Tonight We Eat Udon With 47 Ronin

It was an interesting weekend for eating right. Yesterday I went overboard with the junk food and I am happy I did. I needed to make my body want to reject bad food. Despite some candy, I’d say today went well as far as eating alright is concerned (Yes, I don’t eat right, I eat alright. It’s a thing I’m trying).

Tonight, dinner was Japanese. My girlfriend and I had been wanting to watch 47 Ronin for a while now and thought tonight felt like a night for watching men fight with swords. Whenever we get the urge to watch Asian, or in this case Asian-inspired, movies, we have to theme the food along with it. Japanese Mushroom udon with roast pork was on the menu.

I read up on Udon and found out that as far as eating healthy was concerned, it didn’t break too many rules. It scored some nice points across the board and seemed to be a healthy alternative to the pasta we would’ve eaten instead. On the down side, Udon is messy.

Maybe I’m just not adept at eating it or I’m doing something wrong. My face, a bit of the table, and our laptop came under heavy fire of the soup that splashed away from me. I would not have declined a bib at that point.

In the end, for a meal that tastes great and helps me feel better about slowly getting back into a fitness routine, Udon is a great meal alternative. The biggest bonus – nothing makes the experience of Samurai hunting a demon in a field better than slurping Udon noodles. Fact.

Noodles Aren’t The Epitome Of Being Broke!

Why is it that the minute anyone is in financial trouble, the world seems to “doom” that person to living off of water and noodles. I’ve heard it countless times. I used to say, “Man, looks like I might be broke this month” and before the words actually leave my mouth, someone has made a joke that I should get ready to eat nothing but noodles. This confuses me every time.

Who doesn’t love noodles? My girlfriend and I go to asian supermarkets specifically to buy tons of noodle packs. We do this even if we have enough money to “make it rain” as the kids say these days. There are hundreds of flavors to choose from and it literally takes minutes to make any of them.

1. Rip open noodle pack. 2. Pour contents into bowl. 3. Rip open smaller flavor packets. 4. Again, pour this into bowl. 5. Add hot water. 6. Cover the bowl. 7. Try to resist the noodles for three minutes. 8. Devour the noodles (for best results, do so in a Japanese and/or anime fashion).

There are tons of quality noodle packs out there, they are some of the cheapest food you could find, as far as calories are concerned some noodles seem to be made of air, and they taste great. “Looks like you’ll be eating noodles for the rest of this month.” To that I would say, “Really? Great!”