Can tofu give a baby gas?

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Tine Andersen wrote in
What is MSG?

Monosodium L-glutamate, which is a fancy word for lots of salt and
preservatives that they add to Chinese food. Too much and it can upset the
intestinal system.

I know that - I would NEVER eat it. There is a highly over probability (what
is that called in English?) of getting stomach cancer in China due to the
use of Monosodium L-glutamate.

If you have to use it (it enhances taste) it's because your food is poorly
prepared or poor ingredients are used.

Period.

Tine, Denmark

"Tine Andersen" wrote in message
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If you have to use it (it enhances taste) it's because your food is poorly
prepared or poor ingredients are used.

I believe there's a naturally occurring form of glutamate in tomatoes, which
is not harmful, unlike MSG. So if you want the flavour-enhancing properties
without the side effects, perhaps you can just throw some tomatoes in with
what you're cooking. :-)

Lucy,
who finds most Chinese food tasteless, despite the large amounts of MSG they
put in it.

wrote:

By the way, although broccoli can give adults gas when eaten, the
mechanism is not the same as that for foods that give gas to nursing
infants. My vote is strongly in favor of the soy.

My understanding is that there are two different ways that broccoli can cause
gas, one from just being a leafy green veggie with lots of fiber, which is
irrelevant to the baby (the fiber doesn't enter the milk), and the other from
some particular compound that is in cruciform vegetables, which *might* get
into the milk and thus be a problem for babies. But I am not sure where I read
this -- can't find anything on a quick Google search.

--Helen