Information: "First Hand" RAMEN NOODLE, knowledge.

[Sourdough]

So, I always give the sniff test. I inventory many hundreds of RAMEN NOODLE packages. Most I paid $2.40 per case of 24 packets/meals. So, I don't get butt-hurt is any go rancid. I recently (in the move) opened a case of 24 and sniffed the noodles and they smelled somewhat rancid. I checked the best by date July 2021.......OK. So, I salvaged the foil flavor envelope and S...canned the noodles.

I had been using some with a best by date in the 2023 period. So, now I have a "clearer" grasp of Ramen Noodle storage life. Yes, I am aware that the Best By Date: does NOT mean, "Throw this poop Away".

 

[Sourdough]

I wish I could purchase hundreds (thousands) of those foil flavor packets.

 

[Amish Heart]

I wish I could purchase hundreds (thousands) of those foil flavor packets.

I wish I could send them to you. I throw them out. I figure the noodles are fairly non toxic, but the pkts are very toxic. Instead we melt some butter, put that on with a little garlic and parmesan cheese.

 

[Haertig]

I don't stock Ramen noodles in my food preps. They have always given me a mild "yeuch stomach" after I've eaten them. Not disastrous problems, but enough to make me think "Why did I eat that?" This result, combined with the almost zero nutritional value of the things, has me simply leaving them out of my preps. I'm not sure I could tell the difference between stale Ramen noodles and goods ones in the first place.

For low nutrition foods I go with rice over Ramen. You can pack more into a given space. And I like the taste (or lack thereof) better and don't have the minor stomach issues that I have with Ramen. However, the nutritional value of rice is no better than Ramen AFAIK. So I guess everybody should pick which one they like best.

The three year storage-to-stale time you found for Ramen would tend to make it not so good for long term storage. That lifespan would be fine for me, since I'm a shorter term prepper. But three years seems too limiting for the longer term prepping group. Maybe eat up the Ramen first. After three years of that, you'd probably be ready to switch to rice anyways.

 

[Neb]

I wish I could purchase hundreds (thousands) of those foil flavor packets.

Search Amazon.

Ben

 

[elkhound]

I wish I could send them to you. I throw them out. I figure the noodles are fairly non toxic, but the pkts are very toxic. Instead we melt some butter, put that on with a little garlic and parmesan cheese.

i use my own spices...wide range of everything.....someone on here has given me a bad habit...i see them or fix them to eat and i say...communist noodles.....lol..i aint say names...but her initials are @Ekatarina

garlic chili sauce rocks by the way on them !!


edit to add...i prefer angel hair pasta...it makes a better version of these noodles. but ramen noodles are actually alkaline noodles if i remember correctly.

 

[Patchouli]

Those are like an emergency food of "i can't fix nothing else cuz i'm too tired/sick/poor." I kinda hate them. I have also used my own seasonings for ramen noodles.
According to USDA.gov, one packet of ramen noodles (81g) contains 14g of total fat and 6.58 g of total saturated fat, which is around 33% of your daily recommended intake. Ramen noodles are low in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein. Nov 14, 2022
Also:
Though instant ramen noodles provide iron, B vitamins and manganese, they lack fiber, protein and other crucial vitamins and minerals. Additionally, their MSG, TBHQ and high sodium contents may negatively affect health, such as by increasing your risk of heart disease, stomach cancer and metabolic syndrome.
My heart does better without it.
I copied and pasted these last two paragraphs.

 

[montanabill]

we found a source of the cheesy colored stuff they include in the cheapest mack and cheese....our teenager thought it was great.

I sometimes watch a show on netflix called midnight cafe....downtown tokyo that is open from midnight to 7AM. all in japanese with subtitles......he fixes almost anything people want in this tiny restaurant except ramen...but he keeps some of the packages like we get for the occasional person who must have some.

 

[montanabill]

I really try to stay away from the prepackaged heavily salted modified food appearing substances....They just took my blood pressure before pulling my tooth 99/65.

 

[elkhound]

Those are like an emergency food of "i can't fix nothing else cuz i'm too tired/sick/poor." I kinda hate them. I have also used my own seasonings for ramen noodles.
According to USDA.gov, one packet of ramen noodles (81g) contains 14g of total fat and 6.58 g of total saturated fat, which is around 33% of your daily recommended intake. Ramen noodles are low in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein. Nov 14, 2022
Also:
Though instant ramen noodles provide iron, B vitamins and manganese, they lack fiber, protein and other crucial vitamins and minerals. Additionally, their MSG, TBHQ and high sodium contents may negatively affect health, such as by increasing your risk of heart disease, stomach cancer and metabolic syndrome.
My heart does better without it.
I copied and pasted these last two paragraphs.

MSG send me sideways...get all hot and itchy and more.

i toss those foil packs first thing...i eat very few of the plain ramen noodles with my spices....not even a dozen in a year.

 

[Bacpacker]

I don't care for them. Plus the salt content is way to high for me. I'm suppose to stay under 2000mG per day.

 

[randyt]

During those subzero days in a grove of spruce about noon time. A nice boil up with a pack of ramen and the broth hits the spot. Maybe better than earl gray or darjeeling tea.

There is better quality ramen available or at least it seems. At the health food store, they sell a Japanese ramen. Tastes better, maybe healthier and does cost more. Noodles are a bit finer too.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I wonder if any of the chemicals in the Raman noodles or the flavor packet will be banned by RFK Jr.

 

[Grimm]

I wish I could purchase hundreds (thousands) of those foil flavor packets.

You can get ramen seasoning at Walmart and Amazon. Not the stuff in the foil packets but closer to what ramen in Japan tastes like. Still worth looking into. The girls have gotten into ramen toppings (freeze dried veggies, shrimp and fish cakes). Think the bits of meat and veg you use to get in a cup-o-noodles before they cut costs.

 

[Grimm]

During those subzero days in a grove of spruce about noon time. A nice boil up with a pack of ramen and the broth hits the spot. Maybe better than earl gray or darjeeling tea.

There is better quality ramen available or at least it seems. At the health food store, they sell a Japanese ramen. Tastes better, maybe healthier and does cost more. Noodles are a bit finer too.

I love the Asha noodles. They are air dried not deep fried. I can't find them around here and they are expensive online so I am stuck with the cheap ramen from Walmart or the rice ramen noodles from Costco without any flavoring/broth mix. It is worth getting the better-for-you ramen when on sale and saving the cheap ones for keeping in the car kit or when you need cheap comfort food.

 

[elkhound]

if you want to try something real different with a much 'stronger' taste....get some of the brown noodles from asian type stores...called soba noodles....anyhow they are thin buckwheat noodles....very different.

 

[Weedygarden]

A few decades ago, we always had Ramen in the house and I always had some in the cupboard when I was teaching along with other foods for children who might be hungry. I had a few packages of 24 in my food storage. Like some other foods, they just were not appetizing to me any more. Highly processed foods have started to be so unappealing to me. The sniff test did it for me, kind of caused me to retch a little. I threw all of them away. Its not something that I would have even donated to my local self serve food pantries.

When daughter was diagnosed with celiac, a severe gluten allergy, we found similar packets, but with rice noodles, similar to ramen packages. Ramen is fried, so it is the oil that goes bad. The rice noodles have a much longer shelf life because there is no oil. I have a few packages in my cupboard.

I toss those seasoning packets as well. Does anyone really know what is in them?

There are many ways to prepare something like ramen or the rice noodles I mentioned, such as using bone broth and adding soy sauce, spices (garlic powder, salt and pepper, more) Siracha sauce or other hot sauce, a hard boiled egg, onion, chives, shredded carrots, a little chopped meat, a few frozen peas.

We could make up packets of dehydrated vegetables and powdered spices to make our own seasoning packets.