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I've heard before (could be made-up) that instant noodles in dried form is, while enjoyable, basically indigestible and devoid (even moreso than if cooked) of nutritional content

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I went on a five-day hike on a whim, and was pretty badly prepared. I suddenly found myself at the head of a trail, and decided to give it a go -- the things you do when you're young and invincible.

I had a few packets of ramen. I'd eat two packets for breakfast, but alredy an hour or so later I'd feel painfully hungry again.

I dreamed of huge, juicy steaks like you wouldn't believe.

After I returned to the world, I treated myself to the biggest steak the supermarket sold. DELICIOUS.

Well it's all carbs. I don't see how adding water changes the macronutrient makeup.

In the same way a block of wood is chock full of carbs but will provide no nutritional value (not quite the same way, but vaguely related).

This is not the same at all. You don't add something to a block of wood and then eat it - a block of wood is inedible.

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