HI Nette,
Cauliflower is one of those foods that *should* be safe - but there are those here on the NSD who find that it can at times contain small amounts of starch. Whether it is enough to flare you is a very individual thing ! (I, for one, will be having cauli tonight when my family have rice...)
I think you need to decide if you are gonna be the Starch Nazi and exclude even minute traces of starch,(BTDT - better results but HARD in a social and family environment long term, IMHO) or whether you will be *almost* NSD (best compromise for me...)or LSD (tried that - honeymoon period, then crashed and burned!)...
The only way to tell for sure is to have your trusty bottle of iodine to drop onto the cauli - and do it on both the stem and the floret - more likely to test +ve when cooked.... now you can start to see the dilemma!
The 'starch list' of foods is a *rough guide* and should not be taken as the gospel. It depends a bit on season, location and a whole host of other things!
The numbers will refer to % of total weight - oats are oats, but porridge is water, milk and oats, so the % starch is lower as there is all that liquid in there as well.
I for one would not be having *ANY* grain based product - wheat, rice, corn, oats, barley etc. Also avoid root veges, peas and beans (of the seed variety - like lima beans, navy beans etc), pulses, some nuts and bananas. IOW - the *obvious* sources of starch...
There are other fruits and veges that contain traces of starch - some enough to strike fear into the hearts of really strict NSDers, who will be ultra sensitive to traces!
Of course, some folks also have an issue with dairy (the lactose) so they would say "beware of the sour cream", as well as non fermented yoghurt, milk and soft cheeses. Hard cheeses and well-fermented yoghurt should contain quite low levels of lactose.
Good luck - maybe try *almost* NSD for a start and when you are going reasonably, you might need to ask for further advice or read through some of the conversations in the archives to see some of the traps that so many of us have fallen into - quite individual, as you will discover...
It aint' easy but it IS worth the effort!
