Low Iodine Diet

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

I totally sympathize. I was addicted to coffee at one point in my
life and it was a real problem - but I got over it. Now I'm addicted
to the cream in my coffee. IOW, if I don't have coffee - it's ok, but
if I don't have cream for my coffee - it's NOT ok.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

I don't have any suggestions, but I'm sure many here will. Good luck,
you're going to need it - this sounds serious.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

I totally sympathize. I was addicted to coffee at one point in my
life and it was a real problem - but I got over it. Now I'm addicted
to the cream in my coffee. IOW, if I don't have coffee - it's ok, but
if I don't have cream for my coffee - it's NOT ok.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

I don't have any suggestions, but I'm sure many here will. Good luck,
you're going to need it - this sounds serious.

Since when does coffee and coffee creamer have iodine in it?????????

That's news to me!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

I totally sympathize. I was addicted to coffee at one point in my
life and it was a real problem - but I got over it. Now I'm addicted
to the cream in my coffee. IOW, if I don't have coffee - it's ok, but
if I don't have cream for my coffee - it's NOT ok.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

I don't have any suggestions, but I'm sure many here will. Good luck,
you're going to need it - this sounds serious.

Since when does coffee and coffee creamer have iodine in it?????????

That's news to me!

Oh, coffee doesn't :-) Dairy products do. For one, the machinery used
to process dairy products are cleaned with cleansers that contain
iodine and secondly, the cows ingest iodine. Black coffee drinkers
don't have to worry about this issue. I don't fall into that category
though :-(

Quoted message said:

--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer.

Coffeemate Creamer? Have you carefully looked at the ingredients in that?
A vegetarian who is concerned about health should also be concerned about
using items that simulate the real thing.
For instance, IMO a meat-eater would not want a substitute meat that had the
taste of meat -- if so, I wonder why? Do they like to tempt themselves?
What is the real reason? An addiction always has behind it other physical
needs, not just psychological.
Vegetarianism can be a good thing, but don't make it harder than it should
be -- take a walk down the dried bean aisle.
Dee Dee

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Quoted message said:

Oh, coffee doesn't :-) Dairy products do. For one, the machinery used
to process dairy products are cleaned with cleansers that contain
iodine and secondly, the cows ingest iodine. Black coffee drinkers
don't have to worry about this issue. I don't fall into that category
though :-(

Since when is non dairy coffee creamer dairy? Non dairy creamers aren't
even remotely dairy, they're chemistry.

Ms P

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

You could use iodine free sea salt. I think it tastes better anyway.
You might be able to get some iodine free dairy products at the health
food store. Is it possible for you to grind your own coffee beans then
just use plain cream? Maybe there is an iodine free coffee cream or
whitener available at the health food store. I'd start there and see
what you can find.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

I totally sympathize. I was addicted to coffee at one point in my
life and it was a real problem - but I got over it. Now I'm addicted
to the cream in my coffee. IOW, if I don't have coffee - it's ok, but
if I don't have cream for my coffee - it's NOT ok.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

I don't have any suggestions, but I'm sure many here will. Good luck,
you're going to need it - this sounds serious.

Since when does coffee and coffee creamer have iodine in it?????????

That's news to me!

I'm not sure about the coffee but the creamer likely has salt in it.
That salt is likely iodized so the creamer has to be avoided. I could
be wrong as I'm just guessing here.

Dee Randall said:

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Quoted message said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

🙂 You aren't that much of a lurker. I recognize you! LOL

Quoted message said:

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer.

Coffeemate Creamer? Have you carefully looked at the ingredients in that?
A vegetarian who is concerned about health should also be concerned about
using items that simulate the real thing.

You're absolutely right and it's one of very few indulgences that I use
and I don't proclaim to be perfect. I do the best that I can do and
for the last several decades, I've lived a pretty clean life/diet. If
a few T. of coffeemate creamer every morning is the worst offense in my
diet....well, let's just say : I'm doing pretty well :-)

Quoted message said:

For instance, IMO a meat-eater would not want a substitute meat that had the
taste of meat -- if so, I wonder why? Do they like to tempt themselves?
What is the real reason? An addiction always has behind it other physical
needs, not just psychological.

What are you talking about and where are you going with this? All I
want are some recipes that are low in iodine :-) Do you mean a
non-meat eater wanting a subsitute meat? I'd be happy to answer your
question if it made sense to me. Addiction? Honestly, what are you
talking about????

Quoted message said:

Vegetarianism can be a good thing, but don't make it harder than it should
be -- take a walk down the dried bean aisle.

For this particular two week diet, many beans are not allowed. But
thanks for your help anyway. Looks like I might have hit one of your
hot buttons.

Quoted message said:

Dee Dee

ms_peacock said:

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Quoted message said:

Oh, coffee doesn't :-) Dairy products do. For one, the machinery used
to process dairy products are cleaned with cleansers that contain
iodine and secondly, the cows ingest iodine. Black coffee drinkers
don't have to worry about this issue. I don't fall into that category
though :-(

Since when is non dairy coffee creamer dairy? Non dairy creamers aren't
even remotely dairy, they're chemistry.

Ms P

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Carnation Coffee-Mate Non-Dairy Creamer, Powder, 16 o

Delicious Taste Coffee Creamer
Made with Artificial and Natural Flavors
"Non-Dairy, Lactose Free Creamer"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Product Description

Product Description
Non-Dairy Creamer

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Important Information
Ingredients
"Corn Syrup Solids, Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Or
Palm Kernel And Canola, Hydrogenated Palm, Soybean, Cottonseed, And/Or
Safflower), Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Dipotassium Phosphate
(Moderates Coffee Acidity), Sodium Aluminosilicate, Mono And
Diglycerides (Prevents Oil Separation), Artificial Flavor, Annatto
Color."

******************************************************************************************************

It's the caseinate (a milk derivative) that makes this product -dairy.
For those with allergies, reading labels is a way of life. There are
milk derivatives in things that would blow your mind.

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Quoted message said:

Important Information
Ingredients
"Corn Syrup Solids, Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Or
Palm Kernel And Canola, Hydrogenated Palm, Soybean, Cottonseed, And/Or
Safflower), Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Dipotassium Phosphate
(Moderates Coffee Acidity), Sodium Aluminosilicate, Mono And
Diglycerides (Prevents Oil Separation), Artificial Flavor, Annatto
Color."

******************************************************************************************************

It's the caseinate (a milk derivative) that makes this product -dairy.
For those with allergies, reading labels is a way of life. There are
milk derivatives in things that would blow your mind.

Ahhhh, so that makes it third cousin or so to dairy which is close enough if
you have to avoid anything remotely related to dairy for an allergy or in
your case avoiding iodine.

And that's also how they get away with labeling it non dairy.

Ms P

Looks like I might have hit one of your

Quoted message said:

hot buttons.

Ignore everything I said. Sorry, you don't need and wasn't asking for the
kind of advice I was giving.
http://tinypic.com/rbekg3.gif

Dee Dee

Sorry that I can't help you but you might want to try
alt.support.thyroid (I don't know if what you have is a thyroid
disorder/thyroid cancer but people with thyroid problems sometimes must
be on a no iodine diet) and there have often been discussions on the
topic on that particular newsgroup, also on about.com thyroid group

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

Dee Randall said:

Looks like I might have hit one of your

Quoted message said:

hot buttons.

Ignore everything I said. Sorry, you don't need and wasn't asking for the
kind of advice I was giving.
http://tinypic.com/rbekg3.gif

Dee Dee

ROFL....I love your picture and thanks for the laugh. Today is a tough
day and your picture hit the spot! :-)

Islands said:

Sorry that I can't help you but you might want to try
alt.support.thyroid (I don't know if what you have is a thyroid
disorder/thyroid cancer but people with thyroid problems sometimes must
be on a no iodine diet) and there have often been discussions on the
topic on that particular newsgroup, also on about.com thyroid group

Hey....you're smart :-) You picked right up on that one! I do have
thyroid cancer and I need an radioactive iodine treatment. Your body
needs to have as little iodine in it as possible before the treatment
so that the treatment is absorbed by the tissue that's left from the
thyroid that was just removed a month ago. Maybe I'll discuss it in
that group...and thanks :-)

Quoted message said:

tofuqueen said:

I know that this is a long shot, but I figured I'd give it a try since
this group in particular, seems rather caring and cohesive (I've lurked
for quite a while).

I have to go on a low iodine diet for two weeks before getting a
medical treatment in April. I"m also a vegetarian. I can't have any
dairy, soy, and about a million other things that involve iodized salt.
Coffee is going to be the hardest since I'm addicted to coffemate
caramel creamer. I can't even use soymilk so I might have to forget
about coffee for those two weeks. Ugh, I hate that thought.

Has anyone in here had to do this and/or do you have any great veggie
recipes that fall into this category?

Thanks in advance.

And if no one answers, I'll figure that it really was a long shot. :-)

"tofuqueen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Dee Randall said:

Looks like I might have hit one of your

Quoted message said:

hot buttons.

Ignore everything I said. Sorry, you don't need and wasn't asking for the
kind of advice I was giving.
http://tinypic.com/rbekg3.gif

Dee Dee

ROFL....I love your picture and thanks for the laugh. Today is a tough
day and your picture hit the spot! :-)

Good Luck,
and
Good Health,
Dee Dee

In article <[email hidden]>,

tofuqueen said:

Hey....you're smart :-) You picked right up on that one! I do have
thyroid cancer and I need an radioactive iodine treatment. Your body
needs to have as little iodine in it as possible before the treatment
so that the treatment is absorbed by the tissue that's left from the
thyroid that was just removed a month ago. Maybe I'll discuss it in
that group...and thanks :-)

Be sure when you go on thyroid replacement medication to ask your doctor
about Thyrolar instead of the more common Synthroid.

It's worked a lot better for me and many people I know. :-)
I did not have cancer, just Hypothyroidism but we've had trouble
establishing the right levels...

Cheers and good luck!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

tofuqueen said:

Hey....you're smart :-) You picked right up on that one! I do have
thyroid cancer and I need an radioactive iodine treatment. Your body
needs to have as little iodine in it as possible before the treatment
so that the treatment is absorbed by the tissue that's left from the
thyroid that was just removed a month ago. Maybe I'll discuss it in
that group...and thanks :-)

Be sure when you go on thyroid replacement medication to ask your doctor
about Thyrolar instead of the more common Synthroid.

Actually I've been taking Levoxyl, until a few days ago when I had to
stop to put my body into a hypothyroid state. Once this whole
nightmare is over (mid April), then begins the task of finding the
right amount of artificial hormone that will keep me on the higher side
of hyperthyroid, to keep the tumors away.

Quoted message said:

It's worked a lot better for me and many people I know. :-)
I did not have cancer, just Hypothyroidism but we've had trouble
establishing the right levels...

I hear that this can be quite the nightmare. Until two months ago, I
never knew what a thyroid even did. Unfortunately, I've had to learn
way more info than I cared to learn. Including things like dairy
products having iodine due to machines that are cleaned with iodine. I
wonder if they ever ask questions like this on Jeopardy or that million
dollar show :-)

Quoted message said:

Cheers and good luck!

Thank you very much :-)

Quoted message said:

--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson