Media obsession with 2-minute noodles

[Oh_hunnihunni]

In the years when my weekly food budget limit was $65, I bought cheap food. Knock downs, managers specials, use by date toss outs. I rarely bought frozen stuff, and I never ever bought health food type food like wholegrain anything, because it came at a premium price. And yes, lots of noodles, pasta, and white rice, because it was a great filler that extended proteins and vegetables.

I was lucky. I was educated and I am a great cook. But it has become a habit, that budget shopping, but these days I have a newish efficient fridge freezer, a much higher income, much more teasonable rent, and can afford far more vegetables. I still don't buy wholegrain rice though! ?

I was using the example for when there was no other food for the week, wholegrain rice is better than white.  I don't think it's any dearer but I'm sure on that one as I rarely buy rice anyway. If you are buying other food then white pasta or rice compared to wholegrain don't matter as much. It's the 2-minute bit that I'm getting at - all the goodness stripped out and flavoured with empty chemicals.

I find tofu a similar product, bleached, soaked, highly processed soy beans may be a form of protein, but really its main purpose is to carry other tastes and flavours. Noodles do the same thing, as do flat breads, and potatoes for that matter...

The problem with two minute noodles is not the noodles themselves, but what people do with them. Limited knowledge in the kitchen is a bigger health threat I think...