yum, msg.

I made one of my favorite dinners tonight with a different brand of noodles than I usually do. After looking at the label and wondering what the second ingredient on the list was, I went online. On the package it was called monosodium glutamate, but on google it is most commonly known as MSG. Then, wondering what all the hype about MSG was, I did some research.

Woah.

I won't go into details, but it reminds me of the frustrating relationship I have with food. We are more receptive to the foods we eat than we think; it affects us in more ways than we realize; and how can what we eat NOT play a huge role in our lives when it gets us from day to day?

Lent is over, but I'm not ready to give up on giving up. I want to maintain a healthy diet year-round. I want to be more closely in-tune with what I chose to eat, keeping in mind where it's come from and what it will do for my body, and not just for my tastebuds or food cravings.