illegals in store bought spices

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Using the store bought spices is a HUGE time saver for me, and i've been doing it since I started this diet 7 months ago. Since we aren't supposed to stop medicine with illegals in it, how bad is using store bought spices? I've been able to cut back on my medicine and overall i'm doing better than I ever have been. I'm thinking eventually I will hit a wall and stop getting completely better until I cut out the store ground spices.-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

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Penzey's and Spice Island has lots of legal spices.  Which ones do you mean?  Chili powder kills me but Marilyn just posted a recipe for it.  I like chipotle or ancho powder more anyway.  Maybe whatever you are missing can be subbed somehow.

 

My mom brined a turkey yesterday using oranges, lemons cut up, cloves, juniper berries, peppercorns, sea salt, lots of different things like that (I would never have thought of juniper berries but that's me) and it was awesome.  Pineapple or any citrus, dried fruit, peppers ground up all have lots of flavor.  There are lots of great cooks on here who can help you out on this one.  Dried bay leaves also give lots of flavor, fresh thyme, fresh sage--the fresh herbs make such a huge difference!

 

Good luck, a lot of the mixes are mostly sodium anyway.  Just trying to throw out some ideas for you.

 

Debbie 40 cd

 

Using the store bought spices is a HUGE time saver for me, and i've been doing it since I started this diet 7 months ago. Since we aren't supposed to stop medicine with illegals in it, how bad is using store bought spices?  I've been able to cut back on my medicine and overall i'm doing better than I ever have been. I'm thinking eventually I will hit a wall and stop getting completely better until I cut out the store ground spices.

-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!

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It's spices I already bought... like cardamom powder, allspice, thyme, cumin, ginger, curry, coriander, paprika ect. They are all McCormick ground spices. I have a ton of them. They aren't mixtures of spices, but i've heard they have illegals in them so they don't stick together. -UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!To: BTVC-SCD From: texdebl@...Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:28:45 -0600Subject: Re: illegals in store bought spices

Penzey's and Spice Island has lots of legal spices. Which ones do you mean? Chili powder kills me but Marilyn just posted a recipe for it. I like chipotle or ancho powder more anyway. Maybe whatever you are missing can be subbed somehow.

My mom brined a turkey yesterday using oranges, lemons cut up, cloves, juniper berries, peppercorns, sea salt, lots of different things like that (I would never have thought of juniper berries but that's me) and it was awesome. Pineapple or any citrus, dried fruit, peppers ground up all have lots of flavor. There are lots of great cooks on here who can help you out on this one. Dried bay leaves also give lots of flavor, fresh thyme, fresh sage--the fresh herbs make such a huge difference!

Good luck, a lot of the mixes are mostly sodium anyway. Just trying to throw out some ideas for you.

Debbie 40 cd

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:15 AM, T <scdguy26 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Using the store bought spices is a HUGE time saver for me, and i've been doing it since I started this diet 7 months ago. Since we aren't supposed to stop medicine with illegals in it, how bad is using store bought spices? I've been able to cut back on my medicine and overall i'm doing better than I ever have been. I'm thinking eventually I will hit a wall and stop getting completely better until I cut out the store ground spices.

-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these! No more Hydrocortisone or Prednisone!

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I really can't comment on choosing to ingest illegals, as it is your choice. I

can tell you, however, that it is possible, with even less effort than going to

the store, to buy top quality LEGAL organic spices really inexpensively. I go

through Mountain Rose Herbs (just google them) in Oregon. I'd been using them

for years and years, and then got sick and ended up on the diet. I wrote to

them regarding the diet and whether or not they include any fillers in their

herbs and spices, and this was their reply:

" Dear Ellen,

Thank you for contacting us here at Mountain Rose Herbs!

Due to clumping issues in the past, we have had to add an anti-caking

agent, Silicon Dioxide, to a few of our spices. Only the tiniest amount is

added, and it is approved for organic food use. The Silicon Dioxide is added to

-Chili Powder, Onion Granules, Cumin Powder,

Cranberry Powder and Beet Powder. Those are the only spice products that have

anything added to them.

Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance. Thank you for your

interest in our products and have a wonderful day!

Warm Regards,

Jody

Customer Service "

And not to sound like an infomercial, but their spices are truly excellent,

better than anything you'll likely find in a store, and they are so inexpensive.

I think my 8 oz. of cinnamon (and it was better than the high-end cinnamon I

recently bought at a speciality store for ten times the price) was $4. The

spices are ready to go, and there is no preparation involved. They are packed

in plastic so you'll need to transfer them to glass (I use 4 and 8 oz mason jars

with the airtight lids). They also have a much broader selection of herbs and

spices than you'll find in any market. And they deliver to your door. MRH is

also a great place to buy legal teas.

Ellen

>Using the store bought spices is a HUGE time saver for me, and i've been doing

it since I started this diet 7 months ago. Since we aren't supposed to stop

medicine with illegals in it, how bad is using store bought spices? I've been

able to cut back on my medicine and overall i'm doing better than I ever have

been. I'm thinking eventually I will hit a wall and stop getting completely

better until I cut out the store ground spices.

[Guest guest]

It's spices I already bought... like cardamom powder, allspice, thyme, cumin, ginger, curry, coriander, paprika ect. They are all McCormick ground spices. I have a ton of them. They aren't mixtures of spices, but i've heard they have illegals in them so they don't stick together. These aren't legal? I've been using a bunch of single spices from the store! I thought that as long as they're just single, they're okay... Peace =)Alyssa 15 yoUC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds!

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I've read that about McCormick, people have problems or cross-contamination.  You are early enough into the diet to start replacing the spices bottle by bottle.  Start with what you use the most.  Maybe you have a friend or relative who would love to have them so you don't feel like they are wasted ;-).  Check with them first then package it up for the holidays maybe.  Curry isn't legal you know in the bottle.  There is probably a recipe for it someplace.  I have used tumeric in it's place.

 

A brand I haven't seen mentioned here but I found where I buy my DCCC is Morton & Bassett, San Francisco and it says All Natural, Salt Free, No MSG, No Preservatives, Non-Irradiated on the front of the bottle.  I do not have a letter from them--it was hard to find juniper berries at the time and this brand looked good/legal to me.

 

My mom bought whole allspice, peppercorns, everything and ground them yesterday.

 

It's up to you but if you already feel it's a problem or going to be--start replacing here and there if you can't do it all at once and eventually you can go to the kitchen without worrying about which one is legal.  Takes off a lot of stress.

 

Debbie 40 cd.

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since cumin powder has silicon dioxide in it, does that make it illegal? Anyone make their own?-UC - 1 yearSCD - 3.5 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Asacol - 4 pills 3 times a day - hopefully scd will help me get off these!

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Silicon dioxide is legal.

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My spices were getting old anyway. I got rid of them and ordered new ones from

Penzeys. Some legal ones I can find at whole foods. It was not worth the time

invested in this diet to keep using Mc Cormick.

PJ

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Here is a list of legal/illegal stuff in supplements: bookmark

this for future reference:

http://www.pecanbread.com/p/Sup1.html

Scroll halfway down to see the list of legal additives, then

illegal additives.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of maregug

Silicon dioxide is legal.

> since cumin powder has silicon dioxide in it, does that make it illegal?

Anyone make their own?

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Curry is a mix of spices--it's not a single spice so it's not legal.  The rest would be ok if they are singles.

 

It's spices I already bought... like cardamom powder, allspice, thyme, cumin, ginger, curry, coriander, paprika ect. They are all McCormick ground spices. I have a ton of them. They aren't mixtures of spices, but i've heard they have illegals in them so they don't stick together. 

These aren't legal? I've been using a bunch of single spices from the store! I thought that as long as they're just single, they're okay...

Peace =)

Alyssa 15 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

No meds!

[Guest guest]

At 11:15 AM 11/27/2009, you wrote:

I'm thinking eventually I will

hit a wall and stop getting completely better until I cut out the store

ground spices.

Individual spices, of the better quality, are typically all

right.

Spice mixtures are dicey, because they so often contain things in

addition to the spices. Beware of any mix that says " Salt,

spices. "

—

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]

At 11:53 AM 11/27/2009, you wrote:

These aren't legal? I've been

using a bunch of single spices from the store! I thought that as long as

they're just single, they're okay...

They are legal, but there have been some questions about McCormick and

cross-contamination, which may be a problem for some

individuals.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund