Is Ramen considered to be a healthy food to have everyday?

Answer 1

Being a popular dish, ramen has often been criticized for its potential health risks. Some of these claims are justified, while others are could be made against any diet which contains too much of a particular food.

A serving of ramen noodle is high in carbohydrates and low in vitamins and minerals, so eating instant ramen with only an egg as topping or eating a cup of instant ramen for every meal are not wise choices. Adding a serving of boiled spinach or cabbage on ramen improves its nutritional value.

Ramen soup, especially the instant variety, contain a high amount of sodium. Many Japanese also believe that ramen soup contains a high amount of fat and also that pre-fried fat from the noodles seeps into the soup. Ramen noodles themselves contain very little sodium so one can avoid drinking soup if a low-sodium diet is recommended for health reasons. A typical serving of ramen, even when drinking all of the soup, has fewer kilocalories than a fast-food menu consisting of hamburger, soda, and fries.

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Instant ramen has often been criticized for its potential health risks. Some of these claims are justified, while others could be made against any diet that contains too much of a particular food.

A single serving of instant ramen is high in carbohydrates and low in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Instant ramen is typically fried, which makes it high in saturated fat and/or trans fat. A popular college urban legend states that a student gave himself scurvy by living on nothing but ramen for an entire year.

Ramen broth, especially that of instant ramen, contains monosodium glutamate (MSG) and a high amount of sodium, usually in excess of 60% of the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance. The noodles themselves contain little sodium, so one can avoid drinking the soup or use less of the seasoning package if a low-sodium diet is recommended for health reasons.


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most ramens come cup or plastic-packed in the supermarkets those are the unhealthy ones, those cooked from scratch are still high in sodium but are healthier.. but they won't recommend you to eat it everyday..

Answer 2

Not really. The ramen you're probably talking about is that stuff that's sold 6 or 10 for $1 at your local grocery store. That kind of Ramen has a ton of sodium in the seasoning packet that's included. On top of that, the noodles are fried, so you're eating a lot of oil and fat that you're probably not aware of. When you're going for "healthy food" try to find something that's less processed. You could head for your the ethnic section of your local grocery store and look for udon noodles that are dry and look much like spaghetti noodles. You can boil that up, add a few veggies and some meat, and have a healthier meal than if you ate Ramen. Since you're buying by the pound, you may find that you don't spend as much more on the udon meal as you thought you'd have to in order to eat healthier.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Expiriment. Ask in vegan and vegitarian. However my SIL made a vegan/vegitarian friendy dinner the day after Christmas that was sooo good. We just went to the store and bought random veggies. We ended up with cabbage, tomatoes, onions, kale, spinach, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow crooked neck squash, garlic, and I am sure a couple others. Or pan was Very full. While cooking all these we boiled up some linguine, but you could use what ever you want. We put the pasta in a serving dish and topped with with a little olive oil, and sea salt, then the veggies. It was so good, easy and Very tasty, and the leftover woul;d be good even as a cold pasta dish as well as something heated up. Make omets with various veggies, saute them in a little olive oil and garil first. You can also add caramelixed onions and slices of tomatoes to your grilled cheese, as well as other veggies. There are tons of ideas/takes on the classic grilled cheese.

Answer 4

Because of all the salt in the packet I'd probably say no it's not too healthy but I take 2 packages and cook them with only one packet of seasoning, saving the othef packet to flaovor something else. It's a quick and cheap meal when you need to watch your time sand money. But you can make it into a complete meal by adding veggies and meat or egg to it so it's more healthy. My kids love it and it's great when you are in between activities and don't have much time to cook.

Answer 5

No, but during the winter when I feel lazy, I live off of it. I guess it has some health food properties. I wouldn't suggest eating nothing but ramen, though. You need vitamin C, protein, and other things.

Answer 6

it depends on what kind of ramen you eat or how you eat it.
if it's an instant ramen which you buy at a grocery store, it's not nutritious. if you buy a real ramen noodle and add a lot of vegetables, it's very healthy and nutritious.
you can buy a real ramen noodle at your local ramen restaurant.

Answer 7

are you stupid?

haha, no, but seriously. ramen is probably THE worst food you could eat on a daily basis. it has more sodium than pretty much any thing else, not to mention all the carbs. good luck with that diet.

Answer 8

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR CHOLESTEROL?!? Do you know how much sodium, fat, and salt is packed into those things?! No, it's very unhealthy to eat Ramen every day, I'd say you should eat it at most once every two weeks! That stuff will mess you up and give you a pot belly!

Answer 9

What is Ramen? Neither heard of it unless you are talking of Ramen Noodles/

Answer 10

It's a bit high in salt and fat for everyday. Best bet is to limit it to no more than once or twice a week for lunch.