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Re: Ramen May Lead to Chronic Illness Study Says

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Post by silentbicycle »

dekayed wrote: post #14
briandoll wrote: post #2

That anyone would be shocked that packaged crap like Ramen has health risks is sad. This is not food. Of course it's going to kill you. I always hope that when startups say "eating ramen" that they mean it symbolically, in that they are being frugal. Eating crap like this is just dumb.

A friend of mine has said that he thinks the biggest problem in the US is that food is cheap. It is really that food that is bad for you is cheap and food that is good for you is expensive. Cheap + full usually wins against expensive + hungry with most people.

Mostly true, but it's more complicated than that - beans, garlic, and kale are cheap, for example. So is oatmeal. The cheap-but-nutritious ingredients take a bit of preparation, though, and generally aren't eaten as a single-ingredient convenience food.

Don't get me wrong, though - there's definitely a lot of artificially cheap, nutritionally barren food.

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Post by Devilboy »

csytan wrote: post #5
terra_t wrote: post #3

white flour, poor quality fat, sodium, and a massive wallop of MSG. practically no protein. my partner was busy last night, so I fed the family. I cooked whole-wheat cous-cous, mixed it with fried peppers and onions, and steamed a package of frozen "Italian Vegetables" (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and more.) I put this into bowls, half of each of the kind of stuff, and flavored with a dash of salt, pepper and eart…

Why choose protein powder instead of natural protein?

It's super convenient to have a whey shake once a day or more - especially if you're trying to have 5 or 6 small meals a day instead of 2-3 big ones.

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Post by Devilboy »

yesimahuman wrote: post #17
ShardPhoenix wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's easier to eat in large quantities. (For some people. Personally I can't stand it.)

Try a different brand/type. I personally love the stuff and how I feel when I'm incorporating it into my diet in place of some of my poorer choices.

I had to try several ones before I found one I could drink on a regular basis and not get vomity.

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Post by terra_t »

daniel-cussen wrote: post #7
csytan wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why choose protein powder instead of natural protein?

Probably because he wants more than the natural amount of muscle.

I think of myself as Rocky Bilboa making a comeback.

I've got to go up against you punks and win, so I train hard and watch my diet.

And who's to say what's natural? The withering muscles of a pencil-necked geek who sits in front of a computer all day and into the night? Or the massive frame of my brother-in-law who works on a road crew?

Re: Ramen May Lead to Chronic Illness Study Says

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Post by silentbicycle »

araneae wrote: post #20
briandoll wrote: post #2

That anyone would be shocked that packaged crap like Ramen has health risks is sad. This is not food. Of course it's going to kill you. I always hope that when startups say "eating ramen" that they mean it symbolically, in that they are being frugal. Eating crap like this is just dumb.

Some of us put vegetables and eggs in our ramen. Ramen in its true form is not just the noodles.

Right, but frying the noodles into a brick with palm kernel oil doesn't help.

On the other hand, udon noodles are quite good. You need to refrigerate them, though - there's actually something left to spoil. Try them with egg, miso, green onion, and shredded carrots.

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Post by daimyoyo »

I've never posted any comments here before but I feel compelled to do so for this link. It is lamenting the fact that people who eat ramen frequently aren't buying fruits and vegetables instead. I've basically lived on ramen for the better part of a year and the truth is that if I could eat healthier I would without a moments hesitation. But a ramen packet costs 15¢ each. So I can be reasonably full for around 30¢ a day. What kind of fruit can I buy for 30¢? A single apple? One banana? The author of this article needs to get off his high horse and try to live off the diet he's saying is such a bad choice.

Re: Ramen May Lead to Chronic Illness Study Says

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Post by btilly »

brunt wrote: post #13

Ramen Noodles (when eaten all the time instead of a variety of fruits and vegetables) may lead to chronic illness. The title is slightly misleading in that regard. It should be common knowledge now that too much of any one thing will kill you.

It should be common knowledge now that too much of any one thing will kill you

Not potatoes. You can live on nothing but potatoes and water and you'll be healthy. You'll likely get very bored of the diet, but you won't be missing anything essential.

This is true of very few foods.

(This is something that I learned when my wife was studying for general physiology.)

Re: Ramen May Lead to Chronic Illness Study Says

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Post by pg »

aidenn0 wrote: post #16
tpryme wrote: post #6

"Ramen profitable" should be "oatmeal profitable." Whole grains ftw.

pg actually mentioned that "Ramen profitable" is not to be mentioned literally. I don't have the link of the top of my head, but he even included a beans & rice recipe.

http://paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html#f1n
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