Processed foods are foods that come in a box, a bag, or a can. 
These foods have been altered to last longer, taste better, and addict you to crave more.
What you can do to reduce processed food consumption:
READ THE LABELS ON ALL BAGS, BOXES, & CANS
BEGIN WITH THE FOODS IN YOUR PANTRY
WHEN SHOPPING AVOID PRODUCTS WITH High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
These are two of the most dangerous compounds found in processed foods:
1. 
High fructose corn syrup or crystalline fructose.
- MSG “mono sodium glutamate”
High fructose is widely used in:
- Baked goods
- Canned fruits
- Dairy products
- Carbonated drinks
- And most sweetened beverages in the market today!
For more details on how HFCS is harming you, visit:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/03/high-fructose-corn-syrup-even-worse-than-weve-been-told.aspx
MSG destroys brain cells! Watch Dr. Russell Blaylock interviewed on MSG and brain-damaging excitotoxins MSG, Mar 2012
Here is a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:
Autolyzed yeast
Calcium Caseinate
Gelatin
Glutamate
Monosodium Glutamate
Glutamic Acid
Sodium Casseinate
Textured Protein
Yeast Food
These ingredients OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:
Natural Beef Flavoring
Natural Chicken Flavoring
Soy Sauce
Soy Protein Isolate
Soy Protein
Bouillon
Stock
Broth
Malt Extract
Malt Flavoring
Barley Malt
Anything Enzyme Modified
Carrageenan
Maltodextrin
Pectin
Enzymes
Protease
Corn Starch
Powdered Milk
Anything Protein Fortified
Anything Ultra-Pasteurized
Seasonings
Natural Pork Flavoring
Natural Flavors and Flavoring
Flavors and Flavorings
If you eat processed foods, be on the lookout for these many hidden names for MSG.
READ THE LABELS
The FDA requires food manufacturers to list the ingredient “monosodium glutamate” on food labels, but they do not have to label ingredients that contain free glutamic acid, even though it’s the main component of MSG.
There are over 40 labeled ingredients that contain glutamic acid, but you’d never know it just from their names alone. In some foods glutamic acid is formed during processing and, again, food labels give you no way of knowing for sure.
Tips for Keeping MSG Out of Your Diet
In general, if a food is processed you can assume it contains MSG (or one of its pseudo-ingredients). Stick to a whole, fresh foods diet, to avoid this toxin.
For more detailed information on the deleterious effects of MSG visit:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/04/corn-is-making-the-us-unhealthy.aspx
Please share this information with EVERYONE you know! Join us on July 4, 2012 when we S.T.A.R.T. (Select Toxins Are Removed Today) a change by joining together and using buying power to force food and product producers to hear our demand for healthier, non toxic lifestyles.
Thanks for the info been suffering for decades in confusion and ghastly ills such as extreme bloating, terrible sleep, always feeling full,eyesight sensitivity,numbness, severe brain fog, excruciating headaches..........ect. Since stopping msg recently things are improving but try to tell that to the ignorant self concerned so called medicos in Australia. MSG is a toxic poison that has the ability to kill oh did I mention depression.Any way hoping to recover but as this poison is in just about in everything it's hard to avoid and the sneaky lying labelling techniques hide it so now I try just whole foods.........good luck to you " doctors" in treating the massive amounts of Alzeimers and other MSG affected people in the future.
Glad you are getting better! As more people become aware and stop buying products with these ingredients, we can eliminate them from the food supply. If there is no profit, companies will stop making them.