Day One...Ramen Day

Today it seems that everyone took advantage of Safeway's sale on Ramen Noodles: 6-pack for $0.99.

I had two for lunch, and one for dinner (no breakfast today). I like Ramen, so I thought it was alright. Some of the students felt otherwise.

(Student 1):
"On Monday, I woke up for class today and I didn't feel like eating [Ramen] noodles at 830 in the morning so I went to class without having breakfast. I sat in class and my stomach hurt. I got back to my room and ate a pack of Ramen noodles.Then went to class and had another pack of non-cooked [R]amen at around 3pm, instead of eating a healthy snack,  chips, or crackers because I couldn't afford them. During class I felt a little tired and drained. I was a little hungry in class and had a little bit of a hard time focusing and also staying awake. Then for dinner I ate another pack of Ramen...yummy."

(Student 2):
"It hasn't even been a full day and I can't stand eating Ramen..... I already want normal food."

(Students 3 & 4):
"...[We] are sitting in our room eating Ramen noodles talking about how much we want to eat popcorn and party mix. Its only the first morning and we're already complaining..."

Hopefully in the next few days we will be able to eat something else, but as another student pointed out: "I didn't realize how difficult it would be to buy something with nutritional value for under $2. I don't know how I am going to make it the rest of the week."

Luckily the discount on the Ramen today leaves a little savings to carry over into tomorrow.