use half of seasoning packet to cut down on sodium. I make mine a meal by adding 2 to 3 oz. of shrimp, chicken, or beef. Chopped up some green onion, cilantro, handful of bean sprouts, broccoli, thinly sliced celery or anthing you like. I like mine on a spicy side so I chopped up some jalepeno and a squeeze of lime with it. Yummy...
Hey I use like 1/8 of a teaspoon of the season and eat the noodles drained. I really dont like the season just fast noodles. I'm thinking when I get my job at the pea pod inn resturant the owner will give me tips on good chinese food. Her low mein is insain but sooo unhealthy. Anyway I would just not use the packet of salt and just eat the noodles.
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