"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 11/10/2015 1:09 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> >
>> > "Gary" :wrote
>> >> Jill doesn't seem to think "beyond the box." Ramen noodle soup can be
>> >> eaten on it's own but doesn't have much nutrition plus lots of salt.
>> >> It can be used as a soup base to make some nice soups though. Add in
>> >> any available vegetables, use chicken stock rather than water. Once
>> >> you enhance this stuff, the nutrition level can go way up and the
>> >> sodium count will go down.
>> >>
>> >> Again, think of it as a soup starter, not a finished product.
>> >
>> >
>> > Sort of like canned chicken broth? ;-)
>>
>> Uh oh! You caught him on that one!
>
> LOL! You jumped right on that one, Jill. hahaha
>
> Cheri didn't "catch me" at all. As I told her, "Save your money and
> skip the canned broth. Plain tap water is also a good soup starter,
> not a finished product. At least with Ramen, you
> get flavor and noodles for way less price."
>
> I only buy ramen noodles when they go on a good sale. Last sale, I
> paid
> 10 cents per package. Swanson 14oz can of broth is on sale this week
> for $0.69 per can. It's weak dishwater broth.
>
> For 10 cents, I can add 14oz water and have a tasty soup with noodles.
> For 69 cents, you can heat up a 14oz can of Swanson broth.
> You could also add 14oz water too but you don't want to do that.
>
> My only point is...the commercial broth is a rip. Make your own in
> advance, just like you buy the canned or boxed in advanced. Have it
> ready made for when you want to use it.

Swanson is not my favorite broth but it will do in a recipe. For drinking
straight up, you can't beat Wild Oats Organics. I got addicted to the stuff
but, oh snap, it has carrot juice in it and I currently can't have carrots.