RE: Canned coconut milk legal?

July 20, 2010

At 04:20 PM 7/20/2010, you wrote:

So, my question is - are there

any legal canned or " off the shelf " coconut milks? If I find

one that says it contains only coconut and water (such as Trader Joe's

light coconut milk)?

To the best of my knowledge, no, there aren't any legal coconut milks

that are commercial.

There used to be, but then they started putting guar gum and carrageenan

and other junk on them to make them " thicker " and

" richer, " ie, so they could use less actual coconut.

If you find one which you think is legal, you can post the ingredients,

and we'll tell you what we think. THen you write the company and verify,

in writing, on the company letterhead, that the item in question contains

no illegals. THen we can post it to our library.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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July 21, 2010

I don't think many on this list would approve, because I haven't gotten an official letter from the company as is recommended when trying to "legalize" an prepared product... however, based on the information on their website, regarding their coconut milk products, I personally am comfortable using the "natural value" brand coconut milk. They emphasize that they do not use any fillers or stabilizers and that they very much want their product to contain only coconut and water. You can do a simple google search yourself to see what you think about that company... I also love that it is organic! Good luck! AMITo: BTVC-SCD From: stacie@...Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:20:27 +0000Subject: Canned coconut milk legal?

I would love to make some more thai-inspired foods. One of my favs is a coconut-curry chicken soup. I haven't made it since going SCD b/c I can't stand having to make homemade coconut milk. So, my question is - are there any legal canned or "off the shelf" coconut milks? If I find one that says it contains only coconut and water (such as Trader Joe's light coconut milk)?

Thanks in advance,

Stacie

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July 21, 2010

AMI,

You might want to check out this:: There is a problem with their coconut milk:

http://www.naturalvalue.com/ProblemWithOurCoconutMilk.htm

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - Jan 2008

>

> I don't think many on this list would approve, because I haven't gotten an

official letter from the company as is recommended when trying to " legalize " an

prepared product... however, based on the information on their website,

regarding their coconut milk products, I personally am comfortable using the

" natural value " brand coconut milk. They emphasize that they do not use any

fillers or stabilizers and that they very much want their product to contain

only coconut and water. You can do a simple google search yourself to see what

you think about that company... I also love that it is organic! Good luck! AMI

July 21, 2010

At 01:06 AM 7/21/2010, you wrote:

I don't think many on this list

would approve, because I haven't gotten an official letter from the

company as is recommended when trying to " legalize " an prepared

product... however, based on the information on their website, regarding

their coconut milk products, I personally am comfortable using the

" natural value " brand coconut milk. They emphasize that

they do not use any fillers or stabilizers and that they very much want

their product to contain only coconut and water. You can do a

simple google search yourself to see what you think about that company...

I also love that it is organic! Good luck!

Amy,

You may be comfortable using this product, but, just because something is

organic does not mean it is SCD-legal.

I ask that people get letters for a reason... because this is what Elaine

required when she was alive.

Perhaps it's paranoia on my part, but I was sick for so long, and told it

was all in my head, and that if I would just stop stuffing my face and

lose some weight, " it, " whatever the problem at the moment was,

would all clear up.

SCD solved that. I have seen so many sneaky methods of getting around the

ingredients regulations that I want to scream. I have also learned,

through painful experience, that short-cuts -- like using a canned

coconut milk that LOOKED legal -- aren't really.

So please, if you consider this product to be SCD-legal, take the time,

do your fellow listers a favor, and take the time to get a letter

verifying the product that we can put in our library.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

July 21, 2010

At 10:15 AM 7/21/2010, you wrote:

You might want to check out

this:: There is a problem with their coconut milk:

http://www.naturalvalue.com/ProblemWithOurCoconutMilk.htm

And THIS is why I stress " make your own! "

Even though the people selling it didn't want the junk in there, because

the lines of communication got tangled, it was in there.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

July 21, 2010

If you read that article, scrolling down, there is a whole section about how the issue is resolved now. FYITo: BTVC-SCD From: LouisianaSCDLagniappe@...Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:46:48 -0500Subject: Re: Re: Canned coconut milk legal?

At 10:15 AM 7/21/2010, you wrote:

You might want to check out

this:: There is a problem with their coconut milk:

http://www.naturalvalue.com/ProblemWithOurCoconutMilk.htm

And THIS is why I stress "make your own!"

Even though the people selling it didn't want the junk in there, because

the lines of communication got tangled, it was in there.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

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July 21, 2010

Marilyn -I completely understand why the the list requires the letter from the company. It IS the only way to be SURE that a product is legal... nevertheless... as this example illustrates, even if a company is convinced that everything is good - things can happen. I also didn't, in any way, mean to indicate that "organic" products are universally scd-legal. It was simply a side-note to the rest of my comment. Additionally, I thought that I made it abundantly clear that what I was saying about this product was a PERSONAL opinion that I was simply offering as a lead to someone else, as I HAVE used this particular product for some time without any problems. Here is my question... should I have not made this post? I find information such as this very helpful when it comes from others, and tried to be really clear that I was not declaring canned coconut milk (or organics) as legals.... People need to be able to make their own decisions about things, AND at the same time I understand that there are people who might have read my post and mis-understood it.... So, what to do. Here's my thing about the universal "make it yourself" rule... some of us have extremely stressful, difficult lives, juggling jobs, children, housework AND illness. The added stress of having to make everything yourself can really derail progress and devotion to the diet (at least I have found this to be true for me personally). It may be a "small victory"... but for me, finding the Natural Value write-up on their coconut milk product was nearly a god-send... I found my shoulders relaxing just a little bit as I though to myself 'wow - maybe I won't have to make my own coconut milk anymore...'.... I know it sounds silly, but over time, the effort involved in all the cooking really takes it's toll on me. I am not advocating that someone ignore BTVC's guidelines for prepared products, just that we use our minds to do the research and proceed with caution. In some cases (mine) the effort involved to contact the company is a bit daunting. Especially as I am barely able to keep it together on a day-to-day basis at times... So, what is your recommendation? I will keep quiet on future similar posts, but personally, really appreciate when other people provide similar information. Thanks, AMITo: BTVC-SCD From: LouisianaSCDLagniappe@...Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:32:40 -0500Subject: RE: Canned coconut milk legal?

At 01:06 AM 7/21/2010, you wrote:

I don't think many on this list

would approve, because I haven't gotten an official letter from the

company as is recommended when trying to "legalize" an prepared

product... however, based on the information on their website, regarding

their coconut milk products, I personally am comfortable using the

"natural value" brand coconut milk. They emphasize that

they do not use any fillers or stabilizers and that they very much want

their product to contain only coconut and water. You can do a

simple google search yourself to see what you think about that company...

I also love that it is organic! Good luck!

Amy,

You may be comfortable using this product, but, just because something is

organic does not mean it is SCD-legal.

I ask that people get letters for a reason... because this is what Elaine

required when she was alive.

Perhaps it's paranoia on my part, but I was sick for so long, and told it

was all in my head, and that if I would just stop stuffing my face and

lose some weight, "it," whatever the problem at the moment was,

would all clear up.

SCD solved that. I have seen so many sneaky methods of getting around the

ingredients regulations that I want to scream. I have also learned,

through painful experience, that short-cuts -- like using a canned

coconut milk that LOOKED legal -- aren't really.

So please, if you consider this product to be SCD-legal, take the time,

do your fellow listers a favor, and take the time to get a letter

verifying the product that we can put in our library.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

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July 21, 2010

But, they still don't have any ready for sale so if you go to Amazon or another

vendor, you might get the bad stuff that didn't get pulled since there is no new

stuff out there.

>

> If you read that article, scrolling down, there is a whole section about how

the issue is resolved now. FYI

July 21, 2010

where is this brand for sale, in any case? I've never seen it?

Mara

> But, they still don't have any ready for sale so if you go to Amazon or

another vendor, you might get the bad stuff that didn't get pulled since there

is no new stuff out there.

>

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>> If you read that article, scrolling down, there is a whole section about how

the issue is resolved now. FYI

>

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>

July 21, 2010

Actually, the Organic one has illegal junk in it. Only the Natural one " appears "

to be legal (if they get their problems straightened out).

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08