The Literary Chef on Thinking Outside the Box
Lucindy says that many boxed products are simply inexpensive pantry staples with excess sodium, MSG, artificial coloring, and preservatives added in.
A few days ago, I stood in the grocery store holding a familiar yellow box of Goya Spanish-style rice that I have been buying for years. It has always been one of my comfort foods — quick and flavorful, and so much better than bland, white long-grain rice for my rice bowl that I eat several times a week.
This time, for the first time, I actually stopped and read the ingredient label. What I discovered was eye-opening.
