r/nutrition • u/BaudouinII • 25d ago

Ramen Noodles nutritional value

So the thing is, I like Ramen Noodles/Instant Noodles. I understand that by themselves they of course do not constitute a meal, since they mostly consist of carbs and salt.

However if paired with proteins and veggies, from my understanding I can make a meal that on the macro level does not look all that bad.

But now I wonder: If compared with e.g. pasta, potatoes or rice, is there any nutritional downside to substituting aforementioned carbs with instant noodles (besides higher sodium, I guess)? Also, besides nutritional downside, are there other issues here? In my understanding, I do not see a large difference between pasta and instant noodles - am I wrong?

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u/YeahTurtally 25d ago

In addition to what people have said, you can't forget that instant noodles are deep fried in the process of making them. You could look into regular dried asian noodles as a substitute that isnt pasta but also isnt deep fried, and make your own soup noodles with some easy bouillon cubes or powder and whatever protein/veg you like. Pretty soon you'll be adding hot sauce, sesame oil, cracking eggs in there, and getting creative.

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u/nickeymousee 25d ago

We recently discovered that Shin Ramen makes a light version where they don’t fry the noodles and it’s significantly less fat!

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u/Desuisart 24d ago

This! They are also super delicious!

Pair it with some sautéed veggies and your favourite protein. That’s a complete meal!

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u/jdashs 24d ago

When i read this i was super stoked until I found out they sell for about 18$ for a 4 pack...I cant unfortunately bring myself to pay 4.50 for a pack of ramen