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MSG With My Margarita, Please

When it comes to health, it’s challenging to keep up with what is good for us and what isn’t.  Red wine?  Eggs?  Butter?  So far, experts seem to agree that salt is bad.  And Baby Boomers will remember that we once learned MSG, Monosodium Glutamate, was bad.  It turns out it may be a healthy way to reduce our salt intake while enhancing the flavor of food.  The FDA considers it safe to eat.  Atlantic magazine explains this in a fascinating article.  Read it here.  “One highly acclaimed New York restaurant now serves an MSG martini!”

– Jet Cannon