Re: tomato sauces/diced and paste

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I've used Parmalat's Pomi Chopped or Strained Tomatoes. I don't have aletter directly from the company stating they are SCD friendly, as they're HQ'd in Italy, but everything I've researched so far seems to indicate that they only use tomatoes (except in the marinara sauce).Here are the Product Details:Packaged in Italy where growing conditions are perfect for tomatoes,Pomi tomato products are made with only the best part of the tomato:no seeds, no skin, and no core. Pomi is delicious on pastas, meats andall your favorite Italian dishes.From fresh tomatoes. All natural. No fat. No sodium added. Noartificial flavor. No preservatives. No water added. No citric acid.No refrigeration needed. Product of Italy.Ingredients: Tomatoes. Anyone else use Pomi? BTW, I find it at Whole Foods.Vicki

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At 04:10 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote:

are there ANY tomato sauces/

pastes or canned diced tomatoes out there that are not illegal?? I

am a working mother of 3 and it would be SO much more convenient if I

could use one. It seems like the sauces say " natural

flavorings " what IS that anyhow!!!

" Natural flavorings " can be darn near anything, including

sugar, so anything with natural flavorings is not SCD legal.

You can cook tomato juice down to make thick sauces. After you get into

the swing of things, it's almost as fast to chop a couple of tomatoes as

to add canned ones.

Some people say Muir Glen organics are OK; I have reacted to them. Some

people say there are other brands out there which may be legal. I choose

not to risk it after my experience with the Muir Glen.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

> >are there ANY tomato sauces/ pastes or canned

> >diced tomatoes out there that are not

> >illegal??

>

> Some people say Muir Glen organics are OK; I have

> reacted to them. Some people say there are other

> brands out there which may be legal. I choose not

> to risk it after my experience with the Muir Glen.

Addendum: Not just any Muir Glen, only the *whole tomato* with

nothing added Muir Glen.

Kendal Conrad who wrote Eat Well, Feel Well, also says that

Italian whole tomatoes from Italy (not the ones packaged here)

are legal, because labeling is far

stricter there and sugar cannot be added without it specifically

stating so. OTOH, they also recently

had a scandal in Italy in which it was revealed that some

*Italian* tomatoes with proper Italian labels originated in China,

where they definitely do add sugar and God knows what else,

all against Italian law.

So if you are buying Italian, choose the most reputable brands,

keep this in mind and use it at your own risk, as it were.

As Marilyn said, the safest thing is to make your own.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Anyone else use Pomi?

Yes, I use them with no problem, several other brands here in Italy too, probably also made by Parmalat under different names.

Ann,

Living in Italy

Undiagnosed Crohn's since 1977 Diagnosed 15 years

Sacroiliitis 25 years

Rheumatoid arthritis 25 years

Pyoderma Gangronosum 2 years

SCD since July, 2008

Meds: Tapering Prednisone for PG

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:51:44 PMSubject: Re: tomato sauces/diced and paste

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[Guest guest]

>

> Anyone else use Pomi?

>

> Yes, I use them with no problem, several other brands here in Italy

too, probably also made by Parmalat under different names. 

>  

I buy Vilma - Lusardi's all natural homemade marinara. I get it from

one of the SCD food sites - can't remember which one and I adore it

for spaghetti. I order by the case so I always have some on hand.