fruit & seed questions
We are avoiding salicylates and some recipes I have call for raisins. Are raisins still as bad as grapes or does the drying process help with it any? Also, someone told me white grapes are okay, whereas dark grapes are worse. Does anyone know if this is true and, if so, would white (green) raisins be a safer alternative. Also, while reading the list of salicylates that a wonderful person posted the other day (sorry I forgot who to thank) and poppy seeds were listed on the low end. I don't want to sound paranoid on the drug issue, but since our autistic kids have issues with opiate peptides, does anyone know if poppy seeds could be an area of extreme sensitivities in kids? I have heard of people who eat poppy seeds often testing for trace amounts of opium on drug screens, so I want to make sure I don't send Allie spiraling back to her "druggie days" lol. You guys are the best! Debi
If I had only scrolled down on the salicylates list I would have read that raisins are extremely high, so please forget that lengthy question I just asked, lol. Debi
Debi, My husband's extended family loves poppy seed bread and I was thinking about converting the recipe but thought better of it. Since my husband thinks Tylenol with codeine is the best invention ever, I think his family are sort of mild opiate junkies although legal ones. I think Cole can do without any opium in his case! He used to be the biggest consumer of the family recipe poppy seed bread so it really looks suspicious now. Just funning here, my husband's family is very dear but they do eat that poppy seed bread daily and in large quantities, has to make me wonder. Rhonda rjohnson@... home educating Cole, 12; Shelby, 8; and Connor, 6 -Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. -Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915, American Leader and Educator
Do you think she might have reacted to the colors in the ibuprofen (if it was the kind with artificial colors)? Just one other possibility... Jane In a message dated 1/17/02 12:03:55 PM Central Standard Time, fightingautism@... writes:
I was advised by my doctor not to take ibuprofen, as it is not good if you suffer from asthma. With regard to the poppy seeds, I do add them to our diet as they are a very very rich source of calcium, and when following a dairy free diet ensuring a balanced diet is in place is important as we all know. I must confess to having picked up this subject late and did not read the previous notes on poppy seeds. I did however, find a vegetable margarine, without gluten, milk or soya today which is also non-hydrogenated. It is manufactured by a company in the UK called Granose. If any of you are interested, I can find out if they export to the US and to what outlets. Lesley.
My DH found a product called Smart Balance, which says it is non-hydrogenated and trans fat free, at a regular grocery store. It doesn't meet the non-soy criteria, but if anyone is interested, the ingredients are: natural vegetable oil blend (soy, palm, fraction of palm and canola), vegetable monoglycerides and TBHQ to preserve freshness. It is from Heart Beat Foods. The phone number on the container is 201-568-9300. I don't know what TBHQ is or what issues it might raise. Can anyone fill me in? Janette
I know that TBHQ is one of the artificial (synthetic) preservatives avoided in the Feingold Diet, along with BHT and BHA. There are several members on the Feingold Bulliten Board who have autistic children and avoid not only the Feingold avoids, but also gluten and casein (and in many cases other things too - just like here). Hope this helps some, Kris P.