My 10 yr old loves ramen for lunch... I think she'd eat those everyday if I'd let her. I'd rather she ate something a little more filling & healthy though. Me, I had to eat them so much as a kid, that's all we usually had for lunch, that I can't stand to eat them anymore. I just about died during Christmas break in college, that's all I could afford so I only ate once a day, sometimes I even skipped days. Bad, I know, but I seriously couldn't stand the thought of eating them for 20+ days on end.

I boil, then drain the noodles, too. I find it cuts back on some of the fat.

The seasoning packet is okay if you don't have another option, but I mostly just like to make a quick brown sauce from some thickened broth and spices.

Add some fresh veggies and meat (or tofu) and you've got a well balanced meal! Delicious and CHEAP.

That sounds good marymoomoo. I'll have to try my noodles like that some time. I don't know when though. My hubby doesn't really like ramen noodles.

Ramen is very nice. At Japan, i ate alot of ramen.

I don't like them as a soup. I usually just drain off the water, add alittle bit of the seasoning and add lots of veggies. I usually will add green onions, a little garlic, cut up carrots, sometimes some peas and corn. I haven't tried adding meat to the noodles but I am sure that it is just as good.