| baptistbluerose
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What would happen on a diet of ramen noodles, three meals a day? Each block has about 400 calories, 50 carbs, and 16 grams of fat (12% rda). Multiply that by three meals a day and you have a 1200 calorie diet that is super easy. But what of these other numbers besides the calories?
The totals would be:
1200 calories
150 carbohydrates
48 grams of fat
Is this unhealthy or is it healthy? How fast would weight come off on this diet? Or are the fat and carbs too high to make it melt weight off at all? |
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:28 pm |
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| toese
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| That would be a very unhealthy diet. It really has no nutritional value and no protein. Where are all the vitamins and anti oxidents?? All that is is white flour and sodium. |
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Tue May 31, 2005 3:13 pm |
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| LyndaB
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Now go back and get the sodium content (beef flavor, 1 serving, 861 mg of sodium)... this stuff is far from safe. You're not supposed to feed it to children because of the sodium alone. How good for you can it be? The stuff is crap... no nutritional value whatsoever.
Why would you be thinking of doing something this extreme? Are you not happy with SB? |
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Tue May 31, 2005 3:16 pm |
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| baptistbluerose
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| I need something super strict, super easy and super cheap. I cannot stay on the beach cuz I can't afford it and I hate cooking anyway and the measuring and counting are another downfall of mine. Prepackaged meals would be perfect for me cept I have no money and our bills just doubled so it's going to get worse. I want to lose the weight quickly but fasting just plain hurts so I'd rather have a little something to stick to my ribs and I thought the ramen noodle diet might work. It's solves all my problems IF it works. It's fast, cheap, and easy. It wouldn't be for life so I'm not worried about it being unhealthy for a time, I will take vitamins with it for that. Or I can try fasting for three days, then eating small portions, fasting for three days again, eating small portions, then again and again. But that sounds more painful. :cry: |
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Tue May 31, 2005 3:32 pm |
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| LyndaB
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Perhaps you can talk to your doctor and they can recommend something less expensive. I completely agree that the bills can be astronomical. Why don't you just take the knowledge of food that you now have and apply it however you can. You can still purchase things like ww pasta and brown rice, which you purchase in bulk for not a lot of money. See if you can get involved in a Costco or something equivalent to purchase meats in bulk. Of course, water is free. That always helps.
But please don't forsake your health for the sake of your wallet. |
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Tue May 31, 2005 3:52 pm |
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| janedf
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| I worked with a nephrologist (kidney doc) who said Ramen Noodles were one of the top 10 ways to kill your kidneys. |
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Tue May 31, 2005 4:12 pm |
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| Kimboroni
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I must have done the Ramen Noodle Diet when I was in college the first time-- that's where I ate ramen noodles because they were cheap, and I gained 20 pounds.
Anyone who is carb-sensitive (and that's 75% of the population according to The Zone doctor) wouldn't do well eating only foods like ramen-- the body goes into overproduction of insulin, and eventually it can't take it anymore. You end up with metabolic syndrome and eventually diabetes. |
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Tue May 31, 2005 9:49 pm |
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| toese
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| When I lived in HI and was young and poor I ate a lot of peanut butter toast and just plain chicken. Chicken is cheap and PB is cheap and they both fill you up. Yogurt is cheap too. Get a bag of carrots to munch on. It's better to eat something that costs a little more that has nutritional value than something that doesn't have any vitamins in it. It's just a big waste of money. |
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Tue May 31, 2005 10:08 pm |
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| baptistbluerose
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| Munching on carrots is a good idea for cheap snacks. I wonder what a carrot diet would do... :oops: |
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:22 am |
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| toese
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baptistbluerose wrote: Munching on carrots is a good idea for cheap snacks. I wonder what a carrot diet would do... :oops:
You would turn orange!!!! Whatever cheap eating you are going to do just remember to eat PROTEIN, VEGGIES, FRUIT and FIBER!!!! You need all your vitamins to function. |
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:30 pm |
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| LyndaB
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baptistbluerose wrote: Munching on carrots is a good idea for cheap snacks. I wonder what a carrot diet would do... :oops:
Maybe what you can do is look at the approved foods list and make yourself a very limited grocery list. True, you wouldn't have the variety that you really should for optimum health, but at least you wouldn't need to completely fall apart and do something insane.
Also, remember that if you were to do something crazy diet-wise, when you were finally able to eat more sensibly, you'd be dealing with extra weight gain and it would be that much harder to get rid of, because by going crazy with your food intake, you'll be messing with your metabolism. It's just not worth it to take dire measures.
Believe me, I've been poor. It's no fun. But being poor with really bad health issues on top of it all is really not fun. |
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:40 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I understand how SB-eating can be too expensive for a lot of people the way it's written, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to follow the basic nutritional guidelines it establishes.
A Ramen diet would be AWFUL. Too much sodium, no protien, no vitamins and minerals to speak of and way too many simple carbs.
Eggs are good food. And cheap. Our local mega-mart regularly has sales of $1 or less per dozen.
Chicken - buy a whole one for like $.49 per pound. (buy two if they're on sale.) Put in a roasting pan at 350 for about an hour until all juces run clear, cut it into pieces and reheat for meals. That can serve one person for 5 meals - or more if you use some of it on salads. True, Dr. A recomends only the skinless white meat, but dark meat chicken is still better than ramen. And that's not really cooking - you don't need any ingredients.
Vegetables - buy them frozen. They're cheap and nutritious. Don't get the expensive pre-dressed ones. Get the store brand plain - beans - broccoli, cauliflower, spinach. It will only cost pennies per serving and you still don't have to cook - just put a serving in a bowl with a little water and pop them in the microwave.
Yogurt - buy a big honkin' tub of plain yogurt for a couple buks and dish out only what you need. The per serving cost is low, and you get vitamins and calcium.
Brown rice -- Rice is cheap, cheap, cheap. Buy it from the bulk bins and you're getting value and nutrition.
You CAN feed yourself for only a little more than the cost of junk like Ramen and still stay healthy.
But even more than that, I'd say learn to cook. It's a skill that never goes out of style, and if you have some basic kitchen know-how you can do a lot with very little. Plus, when you finally DO have money you'll be able to do SO many good and yummy things. |
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Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:37 pm |
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| firmbinos1
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| Please do not do a Ramen Noodle diet....I ate ramen through college as well and gained app. 40 pounds in college eating ramen noodles and stuff like pizza hut and hamburgers and fries during college. I magically lost app. 20 pounds simply by graduating college and moving to an apartment on the 5th floor with no elevator all the while still not eating completely healthy. I understand how it is to be broke because I am a 23 year old single trying to pay a mortgage, bills, car, and live in an expensive area on a small salary. SB diet plan has some great ideas and you don't have to follow it exactly to loose weight and you will save a lot of money. The most important thing is don't eat fast food. Not only do you save more money making food yourself but you will naturally loose weight but cutting this stuff out. Substitute for things such as sandwiches on WW bread (ex. deli chicken, tuna fish, turkey) w/ lettuce and tomato if on sale. I love tuna because it is cheap and you can stock on cans of the stuff when it goes on sale. I also make grilled cheese sandwiches on PB and jelly (SF or 100 percent fruit spread) sandwiches. All of this stuff is inexpensive and quick. secondly, buy veggies that are on sale and remember that the pre-cut veggies are more expensive. Try things like cucumbers, brocoli, and carrots to substitute for chips. But my all time trick is to eat more often but reduce your portions. not only does this stretch your groceries but it also keeps you from overeating and utimately helps you loose weight. Most importantly, sometimes if I am dead broke I must admit that I will buy something cheap like box of asian noodles or pasta (WW) and mix with a soy sauce or tomato sauce and not have any meat. Thats ok, just remember to not do this often and most importantly, regardless of what you eat you have to EXERCISE! |
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:47 pm |
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| colliegirl
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You are kidding us, right??
If you are not kidding, why would you spend money on vitamins when you could be spending it on good foods?
Find the Farmers Markets for good deals on veggies. |
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:54 pm |
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| freya
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Dumpster diving is your friend! Seriously, if you're broke enough to be considering living on Ramen, find your local health food store and visit their dumpster every day. I had a friend who probably got half her food from a coop dumpster for a while. They have to throw away stuff that's "damaged," but that could mean that it went past its date but isn't bad, or it's a crushed box but not broken interior packaging, or that fruit/veggies have bad spots or are wilted but still fine to eat. Add a big sack of brown rice, some dried beans, and whatever cheap-ass meat is on sale, and you have everything you could ever need.
I'll second the vote to learn to cook. You *can* live off rice and beans, but it's a lot more fun if you can season 'em up right. ;)
Good luck! |
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Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:02 pm |
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