In fact, she probably did it the best natural way using MSG free spices and made un Sofrito ( a mix of tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, and herbs.) and now that’s what we do. But like I said earlier, Abuela didn’t do that, and you shouldn’t either.
Most of us work full time, and it seems so much easier to buy a bottle of Sazon completa to season your meals.
Trust me it was hard, but when you have a loved one that has a medical condition, your perspective drastically changes. So what DO you season your food with? MSG Free Spices So we threw away ALL of our seasonings along with all the other condiments we had in our fridge (look in your own fridge I dare you)…and never turned back. And needless to say we didn’t want to be sprinkling our food with stuff that damages your brain cells! We needed some MSG free spices, ASAP.
The main problem was that my husband had just been diagnosed with a serious neurological brain issue. Why was this a problem? Well to start it can potentially cause: The main culprit in my cabinet… you guessed it, my two beloved seasonings, Sazon Completa and Sazon Goya. Some actually even listed the words Monosodium glutamate. I was mortified.Įvery single bottle (not exaggerating) I had in there had some kind of MSG in it. The first cabinet I opened happened to be my spice cabinet. When I first learned about these hidden ingredients, I immediately went into my kitchen and checked to see if I had any food with this stuff in it. Like Pringles…Remember their old TV commercials? Once you pop you cant stop? Well they were somewhat honest in their ads, they just didn’t tell you why you can’t stop. Well, that probably contained hidden MSG. But have you even been eating some type of snack and you felt like you just couldn’t stop? Like, It was so addicting you kept eating till you were stuffed. Maybe you haven’t felt any of those before. But you’ll never know unless you check.Īfter a meal containing MSG some people can experience mild symptoms of: For years food companies have been hiding it in more foods than you can imagine, under other msg names and sometimes its even listed right there on the label. It can cause serious neurological damage to adults, children and even unborn babies. Just to keep things simple, MSG in seasoning is BAD. She probably didn’t use Goya, Adobo or Badilla spices from a bottle, and what I’m about to share with you might make you not want to either. But to my friends and family… I hate to break it to you guys, but Abuela didn’t cook with Sazon Completa. I looooove me some latin food and love me some Sazon.
Growing up in Miami, I learned how to cook foods that consisted of different flavors and tastes and I am so thankful for that. I’ve talked about msg side effectsbefore and have detailed some of the dangers of this powerful chemical. Needless to say after learning about msg we began looking for alternatives and eventually switched to seasoning our food with MSG free spices made from fresh all natural ingredients. It’s in most of the spices you probably have in your cabinet right now, but usually not listed directly on the bottle as msg. Every heard of MSG? Also known as Monosodium glutamate. There’s some some disturbing facts out there about what’s in your typical food seasonings.