Is it rude to ask for no MSG?

bkvamp

Is it bad or rude to ask the restaurant if they use MSG in their food?
Im going to a birthday dinner at a Chinese restaurant and would like to ask if they use MSG to ask them not to make my food with it.

JPenny12

Alot of chinese places now even post NO MSG because people worry about that. You could ask but they might not be able to make it without. MSG is usually found in things like sauces, soups, etc. Many of these they may buy prepackaged not prepare so they can't take it out.

bkvamp

Great, thanks for the info!

Rays_Wife

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

bkvamp

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

Rays_Wife

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

Wow thats scary!! Thanks for the info. I don't think I'll be eating chinese food anymore.

Acg67

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

What is the difference metabolically speaking between MSG and naturally occurring glutamate, like the kind found in Roquefort, ripe tomatoes, walnuts etc?

gramacanada

Not rude. It's your body and your health.

Gidzmo

Is it bad or rude to ask the restaurant if they use MSG in their food?
Im going to a birthday dinner at a Chinese restaurant and would like to ask if they use MSG to ask them not to make my food with it.

Not bad at all--as has been noted, many places post if they DON'T use it. If MSG creates health problems for you, then you should know if someone's using it.

Lift_hard_eat_big

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

Not true, I did a lot of research on MSG while in Grad School and even conducted some test which revealed it's not detrimental as many fear mongers claim it is.

betrayalunknown

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

Wow thats scary!! Thanks for the info. I don't think I'll be eating chinese food anymore.

MSG is also in big dominating brands such as vitamins and toothpaste. Most people who do not have an intolerance/ allergy to MSG will live their whole lives not knowing it is inside things from their medicine cabinet.

You don't have to avoid chinese food, Andrea. Just order things steamed if you go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. Avoid the Chinese buffets, though... especially since most of their hot food items are oily and/or fried.

But keep in mind that all types of food contains MSG... they are just well-hidden. I challenge you to check boxes of "wheat crackers" at the store and see how many you can find that seem to be "perfectly healthy"!

DrG3n3

Yay google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

And there's more. Naturally occuring amino acid. Typically, only people with certain disorders have a problem with it.

And the person above me said it better

drmerc

Yay google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

And there's more. Naturally occuring amino acid. Typically, only people with certain disorders have a problem with it.

And the person above me said it better

Dang you beat me to it by seconds

DrG3n3

Yay google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

And there's more. Naturally occuring amino acid. Typically, only people with certain disorders have a problem with it.

And the person above me said it better

Dang you beat me to it by seconds

Muahaha. I'm quick.

shaynak112

If you're allergic to MSG, then you must be allergic to broccoli, tomatoes, etc.
If you're not allergic to MSG, why is it such a big deal to avoid it?

Contrarian

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-msg-linked-weight-gain-idUSTRE74Q5SJ20110527

Acg67

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-msg-linked-weight-gain-idUSTRE74Q5SJ20110527

LuckyLeprechaun

smart, and just look at those abs..........

Don't worry about MSG. You consume it all the time. It doesn't hurt you.

joejccva71

What is MSG? Sorry I still don't know a lot of stuff about nutrition. I eat chinese food once a month, never knew about this?

MSG is short for monosodium glutamate. It is a flavor enhancer that you add to your food to boost the flavor, it is also addicting, so makes you want more of that particular food. A lot of restaurants use MSG, specially fast food places such as kfc, mc.donalds, and pretty much every other fast food. It is also widely used in processed foods. MSG is one of the factors that makes you obese. Besides obesity there are a lot of health risks caused by ingesting MSG, so I stay away from it as much as I can.

You were doing ok until the bold part. Then your post became useless.

DrG3n3

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-msg-linked-weight-gain-idUSTRE74Q5SJ20110527

Correlation does not equal causation. Love this graphic

Contrarian

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/us-msg-linked-weight-gain-idUSTRE74Q5SJ20110527

Exactly.