What do you think about instant noodles?
By daliaj
@daliaj (5674)
India
April 7, 2010 5:20am CST
Varities of instant noodles are available in market which can be cooked in 2 minutes. It is great help for working women like me. My husband doesn't eat that saying that it is for lazy people. I don't understand why he can't have that if he likes the taste. My other family members are fine with it. The only good thing is that he cooks his breakfast whenever I cook noodles for breakast.
What do you think about instant noodles?
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36 responses
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
7 Apr 10
It really helps to lessen burdens in cooking in my opinion. I eat a lot of instant noodles especially on my college time where we were busy enough on studies that we were lazy enough to cook good dishes so instant food is helpful. But I cook recipes when I'm not having busy time at home.
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@langjipingzong (981)
• China
7 Apr 10
Aha, you're quite right,it's in great demand among colleage students.We do like to eat it when we are lazy to go out for dinner.
@Candymin (145)
• China
7 Apr 10
Hi, everybody. The comments of yours' here bring my beautiful and interesting memories about college life back. ^_^. Some of my roommates maybe include myself sometime did have more instant noodles in our pad than books, especially before various examination tests, all of us were busy with our preparation for tests and had no time to have a real meal.
However, as we all know, instant noodles do have no good to our health. We should cut down the times of having instant noodles but instead by the fruits and vegetables.
Happy mylotting!
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
7 Apr 10
Hi dalia,
For me, it is very easy to prepare and make my kids much much happy. If I am preparing Maggie noodles then they can do their brushing, bathing etc very fast. So I am preparing it on Saturdays for them because both of them at home on Saturday. I have to shout much for completing their daily activities instead they fight more. So this is the best medicine to do their activities in a speedy way. So I Love Maggie noodles.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
7 Apr 10
You are a clever mother. I just cook them when I am lazy to cook a big meal. So, I usually end up cooking them on Saurdays. We have breakfast from nearby hotel on Sundays after church function. My husband doesn't even taste the instant noodles. He goes out to the nearby coffee shop and have muffins or some other snakcs. He is a coffee lover.
@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
9 Apr 10
Instant noodles are so convenient. I don't have to wait for a long time for it to be cooked and it also makes me full. It's just cheap and perfect for busy people. I don't think it's just for lazy people since it's also delicious beside being cheap.
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
17 Apr 10
Hi, daliaj. I love them. They come in many flavors that you can choose from. And they are really cheap by a piece. It does not take that long to cook them just as long as there is not that much water in the pot. It is very fast and easy. My kids love it. But I don't eat Ramen noodles that often. I know that my sister loves giving this to her daughter when she does not feel like cooking.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
8 Apr 10
well, some people say that instant noodles is one food that is not good for our health because of its ingredients, especially the msg. but there are some brands that are now msg-free and no artificial preservative added which they say, are not good for our health. instant noodles are very convenient because they can be cooked in just 2 minutes. my kids love them so much.
@FrugalMommy (1438)
• United States
7 Apr 10
I love instant noodles! They're inexpensive and filling, and it's really simple to add ingredients like meat and veggies to turn them into a 'real' meal. My favorite way to serve them is with thinly sliced beef and green onions. I guess I'm really lucky that my husband doesn't mind eating them, either. He only complains if I make them for dinner several days in a row.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
8 Apr 10
i like instant noodles.i just hate the flavor packets that come with them.
they usually either taste nasty,or taste like oversalted nasty.
if i add my own stuff to it,then it's great.
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 10
I haven't had them in a long while but from what I remember of them they are absolutely great! They are easy to do and they also save a lot of time. I think that it's the taste that counts! They are very nice to eat and for those that live very busy lives they are very convenient. I'm not sure they are healthy to eat all of the time though and it's good to have a balanced diet. I haven't had instant noodles in long time though and I don't think I've seen them either in my local store. I don't know about noodles for breakfast though! I would rather have two boiled eggs instead! Andrew
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
i guess its a big help specially if im in a hurry as i just need to add hot water to it and its already instant and eat it with bread. instant noodles is only good if your in a hurry though sometimes its also replacement for regular food specially if need to save money, besides its also consider as food and will help to make our stomach feel full.
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
Instant noodles are great because they are delicious and at the same time very convenient because when your in a hurry, it is the type of food that we can eat. But it doesnt have a good benefits in our body, all of its effects is very harmful especially in our body. It's not healthy in our body.
@mareca11 (212)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
Too much of it can kill you. I think there are ingredients in it that are harmful for the body so it's not recommended for everyday consumption. It's delicious though. I love eating it whenever we don't have food during snack time. I think it's not good to serve instant noodles for breakfast.
@junil_jk (496)
• India
8 Apr 10
oh i'm a huge noodles fan! i eat lots of noodles. instant noodles are easy to cook, takes less time to cook and have great taste too. i like them very much. in fact, noodle is one of my favorite foods. i'm also not a good cooker so they are perfect for me. all my family members eat noodles but none like me.
@1Mdollarmom (207)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
You cannot blame your husband for thinking like that. It's good that he knows how to cook his own breakfast. But I understand your situation because, I am also a working mother and am very busy. We don't have a maid at home and I'm the one doing almost everything. Because of this, I cannot help but buy cooked foods or easy to cook foods like those noodles which my children like very much.
@gen0272001 (39)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
instant noodles are good..in moderation since they contain a lot of sodium and nitrates..;) i was told not to eat it often...i usually have it when i crave for it when i need to eat asap..if other people do not like eating the instant noodles..you would just have to respect their opinion ..no need to argue about it...patience and respect is important..;)
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 10
Hi daliaj, instant noodle is one of the popular solid foods available in the market here. It's cheap in price and easy to prepare. Yeah, as what I know, almost everyone loves to take it, especially children and teens. They don't have appetite to take other nutritive and healthy food. But when instant noodle is served surely it will kindle the appetite of them to wold down the whole bowl of noodle for sure
Though instant noodle is food without any nutrition, anyway we still keep some stocks in our kitchen. When we are really hungry but don't have much time to prepare any food, then it's convenient to take only a couple of minutes to prepare a bowl of yummy instant noodle to entertain our stomach
Have a nice day
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
When I was still working, instant noodles was a quick fix dinner or breakfast for me. I even add vegetables such as cabbage or bokchoy or even an egg to make it more nutritious. Its just that instant noodles have a lot of preservatives that make it bad if eaten regularly. But it is a good, quick, easy and tasty meal that you can prepare without any hassles.
@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Apr 10
I know it is not healthy to have the instant noodles. But I can't deny that instant noodles are delicious. As long as you don't eat it so often, I think it is alright.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
8 Apr 10
hi daliaj,
I don't think it is so much about laziness as it is about personal taste. If you like them then lucky you....you get to have a quick and easy lunch. I really can't tolerate them. They taste way too much like the bouillion cubes that my mother always fed me as a kid whenever I was sick. I just can't eat them. If I want something quick and easy I am a big fan of grilled cheese or PB & J or canned soup.
@yash1aarna2 (5)
•
8 Apr 10
Well, I think that instant noodles are really good. I don't think that it's for lazy people only. You can add nutritional value to it by adding your favorite vegetables to it. i think that if you are really tired and you don't want to cook full meal, you can totally rely on instant noodles as substitute.These noodles do have nutritional value and it takes little time to cook as well.
@zhelles (155)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
My mom said it's really bad for the health and causes cancer. I believe her for that because they have patients experiencing problems about it. So I guess instant noodles are very unhealthy, you can eat it (as much as possible once in a blue moon) but not all the time and make sure after eating it, drink lots of water at least 3 or more. :)