Is there a book?

[Angeles]

Is there a book where I can find IC diets, low in sugar/carbs and low in oxalates?

The books I have are awesome, but many things are not V V friendly or too high in sugar/carbs like cookies and cakes.

what's a suggestion when you are trying to educe sugar to prevent/treat yeast (which is a problem among many of us), low oxalates + IC friendly...and some fiber = I try to eat healthy.:help:

[kadi]

I have the same difficulties you have with trying to find recipes low in fat, low/no oxalates, low sugar, & food allergies (nuts, treenuts, peanuts, legumes, fish, shellfish, avocado, soy).

What I do is that I modify recipes that I do find. I use the several IC cookbooks or the online cookbook ( http://www.ic-network.com/icchef/ ) & make changes like using nonfat milk instead of whole milk, lean cuts of meat, eggwhites instead of whole eggs etc.

I also rely on very simple foods a lot. I grill chicken, beef, pork, vegetables on the George Foreman grill, using seasonings like sage, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme. I also use the rice cooker a lot & use different types of rice for variety: basmati, white, brown, wild rice mixtures. Sometimes I cook the rice with water, sometimes broth. I also sometimes cut up a carrot &/or red bell pepper into "matchsticks" & put them with the rice into the rice cooker.

If you don't mind spending a little time, you can also look up lowfat recipes on the internet (google), then look through them for ideas or recipes that can be modified to fit the IC diet. I keep mine in a binder so I've made my own cookbook that way.


Hope you find some things that work! (And if you do, please share them, I think we're all in the same boat!)

[Angeles]

Thanks!
yeah, sticking to grilled meats & making sure to add some safe veggies so that we don't end up in a diet too high in protein. I'll start doing that (I'm just too lazy -or tired after a full day at work I'd say) that I got from teh refrigerator to the toaster or microwave. My idea of cooking a meal can't exceed 5 minutes.

I drink almond milk (unsweetened) but I guess you have allergies to nuts?

Since I'm a bit confused with all thse diets, I take one calcium citrate pill to help it bind with the oxalates (x3 day).

I drink only water.

Milk: less than half a gallon a week

Home made Chicken soup with a little bit of rice and a few veggies + organic chiken broth and garlic powder.

Canned organic Black beans don't flare me an are a good source of iron.

I love prunes and dates but they are sooooo high in sugar I eat them only once in a while.

Sunflower seeds.

I was also wondering what is a good snack bar that we can eat. Something I can have at work or in my purse when needed but all have too much sugar.

[SharonA]

There are several bars available from the ICN Shop. Here is the link to where you can find them. http://www.icnsales.com/Fruit-Energy-Bars-Pear-Bars-and-Larabars-p-1-c-27.html

[kadi]

Do you have a Trader Joe's near you?
If so, I get their frozen packages of brown rice (ready in 3 minutes), pizza dough (I make calzones with the pizza dough, ground beef or chicken, broccoli, red bell pepper, mushrooms, & a tiny bit of mozzarella cheese, basil & oregano & garlic). They also have many nice IC friendly breads & lots of frozen vegetables (broccoli, corn, potatoes,etc).

[Angeles]

thanks ladies! of the healthy snack bars, they all look yummy, the one with less sugar is the Cashew Aldmond one...it has 8 grams of sugar. The others are higher on it.


Kadi, you are lucky to have a trader joe's nearby, I used to go there when I travelled to San Fran.

By the way, I have a tip here for a hot soothing beverage:
warm a cup of milk (hot) and add a few spoons of finely sheddred coconut (I'd use unsweetened), add stevia for a sweet flavor. You can use sugar if you prefer. Stir and let the it sit for a few minutes or put it back in teh refrigerator and re-warm it in a couple of hrs. The idea is to let the milk get the coconut flavor. The coconut will stay at the botton, you can either eat after drinking the milk or throw it away dpending on your taste. This is good for winter (well we are still in summer)
By the way, anyone knows if you can bake things with stevia?

[NewLife]

Complete candida yeast guidebook : everything you need to know about prevention,
Author: Martin, Jeanne Marie

This is an amazing resource. I borrowed this book from my local library but now that I am reading it, I am considering buying a copy. The only thing I disagree with in the author's recipes is soy products. If anything, there is a very comprehensive list of foods to eat, what brands are the best, how to cook them, etc.