Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Well, I thought I would bring this up again since we had so many posts about it a couple weeks ago. When I asked him why soy milk was okay and soy yogurt wasn't he said it wasn't that the yogurt wasn't okay, it's the flavors. He didn't pay much attention to what flavors I put on there he just assumed I was using berries. So the yogurt and smoothies I was giving him actually were okay as long as they stayed within the proper fruits and flavors. Rice milk is *not* okay because it is made with brown rice. He said we have to read labels carefully when it comes to these things to make sure we aren't getting brown rice, if you find a rice milk made with rice milk then it is fine (or make it yourself). As far as the question of refined sugars in Rice Crispies or Corn Flakes vs. a healthier cereal, he isn't *as* worried about the sugars as he is the grains from which it is made. Rice Crispies may have more sugar than another cereal but it is less allergenic and the allergies are what concern him the most. Sugar should be limited but obviously it's hard to eliminate all sugar and still have a less allergenic food since the " healthier " it is, the more allergenic it tends to be. So for him, if it's a case of sugar vs. allergic grains, he prefers dealing with the sugar and having white rice than less sugar and brown rice or whole grains. His goal is to first deal with the immune response and do the best you can with limiting sugar. So it's making a bit more sense to me now. I still don't think I'll fully get it and I will probably have to continue asking if a certain thing is okay. I did buy Xylitol back when I thought I was supposed to go gfcf and I've been replacing the sugar with it. Does anyone know of any negatives to Xylitol? I can't remember where I heard it but someone on another list had said they couldn't be paid to use it and I was wondering if anyone might know why? If no one here knows I'll post a general question to the other lists but since I'm already typing here, thought I'd just go with it! Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 BTW, I was in Whole Foods today and saw that they now have a store brand rice crispies that appears to be white rice. I read the label and although it did not say white rice, it didn't say brown rice either. It may be worth looking in to it to see whether it is white or brown. Cheryl On Mar 16, 2007, at 2:04 PM, Cheryl Lowrance wrote: > Well, I thought I would bring this up again since we had so many > posts about it a couple weeks ago. When I asked him why soy milk was > okay and soy yogurt wasn't he said it wasn't that the yogurt wasn't > okay, it's the flavors. He didn't pay much attention to what flavors > I put on there he just assumed I was using berries. So the yogurt > and smoothies I was giving him actually were okay as long as they > stayed within the proper fruits and flavors. Rice milk is *not* okay > because it is made with brown rice. He said we have to read labels > carefully when it comes to these things to make sure we aren't > getting brown rice, if you find a rice milk made with rice milk then > it is fine (or make it yourself). As far as the question of refined > sugars in Rice Crispies or Corn Flakes vs. a healthier cereal, he > isn't *as* worried about the sugars as he is the grains from which it > is made. Rice Crispies may have more sugar than another cereal but > it is less allergenic and the allergies are what concern him the > most. Sugar should be limited but obviously it's hard to eliminate > all sugar and still have a less allergenic food since the " healthier " > it is, the more allergenic it tends to be. So for him, if it's a > case of sugar vs. allergic grains, he prefers dealing with the sugar > and having white rice than less sugar and brown rice or whole > grains. His goal is to first deal with the immune response and do > the best you can with limiting sugar. So it's making a bit more > sense to me now. I still don't think I'll fully get it and I will > probably have to continue asking if a certain thing is okay. I did > buy Xylitol back when I thought I was supposed to go gfcf and I've > been replacing the sugar with it. > > Does anyone know of any negatives to Xylitol? I can't remember where > I heard it but someone on another list had said they couldn't be paid > to use it and I was wondering if anyone might know why? If no one > here knows I'll post a general question to the other lists but since > I'm already typing here, thought I'd just go with it! > > Cheryl > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 > Does anyone know of any negatives to Xylitol? I can't remember where > I heard it but someone on another list had said they couldn't be paid > to use it and I was wondering if anyone might know why? If no one > here knows I'll post a general question to the other lists but since > I'm already typing here, thought I'd just go with it! > Hi Cheryl, Xylitol is a sugar alcohol, and the only " negative " that I can think of is that too much of it can cause diarrhea, but so can the other alcohol sugars, Sorbitol and Maltitol. Xylotol has anti-bacterial properties and has been shown to be as effective as flouride in fighting cavities. I think it's also been shown to discourage yeast growth. My son uses a toothpaste called " Spry " (purchased from The Vitamin Shoppe), which has Xylitol instead of flouride. I can't think of a reason NOT to use it. I'll be interested in hearing/reading if there really is anything negative about it. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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