So, I hope I am not out of line by posting this but I was kind of hoping that you all might share some of your "yee-haw, I can eat this" snack/food ideas that you discovered you could eat while on the LID. I have heard tales of people ending up in the hospital because they didnt consume salt on LID. -Mother's Sodium Free Plain Whole Grain Brown Rice Cakes Trader joes organic brown rice penne pasta sodium free. Some people do not realize that iodine is in sea salt as well as kosher salt. Zero sodium; 40 calories/serving. My husband with diagnose and we are starting his LID diet. Kens Steakhouse Zesty Italian dressing this dressing is great to have on hand for salads (and to use as a marinade). Also someone mentioned to me a bread, which I think was in Trader Joes or Whole Foods that was LID safe. thanks is iodine bad for us survivors? Their organic fruit leathers are good too!! The island of Marken in the IJsselmeer has been connected by embankment with the mainland since 1957; the . Or should I stick to veg only or organic chicken? I hope your hubbys RAI is completely successful and he has minimal side-effects. I have tried to call and email them but did not get a response. I learn more each time I do LID and want to share because I know how hard it can be. It is a low iodine diet, not a no iodine diet. Best of luck! Mar 27, 2021 @ 15:54:08, The first time I did LID was so hard. It turned out pretty good all things considered. I shopped there and talked to an employee that wasn't as informative or helpful . To clarify, someone posted that they contacted TJ's and the response they received indicated that the foods with the Trader Joe's label use iodine-free salt in those products with salt. I just added some kosher salt to it to make it taste more like regular ketchup. Trader Joes Sodium Free Whole Wheat Bread Nasty, unless you like the taste of cardboard. Are you sure you want to block this member? It's almost like an applesauce and they are YUMMY! Plan to use this seasoning after the LID! I am new to this site as I just had a TT this past December and am thankful for all the info and stories. I dont love how it tastes in coffee, though. Also, some food suggestions help too. I LOVE to eat and they don't even consider the hormonal changes I'm going through! That site has been so helpful in finding food items that dont contain iodine. (LogOut/ Original and Lightly Salted Original Pringles are both LID-safe. If done right and portion controlled this should not affect my sugars too much so that gives me a ton of hope :) not only for me, but for those who are also diabetic and having to do the LID :) Thanks, Kareylynn. If they are, which ones? I used it to make Beef Stew and it was rich and tasted great. Its great on everything . Have thyroid cancer and gonna have to have treatment and do this diet, recipesforsustenance Thank you! Fruit With the exception of rhubarb, you can eat any fresh (or frozen) fruit. Lots to choose from i made lots of baked garlic fries with their russet potatoes and their ketchup is so good! No lactose, no salt. I was miserable and hungry. I was a nervous wreck when I started reading about the LID. I got a call today to go on LID and off my Cytomel. So yes, feel free to include it in your low-iodine diet. Ingredients: Almonds, Cashews, Dates, Raisins, Honey, Brown Rice Syrup, Crisp Brown Rice, Flax Seed Powder, Sunflower Oil, Rosemary Extract, Tocopherol. Here is a quick run down of the items so that if any one is near these stores they can run out and get this stuff too! Should I be drinking distilled water? I was considering wearing the same old jamas the entire time and throwing them awaybut then wondered if I shower often will this not be helpful? Thank you so much for this site.. Yes, an employee will gladly go around the store with you to help you with restrictions. Hi! ~Wanda. This blog chronicles the cooking adventures of preparing and eating a low iodine diet in preparation for radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy for treatment of follicular variant papillary thyroid cancer. You can find unsalted canned beans, but its more economical to just cook dried beans at home and season with kosher salt. I have a dozen Sherri Berries chocolate dipped strawberries being delivered on the day of my WBS. Oscar Mayer brand bacon is LID-safe too. I start my LID tomorrow and begin tests on Feb 6 and RAI Feb 11th. I am ok, just extremely sore from that! I cannot determine if I should or should not include Nutrisystem foods during LID.. I have Celiac Dermititis Herpetiformis which iodine acts as an irritant. * And I can't seem to find no salt margarine. Good luck with LID and upcoming scans. Now I see that Strawberry is a no-no! I had my second go around with being on a LID for the last 3 weeks. I know she is not out of the woods yet, but I know she is on her road to recovery :) I also asked her docs yesterday about taking extra precautions after my RAI if I should take a few extra days staying away from grandma since she just had this surgery but they assured me that after my 7 days of isolation I would pose no risk to grandma anymore than I would any other non-pregnant adult! She then needed to go to Walmart to pick up a few things so we headed over there and I found some stuff there for me on the LID! This diet will be so hard on him but with your help, I think I can make it alittle easier. Good luck and remember LID is about 19 days out of a lifetime, and it's all to improve your chances of knocking this cancer down for good! My 17 yr old son has to have the RAI. Trader Joses Chicken & Green Chile Tamales these tamales do not contain cheese or iodized salt. La Banderita Corn Tortillas I dont know what I would have done without these tortillas. I have cancer and am doing the radioactive iodine treatment next week. https://onabutterflyswings.wordpress.com/tag/vegan/, http://thyca.org/download/document/229/Cookbook1pgEng.pdf, http://lidlifecommunity.org/countries/phillipines, https://lidlifecommunity.org/countries/usa/usa-foods/usa-breakfast/usa-other-breakfast/#jp-carousel-8956, https://thyca.org/download/document/408/LIDSlides.pdf, Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Used for the Homemade LID Snack Bar recipe. Coconut milk can also be used to make a non-dairy whipped cream. Coconut milk can also be used as a coffee creamer in a pinch. Use the Tabs below to see our daily LID menu by meal. Both probably have more but I had limited time to shop. I am pleased to inform you that we do not use iodized salt in our products. Yes, I need to see the big picture and not focus on the bad, but that's easy for them to say! Jul 15, 2019 @ 02:04:12. I was up the entire night before, couldn't get comfortable, couldn't sleep and well my anxiety was a bit elevated worrying about grandma! I'm starting my LiD today and I spend some time in Trader aloes looking for Iodine free foods. http://www.lidlifecommunity.org wasnt around the first 2 times I did LID, but its a game changer. See the overnight way to cook these steel cut oats on Day 7 Breakfast Tab! By researching which type of salt food companies use allowed me to add a lot more products to my LID diet the next time I did it. Feb 16, 2021 @ 21:03:58. I plan to just stay basic and eat fresh fruit, veggies, nuts, and beef/chicken. Water, tomato, tomato paste, vinegar, iodized salt, onion, Chilpotle peppers, coriander, soybean oil, sugar, garlic powder, xanthan gum, caramel color and spices. It was such a relief to hear she made it through the surgery :) The doc told us that the next 48 hours are critical after this type of surgery but she would be in ICU 2-3 days then moved to a regular room for another 3-4 days and that she may be home by Saturday if she cooperates with the rehabilitation team if she doesn't she will go to a rehabilitation facility for 1-2 weeks! She made it through surgery now the healing process can begin and he can be by her side again! Hope this helps! Thank you for this post! It many not be a ton of food but it was nice for me to find a handful of things that I could eat/snack on. Just click on the link! When I suggested/asked for one very popular company to back their word in writing they then refused and retracted their statement. Used for the Homemade LID Snack Bar recipe. No iodized salt in Trader Joes Brand Products! -Trader Joe's unsalted nuts (I like the "Just a Handful of Dry Roasted Unsalted Almonds"-- they come in individual serving packs--great for a quick snack) I have been to Whole foods, and Wal-mart, on my way to Trader Joes to see if they have any there. Better to be safe than sorry :) Thank goodness for Trader Joe's and kosher meat. The first time I did LID, I was miserable. The ingredients of the shreds are: Filtered water, tapioca flour, expeller pressed non-GMO canola and/or safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, vegan natural flavours, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, citric acid (vegan, for flavour), titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral). Drain and put the squash into a bowl. I hope LID got to be a little easier for you. My wife and I are heading to Trader Joe's tomorrow and I am taking suggestions on what I just have get. She was able to get me fresh veggies. Trader Joes Organic Coconut Milk coconut milk without the weird preservatives found in other canned coconut milk. It's good to know, because getting enough sodium on any diet is healthy. Tomatoes in a can? LID Life Community is a good resource and may give you some food ideas. Thomas Bagels The plain, blueberry, onion, and cinnamon raisin flavors are all LID-friendly. All are completely LID friendly, no dairy, no soy, no iodized salt and really so tasty I almost felt guity! Texas Pete Hot Sauce I was pretty excited when I found out I could have this hot sauce while on LID. Thank you for the kind comment. I dont like to cook so a lot of these will be perfect for me. Purchased at Harris Teeter grocery store. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Thank you so much! I also used an awesome resource, LID Life Community (www.lidlifecommunity.org). Doc has me on LID for basically 5 weeks. They are quite filling and tasty :) Newmans Own Tomato & Basil Spaghetti Sauce Newmans Own brand items do not contain iodized salt. Prior to discovering the iodine connection, I thought I was eating more healthfully with spinach, seafood, nuts, strawberries, yogurt, etc. Trader Joe's does not use any iodized salt in our product labels. Feb 11, 2018 @ 19:43:52. Used this product as base for pasta sauce. I have spent countless hours researching what I can and cannot eat on LID and I have never read that enriched flour is on the do not eat list. This morning the drainage tube came out which means they got all the fluid out of her lung (reducing the risk for pneumonia) and she was sitting up and eating cheerios! Apple Cranberry juice. Ending week two of my second round with LID. Ingredients: apples, strawberries, apple juice concentrate, blackberry puree concentrate, natural flavor, red raspberry juice concentrate and ascorbic acid. The doc said she would have the intubation tube and on a breathing machine until last night or this morning, and her drainage tube in her chest (they found fluid in her lung during the surgery) would be in until they got the fluid out or up to 2 days. Hello all real quick question. I dont know about your husband, but I was way more anxious about RAI than the surgery. I used this coffee creamer to make Overnight Oats and was really happy with the results. Im confused about butter. We get in the car to finally head home after a long day but my day is not over yet!!! recipesforsustenance Good Luck! Maybe 5 minutes after eating it I crashed hard, I slept so hard I did not take my night pills and did not wake up until my son woke me up at 6:45am this morning and then I promptly fell asleep until 11:30 am!!! 18 g whole grain. I followed the guidelines from thyca.org (http://thyca.org/download/document/229/Cookbook1pgEng.pdf). Also, grom what I learned and researched, LID can/does make a difference. Sweet!!!!!!! From everything I had read, I knew I needed to do it. I was overwhelmed with what to make for my husbands upcoming radioactive iodine treatment. If a company changes their recipe, they have to list the new ingredient on the label. My understanding is that it is only the items with the Trader Joe's label. I'm going to Trader Joe's later to (hopefully) find some good snacks I'm allowed. The mediterranean one did not, but be careful and read labels. recipesforsustenance Planning ahead for LID helped me a lot. http://www.saltfreevegan.com Avoiding salt just to avoid iodine is counter-productive and not advisable. Does anyone know of anywhere else maybe closer to Boise Idaho that I can get Rich's creamer (i.e. I also went to Trader Joes and found their Cinnamon Almonds are ok - raw almonds, sugar and cinnamon and they are sooooo good!!!! Also, is sparkling water ok to drink? It is NOT iodized. contain no added salt. Jan 16, 2023 @ 20:14:36. By the time we got back up there I think we were there about 20 minutes before the doctor came out to let us know everything went great in surgery and that grandma was already up in the ICU recovering from surgery! What a great site! However, it's likely very safe for the LID. Thank goodness. potassium iodide is what you need to look for in salt (aside from sea salt). I did, however, find a NO SALT sprouted multi grain bread made by Alvarado Street Bakery in the freezer at my Boney's market. So, if it says salt as an ingredient, it is LID safe (of course you'll still need to look at the other ingredients in the product to see if they are LID safe). After reading labels I'm going to focus on sodium reduction when I'm off LID! Make sure to check out http://www.lidlifecommunity.org. Kind Regards, Tonya E. Parker, Quality Assurance Manager, TW Garner Food Company., Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste -I use this for curries and soups. The "fixings" were all fresh had no seasoning on them at all. Its great on oatmeal. My husband recently had his five year check up and lab work and he remains CANCER FREE! Any hints / tips would be so appreciated. Its easy to do in the crockpot. Trader joes sodium free whole wheat bread its actually pretty good i just sprayed some olive oil on it and had it with egg whites for lunch very good. Did you contact the sellers to make sure of the type of salt they used? ~Wanda.. I was shopping for bread in Trader Joes, and one of their employees offered to call and see which ones were low iodine. I appreciate your link. Many thanks, recipesforsustenance Non-Dairy I have RAI in two weeks.. recipesforsustenance There are some restrictions on certain kinds of beans, but black beans and garbanzos are considered to be fine. Milan says, "It's such a nice treat to start off a new weekand they're usually always under $7!" Time and time again I was told that they did not use iodized salt and if they did it would be listed as iodized salt in the ingredients list. Apr 18, 2020 @ 03:42:37. -I made the lemon pesto rice with portabello mushrooms-I used brown basmati rice (whole foods brand), substituted walnuts for almonds (since I had a whole bag of walnuts on hand), and used Braggs premium nutritional yeast seasoning (found at whole foods). Yes, Tostitos brand items are okay to eat on LID (as long as they do not contain any forbidden ingredients) Tostitos and Frito-Lays brand products do not contain iodized salt. No sodium; 50 calories, 11g whole grain, gluten free. You can do it, though! Your body needs salt to live and if you do not consume salt, there will be severe consequences. I recently had a totally thyroidectomy and am now starting the LID in 2 days. Noord-Holland, English North Holland, coastal provincie (province), northwestern Netherlands. if iodized salt is used, it's supposed to be listed as such. I start my LID tomorrow. , recipesforsustenance Im back on the LID diet. I cant image. I got so sad for not having an accurate explanation on why and what food should i take. Feel crappy AND not eat comfort foods? -Poland Springs Sparkling water (raspberry lime essence) Trader joes organic brown rice penne pasta sodium free. Pringles Original and Lightly Salted Original Pringles are both LID-safe. Karey, Just started my diet two days ago and finding this has been a life saver!! She got the intubation tube out last night and came off the breathing machine!!! Jewels, I understand that it is "low, not no iodine", but some people think they could just have that little bitnot realizing it adds up. Thanks!! I have never heard of that condition, but its so interesting that low iodine diet helps. The ingredients of the mozzarella style shreds I posted are: Filtered water, tapioca flour, expeller pressed non-GMO canola and/or safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, vegan natural flavours, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, citric acid (vegan, for flavour), titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral) per their website. I have tagged all my vegan recipes and you should be able to find them here: https://onabutterflyswings.wordpress.com/tag/vegan/. Can radiation seep through plastic? Knowing myself, I would feel bad if I didn't follow the LID to the best of my ability. This list is amazing!! Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry. Thank you so much for this list of allowed foods! There's also a great Facebook group for LID. They do use sea salt in some of their products, but it is specifiedin the ingredients lists. Low Sodium what else can I put on my coffee.I still need to make my Mayo My WBS is scheduled for next wed how soon after do you think I will get my Rai ,I know I have to wait for the radiologist to call me with the results then schedule .I just want to be done ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. recipesforsustenance We got this, recipesforsustenance I emailed customer service and they wrote back that they contain salt which I knew, but they do not know if theres iodine in them. No sodium; no milk products. Our whole foods isn't open yet and may not be open til late fall 2012 and no Trader Joes here either. Publix Country StyleHashbrowns Peeled potatoes are allowed on LID. The hamburger patty tasted as if it had no salt/seasoning and if it did, it was very minimal. Oct 14, 2022 @ 00:24:58. (Didn't think to ask.) The ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. Thanks all ! Jul 04, 2017 @ 14:04:03. undefined will no longer be visible to you including posts, replies, and photos. I really appreciate how detailed this is! I'm in the process of making a food list so I can shop and prepare. It does melt and add a cheese-like creaminess. You can ask questions and even post pics of food products for confirmation if they are allowed on the diet. As of May 3, my iodine level was high. Having a knowledgeable doctor makes a big difference. I'll ask the grocers at Whole Foods and Trader Joes for helpbut just throwing this out thereI'm also bummed about saying a goodbye (for a few weeks) to soy milk and I see my favorite almond milk has sea salt in it! Trader Joe's (all of these items are trader joe's brand) HI!!! It comes in a small 7 oz box (found it on the shelf of a local health food store). Organic Bragg's Hawaiian fat free apple cider and tropical fruits with ginger dressing. I also found a salad dressing/marinade. Yes!!! Of everything that was there, I think I did pretty good all things considered! I ate a lot of the TJ Just Clusters cereal with their Coconut Milk (I'm a guy - cereal for every meal is always appropriate!). I read and re-read the ingredients list. Thank you!!!!! recipesforsustenance Sea Salt contains naturally occurring iodine and sea salt will be disclosed when used. Trader joes Unsalted organic white corn tortilla chips. I went to Trader Joe's and they know nothing about this No Salt whole wheat breadthey even checked the computer at the store?? 6 weeks is a long time to be on this diet. Do you know if pop tarts contain iodine? No Granola You are welcome! Our first 21 days on the diet we pretty much followed the diet from the thyca cookbook and it was so hard. Am I missing something with Trader Joes? Publix Non-Dairy Creamer My store brand plain non-dairy creamer did not contain salt or seaweed products (carrageenan), but the other flavors did. I hope RAI went well and you are recovering well. They have Unsalted, Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips and they are amazing, just not salty. Thanks for all the info! First time looking at your site. They have 16 g of carbs, 2g dietary fiber, 11g sugar, and 3g protein. When I finally woke up this morning I was SORE!!! Look for the "Where to Buy button" in the upper middle part of their web page. On my third round of LID, I found a wonderful resource, http://lidlifecommunity.org. Oct 19, 2018 @ 02:25:11. - Whole Foods Brand Boxed No Salt Added Chickpeas (it comes in a small box and was at the very bottom of the canned bean shelf).
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