I was never one for using a lot of different spices before. Here in the South, we use salt, pepper, and bacon grease as seasoning. Also vinegar in collards. But the flavor packets in Rice-a-Roni, ramen noodles, and other foods require other spices.
I did find bulk chicken bouillon in bags in the Mexican section of my local store. I think that would be useful for flavoring noodles, maybe other foods too.
Careful of the ingredients in those bouillon cubes, they tend to have a lot of MSG in them sometimes. I like McCormick spices because I saw a documentary on how their manufacturing plants are run. They're very clean and they use normal, natural ingredients the old fashioned way on a larger scale. Theirs is the only taco seasoning I will use, unless I make my own, because there are no chemicals in it. Everything you read on their label (cumin, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, etc.) are things you can readily identify and pronounce. They're even making organic spices now.
I don't care about the MSG, and it would be a miniscule amount anyway. My mother quit using paprika when she saw on TV decades ago how many bug parts were allowed to be in spices.
I wouldn't waste any money on anything "organic." A lot of times, there is no measurable difference between an organic vegetable and the non-organic vegetable next to it, other than the outrageous price difference.
Very good advice - I was never one for prepared foods even before all this crap began. This is even more reason to adopt that mindset.
I was never one for using a lot of different spices before. Here in the South, we use salt, pepper, and bacon grease as seasoning. Also vinegar in collards. But the flavor packets in Rice-a-Roni, ramen noodles, and other foods require other spices.
I did find bulk chicken bouillon in bags in the Mexican section of my local store. I think that would be useful for flavoring noodles, maybe other foods too.
Careful of the ingredients in those bouillon cubes, they tend to have a lot of MSG in them sometimes. I like McCormick spices because I saw a documentary on how their manufacturing plants are run. They're very clean and they use normal, natural ingredients the old fashioned way on a larger scale. Theirs is the only taco seasoning I will use, unless I make my own, because there are no chemicals in it. Everything you read on their label (cumin, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, etc.) are things you can readily identify and pronounce. They're even making organic spices now.
I don't care about the MSG, and it would be a miniscule amount anyway. My mother quit using paprika when she saw on TV decades ago how many bug parts were allowed to be in spices.
I wouldn't waste any money on anything "organic." A lot of times, there is no measurable difference between an organic vegetable and the non-organic vegetable next to it, other than the outrageous price difference.