Comments on: MSG in Food: What We Dodge

By: Erin E.

Erin E. — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:54:31 +0000

I avoid milk (as well as MSG). My body is too sensitive to the casein in cow’s milk but I can handle goat or sheep milk or cheese.
Easiest way for me to find any chocolate I can eat (chocolate is an old friend of the family) is to look for a vegan label.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:25:32 +0000

Hi every body!
Every Thing is poison only doses make them diet……………..
We all are made up of chemical… You Know?
In a polluted industrial environment sometimes you need supplimentary doses of what you not take daily.
It is just a general briefing.
Regards

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:09:44 +0000

I don’t avoid MSG specifically. However, I do avoid packaged, processed foods as much as possible. They have so many ingredients that concern me. High-fructose corn syrup, genetically modified corn starch, artificial colours and flavours. There are just so many reasons to buy stuff that you can identify and then cook it yourself.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:39:39 +0000

Planting Oaks, you are completely right about the idea of everything in moderation. I’m not trying to eliminate natural msg in foods. It’s the addition of msg to foods that I am avoiding. Wonderful point; I’m sorry for not clarifying.
Katie

By: PlantingOaks

PlantingOaks — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:43:57 +0000

While I’m 100% with you on avoiding an excess of packaged foods, I think that singling out MSG may be a bit unfair.

Have you ever seen recommendations to add Parmesan rinds to vegetable stock? Wondered why Japanese cooking uses dried shiitakes so often? Parmesan cheese and shiitake mushrooms both contain high amounts of naturally occurring msg. As for ketchup? Tomatoes have a fair amount of it too (not saying there isn’t more added, but even homemade ketchup wouldn’t be msg-free).

There are a LOT of reasons to avoid regular dinners of fried shrimp doused in ketchup without even considering msg.

My philosophy is everything in moderation. I try to avoid things I know aren’t wholesome….but a few pieces of jerky on a road trip aren’t going to kill me.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:42:17 +0000

Thumbs up, thumbs up! I love all of the tips you all have. Ketchup? I didn’t even think about that one… but of course it would!

Thanks for the word on labels, Katie: “glutamat” Got it.
I love when I can learn from all of you.
Katie