Good for you!!

Paul Newsmans products were touted as soooo wonderful.  They are also full of hidden MSG.  I avoid his products like the plague.To his salsa he adds "spices"and organic cilantro flavor.  Why does food need organic cilantro flavor when there is cilantro as an added ingredient?His dressings use the cheapest and most rancid oils  canola and soy.  He adds natural flavors, hydrolyzed soy proteins and a host of other goodies.  One is not safe because a product is labeled as organic.  Truthinlabeling.org has a nice comprehensive list of hidden msg it is run back Jack Samuels who was in the second video.

To the poster who says who cares there are worse things in food.  Well if you don't mind your brain cells being killed go for it.  Just because one does not have "symptoms" does not mean that they are in the clear.  Having no reaction to me is even scarier because a false sense of security is evoked.

My sister and I, ate at a sushi restaurant over the weekend. About 10 minutes after we left the restaurant, we were both hit with a severe headache, feeling dizzy and blurry eyed. Those are the classic symptons of MSG. We had asked the server if they cook wth MSG. He said "NO". This is mainly why I prefer to cook my own food. =]

PaT Robertson's 'praise' is merely the typical reaction of anyone not knowing what merry christmaS refers to below.  We keep saying "Read labels!" but when the labels lie we can be deceived, as was Pat Robertson.  Plus most folks (such as Pat Robertson) have no idea what these code names are, either.

Of course if you want really good salad dressing, like PR said to the gal, learn to like olive oil and balsamic vinegar instead (that way there's no funny-runny in it), lemon juice optional.  I'd add Italian seasoning which is a mix of herbs & spices, sea salt and fresh ground black or four-color pepper.  A pinch of turbinado will be wanted by some folks, and I personally like my vinegar a little more diluted but that's just me.  I.e., "ya gotta roll yer own."

Confucious say Chinese paranoia not healthy, Russ...

I second blurry-eyed's comment,

There's a Thai resturaunt in town with a sign in the front window stating "NO MSG". My reaction from their food was worse then all the chinese food I've ever had. It's pathetic how much restaurants and grocery stores lie to the public.

I second blurry-eyed's comment

there's a Thai restaurant in town with a sign in the front window that states "NO MSG". My reaction to their food was worse then any chinese food I've ever had. It's pathetic how much restaurants and grocery stores lie to the public!

We are a family of six, 2 adults and 4 children, and we like MSG, we buy it from our local Oriental Supermarket every time. And I do have a bit of a question regarding the subject; if MSG is so dangerous, how come that oriental people are so healthy and their culture is one of the most healthy and long living one? I havent seen neither heard of chinese people with vision problems caused by MSG and for sure they dont have problems with obesity. We see a chinese doctor, he practises alternative and homeophatic medicine, and when i questioned him about it, he was quite surprised to find out about all these research about MSG. He only said the anything that is consumed in high doses will eventually damage your body, therefore just apply common sense to the amount of MSG that it gets consumed.

I bought some dry roasted peanuts the other day and after eating some that evening felt wired, upset stomach, had trouble sleeping -- checked the label and sure enough, MSG.  Have found that all popular brands (and not so popular ones) generally coat their dry roasted peanuts with MSG.

Love your humor!