Ramen: Good Prepping Staple or Nah?

[halfclickwest]

Thinking about throwing some ramen in the prep stash. It's cheap and fills you up, but I know it's not packed with nutrients. I've got a few cases set aside, but how long do they really last after the date? Anyone got tips on storage, or ways to make ramen better in a survival situation? They seem to outlast those expiration dates, just curious!

 

[Eddie Southgate]

Gets kinda stale after a few years but as you stated it's cheap to replace. I cook a roast , eat the roast and most of the carrots and taters then take the gravy and chop the veggies up in it and add that to the Ramen. I microwave the ramen as usual then pour off most of the water , add the roast leftovers and stir in the beef packet with the busted up Ramen . It's great but not something you can do on the run. Tabasco and salt and pepper is normally all I add .