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Hey so I just had ramen for the first time and oh my god so yum I've been missing out, however i heard it has alot of sodium, how exactly bad for you is that? Do you guys know any equally yummy but healthier ways to have it?
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I'm assuming you mean the instant packet crap?
You can get actual ramen and use it in a broth based meal with protein and vegetables.
Too much sodium does raise blood pressure and can cause excess water retention. Both bad for the heart because it makes the heart work harder for no real reason (while you are at rest).
You shold eat real ramen in japenese restaurants. They server proper homemade noodles, with extremely good broth added to it.
Well, usually any meal you can purchase for a quarter or so can't be great for you. It's really just about how often you eat it. There's just not much nutrition to it. Sodium is only part of the problem, and even that probably has a lot to do with the flavor packet. A few times a week isn't all that bad in the grand scheme of things, albeit not desirable. There are probably other things you eat right now that are as bad or worse.
An extreme case was this girl who ate ramen every meal for I want to say 13 years or something and it destroyed her pretty much. But almost anything in life regards your level of use.
I'd say if you forego the seasoning and just use hot sauce or a little bit of marinara, etc that will make it healthier. One alternative is "pasta zero". It is basically noodles without the starch, and derives from the root of some plant. No carbs or calories. Doesn't taste great but most healthy things do not
This person has the same concern.
https://www.isitnormal.com/post/is-ramen-really-bad-for-you--267233
Just get some egg noodles from walmart and stick some meat and veg in a pot, boil them in water, add the noodles and chuck in a stock cube. No salt apart from what's in the noodles unless you add some, and 100% tastier.
Alternatively, put the noodles in water all on their own for about half an hour before boiling anything. The salt will leach out into the water, which you can then chuck away.
Instant ramen with the sodium packet is of course bad for you.
The noodles are also flash fried to preserve them, making fat a concern whether you use the seasoning or not.
Ramen with fresh noodles and vegetables wouldn't be as unhealthy, although I don't really know how much salt is still in authentic ramen.
Do you mean the garbage shit that costs 12 cents/package? Or do you mean the most fantastic food on the planet when done right from a Japanese noodle house? Either way, both can have a lot of salt so just limit your sodium throughout the rest of the day and drink plenty of additional water.
Unfortunately I've never been to a Japanese restaurant, so I am indeed talking about the instant crap, but hey it's a step towards ther right direction! I learned something great and it opened a door to possibilities. But good to know, my doc has told me to increase my salt and water intake though so I mean wouldn't it's high content be a blessing in disguise? Cause I really need the extra salt in me
What percentage of sodium is it for your daily intake?
Look at that and then adjust your eating accordingly for the days you eat your new favorite meal.
It's just math, it won't bite, and everything has already been worked out for you. (If you believe anyone knows whats good, which no one does
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Anyway just read the label. It tells you whats in it.
Make a sandwich out of a couple of slices of white bread and half a crumbled bouillon cube (no butter or anything else), and then eat it as you sip a glass of water.
In nutritional terms, that's equivalent to ramen.
Trivial amounts of fat, lots of carbs, salt, and highly processed or completely artificial flavourings.
It's not surprising you found it tasty, since the manufacturer put a lot of effort into making sure they produce something that's appealing.
Don't forget one important fact. Calories.
They are crucial to life and they are sometimes hard to come by for poor people. I owe my life to ramen.
One of the reasons so many of us have problems with obesity is because calories are so cheap these days.
In the UK, white sugar is sold in one kilogram bags, and the current price is about 70 pence (around $1). As it happens, 500 grams of sugar provides 2,000 calories which is the typical daily energy requirement for women, and so you could get all the calories you needed for two days in one bag of sugar.
I really like egg noodles. I could happily eat an egg noodle stir-fry for dinner every other night, and I have nothing against ramen per se, but I don't like highly-processed, branded convenience foods. If money is really an issue, I'm sure that buying the noodles and bouillon cubes separately would reduce costs even more. And, as charli.m says, if you add some real ingredients to the noodles, you end up with something that's actually not a bad meal in nutritional terms.
its empty calories , no health value and a dirt flavor packet. i wouldn't eat it more than one time a year. if you think its tasty learn how to cook food. it can be tasty and healthy