Ramen Noodles

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Ramen noodles and I have a love-hate relationship. We go way back in college. I love how very convenient, easy and versatile it is. I can eat it plain, with chicken, spam, vegetables, even hot sauce. I hate how it makes me feel bloated though, and how I know it is high in sodium and calories. Being a broke student that I was, my budgeting skills and priorities then were not really the best. I would totally sacrifice eating a pricey and/or decent meal as long as I can go with the gang in the movies. I would even skip buying food as long as I can pay for my fare to go to that outing. Being young, in relative good health and full of energy, I never seemed to mind. I do now, of course. A few years back, I promised myself that I will never eat ramen noodles again. I was able to cut out all other junk food from my diet. I have never eaten fast food in years and honestly the greasy burgers make me physically ill. Ice cream was also gone, and so does soda. But with ramen noodles, I am fighting a battle that I do not think I will ever win. I still indulge in my favorite not-so-healthy food once in a while. And because I am earning more now than when I was still in college, I can now buy those Japanese noodles which are almost organic and used to be way above my budget. I know I am sounding so shallow now, being happy that I can afford some high-quality ramen noodles, haha! But that is just me, finding happiness in small simple things, in small victories.