Carol's Facebook Quick Tips #23 MSG is a flavor enhancer found in many fat free and sugar free products. It effects our brain and makes want to eat more. The gov't doesn't require food manufacturers to list it in the ingredients if it is less than 79%. Manufacturers can claim there is no "MSG" in their product, meaning that there is no ingredient called 'monosodium glutamate'. HOWEVER...there may [Continue Reading...]
Label Detective
Carol's Facebook Quick Tips #22 If you were to see me in the grocery store today you'd see I become somewhat of a Sherlock Holmes. Okay, no pipe and no magnifying glasses (yet) but I have become a "Label Detective" for sure. My lasted investigation: Carrageenan. Although it's not as bad as some ingredients I cringe at (ie. fructose or maltodextrin) I wanted to research it as I heard it [Continue Reading...]
