>some people may prefer a little comfort than living on Ramen noodles for 4 years
Hm, I'd be wary of investing in someone who was more interested in having nice things than focusing on their education. Is it really that bad for students these days, living without a dishwasher and cocktails three times a week? I know students in NYC and London who don't seem to be complaining about poverty.
I'd prefer to invest in a student that is going to be more responsible about their health than eating ramen for a significant portion of their meals. But I'd also rather not invest in one that is going to spend it frivolously drinking every day of the week. Alas, if only there was a rational middle ground position to hold.
Ramen noodles were just an example to be honest, personally, I've been through a student style life in the last year or so - at one point I had nearly no money for food, but now I have a moderate income, I mostly eat home cooked meals with the occasional pack of noodles.
They aren't a terrible meal if you add some real meat and vegetables in the mix.
Yours was obviously an example, and I liked it! I'm teasing the parent post for totally missing your point and/or creating a false dichotomy that students have either ramen noodles or nightclub cocktails all day.
Also, if you are using real meat and vegetables why not splurge on real egg noodles and spices also :)
Well, one thing I always found the the difference between "bad" Ramen and "good" Ramen tends to be the content of the package and how well it holds up with water being added, poor Ramen tends to have loads of air pockets between the Noodles, whereas good Ramen will be packed in tight, and when you add water to good Ramn, it tends to keep it's consistency, poor Ramen tends to become overly liquid.
That aside, if you have, say, The Nations Noodle (UK), it's cheaper than "Super Noodles" but still a quality Ramen - the price difference is 300%, but when we are talking about $0.60, it's not much to be honest.
As for spices, I tend to add a bit of Mixed Spice, otherwise it would spend the next 20 years sitting on my top shelf, and Hot Chilli powder gives a nice kick, especially if you add it to the meat during preparation.
You misunderstood me, I meant that I used to live nearly solely off Noodles, cheap Beans and Spaghetti in a tin, etc, but now I have enough money to afford nice food, when I have Noodles I tend to add in meat and vegetables.
To be honest, I don't have a clue - I'm not now nor have ever been a college level student, I taught myself, but in the UK, students seem to live pretty poorly.
Isn't this called a 'student loan'?