Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
For supper last night, I threw together cooked ground beef, a can of
green beans, a can of cream of mushroom soup, and a small can of
mushrooms. The whole thing amounted to about 25 net carbs, so since
it looked like at least 3 meals, I should have been fine.
After only a couple bowls (less than I expected to eat), I started
feeling bloated like I'd eaten a whole bucket of mashed potatoes. The
feeling stuck with me for the rest of the evening -- a few hours, at
least -- and I even had some mild heartburn, which I never get on LC.
It hit me after a while that it was the same feeling I used to get
when filling up at a Chinese buffet: bloated yet still hungry in an
odd way, and feeling like it's hard to take a deep breath. I never
feel like that on low-carb, not even in the first week, when I'm
stuffing myself with pound after pound of meat to stave off cravings.
That made me think of MSG, which of course is an ingredient in the
soup. I don't suppose it'll hurt me as far as diet goes (as long as
the soup was correctly labeled as per carbs), but it was awfully
unpleasant.
I guess I'll have to start making my own cream of mushroom soup. That
should make it lower-carb anyway, if I use something better than
"modified food starch" as a thickener.

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Roger Zoul - 19 Feb 2007 13:28 GMT
:: Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
Yes, I try to avoid it in all its forms.
:: For supper last night, I threw together cooked ground beef, a can of
:: green beans, a can of cream of mushroom soup, and a small can of
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:: That should make it lower-carb anyway, if I use something better than
:: "modified food starch" as a thickener.
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Sam - 22 Feb 2007 04:33 GMT
interesting article purportedly on how there's nothing wrong w/msg:
http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=535
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Roger Zoul - 22 Feb 2007 14:45 GMT
:: interesting article purportedly on how there's nothing wrong w/msg:
:: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=535
It doesn't change my opinion one bit, I avoid it.
::: Aaron Baugher wrote:
::::: Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
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::: www.nomsg.com
Aaron Baugher - 22 Feb 2007 20:51 GMT
> :: interesting article purportedly on how there's nothing wrong
> w/msg: :: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=535
> It doesn't change my opinion one bit, I avoid it.
I'm having a hard time figuring out what else could have caused such a
strong reaction. Even if the labels lied and the carbs on the soup
and vegetables were double or triple what they claimed, the total
still would've been lower than a typical American meal. I suppose
it's possible that I had a mild case of food poisoning from something,
or was just slightly sick; but that bloated, overfull feeling was very
familiar. I'll definitely be watching to see what happens next time,
since I still have one can of cream of mushroom soup in the cabinet to
use.

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free4all@whoopiecushion.com - 26 Feb 2007 01:08 GMT
>interesting article purportedly on how there's nothing wrong w/msg:
>http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=535
Some people will believe anything.
MSG is a DRUG. It's put into foods to control the masses. It's a
governmental poison used as mind control by politicians. Particularly
the Republican party, who uses it to incite violent urges in order to
"sell" war to the public. MSG is similar in substance to ephedrine,
which is the substance used to manufacture CRACK. MSG is extremely
addictive and causes major cardiac changes which in short time will
lead to clogged arteries, mental disorders, alzheimers, and cardiac
arrest. Avoid MSG completely. Even one molecule can cause severe
bodily malfunction, permanent psychiatric disorders, and incite urges
such as homicide, suicide, and other violence. If you have already
consumed this poison, please direct your violent urges against the
companies that manufacture this poison. Destroy their industry at all
costs, even if it means giving your own life in the fight against MSG.
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Jake - 26 Feb 2007 02:19 GMT
> Some people will believe anything.
and then wrote:
> MSG is a DRUG. It's put into foods to control the masses. It's a
> governmental poison used as mind control by politicians. Particularly
> the Republican party, who uses it to incite violent urges in order to
> "sell" war to the public.
XD. Irony kicks a.s.
DesertHare - 22 Feb 2007 04:48 GMT
: Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
Makes my nose run for an half-hour or so after eating, but I can live with
that.

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Pat - 24 Feb 2007 01:07 GMT
> : Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
>
> Makes my nose run for an half-hour or so after eating, but I can live with
> that.
No dude, that's the jalapenos.....
Jake - 22 Feb 2007 05:16 GMT
No problems whatsoever. I even use Accent.
> Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
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> should make it lower-carb anyway, if I use something better than
> "modified food starch" as a thickener.
Jbuch - 24 Feb 2007 01:59 GMT
> Do you guys have trouble with MSG in things?
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> should make it lower-carb anyway, if I use something better than
> "modified food starch" as a thickener.
I don't eat soup. I usually put a light sprinkle of MSG on homemade
salads. Perks the flavor right up. So far, no serious side
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