Singer turns down ham company

Scottish singer KT Tunstall has refused to allow one of her songs to be used in a meat commercial because she is vegetarian.

The ‘Suddenly I See’ hitmaker was approached by a Norwegian ham company for permission to use one of her tracks, but despite its money-making potential, the star declined to endorsement.

She says: “I’m a vegetarian.

“My manager takes care of these things, but he does tell me everything, because he knows I’ll have a good laugh with most of it.”

From
breakingnews.com

An apology for MSG?

This article questions whether or not MSG has gotten a bum wrap.

If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have a headache?

I got the impression that both sides of the argument are lame. Interestingly, the author will not use MSG in his own kitchen.

Glutamate is found in all of the ‘alternate names’ list, and corresponds with some of Dr. Neil Barnards’s comments in one of his books about food addictions.

For those who don’t want to read the article here is a list of alternate names that MSG may be listed under( from the article):

  • monopotassium glutamate
  • glutavene
  • glutacyl
  • glutamic acid
  • autolyzed yeast extract
  • calcium caseinate
  • sodium caseinate
  • E621 (E620-625 are all glutamates)
  • Ajinomoto, Ac’cent
  • Gourmet Powder

Also, lookout for any kind of hydrolyzed protein or yeast extract.