Raw ? cooked ? help?
#168960 - 04/11/05 01:51 PM
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susieannah
Reged: 02/13/05
Posts: 177
Loc: sussex, england
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ok, now I know certain veg are supposed to be safe but has anyone reacted to any safe fruit or veg. Also I know carrots are safe foods but does that count only if they're cooked or raw?, also what about apples are they ok to eat without cooking as long as they're peeled? And is coucous a SF food? Also I'm really scared of trying onions or tomatoes as they used to kill me it was a guarunteed upset tum, also worried about garlic are they better if say you use garlic or onion powder?
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It's still possible to "react" to even the safe vegetables at first, which is why it's recommended to cook them well and start with small amounts, always eating them after soluble fiber (bread, pasta, rice, etc) to make them as safe as possible.
Carrots should be cooked at first, yes. They're harder to digest raw. For apples, I would cook them too, until you're stable and start trying more in the way of raw and harder-to-digest foods... I know that even now, raw apples are a killer for me.
Couscous is SF, yes. 
There's no law that you HAVE to eat tomatoes, onions, or garlic. I think I avoided all 3 of them for a good 6 months or so, till I was feeling better and more stable. You can use a sprinkle of garlic powder instead of cloves of garlic, yes. Onion powder will work for the onions, too.
Hope that helps a bit!
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yes thankyou so much, its really hard coz im quite stable but not wanting to rock the boat, but at the same time trying to introduce new things into my (safe foods only) diet any other advice or good starting out recipes anyone has to offer would be much appreciated. 
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...not even the SF ones like carrots, apples and pears (which, uncooked, still have lots of IF in them btw). Well, ok I eat bananas raw but I think that's it.
And like you I generally stay completley away from onions and tomatos - like Casey said there's no rule that says you have to eat these; I just eat other veggies that don't bother me. I'm usually ok with minced garlic, but yeah onion and garlic powders are a much safer bet.
But (the usual qualifier) some people have much better tolerances for these things than I do, so if you want to try them out safely (= with lots of SF)
When you say "safe foods only" - are you still on the all-SF diet? If so definitely start with very well cooked veggies (like in sauces and soups) and give it time before you test out the raw ones. Heather's quick breads (banana, zuchcini) are good here too, as are smoothies and any thing else in which the IF is really broken up (pureed, well cooked, very well chopped etc.).
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Try a risotto...this is my safest way of getting veggies in. And you can just use whatever you're most comfortable with...plus being able to chop it all ectra finely or even puree the veg as well helps. If you don't know how to cook a risotto, just say.
Or one of Heather's breads.
Carrots have to be cooked to be safe...and I'd stick to cooked apples for a while...I can now have a tiny bit of peeled raw apple but prefer it cooked. And alot of people are sensitive to onions, garlic and tomatoes, so if you have a bad track record with them, go slowly. I have to finely chop onions and well cook them or I can't eat them, but like that they're ok. Garlic I'm fine with, but trying the powder or using whole cloves that you can fish out is a good plan. Tomatoes I still limit my consumption of.
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