immiBlack Garlic "Chicken" Ramen, 100% Plant Based, Keto Friendly, Low Carb, High Protein, Packaged Noodle Meal Kit, Ready to Eat, 6 Pack

This is the second time ordering this product. The noodles are nice and chewy but require a longer boiling time than the instruction state.I am not certain why there are so many negative reviews for this low carb ramen but a significant amount of them are based on the flavor.If you want a quality ramen dinner, you are going to have to add additional flavors such as veggies, bouillon, and oils. We appreciate this item for the fact that it is a low carb ramen. The packets do not have the same level of flavor as your standard ones in the grocery store but it is an easy fix if you are eating a keto diet.

SEVERE GI and stomach pain caused me to eventually be hospitalized after eating this product for the first time. Ate ramen around 930pm and by 10pm began to feel increasing gas pain. By 11pm I had rolling waves of SEVERE gas pains in my stomache. It felt like my stomache was a balloon and someone was using a bike pump to super over inflate it. Felt like I had to poop or fart and could not. Burped a lot. By the time I worked up the courage to induce vomiting all I got was the taste of their seasoning. Pain got so bad by 6am the next day I begged my mom to take me to the emergency room. Even IV morphine wasn't enough to dull the pain.Cat scans showed no blockage, they ran a bunch of other tests while I was alternating crying and moaning in pain. Unable to find a medical reason they decided I had some kind of horrible reaction to whatever I had eaten recently. Since I had just come back from a vacation and was trying to take it easy I had only had this "healthy" ramen for dinner.I'm going to see a GI specialist next week and hope to have an update.Ramen was easy to cook and tasted great. However, when I broke my ACL and tore my knee I walked home on it. That hurt. THIS PAIN was like nothing I have ever dealt with and the fact that it was continuous and non stop made me consider jumping off my roof.

I was really hesitant to try this. It sounded amazing in theory...but I just wasn't sure. I'm especially leery of things that "take off" on social media as I find opinions on popular items tend to mimic what the majority are saying and I'm usually one of the voices of dissention on insanely popular products. Also, I tend to get bent out of shape about excessively pricey things...like $6 Ramen LOL. But I honestly liked this. Now, I'm not going to claim the experience was like in that ramen restaurant back in Japan (that's just dramatic), but for what it is...I think it is quite good. If you like whole wheat flavors and textures (things where you can candidly "taste" the fiber), I do not think you'd find these noodles very off putting at all. I'm a "don't leave a whole box of Triscuits next to me because they are going down!!!" kind of girl. While my husband is more of a "darling if you want to nibble on wood, we've got some out back and you really needn't pay for the privilege" kind of guy...and these are not quite his jam. Now if you like it smooth...you only eat white bread, white pasta...you're going to HATE this very much so save your $6/bag. But if a fibery texture does not typically bother you, you just might like this. I ate them plain...I did boil for 15 minutes like many have suggested then I just added the broth and ate it and I was fine. If you jazz it up with add-ins and extra flavors, I think it'd be really nice. So while it probably is not for everyone, I think it is worth a try to find out if it's for you, if you're curious! If this price ever comes down, it would be a welcome and frequent addition to my grocery cart.

Look, you're buying a "healthy" noodle, so you already know it's not going to be top tier instant noodles, but for what it is, it's pretty good. I like the high protein and the low sodium. I'll be honest, if you're solely looking for a low calorie alternative to traditional ramen, I'd say go for Shin Light. The calories are comparable for a much tastier product. But if you are wanting low sodium, this does the trick just fine. The noodles are really where you can tell a difference. They've got more bite than a traditional noodle, so I'd recommend the full cook time. Speaking of, that is 10 minutes, which is much longer than you'd expect for ramen, so that's a factor.Flavor of this broth is pretty good. I'd go so far as to say it's better than instant chicken top ramen or maruchan, which I thought was impressive given the fact that this is a low sodium product.It IS filling, which I appreciate. As you can tell from the pictures I included, I jazzed mine up. I'm dieting, so having high volume low-calorie foods helps me a lot. I cooked some zucchini noodles in with the ramen and added some shredded cabbage in the last minute of cooking. I added some egg whites for extra protein, and I also added about a tsp of gochujang, the juice of one lime, and some green onions and culantro for flavor. (I'd do this with any ramen, for the record. I like having veggies in mine and lime juice is my fave in ramen.)So, I recommend trying it. As I said, if low cal is your only concern, Shin Light is better, but for low sodium and with the additional fiber and protein, this really isn't bad. It's a bit pricey, but if you have the occasional ramen craving, having this on hand is good.

I had high hopes for these noodles because I had seen them reviewed online as a healthier option. They arrived in a torn box of 6 envelopes of noodles. When you opened the package the noodles were broken up. For the price spent on these I thought they would be packaged better. When I tried to noodles, they were just not good. The texture when cooked was horrible and the broth lacked flavor. They were just blah. Super disappointed.