- Perhaps Ramen Noodle Diet used to stand for an actual diet that had a lot of sodium in it. Here, it simply means a cheap meal.
Ramen Noodle Diet
noun
When you are so poor that all you can afford to eat is Ramen Noodles.
Source : "No, dude. Ic an't go to Olive Garden. I'm ont he Ramen noodle diet!" 2009
Last modified: 5 December 2011