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One knock against artificial sweetners in diet soda is it can cause cravings for real sugar later. I do wonder if MSG doesn't do something higher order but harmful like that in a snack food context.

This is something that I've read about the 0-calorie fake sugars too (stevia et al). Not only does eating sweet things make you want to eat more sweet things, I've heard that the brain registers the sweetness but not the attendant caloric boost and so it gets hijacked into eating more. I'm definitely not food scientist though!

I've always been against drinking my calories, and was anti-smoothie until recently. Maybe this is uncool? I like to chew.

But lately I've been having smoothies for half my meals for health reasons, and it's a weird feeling to consume this thing that I know is very calorie-dense but goes down so quickly and uh smoothly, and not feeling very satisfied mentally/emotionally but then feeling quite full in a bit.

This one has grossed a few of friends out over the years: Heinz Ketchup is a great- maybe the best- thing to dip egg rolls in. Especially SysCo egg rolls, like what Jack in the Box makes. Which taste good.

++ on the sundried tomatoes. Sure they are a very 90s thing along with risotto and paninis but I still like using them diced up and tossed thru pasta with tuna and caramelised onion as a mega simple dinner.