A couple diet questions
#173406 - 04/25/05 09:46 AM
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e_mcmaster
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Hi all!
1. Odwalla Bars - anyone tried 'em? I had one yesterday and can't tell if it hurt me or not. They are super low-fat and have a lot of rolled oats and such in them. If needed, I can post the ingredients but they are dairy, artificial sweetener and HFCS-free.
2. Protein powder - I've been wanting to try egg white protein powder. Does anyone have any experience with this?
3. What veggies do you eat on a reg basis? - I seem to be stuck in a green bean, peas, tomato & eggplant rut. How do you cook yours?
Thanks! 
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Never heard of Odwalla bars but they sound kind of similar to Luna bars?... they sound good at any rate, but no I've never come accooss them. I've also never tried egg protein powder, sorry, but it's another one I've been wondering about too (that and rice protein) so I'll be interested to see if anyone else has tried it.
For your last question, veggies I eat regularly are (all cooked) carrots, beets, spinach, sweet potatoes and potoates, and zucchini (which I love and tolerate quite well). Mostly I just bake or lightly sautee them but lately I've been making lots of vegetable sauces by putting cooked veggie mixtures in the blender - it makes them (for me) 100% safe it seems and I've even been throwing in some not-so-safe veggies like spinach, peas (I don't do too well with those personally), celelry etc. Otherwise I usually just have my veggies baked, boiled, broiled or roasted.
hope that helps!
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Yeh, I'd also like to know what protein powder and protein bars I can have.
I take it that you want to know these like I do so you can know what to use for a post workout shake or when you don't have time to eat a regular thing.
What about Bevereley's International Muscle Powder, it is lactose free.
In general, should I be looking at powder's and bars that are lactose free, or dairy free altogether, and how can I know this has it.
I had a luna bar the other day that made me bloated, but it said it may contain trace amounts of dairy, it would be helpful if I knew what bars with protein I could take.
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I LOVE Odwalla bars....and I've never had problems after eating them. I just can't find them anywhere around here!
Do you like carrots?? Those seem to work well for me. IF I cook them first. Also zucchini...and sweet potatoes... I basically will cook a bunch of veggies in the beginning of the week and then eat the leftovers during the week. I avoid raw veggies now.
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I take soy protein powder and have no problem with it. Just make sure it the one you get doesn't contain any dairy (NOT JUST LACTOSE FREE), eggs, or artificial sweeteners. There are other kinds that might be safe such as those mentioned above (egg white, rice, also hemp) but they are much more difficult to find.
Post workout I have a shake made with a scoop of soy protein, a cup of soy milk, a pear, 1/2 a banana, 1 tbsp acacia and a teeny bit of honey.
Protein bars are a little tougher. Luna bars are the only dairy free ones that are low fat and high protein that I've been able to find. What kind of luna bar did you try? Do you eat soy regularly? Because soy can be VERY bloating if you haven't had it before - it takes your body some time to get used to it. (And luna bars have tonnnns of soy in them)
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I have no complications using this, most surprisingly. It's good stuff.
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It contains casein... so I probably couldn't have it 
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I take it you microwave the veggies, why are cooked veggies alright but not raw ones?
If you cook veggies, does this make it so I won't have a reaction to irritants like broccoli?
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I guess the inexposure to soy is why I got bloated.
Does Soy powder have about as much protein per serving as regular powders?
Are you sure honey is alright, isn't that high in high fructose corn syrup, how can I not have apple juice but have honey too.
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Isn't this dairy, what brand?
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Yes...
#173502 - 04/25/05 12:46 PM
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From Heather's book Eating for IBS:
"Raw Fruits, raw vegetables, raw greens, raw sprouts, and seeds are all very high in insoluble fiber"...."it helps tremendously to peel and cook these fruits and vegetables until tender as this makes their fiber content dramatically less likely to trigger attacks." pg 13-14.
Have you read her book?? You might not want to follow it word for word in every respect but it will give you some good ideas to play around with and then you can figure out your own system and your own triggers. Not everyone has problems from the same foods, not everyone LIKES the same foods, and not everyone has the same degree of difficulty with common triggers. I've learned mostly what to eat by trial and error.
And regarding broccoli---for me cooked is just as bad. Same for cauliflower and cabbage. I just don't eat it.
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I take soy protein powder what brand do YOU use? I'm on the hunt for more options myself.... and have no problem with it. Just make sure it the one you get doesn't contain any dairy (NOT JUST LACTOSE FREE), eggs, or artificial sweeteners. There are other kinds that might be safe such as those mentioned above (egg white, rice, also hemp) but they are much more difficult to find.
Post workout I have a shake made with a scoop of soy protein, a cup of soy milk, a pear, 1/2 a banana, 1 tbsp acacia and a teeny bit of honey.
Protein bars are a little tougher. Luna bars are the only dairy free ones that are low fat and high protein that I've been able to find. What kind of luna bar did you try? Do you eat soy regularly? Because soy can be VERY bloating if you haven't had it before - it takes your body some time to get used to it. (And luna bars have tonnnns of soy in them)
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#173653 - 04/25/05 07:57 PM
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The one I'm taking right now is Weider Brand 90% Soy Protein (chocolatE)...
It's kind of gross though so I wouldn't really recommend it... lol. It was cheap at the drugstore and I didn't have time to go all the way to the mall.
The one I USUALLY use is GNC Women's "Soy Supreme" Chocolate protein powder, which is quite good. I've used that one for quite some time, but I'm still trying out other ones and such as GNC is a bit pricey.
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Re: Shell
#173658 - 04/25/05 08:06 PM
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Shell Marr
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Thank you soooo much... my PT asked me to find ALL of the ones that would be safe for ME to use and then she will pick the one that she thinks will benefit ME the most. She thinks the one I'm using now is "too clean" not really sure what that means...other then it does not pack the punch that other (non-safe IBS) meal replacements do. LOL
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The one I'm taking right now is Weider Brand 90% Soy Protein (chocolatE)...
It's kind of gross though so I wouldn't really recommend it... lol. It was cheap at the drugstore and I didn't have time to go all the way to the mall.
The one I USUALLY use is GNC Women's "Soy Supreme" Chocolate protein powder, which is quite good. I've used that one for quite some time, but I'm still trying out other ones and such as GNC is a bit pricey.
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