MSG is a big nono.
It is basically based on an naturally occuring substance that gives food an extra umph .. such as stewing tomatoes.. gives it that richness and fills you up faster .. by artifically putting that into foods, it tricks your brain into thinking it is eating that flavor
tricking your brain can cause troubles.. I have a close friend whose dh has MSG poisening .. it was not a long term build up .. it hit him suddenly in his early 30s
He was an attorney and now cannot work and has tics both verbal and physicial
it did not slowly come about, but suddenly his body had enough
i didnt check out that link, but i assume it lists all the names MSG is hidden under.. PLEASE everyone go check it out and do not feed it to your kids or yourself
you are not at all going over the top.. you are a mama bear protecting your kids