Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 My daughter was begging me to buy oodles of noodles the other day. ever look at the pack of oodles of noodles and read the ingredients? to think I fed my boys that stuff when they were little, not realizing how terrible it was, I also fed them kool-aid, I know, I should have been arrested!! LOL anyway, I made homemade with better than bullion and water, and some tamari sauce. I used about a tablespoon of better than bouillon and 2 cups of water, about a tablespoon of the tamari sauce, and I bought those curly noodles at the Asian market. the better than bullion is so much healthier than the ingredients in the oodles of noodles packet. It is salty though, but then again so is the oodles of noodles, LOL. It passed the kids test, on my 18 year old and on my 9 year old, and the 18 year old grew up with oodles of noodles. oh yeah, and I put some scallions on top ) hugs, Chanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 -Chanda, My kids used to do this 30 years ago when Hamburger Helper and Rice a Roni was popular. The kids would see the ads or eat a particular food at a friend's and ask me to buy it. I took some work but I would copy the ingredients as close as I could and the kids never knew the difference. I refused to pay for a product that would often cost many times over what it would cost me to make the same thing. And my recipe had no chemicals or unhealthy additivies. Did they all grow up to have great eating habits..Nope! But they do a little better than the average. You can't do anything about the past so give yourself the credit for what you are doing now. A pat on the back for you for being aware and doing something about it. PS I gave my little ones Jello before I knew what it really was. Smiles and hugs Deanna -- In , " PuterWitch " <puterwitch wrote: > > My daughter was begging me to buy oodles of noodles the other day. > > ever look at the pack of oodles of noodles and read the ingredients? > to think I fed my boys that stuff when they were little, not realizing how terrible it was, I also fed them kool-aid, I know, I should have been arrested!! LOL > > anyway, I made homemade with better than bullion and water, and some tamari sauce. I used about a tablespoon of better than bouillon and 2 cups of water, about a tablespoon of the tamari sauce, and I bought those curly noodles at the Asian market. > the better than bullion is so much healthier than the ingredients in the oodles of noodles packet. It is salty though, but then again so is the oodles of noodles, LOL. > > It passed the kids test, on my 18 year old and on my 9 year old, and the 18 year old grew up with oodles of noodles. > > oh yeah, and I put some scallions on top ) > > hugs, > Chanda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 oh geez, I am so sorry, also I put in two shakes of currypowder and about a half teaspoon of garlic powder ) - PuterWitch Monday, July 31, 2006 5:18 PM oodles of noodles homemade My daughter was begging me to buy oodles of noodles the other day. ever look at the pack of oodles of noodles and read the ingredients? to think I fed my boys that stuff when they were little, not realizing how terrible it was, I also fed them kool-aid, I know, I should have been arrested!! LOL anyway, I made homemade with better than bullion and water, and some tamari sauce. I used about a tablespoon of better than bouillon and 2 cups of water, about a tablespoon of the tamari sauce, and I bought those curly noodles at the Asian market. the better than bullion is so much healthier than the ingredients in the oodles of noodles packet. It is salty though, but then again so is the oodles of noodles, LOL. It passed the kids test, on my 18 year old and on my 9 year old, and the 18 year old grew up with oodles of noodles. oh yeah, and I put some scallions on top ) hugs, Chanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Thanks so much for the warm smiles Deanna! Jell-O and Kool aid, LOL. well, we just do the best we can do and then it's in " God's " hands right? LOL! funny, now I watch a little girl, and her mom sends her with koool aid jammers, bologna sandwiches, and drink with aspartame..... even my non veggie significant caveman says that is disgusting, LOL hugs, Chanda hugs, Chanda - genny_y2k Monday, July 31, 2006 7:14 PM Re: oodles of noodles homemade -Chanda, My kids used to do this 30 years ago when Hamburger Helper and Rice a Roni was popular. The kids would see the ads or eat a particular food at a friend's and ask me to buy it. I took some work but I would copy the ingredients as close as I could and the kids never knew the difference. I refused to pay for a product that would often cost many times over what it would cost me to make the same thing. And my recipe had no chemicals or unhealthy additivies. Did they all grow up to have great eating habits..Nope! But they do a little better than the average. You can't do anything about the past so give yourself the credit for what you are doing now. A pat on the back for you for being aware and doing something about it. PS I gave my little ones Jello before I knew what it really was. Smiles and hugs Deanna -- In , " PuterWitch " <puterwitch wrote: > > My daughter was begging me to buy oodles of noodles the other day. > > ever look at the pack of oodles of noodles and read the ingredients? > to think I fed my boys that stuff when they were little, not realizing how terrible it was, I also fed them kool-aid, I know, I should have been arrested!! LOL > > anyway, I made homemade with better than bullion and water, and some tamari sauce. I used about a tablespoon of better than bouillon and 2 cups of water, about a tablespoon of the tamari sauce, and I bought those curly noodles at the Asian market. > the better than bullion is so much healthier than the ingredients in the oodles of noodles packet. It is salty though, but then again so is the oodles of noodles, LOL. > > It passed the kids test, on my 18 year old and on my 9 year old, and the 18 year old grew up with oodles of noodles. > > oh yeah, and I put some scallions on top ) > > hugs, > Chanda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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