Thursday, September 9, 2010

How to make cup noodles 'BETTER' for you !!


As we all know, instant noodles is not very healthy, counting the calories and to sodium and MSG inside, but in the busy cities of most countries, and with the way how marketing side is promoting, instant noodles has become quite a norm to the society. It has a huge variety, from noodles, ramen, and rice noodles. They are sold in all Asian markets with a huge selection to choose from.

Cup noodles are the easiest thing to make on Earth (I think). But it's not exactly healthy for you. Let face it, sometimes, we just don't have time to cook. It does not fit in the healthy food category; it should be eaten only if you don't have any other options. But it's very easy to make and very convenient. So, people tend to forget about nutrition and just eat it when they are hungry. I know many may disagree that we should continue to consume instant noodles, but when we just can’t avoid having a quick fill of the stomach and ahead with the rush of assignments we have in hand, there are some tips and reminders you need to know about cooking instant noodles.


The Usual Way


• Normally, we cook the instant noodles by putting the noodles into a pot with water, throw in the powder and let it cook for 3 minutes.


• By doing this, when we actually boil the ingredients in the powder, normally with MSG, it will change the molecular structures of the MSG causing it to be toxic. The other thing that you may or may not realized is that, the noodles are coated with wax and it will take around 4-5 days for the body to excrete the wax after you have taken the noodle. The noodles are coated with wax and it will take around 4 to 5 days for the body to excrete the wax after you have taken the noodles


The Correct Way
(which you might or might not know)


• Boil the noodles in a pot with water, wait til once the noodles are cooked then take out the noodles and throw away the water which contains wax.


• Boil another pot of water till boiling and put the noodles into the hot boiling water and put the ingredient with the powder into the water in order to make noodles soup


• Cup noodles soup base powder package is very high in salt and often contains msg. Do not add all the powder, add only enough to give some flavor to the instant noodles.


• Do not drink the broth of the cup noodles, it's very high in salt and may contain msg. If you want something warm, have some hot chocolate instead.


• Try to supplement the cup noodles with some vegetables if you have any.


Tips & Warnings


• Most convenient foods are high in salts, fats and preservatives. Only eat it as a last resort food.

• There is an interesting site that does reviews on different instant noodles, here is the link: http://noodleson.com/review/

• If you must eat instant noodle, make the meal more nutritious by eating other foods with it



Well, enjoy your healthy cup noodles,,, CHEERs =)

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