Kickas.org Forums Treatments, Drugs and Alternatives NSD and diet-related; Tomatoes

So...I have tested tomato sauces and spaghetti sauces where the label did not indicate any starch as an ingredient but they all still tested positive for starch. So I won't eat them.

Last night I tested a piece of raw tomato and it eventually went quite dark, not black, but very dark. But I ate them anyway, cooked with scrambled eggs. I have been eating raw and cooked tomatos the whole past year I've been NSD, and I'm sure that I haven't had a reaction, so I will continue to do so.

Cheers,
Rita

James, 12, Adrian, 10, Elisabeth, 3, my babies!

That reminds me, I had some gazpacho recently, made by a friend, and it did not cause me any problems. I recall she used fresh tomatoes, perhaps she cooked them long enough to remove the skins.

From all the different responses, this should be interesting!

I am trying to deal with the thought of having to give up tomatoes, by the discovery of being able to tolerate potatoes.

This is getting so bizaar!

Hi Megan, fellow tomato lover - good for you for testing with the iodine! I haven't used it in so long, I almost forgot about it. This seems to be a very confusing topic! We have so many different responses to the tricky tomato. I have been eating tomato salsa, sauce, gazpacho, with no problems. I am really starting to wonder if I should just not eat the tomatoes alone? Maybe I can tolerate them as just a small part of a meal. And then theirs the cooking issue. When I have a large amount of ripe tomatoes I will make some sauce and see what happens. It's easier for me to do some testing like this, since I have been NSD for about 10 months now. You be careful if your just getting started seriously with NSD. Enjoy some time pain free before you start too much experimenting. I let you know what happens with my testing.

How are you otherwise? Did you have a good trip? How long since you started NSD? Have you noticed any improvement yet? I'm rooting for you!

Jeanne

Hi John - LUCKY YOU! I would live of my homegrown tomatoes, if I could.

Do you eat them raw and alone, just like a whole tomato with some salt sprinkled for a snack, without any other foods? I am starting to think that is where my problem lies, because I seem to be able to eat them as a small part of a larger meal, or cooked.

HI Tim - do you ever eat them alone, just tomatoes with nothing else? Or are they usually part of a larger meal? Just wondering if maybe this is where I problme lies, and maybe I can continue having them as a side dish, salsa, sauce, etc.

I almost always have them with salads.... but not always. Sometimes alone as well with a little pepper on top.

In states bought the tomato paste as well to cook with chicken dishes, here not so much. As well done here, I will eat brochettes quite a bit eating out at restaurants.... grilled chicken or beef screwered with grilled veggies often including tomatoes.

Best to you Jeanne, keep up the good fight.

Tim