Re: canned foods and survived first day of diet

[Guest guest]

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> Ok, I have searched the messages archives - maybe it was the way I worded my

> search, but I couldn't find any information on this topic.

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> I know that canned foods are banned due to the 2% rule.

Most canned fruits or fruits packed in jars are forbidden because of the added

sugar

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> I'm assuming we are allowed to can our own fruits and vegetables?

Absolutely!

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> Also, if we have written confirmation from a company of the ingredients (or

> lack there of) then we are allowed to use that particular canned product?

> (I seem to remember reading that in the past week or so.)

You use any commercial processed food at yoiur own risk and discretion but a

handwritten

letter testifying to the ingredients carries some weight. I obtained this for an

Ontario,

Canada organic tomato juice and have enjoyed it for several years. I was able to

show it to

Elaine too.

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> Oh, and I made it through my first day on the SCD. However, I have to eat

> out on Thursday for lunch. I'm thinking that a piece of fish and cooked

> vegetables would probably be my best way to go? If anyone has any better

> suggestions I would be happy to hear them.

>

> Jazz

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Be emphatic that they should not season the fish. You can do so at the table.

You may

want to carry a tiny shaker of dextrose free salt with you when dining out.

Baleine's Sea

Salt from France is the one I use and it's at some supermarkets. I also use

coarse Kosher

salt at home. Ask for a pepper grinder at the table.

Steamed veggies sound find.

Enjoy your restaurant meal.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

Jazz,

You wrote:

<<I'm assuming we are allowed to can our own fruits and vegetables?>>

I tried to answer you yesterday on this... but maybe it didn't go through. Yes,

home canning is fine.

<<Also, if we have written confirmation from a company of the ingredients (or

lack there of) then we are allowed to use that particular canned product? >>

If you can get written confirmation from a company... a hard copy... that

confirms not even the slightest SPECK of anything other than what's on the label

is EVER added to their product, and you feel comfortable going ahead and using

that product, by all means go ahead. It just doesn't mean that it's " deemed to

be legal " for everyone else on the diet.... that's just for your own use.

We say that mainly because some people will STILL not want to trust the

manufacturers to be completely honest... but also because the company can change

it's policy, recipe, procedure, staff, etc.... at any time in the future without

warning you. If it's been posted to our list as " officially legal " , then we

could have problems in the future with someone searching our archives and using

a product they see posted as legal... when it's actually not legal at all

anymore. That's the list dilemma.

We also just always say that if you don't see the results you had hoped for, let

that be the first product you pull... and just see if you improve when

eliminating it. It's often the case, though it may not make sense.

Patti