Hot & Spicy

Here in this inaugural post on Lunch 4 Less, I'm going to talk to you about this lovely Nissin Bowl Noodles Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavored lunch.  Surely if anything can make a product amazing, it's a hugenormous title.

This bowl is big on flavor and low on price.


Flavor:
 
Just the right amount of salt and spicy for me when using half of the soup packet and half the "soup booster" packet.

Cheapness:

It was $1 at the dollar store.  That's a pretty good premium over a normal packet of ramen noodles, but it makes up for it in flavor and convenience.

Unhealthiness:

It's pretty unhealthy.  Large amounts of saturated fat, sodium, and carbohydrates.  Of course if you cut out the packets you end up with less fat and sodium.  There's a total amount of 50 grams of carbs so if you're watching your carb intake, this is a fairly large investment.

Stuffed:

Just the right amount of food.  Definitely made me full without having that after lunch tiredness.  I probably could have gotten away with eating half of it and drinking the soup.  Throwing out $0.50 worth of noddles really shouldn't make me feel bad.

Convenience:

It's pretty easy.  Open top.  Put in soup and veggies packets.  Fill with water to the line.  Microwave uncovered for 3 minutes.  Let cool for 1 minute.  Add the "soup booster".

Additional Notes:
Pictured here is the "soup booster".  According to Nissin's website, the booster "...provides richer flavor that gives you a citrus twist."  To me it tastes like sesame oil.  I used a little bit of it and added a teaspoon of my own sesame chili oil.

I recommend not adding your own hot sauce unless you want to cry and sweat.

I know I've been putting "soup booster" in quotes but I can't in good conscience truthfully call it a booster for soups.  I definitely had a soup and I clearly added the contents of the packet.  However I can not say that said soup was boosted.  Maybe next time I will try the shrimp one and use all of my "soup booster".