“Maggie taste bhi, Health bhi”
"ummm..yumm..yumm..delicious.."
How true is the above statement?
Maggi noodles is a brand of instant noodles manufactured by
Nestlé. The brand is popular in Australia, India, South Africa, Brazil, New
Zealand, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Fiji and the
Philippines. In several countries, it is also known as “maggi mee” (mee is
Indonesian/Malay/Hokkien for noodles). Maggi noodles are part of the Maggi
family, a Nestlé brand of instant soups, stocks, and noodles.
Nestlé have faced criticism over their advertising of the
Maggi brand, adhering to marketing regulations in developed countries, but
making misleading claims in developing countries where regulation permits it.
The advert made false claims that the nTheoodles would “help
to build strong muscles, bone and hair”. The British Advertising Standards
Authority said that the advert did not abide by the new EU consumer protection
legislation, by which advertisers have to provide proof of health claims.
Maggi 2-minute noodles in India contains hydrolysed
groundnut protein, It contains MSG (Monosodium glutamate) used as a flavor
enhancer, which is made using Bactosoytone, itself made from soy protein using
a catalyst enzyme porcine (taken from intestine of Pig) Hydrolysed vegetable
protein can contain high levels of glutamate, but still mentions “NO ADDED MSG”
on the pack..
According to the United States FDA, this practice is misleading
to consumers, as hydrolysed protein leads to formation of monosodium glutamate
MSG after cooking.
MSG, What is it?
Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate or MSG,
is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally
occurring non-essential amino acids Monosodium Glutamate, better known as MSG,
is a form of concentrated salt added to foods to enhance the flavor. This salt
version of glutamic acid is an amino acid the body can produce on its own, but
the MSG we find on store shelves is processed and comes from fermented sugar
beets. Because this kind of MSG is processed, it can cause many adverse
reactions, including skin rashes, itching, hives, nausea, vomiting, migraine
headaches, asthma, heart irregularities, depression and even seizures
Since MSG acquired its infamous reputation for causing
migraines, the food industry has given it new names and new forms, including
autolyzed yeast, yeast extract, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed protein, sodium
caseinate, mono-potassium glutamate, and textured protein.
What makes Maggi taste sooooo good???????
Wow, Maggi we love so much is also healthy! Or is it??
Health being a subject close to our heart we thought of doing a double check…
and here’s what we found…
One serving (1 block or 100 grams) of noodles contains 1170
mg. of sodium aka salt, almost half of the USDA 2400 mg maximum.
Most of the salt would be in the seasoning packet, but the
noodles probably contain some salt also.
The noodles provide 10% of your daily calcium and 12% of
your daily iron requirement. Other than that the Maggi brand noodles have no
nutritional benefit.
All packaged and take out or restaurant foods have added
salt, so I certainly wouldn’t eat these noodles on a regular basis due to the
very high salt content…..
How do you cook your Noodles?
‘CORRECT WAY OF COOKING NOODLES’
Normally, how we cook the instant noodles is to put the
noodles into a pot with water, throw in the powder and let it cook for around
3/2 minutes and then it’s ready to eat.
NO, this is the WRONG method of cooking the instant noodles.
By doing this, when we actually boil the ingredients in the
powder, normally with MSG, it will change the molecular structures of the MSG
causing it to be toxic.
The other thing that you may or may not realise is that, the
noodles are coated with wax and it will take around 4 to 5 days for the body to
excrete the wax after you have taken the noodles.
Maggi has been a true childhood buddy. It took care of our
hunger pangs when we were away from our parents in a hostel or on a camp.
Continuing the practice, now it is ‘the food’ kids eat without a fuss. It’s
that food which our mums let us have as a substitute to other ‘outside’ food we
would have otherwise eaten!
Maggi seems to be just that perfect quick-snack between
meals and is so easy to make that kids sometime make it alone. What’s more it
seems they now come enriched with calcium and proteins! Taste bhi! Health bhi!
scream the smalls kids in the ad!
Instant noodles also have chemicals, just like other
processed foods do.
Not the right thing for growing kids or their growing
brains. Childrens’ stomachs are small and they take in much less food in a day
than adults …if they eat a packet of Maggi it’s probably a quarter or half of
their day’s intake of solid food. Imagine what you are giving them…chemicals,
hydrogenated oils and wheat stripped of nutrients!
If you do have to serve Maggi to your kids, make sure it’s
once in a blue moon and don’t forget to add a lot of vegetables to it.
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