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5 Healthy Toppings For Your Noodles

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

September 24th, 2023

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Noodles is a comfort food that's very easy to make. But it's not a healthy option when it comes to the nutrients. Make your comfort food healthier with some fun nutritious toppings. Here are 5 healthy toppings for your noodles.

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Cheese Slices

You can never go wrong with some cheesy noodles. Adding cheese to a noodle dish can be a great way to improve your intake calcium, that safeguards our long-term health.

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Sesame And Flaxseeds

They’re a great source of fibre, have been known to lower cholesterol, and may help lower blood pressure. Add extra fibre and nutty flavour boost to your noodles with them.

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Pumpkin

Incorporate this highly nutritious ingredient into your instant noodles for a sweet and satisfying texture hit – just bake and stir through, or leave the skin on and have it in chunks for extra fibre.

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Mushroom

There's always room for some mushrooms. They are low in calories and high in fibre, protein and important nutrients such as B vitamins.

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Prawn

Seafood can be a delicious addition to noodles, incorporating protein without being heavy enough to create that sluggish ‘food coma’ afterwards.

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