Ramen noodle instant soups can be loaded with fat and sodium. According to the book, “Eat This, Not That,” Dr. McDougall’s Ramen Chicken is lower in calories, fat and sodium than other popular Ramen instant soups.

Worse choice: Maruchan Instant Lunch, roast chicken flavor

(1 container, 64 grams)

290 calories, 12 grams fat (6 grams saturated fat), 1,280 mg of sodium

Better choice: Dr. McDougall’s Ramen Chicken

(1 container, 60 grams)

200 calories, 1 grams fat (0 grams saturated fat), 640 mg of sodium

“Eat This, Not That” by David Zinczenko, published by Rodale Books, offers comparisons between supermarket foods and restaurant options.

— Markian Hawryluk, The Bulletin