Monosodium Glutamate, a flavor enhancer, if often found in processed foods (like canned soups), snack foods, frozen dinners, and fast food. The FDA says MSG is safe, but people have had some side effects from too much of it. MSG can trigger headaches, nausea, and prompt asthma sufferers to experience difficulty in breathing.
To limit MSG intake it’s better to cook food from scratch and check the list of ingredients on packaging to make sure there is not a lot of MSG in the food. As always, it’s better to spend a few minutes to read the labels carefully before putting a product in the grocery cart!
Mom has been ordered by her doctor to watch her sodium intake. She’s become someone who checks package lists for certain ingredients, especially MSG. She’s lost weight since starting this, so maybe it really is a good idea to cut back on the amount of sodium she uses daily.
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