| Being from Louisiana I have had a long love affair with | | | | The following foods often contain MSG: |
| every known brand of sausage that was ever made. | | | | Natural Flavoring (including natural beef, chicken and |
| The process meats know on the market are filled with | | | | pork flavoring) Bouillon, Broth, Stock, Tomato paste, |
| salt and fat. I had a bout with congestive heart failure | | | | textured protein, Whey protein. Dried yeasts, torula |
| and my doctor told me to cut the salt and fat out of | | | | yeast, and yeast nutrients |
| my diet. Therefore I started a low fat low salt diet. My | | | | The health effects of MSG are overwhelming. The |
| divorce from sausage was not a clean one. | | | | number one health problem is obesity. Which leads to |
| I still take medication for the heart failure. However I | | | | other major health issues. Yes fast food chains use |
| learned to make my own sausage as well. I bought a | | | | massive amounts of MSG this make their food |
| hand grinder for home. The small batches that I make. I | | | | addictive. So they are making money at the expense |
| keep my homemade sausage on hand in the frig or | | | | of your health and pocket book. |
| freezer just in case I get the urge to fry or grill. Be | | | | Look around the internet you will find any number of |
| aware of the ingredients that are hidden in the | | | | sausage recipes. Knowledge is power. So make your |
| processed meats that you consume. | | | | own sausages decrease the amount of salt cut back |
| A great percentage of the sausage that is made | | | | on the fat. If you are not able to buy free range meats, |
| today contains MSG (monosodium glutamate,) table | | | | the meat that you buy and grind from the local chain |
| salt or sea salt. Some of the ingredients that are used | | | | will still have less sodium and MSG compared to the |
| to make sausage and other lunch meats are the | | | | processed brands that are on the shelf today. Here is |
| scraps and left over parts meats and entrails that are | | | | my favorite sausage recipe. |
| grinned and included in the final product. | | | | 5 pounds pork, grind medium |
| The only way to avoid MSG is to buy free range | | | | 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper |
| chicken, beef and pork products. However if you buy | | | | 1 teaspoons salt |
| prepackaged foods from any of the major chain | | | | 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| stores and even the mom and pop stores MSG is | | | | 3 teaspoons sage, ground |
| present. MSG is called flavor enhancer, natural | | | | 3/4 teaspoon allspice |
| seasonings, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), | | | | 1 1/2 bay leaves |
| hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP), autolyzed plant protein, | | | | 1 cup cold water |
| sodium caseinate. You will have a hard time finding | | | | One teaspoon of salt will go a long way. Have some |
| prepared foods with out MSG | | | | sausage on hand just in case. |