Turning to my stomach
In case you thought I had died after such a short career in blogging, have now had a second wind, so to speak and am back on a new tack.
Been thinking about food lately after trying to clean out my freezer. Now I have deposits (courtesy of Lynda) of soup bones and other assorted basics, was rifling through background musings on food and am more determined than ever to get back to basics. Here's part of a piece I wrote some time ago.
If you read the ingredients on some prepackaged goods in the stores these days you may be surprised that not only has MSG or monosodium glutamate not left the scene, it is now in almost every can of soup you buy!
Remember when the Chinese Restaurant syndrome hit the news and those who are allergic to this chemical had the clout to obtain the sometimes still visible signs - no MSG - on Chinese restaurant windows.
Alas, not only is this chemical, which is a sodium by the way, added to a myriad of pre-packaged foods, it is even added to products trumpeting - get this - LOW Sodium!!!
I have yet to find a Knorr packaged soup without MSG, nor, except for Tomato, any Campbell's Soups. After writing to them several years ago asking if there were any plans to produce regular flavour soups without MSG I received a letter stating that since they had been using MSG in products for more than 40 years there were no plans to change.
For those trying to cut down on salt intake, the range of convenience foods thins. Ingredients listed on a package of shepherds pie mix BEGINS with salt. Didn't I read somewhere that largest ingredient usually is listed first?
After some research on another chemical - mycoprotein - disturbing reports surfaced after allergic reactions to an end product. Think I'll look into this.