Packs of noodles with flavor sachets have come a long way since your drunken college days. In your average grocery store you can find very cheap, single-serving, low-calorie rice noodles in all sorts of delightful flavors like ginger scallion and mushroom. If you're willing to go to your local Asian market, they'll have an even better selection with more flavors (including spicy seafood--I promise, it's good!) and more types of noodles (somen, soba, and udon). The glory of these things, of course, is that you can grab them as you're running out the door and they take approximately 0.5 seconds to prepare. But to boost the flavor, nutritional punch, and make them stick to your ribs a bit longer, here's a short list of add-ins to increase fiber and flavor: broccoli florets, cooked chicken, sliced mushrooms, lime juice, fish sauce, scallions, tofu, spinach leaves, grated carrots and red pepper flakes. A really smart cookie might even keep a couple in her desk for those days when she sleeps through her alarm clock and doesn't have enough cash to go out for sushi. --Sarah McColl

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