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Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
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Created:Tue Jul 10 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
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Number of topics:933
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818.0. "Manchurin(?) Noodles" by SOLVIT::TRUBACZ () Fri Jul 30 1993 23:30

    I've searched under various topics and I'm sure I probably missed it
    but just in case.
    
    
    What do you think about the Ramen noodles.  The ingriedients are very
    simply enriched wholewheat.  
    
    I've been putting fresh cooked veggies over them at lunch with either
    dressing or soy sauce. It takes 5 minutes to get ready, different than
    the usual and sure knocks the heck out of hunger....
    
    Pauline
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818.1what sort?GOLLY::CARROLLsomething inside so strongSat Jul 31 1993 00:579
    Do you mean the ramen noodles that come in plastic packs for $.15 and
    have slaty "flavor packets, like "Ramen Pride"?  (I loved on those in
    college.)  Those have fat in them.  One pack I saw (not Ramen Pride
    brand) had 350 calories for the package, including 5 grams of fat (45
    calories.)
    
    If you mean fresh ramen noodles - where do you get them?
    
    D!
818.2HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, MRO AXP BPDASun Aug 01 1993 06:2517
.1> brand) had 350 calories for the package, including 5 grams of fat (45
.1> calories.)
    
    SOme brands have 8 grams of fat per package.
    
    I buy Campbell's low-fat and only that one.  Most of them do not post
    calorie/fat info - so they either don't know or they don't want to tell
    you (you figure it out).
    
.1>  If you mean fresh ramen noodles - where do you get them?
    
    You can make fresh noodles in almost no time.  I've never made Ramen
    noodles, but regular pasta is as simple as semolina and water (and an
    egg if yuo want egg noodles) and a machine to form it.
    
    They taste 10 times better, and cook faster (2-3 minutes), but there's
    always the clean up ...
818.3pasta makers are expensive and bulkyGOLLY::CARROLLthe stillness shall be the dancingMon Aug 02 1993 19:174
    Are the Campell's lowfat good?  Are they more expensive?  (The biggest
    appeal of Ramen noodles to me is lunch for $.15 in 3 minutes.)
    
    D!
818.4VAXWRK::ELKINSAdam Elkins @MSOMon Aug 02 1993 22:1911
>    Some brands have 8 grams of fat per package.

    Make that 8 grams of fat PER SERVING - 16 grams per package!!  For
    a quick 'diet' meal I used to cook up two packages of raman pride
    noodles and sprinkle some nutritional yeast on top.  Little did
    I know that my 'diet' meal started off with 32 grams of fat!
    The reason that they are so high in fat is because they are
    fried in oil.

    Try The low fat Campbell's noodles.  They're pretty good.
818.5HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, MRO AXP BPDAMon Aug 09 1993 05:0214
.3> Are the Campell's lowfat good?  Are they more expensive?  (The biggest
.3> appeal of Ramen noodles to me is lunch for $.15 in 3 minutes.)
    
    They're 4/.89, the same price as all the other Ramen noodles at the
    Almacs where I find the Campbell's.
    
.4> Make that 8 grams of fat PER SERVING - 16 grams per package!!
    
    It's even worse than that ... Ramen pride is 9gm fat per serving for 
    18 gms fat per package.
    
    Cambpells lowfat isn't without its faults (after all, what do you
    expect for $0.22/package?) ... it has 890mg sopdium/serving, regular
    Ramen has about 750-800.
818.6they didn't have mushroom thought!GOLLY::CARROLLsomething inside so strongMon Aug 09 1993 19:038
    But you can easily regulate the salt by how much of the seasoning
    packet you use.  I tend to barely sprinkle it on...
    
    18 grams of fat is ridiculous. I went home and threw away my Ramen
    Pride.  Now I have four packs of Campbell's Low-fat waiting for me. 
    :-)
    
    D!
818.7too much for meSOLVIT::TRUBACZMon Aug 09 1993 22:053
    I agree with D! Ramen Pride is out.  I kept looking for the fat content
    and couldn't find it, must be right in front of my eyes ;-).  And, I
    never ever used the seasoning packets.  Ah well,
818.8HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, MRO AXP BPDATue Aug 10 1993 00:075
    The fat in Ramen noodles is tucked away under "hydrogenated ..."
    or "hydrolized ..."
    
    I remember spotting one of those a few years ago, way UP on the list of
    ingredients, coupled with the mysterious lack of fat information.
818.9CNTROL::JENNISONJohn 3:16 - Your life depends on it!Mon Aug 16 1993 20:117
	Anyone got pointers to stores in the Hudson, Marlboro, Northboro
	area that carry Campbell's ?  I've found them in the styrofoam cups,
	but they have the seasoning added already (and run some 65 cents
	a carton).

	Karen
818.10either that or Foodmaster in Somerville, which doesn't helpGOLLY::CARROLLsomething inside so strongTue Aug 17 1993 00:323
    I believe (tho' don't quote me) that I got mine at Purity.
    
    D!
818.11HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, MRO AXP BPDATue Aug 17 1993 00:3712
    Why not go to your local supermarket and ask for the manager?
    
    I did this at Almacs and Stop 'n Shop because, even though I mentioned
    it to the managers, they still don't carry Guiltless Gourmet chips, nor
    does Stop 'n Shop carry Campbells lowfat noodles.
    
    I found out they have cards you can fill out to request items the store
    doesn't carry.
    
    They are actually postcards that the manager will mail once they reach
    a decision on the item in question.  I haven't heard back yet, but this
    was only a week ago that I filled them out.
818.12SOLVIT::HAECKMea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!Wed Jun 28 1995 23:554
    Is the fat in the noodle or the flavoring?  I've always assumed the
    flavoring, but I just tried a package of low fat Raman noodles (Nissin;
    1 g. fat per serving), but the noodles were a different texture.  And
    it was still every bit as salty.  Glad I only bought one package.
818.13CNTROL::JENNISONRevive us, Oh LordThu Jun 29 1995 23:236
	Both.

	I like the low fat version (but I like salt ;-) ).

	Karen