SALICYLATE DIET INFO - Molly &

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I haven't found any mention of re-introducing salicylates back

into the diet. If the diet works, then chances are very good that

salicylates are your problem, and you will probably want to continue the

diet for several months; for all I know, maybe even indefinitely. I would

move very slowly and carefully in re-introducing any of the restricted

foods, as the last thing you will need is another salicylate overload. I

checked the salicylate diet section in the book " Dietary Management of Food

Allergies and Intolerances " and came up with the following (note that some

brands are mentioned that we in the US may not be familiar with, since this

book is from Canada):

In following the salicylate restricted diet, the following foods are

ALLOWABLE. Anything not on the list should be avoided:

MILK AND DAIRY:

- plain milk, buttermilk, cream, sour cream, and yogurt

- all plain uncolored cream cheese, cheddar, mozzarella, cottage cheese,

Quark, parmesan

- additive-free ice cream made with allowed ingredients

-butter

BREADS AND CEREALS

- any pure flour or grain EXCEPT cornmeal

- any prepared plain bread, buns, biscuits, izza dough with allowed

ingredients

- homemade or purchased baked cookies, pies, etc. made with allowed

ingredients

- prepared breakfast cereals with allowed ingredients

- oats and oatmeal

- Red River Cereal

- plain oat bran

- all plain grains and their flakes except cornmeal

- plain crackers such as:

Grissol Melba Toast

RyVita

Rye Krisp

Wasa Light or Golden Crackers

homemade crackers

-plain pasta

-all homemade crackers, cereals, and pasta dishes with allowed ingredients

-plain and wild rice

-Minute Rice

VEGETABLES

- bamboo shoots, canned

- beans, fresh, green

- brussels sprouts, fresh

- carrots, fresh

- cauliflower, fresh

- celery, fresh

- cabbage, red or green, fresh

- corn, Niblets, canned

- corn on the cob

- leeks, fresh

- lettuce

- mushrooms, fresh

- onions, fresh

- peas, green, fresh

- potato, white, peeled, fresh

- pumpkin, fresh

- shallots, fresh

- spinach, frozen

- tomato, fresh

- turnip, fresh

- watercress, fresh

(note - I know that tomatoes contain some salicylates, and have read that

cooking increases the salicylate content, so I imagine with most of these

veggies, eating them raw would probably be better than cooked.)

FRUIT

- apple, golden delicious

- banana, fresh

- figs, fresh

- figs, kadota, canned

- lemon, fresh

- mango, fresh

- papaya, fresh

- passion fruit, fresh

- pear, Bartlett, canned

- pear, Packham, peeled, fresh

- pineapple juice

- pomegranate, fresh

- rhubarb, fresh

MEAT, FISH, POULTRY

- all pure, fresh, frozen or canned meat, poultry or fish

- processed meat made with allowed ingredients

(with meats, the main thing to watch out for is preparing them with spices,

flavorings, or sauces that are restricted)

EGGS

- all (avoid preparing with restricted foods)

LEGUMES

- blackeye beans

- brown beans

- brown lentils

-chickpeas (garbanzos)

- green split peas

- lima beans

- mung beans

- red lentils

- soy beans

- yellow split peas

- pure, natural peanut butter

NUTS AND SEEDS

- brazil nuts, fresh

- cashew nuts, fresh

- coconut, dry, dessicated

- hazelnuts, fresh

- macadamia nuts, fresh

- pecans, fresh

- pine nuts, fresh

- pistachios, fresh

- poppy seed, dry

- sesame seeds, dry

- sunflower seeds, dry

-walnuts, fresh

(obviously these cannot be spiced or flavored with restricted ingredients)

FATS & OILS

- pure butter, cream, shortening

- pure vegetable oils including canola, olive, sunflower, soy and peanut

- homemade salad dressings with allowed ingredients

- lard and meat drippings

- homemade gravy with allowed ingredients

FRESH HERBS & SEASONINGS

- chili peppers, green, red, and yellow

- fresh chives

- fresh coriander leaves

- fresh dill

- fresh garlic

- fresh ginger root

- horseradish

DRY HERBS & SPICES

- allspice, dry powder

- basil

- bay leaf

- caraway

- cardamom, dry powder

- chili powder and flakes

- cloves, whole

- fennel, dry powder

- nutmeg, dry powder

- paprika, sweet, dry powder

- pepper, black and white, dry powder

- saffron

SWEETS & SWEETENERS

- sugar, molasses

- maple syrup, corn syrup

- icing sugar

- pure jams, jellies, marmalades and conserves made with allowed fruit

without added color or flavor

- plain artificial sweeteners

- homemade sweets with allowed ingredients

OTHER

- baking powder

- baking soda

- cream of tartar

- distilled white vinegar

- malt vinegar

- baking chocolate

- pure cocoa

- plain gelatin

- pure vanilla extract

- relishes with allowed ingredients

- black and green olives

- pure soy sauce made with allowed ingredients

- Vegemite and Marmite

BEVERAGES

- plain and carbonated mineral water

- plain coffee

- Ovaltine powder

- Tetley tea

- Twinings teas: Lemon scented, Irish Breakfast, English Breakfast, Orange

Pekoe

- Indian/Burmese green tea

- Jasmine tea

- Rosehip herbal tea

- Chamomile herbal tea

- Alcohol: sherry, dry vermouth, Hennessey , Smirnoff Vodka, nie

Whiskey, Gilbey's Gin

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Jackie

I am so confused! Your diet had a lot of things on it that I wrote down as

no-nos. I can't believe any kind of tomato is on it, and olive oil, as well

as chili peppers and tea? I give up - it's kind of like the proverbial

" everything is bad for you " - just live a little and enjoy! Actually the diet

I have been following is probably a little more conservative, so I guess one

just has to use some common sense. Kathy in NC

http://allergies.about.com/library/weekly/aa040300b.htm

These were my no-no's:

Foods with Very High Salicylate Content

Fruits:

Apricots

Blackberry

Blackcurrant

Blueberry

Boysenberry

Cherry

Cranberry

Currants - dried

Dates

Grapes

Guava

Loganberry

Oranges

Pineapple

Plum

Prunes

Raisins

Rasberry

Red currant

Rock melon

Strawberry

Sultanas - dried

Tangelo

Tangerine

Youngberry

 

Vegetables:

Capsicum

Campiqnon

Chicory

Courgette

Endive

Gherkin

Hot Pepper

Olives

Radish

Tomato

Tomato based foods

 

Nuts, sweets, and snacks to avoid:

All jam except pear

All jellies

All marmalade

Almond

Chewing gum

Fruit flavors

Honey and honey flavors

Liquorice

Mint flavored sweets

Muesli bars

Peppermints

Savoury flavored items

Waterchestnuts

 

Herbs, spices, and condiments:

Aniseed

Ceyenne

Commercial gravies

Commercial sauces

Curry

Dill

Fish pastes

Meat pastes

Tomato pastes

White vinegar

Worcester sauce

 

Beverages:

Cordials

Fruit flavored drinks

Fruit juices

Most teas

Peppermint Tea

Port

Rum

Wine