Instant noodles is a comfort food. It's not the healthiest in the food pyramid, but it's easy to prepare and it's cheap, making it the perfect meal for busy bees, students on the budget, or someone who just wants the comfort of sipping the familiar hot noodle soup on a rainy day.

Like rice, meat, your favorite cup of coffee, or any other food item, noodles also has to be eaten in moderation. Of course, it's highly NOT recommended to eat it for all three meals in a day.

Instant noodles are often criticized to be unhealthy due to its nutritional value - high fat and sodium content, and carbohydrates; low fiber, vitamins and minerals. Here are some suggestions on how to "healthify" your bowl of instant noodles.

Add egg. Eggs are packed with essential vitamins and minerals, plus it's a low-calorie protein. However you want it - fried, poached, hard-boiled or egg drop (in soups, Chinese-style) - add this to your noodles and it will keep you full for long hours, giving you the boost you need for the day. Add your choice of meat for protein. You may want to top your soup with strips of chicken, or shred the chicken and mix it in the soup. Shrimps are nice add-on to fried noodles if you prefer the dry ones like the Mi Goreng.

Throw in some veggies. You can use beans, bok choy, carrots, cabbage, or any other vegetables that you prefer. They are the healthy stuff and would fill in the missing nutrients in your bowl of noodles.

They say that the high sodium content is from the seasoning. To cut on the sodium, use only half of the seasoning and add your favorite condiment, like pepper, to get the flavor that is right to your taste.

If you want to totally do away from the seasoning, boil chicken (include the bones for more flavor) with some pepper and use the broth as your soup.

Mix in some peanut butter to your noodles, good for both dry and with soup. Peanut butter is also a good source of protein.

What do you do to spice up, or "healthify" your instant noodles? Please share your recipes!