A 160-pound person is equal in weight to 853.3 typical packages of ramen noodles. If you ate one package per day, you could eat your weight in ramen noodles in 2.34 years.

This and other ramen factoids accompany creative recipes, humorous anecdotes and simple games in Everybody Loves Ramen, a new book by Eric Hites.

Most of us consider ramen noodles a staple of our diets at some point in college, but one ramen-lover finally decided to record 50 creative ramen suggestions in a legitimate book, complete with fill-in pages for comments about each noodle dish.

While the titles of some concoctions were enough to turn my stomach, like Chili Fish Ramen, and others made me laugh out loud, like Thai-One-On Ramen, every recipe made use of common ingredients most of us have or can easily obtain.

I didn't try the recipes that involved orange Pez, semoa cookies or Taco Bell mild sauce, but the recipes that looked appealing enough to try definitely provided an evening of entertainment for my roommates.

While attempting Cheesy Ramen3, I failed to keep the noodles in their original cube-like shape while pouring a beaten egg over them, then scooping the noodle-egg cube from the pot of boiling water and covering it with a slice of American cheese.

It was edible but seemed like a lot of frustration and effort for something that pretty much tasted like noodles, egg and cheese.

Wanna-Be Italian Ramen was basically noodles with olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, herbs and spices.

This one was actually more flavorful than I expected. However, on a second take, I would use about half the amount of parmesan cheese suggested and wait for the noodles to get cold before digging in. I guess the recipes are still open to some individual interpretation.

The Ramen Pizza Party was the most complicated but also the most successful of the bunch. My roommates watched with curiosity as I spread two packages of ramen noodles onto a foil-covered cookie sheet and topped them with spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.

The creation began to smell like real food as it cooked in the oven, and we all agreed it tasted like thin lasagna.

Everybody Loves Ramen is a novel way to pass time with friends, or a way to make some friends, on a boring weeknight, and some of the recipe suggestions are actually tasty. But the dishes are not any more special than similar ones that call for the use of ordinary noodles.

If you're looking for a innovative dining experience or are determined to base your diet on ramen noodles, this book is for you.

Otherwise, stick with what you know.