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cshenk

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 08:09:24 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> > On 6/30/2017 12:33 PM, wrote:
> >> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:28:10 -0400, jmcquown
> > >> wrote:
> > >
> >>> On 6/26/2017 3:35 PM, Gary wrote:
> >>>> On 6/26/2017 12:15 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>> I don't really know what ramen is though so I am just assuming
> it slides >>>>> down without the eater noticing or feeling full!
> > > >
> >>>> Plain ramen is a little calorie high but cheap to buy. The new
> trend is >>>> to add lots of veggies to it. Not a new trend though as
> I've always >>>> added things to it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> >>> The problem (as I understand it) with instant ramen noodles is
> they are >>> deep fried first. Cook for 3 minutes, add that salty
> seasoning pack and >>> whatever else you want. The ramen noodles
> alone are packed with fat and >>> calories but very little else.
> Veggies add some nutrients but overall, >>> ramen noodles is just
> cheap and filling, not healthy.
> > > >
> >>> Jill
> > >
> >> Considering how small an amount is in a packet (3 oz.) ramen is no
> >> worse than a serving of plain pasta... and most normal folks eat
> pasta >> with sauce that contains fat, probably twice as much fat
> than is in >> ramen. I think ramen makes a fairly low calorie carbo
> meal... garlic, >> celery, onion and mushrooms add few calories
> compared to pasta with >> sauce/meatballs/cheese. I've seen folks at
> Italian restaurants and >> before the meal arrives they're wolfing
> down warm Italian bread like >> it's going out of style and slathered
> with butter... and that's before >> they dig into a bottomless
> platter of ****ghetties swimming in some >> sort of olive oyl sauce.
> People are too quick to give ramen a bum >> rap.
> > >
> > Ramen was an example, not intended to be singled out as the food to
> > blame for anyone weighing 600 lbs.
> >
> > Still, spaghetti with nicely seasoned tomato sauce is so much more
> > tasty than ramen.
>
> I don't think of it that way. Just as often I prefer an Oriental type
> dish, tastes just as good, takes less time and effort to prepare, and
> a great way to incorperate left overs.

Same here. Charlotte is the main one for them and most of the time
it's not ramen blocks, but dried udon sticks with her own broth and
veggies.

>
> > BTW, there are vegetables in the red sauce/gravy I make.
>
> True, mine too, but I use many more and more types of veggies in an
> Oriental dish. When I see fresh Oriental veggies at market I'll buy a
> cornicopia of kinds I can't use otherwise... I like all the various
> Oriental veggies; especially the greens like various
> lettuses/cabbages, I like daikon raw and cooked until still crisp. I
> also grow some Oriental veggies.

Same here. I *probably* have more variety here because it's a bigger
city.

> I don't eat much bread either, very little butter, and I
> rarely eat cakes/cookies. I'm also not much of a sweets eater.

Sniipes but same. Sweets other than fruit don't really appeal to me or
my family.

> . The one canned veggie I can't stomach are potatoes, they don't seem
> real to me, I feel like I'm eating wax display potatoes.

LOL! I have one or 2 recipes where they work better than fresh, but
normally, nope.

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