Where does the whole college student and ramen come from?

[blackangst1]

Teen eats almost nothing but noodles for 13 years

 

[Carson Dyle]

Teen eats almost nothing but noodles for 13 years

She shows signs of selective eating disorder, a little-studied and not formally recognized condition in which picky eating persists into adulthood. Selective eaters feel they physically cannot stomach most foods, which may lead to problems in their social, work and love lives.

No kidding? And maybe just a problem or two with their health.

Readman's doctors said she is malnourished and has the health of an 80-year old. She weighs about 98 pounds at 5'3".

 

[Red Squirrel]

Can you even survive on only raman? Isin't that basically just pure carbs? There's like no other nutrients in there.

I guess the odd dried vegetable that might be included in the seasoning packet is enough? lol. "ohhh a pea!"

 

[Carson Dyle]

"Survive" can be a very tenuous state. I'd say that a 98 pound adult who is acknowledged as being malnourished by her doctors is just barely surviving.

 

[skull]

Wow, my little cousin has subsided on hot dogs, chicken nuggets, peanut butter and jelly, possibly mac and cheese her entire life. Shes 16 now I think. Always thought she'd grow out of it. My uncle who would say stuff like you need to discipline him better to my parents when I was kid. Turns out hes all bark and no bite. I do wonder how long she can go with no health problems. For family stuff on days like Christmas we'll have a whole buffet of delicious food, multiple entrees and sides to choose from. She'll go I don't like any of this make me a peanut butter and jelly mom, its down right ridiculous.

 

[rh71]

Nothing wrong with pre-packaged sandwich meats, bread, and mayo! Lived on that too.

 

[skull]

Nothing wrong with pre-packaged sandwich meats, bread, and mayo! Lived on that too.

I don't think nothing is the right word. People that eat a lot of food with preservatives are prone to colon cancer and such. Happened to my buddies uncle. He ate a lot of sandwich meats and canned soup, got colon cancer in his fifties. Bread and mayo are both not very good for you. Especially if you use mayo with hydrogenated oil. Modern cheap white bread has almost no nutritional value its so processed our bodies don't know how to digest it right but we can get those simple carbs out of it.

 

[skull]

Could you imagine living on nothing but ramen every meal? I used to eat it a couple times a week. These days It makes me feel like crap just eating one packet. Thinking about eating it for breakfast right now is making me cringe. I haven't had it in awhile still have a couple packets in the pantry.

 

[vi edit]

Wow, my little cousin has subsided on hot dogs, chicken nuggets, peanut butter and jelly, possibly mac and cheese her entire life. Shes 16 now I think. Always thought she'd grow out of it. My uncle who would say stuff like you need to discipline him better to my parents when I was kid. Turns out hes all bark and no bite. I do wonder how long she can go with no health problems. For family stuff on days like Christmas we'll have a whole buffet of delicious food, multiple entrees and sides to choose from. She'll go I don't like any of this make me a peanut butter and jelly mom, its down right ridiculous.

The human body is a pretty amazing device. It's resiliency is quite remarkable. We can survive on some pretty crappy diets.

 

[rh71]

I don't think nothing is the right word. People that eat a lot of food with preservatives are prone to colon cancer and such. Happened to my buddies uncle. He ate a lot of sandwich meats and canned soup, got colon cancer in his fifties. Bread and mayo are both not very good for you. Especially if you use mayo with hydrogenated oil. Modern cheap white bread has almost no nutritional value its so processed our bodies don't know how to digest it right but we can get those simple carbs out of it.

Yes but considering dorm days aren't a very large percentage of one's life, it was acceptable IMO. Not to mention these only made for late-night hunger spell meals (since space/storage/cooking was limited). During the day we had any food you can buy. I honestly hope no college student only eats this sort of thing all the time. I shouldn't have said "lived on it" but I certainly enjoyed it when stores were closed and hunger struck.

 

[jtvang125]

Teen eats almost nothing but noodles for 13 years

Is she just extremely lazy or has lost all taste in her mouth?

 

[vi edit]

Is she just extremely lazy or has lost all taste in her mouth?

I think it's more of a psychological thing.

 

[skull]

The human body is a pretty amazing device. It's resiliency is quite remarkable. We can survive on some pretty crappy diets.

Its crazy isnt it, there is all kind of things you can do like eat nothing but crap, drink insane amounts of alcohol, smoke 3 packs a day, do drugs and still live to 65. On the other hand people that eat healthy, exercise, don't drink or smoke can drop dead in their 20s.

 

[digiram]

I think you have to be absolutely super poor to get Food Stamps though. I think I tried, but worked too much while going to school and couldn't qualify. I worked at least 30 hrs per week while going to school full time though.

 

[whm1974]

I think you have to be absolutely super poor to get Food Stamps though. I think I tried, but worked too much while going to school and couldn't qualify. I worked at least 30 hrs per week while going to school full time though.

Depends where you are at, and even then being a single person you may not get much anyway.

 

[angminas]

It's instant noodle you illiterate college grads/students.

I eat it cuz I like it. Easy to fix, just need a kettle and a bowl and a plate for cover. Crack an egg into the bowl when you have eggs.

You've got a missing comma, an unnecessary space, a misspelled word, and a comma where there should be a dash.

 

[lxskllr]

Could you imagine living on nothing but ramen every meal? I used to eat it a couple times a week. These days It makes me feel like crap just eating one packet. Thinking about eating it for breakfast right now is making me cringe. I haven't had it in awhile still have a couple packets in the pantry.

I go through kicks with it. I'll buy a 5pack or whatever, and think "OMG, I forgot how amazing these were; and easy!". I'll finish that, buy another 5pack, and I burnout on the first one, and the rest sit for a couple months. Rinse/repeat.

 

[skull]

Thats how it was until I officially got tired of them.

 

[ponyo]

Not all instant ramen are the same. Try some better brands like Nongshim. Preferably made in Korea Nongshim rather than made in the US Nongshim. USA Nongshim is actually spicier than Korea Nongshim. I don't know if it's the type of pepper used but it just is. The US version might be little too spicy if you're not used to the heat but if you like spicy food, it should be no big deal.

 

[lxskllr]

Not all instant ramen are the same. Try some better brands like Nongshim. Preferably made in Korea Nongshim rather than made in the US Nongshim. USA Nongshim is actually spicier than Korea Nongshim. I don't know if it's the type of pepper used but it just is. The US version might be little too spicy if you're not used to the heat but if you like spicy food, it should be no big deal.

Nongshim's really good, but the cost/benefit ratio is a little skewed. You get the same old lack of nutrition, with better flavor, but a much higher price.

I think I've only had the US version. Love spicy food, and that's one thing I like about ramen. It's a good carrier for hot sauce, and I usually load it up when I make it.

 

[ponyo]

Nongshim's really good, but the cost/benefit ratio is a little skewed. You get the same old lack of nutrition, with better flavor, but a much higher price.

I think I've only had the US version. Love spicy food, and that's one thing I like about ramen. It's a good carrier for hot sauce, and I usually load it up when I make it.

I still think the cost/benefit value there for Nongshim. I buy it on sale for cheap by the box at Korean grocery stores like H-mart, Mega Mart, Namdaemun, etc. To me, it tastes way better than the cheap $0.25 ramen like Maruchan. If you like spicy, Samyang makes 2X spicy chicken roasted ramen that's pretty good.

 

[Rumpltzer]

I was in undergrad 20 years ago, so my experience-basis is old. I was at a top-rated engineering school, and I had no intention of staying for anything more than 4 years.

I worked my butt off in high school, I applied to >30 scholarships as a high school senior, and I got nearly 50% of what I applied for (enough to cover my first year of tuition and living at school). The summer after senior year, I had an internship at the local military base, and I had a grocery store job at night. I saved as much as I could.

My parents made it clear that they'd give me nothing to help me with college. When I got to school, I immediately worked to become an in-state resident, and I also worked with the financial aid office to make sure that I was considered independent from my parents. This made it so my ~$5000 annual income from summer work was the only income reported on my financial aid application. I was well below poverty, and the govt and university rained money and loan offers onto me.

It also happened that my university had a really, really good financial aid program.

As an engineering freshman, I applied to ~80 potential summer internship opportunities (it was more rare in those days). That led to 2 interviews, and one offer. So I was paid >2X minimum wage that summer, and I also worked a grocery store at night. I saved as much as I could.

While in school, I lived as inexpensively as possible. I was poor, but I wasn't starving or hungry, and I wasn't eating ramen unless I wanted to. I did cook on an electric skillet or microwave to save the expense of eating out. Having a cheap pizza or McDonald's or a soda was a rare (monthly?) treat.

I worked my butt off in school, and it was academically tough for me. I certainly had no time to work a 20 hour part-time job during the school year. I worked internships every summer, and the money was decent. Between that and financial aid and living cheap, it was manageable. I got out in 4 years, I did well, I went on to grad school (free for engineers plus a stipend). Typical of ATOT, I walked into a six-figure salary right out of school.

I had taken ~$18k in loans (most of which I had invested in the stock market while in grad school). I paid it back in less than 8 years at a 2.25% consolidated interest rate.

Plan ahead. Make good choices. It's clearly doable. At least it was...