Are we Granola?

I know I promised no more food posts, but I've become a little obsessed about food lately. Or should I say, the quality of food. I feel so much better about eating if I know what is in the food I'm eating. Remember, I don't do mystery meat, or mystery anything for that matter.

That means I've been trying to make anything I can from scratch (like wheat pancakes, syrups, sauces, bread, pizza). And since I have the time right now, I am thoroughly enjoying it.  In fact, our shopping list has significantly changed from mostly-ready meals to basic ingredients that will become our meals. It's more work and money, but I think it's worth it.

Lately, I've been on a big anti-MSG kick. The sad part is there are so many foods with MSG in it. I'm talking Chick-fil-A, ranch dressing mix (except Western Family brand), sun chips,and most chinese restaurants--just to name a few. As we were shopping at our favorite Winco Brandon was pointing out some of the foods he loved while he was single...and yes, most of them have MSG. I must be rubbing off on him because at the end of the night, our cart didn't contain any processed, MSG- loaded food. Am I crazy?

Brandon is a good sport and I am confident that the fun of hand packing all of these fun little bags from the bulk bins made my obsession seem less dramatic.We'll take a 10 pm Winco bulk-bin date any day.