Post 2: Prepare a Meal

When I get hungry in the dorms, I will usually prepare a small meal or sometimes just a snack. Today I have a craving for some high sodium Ramen Noodles. Ramen Noodles can easily be a meal for any one on a college budget. The first step to making Ramen Noodles, the fast way, is to hit the bag of Ramen very hard to break up the noodles. Once the noodles are completely crunched apart, open the bag and pour the contents into a bowl or cup. Take out the flavoring packet and pour them over the dry noodles. Now pour water over the noodles until water is slightly above the noodles. With water and the seasonings on the noodles, place the bowl in the microwave for four minutes on high. While waiting four minutes, do some homework or random activity, which makes the Ramen Noodles taste that much better after the wait. Once the microwave makes the annoying beeping noises, remove the bowl of Ramen Noodles and let stand until cool enough to indulge in.
When Michael Pollan writes about how Americans have switched over to eating more processed foods than natural foods in his book, “In Defense of Food,” I agree it is due to that fact that Americans are very lazy and careless when it comes to buying eating food. People do not want to spend time in a store searching for the healthiest meal that will most likely cost more. They will just find the cheap food and prepare a meal very fast, which I did with my meal of Ramen Noodles. There are many other websites that give ideas for cheap meals, and all include ingredients that are cheap and almost all are processed such as cheese sauce and cream of chicken soup.