ramen

And now the classic "poor college grad student" food: ramen. Not very healthy. But let's see what we got.

• $6.16 24 pack of Maruchan Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

Lets see what one pack gets you.

calories	380
protein	8g
fat	14g
carbs	26g

Definitely not a whole meal, so double it, and you'll be eating two packs a meal for 3 meals a day for $1.54 per day bringing your daily macros to:

calories	2280
protein	48
fat	84
carbs	156

not really enough protein, but you could live on it…

To fix the protein, lets try protein shakes:

• $61.12 5lb 100% Whey Protein

remove one pack of ramen per day, but drink two shakes per day (1 scoop protein powder each) and your daily cost moves to (5*6.16/24) + (2 * 61.12/74) = $2.93 per day for:

calories	2140
protein	88
fat	72
carbs	136

still not the greatest of numbers, but much better. Of course, the cost is pretty much doubled… In all I think rice and beans is better.