My husband's RAI was 9/21/12 and his LID ended 48 hours later. Smithfield Bacon This bacon does not contain iodized salt. Just started my diet two days ago and finding this has been a life saver!! Drain and put the squash into a bowl. Trader Joe's does not use any iodized salt in our product labels. Whole Foods Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Zero sodium/zero sugar. We get home and at my moms/grandparents I needed to fill my mom's pill box for the week so she could take her pills. Best wishes! 75% cacao. This makes things so much easier!! I almost bought them but I never seen it anywhere that anyone on a LID diet bought these products. If anyone else knows of any grocery items, respond to this and maybe we can make a master list to help others! recipesforsustenance Cocoa, itself, is not a banned item. Also someone mentioned to me a bread, which I think was in Trader Joes or Whole Foods that was LID safe. Sep 15, 2018 @ 00:46:09, You are so welcome! Keeping a good thought for you! I love Trader Joe's! I thought I would have to be extremely careful with fruits and such, but I learned shortly after being diagnosed which fruits spike my sugars and almost none do thankfully! recipesforsustenance I was happy to see that my store brand hashbrowns did not contain salt. Thank you for your email. From everything I had read, I knew I needed to do it. Thanks, Kareylynn. I started today on LID and I must say quite confusing. Can anyone confirm.. Im doing my 3rd round of LID in 3 weeks, going on 5 years cancer free but theres still traces. Original and Lightly Salted Original Pringles are both LID-safe. Thank you thank you thank you for this!!! Best of luck! Also, some food suggestions help too. -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 was really nervous the first time. Their customer service is superb, so feel free to contact them if you want to be extra sure. recipesforsustenance Anyway, I was looking for suggestions on how to stay healthy and happy during this time like vitamin supplements or drinking lots of water or exercising lightly? and I've seen it first hand: http://herdeztraditions.com/herdez/salsa_Chilpotle.aspx. It is flavored, but has no sweeteners and no sodium (LaCroix, Perrier, Trader Joe's sparkling water). Frozen Hash Browns. Check out this website: http://www.lidlifecommunity.org/, Thank you for these posts ..They will be very helpful. Trader Joses Chicken & Green Chile Tamales these tamales do not contain cheese or iodized salt. Thank you for this post! I am having RAI next Friday.. 1st and Last!! I think I can handle natural pb and banana's for sandwiches often but I probably need a little more in the option category. I think I will need a garbage pail in my room. I am starting to hear canola oil may not be as good as we think. I got a call today to go on LID and off my Cytomel. Finally feeling like I can survive this diet. That site has been so helpful in finding food items that dont contain iodine. Im glad I found this site. Salt free, gluten free and no MSG. See the overnight way to cook these steel cut oats on Day 7 Breakfast Tab! The Tuscan Pane does not contain sea salt. I have been making my own bread but like knowing I have this in the freezer. I found a kosher supplier in New York that would ship it to me. recipesforsustenance I discovered that a LID will cause the leisions you go away. Noord-Holland, English North Holland, coastal provincie (province), northwestern Netherlands. Is there a time frameor just symptoms I should be aware of? Are you sure you want to block this member? I went over to the Nutrisystem site and looked at ingredient lists for several foods they sell and they were full of non-allowed ingredients (like sea salt, dairy, soy). Finally I get home completely wiped out, sore from my fall earlier and I can't even think about making anything for dinner so I grabbed one of my new cashew & almond bars and it hit the spot! Feb 26, 2017 @ 16:21:30. Did you contact the sellers to make sure of the type of salt they used? Jan 16, 2023 @ 20:14:36. Started LID yesterday. So around 4am I crawled out of my bed where I was semi comfortable to get things ready to go to Seattle. Kosher Salt Kosher salt does not have iodine. They are sweet to taste, have 14g of carbs 13g of sugars but it's natural sugars! "It's healthy (50 calories and 2 grams of fat per cup), very tasty, and can be eaten as a main or a side." Plus, it's inexpensive at $2.99 per bag. Zero % sodium; low sugar. Broccoli), -Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado, -Roasted Cauliflower with Red Chile, Cilantro, and Lime, -Grilled Corn, Tomatoes and Avocado Salad. LID is not easy, but Im glad I could help make it a little less stressful for you. We got this, recipesforsustenance So knowing that, grandpa was extremely relieved knowing grandma was in the ICU now and was on her way to recovery! Amy I contacted the company to see what type of salt they used in their products and got this response: I have received your inquiry regarding our Texas Pete Hot Sauce and the salt in our products. Vegetables lots and lots of fresh vegetables. I will try it as a marinade with chicken breast and use it on a salad with pecans and apples or pears.mmmm. , recipesforsustenance Good luck to you! 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. Great for soups, risotto, mashed potatoes, etc Make sure to read labels because the regular Progresso broths contain sea salt. Just click on the link! Hi! RAI I used it to make Beef Stew and it was rich and tasted great. Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Coconut Milk Creamer (Sweet Creme) One of the few non-dairy coffee creamers I have found that is vegan and does not contain seaweed products or sea salt. Trader Joes Sodium Free Whole Wheat Bread Nasty, unless you like the taste of cardboard. Aug 22, 2021 @ 23:40:38. Yes, I need to see the big picture and not focus on the bad, but that's easy for them to say! Best wishes! Thanks for all the info! When do you stop driving after going HYPO? recipesforsustenance I have read so many things about LID - I thought I read that there is a bread, peanut butter, chips and a salsa that are all allowed on the diet. * And I can't seem to find no salt margarine. I figured I married him for better or worse, at least we can do this part of the journey together. I hope all goes well for your husband. Has anyone eaten "conventional" ground beef on the diet? Pepperidge Farm Jewish Rye (Seedless or not) Bread I love rye bread and was really happy to find out that the Pepperidge Farm brand is safe. I found unsalted tortilla chips, corn tortillas with no salt, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce with no salt added AND tons of kosher meat. Trader joes Dry roasted and unsalted pistachios. Coconut milk can be used in Indian or Thai curries or soups. LID Life Community is a good resource and may give you some food ideas. These last two are "finds" for the LID list :) They have a list of safe 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. Trader joes Unsalted organic white corn tortilla chips. -Trader Joe's Unsulphured dried mangos and pineapple Of course, you should follow the directions for LID your doctor gave you. Sour Candy/Gum Products Used After the RAI, 1st Food Request After RAI/LID Diet Ended, Tangerine Pumpkin Snack- Great for Halloween & Thanksgiving, Middle Eastern Salad- Full of Fresh Veggies, Strawberry & Kale Salad- omit cheese during LID, Chimichurri Sauce for chicken/beef/veggies, Almond Milk- quick & easy to make at home, Easy Garlic Broccolini (or use reg. This helps me hugely since I went vegan this year! I could use the site to look up LID-safe items on my phone while I was grocery shopping. : ), thank you ,thank you, my best wishes for you, recipesforsustenance Ending week two of my second round with LID. The company does not use iodized salt in the products that contain salt and they do not use carrageenan. This whole process is hard because no one around me quite gets it and I sometimes feel guilty for being down about what I'm going through. My isolation was a great little vacation from real life. Thank for your help, Day 3: Man was it a long day!!! So I cut up the hamburger patty, lettuce, tomato and onions and seasoned it all with the stuff I brought with me and made it into somewhat of a taco salad with my unsalted chips! Is that good? Is that for fresh as they may have dye? They have a list (with pictures) of LID-safe foods from the grocery store and even LID-safe food from restaurants. I use Morton's kosher salt in my kitchen, everyday. The only ingredient is coconut. I could have sworn I picked this product up last year while on LID and sea salt was listed as an ingredient. I also ate a lot of their hummus, peanut filled pretzels, PB&J sandwiches with their bread and organic carrot juice (it's worth a try!). Rice. Thank you so much for this list of allowed foods! Uncle Bens Ready Rice Brown Rice Iodine occurs naturally in rice. 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. I hope all goes well. Grandma was suppose to be in surgery at 9am, but because she had received blood a few weeks ago for a gastrointestinal bleed, they had to re-type and cross her blood before surgery. She was only in surgery about 2 hours maybe less!!! I also found a salad dressing/marinade. Trader Joes Creamy Unsalted Peanut Butter Im not going to lie, I didnt care for this peanut butter that much. As of May 3, my iodine level was high. They also have a Facebook group for support. Hi Suzi, We do not used iodized salt in our Thai Kitchen or Simply Asia products. I have RAI in two weeks.. recipesforsustenance Your hard work on this was greatly appreciated. 18 g whole grain. I think I will deserve comfort. Of everything that was there, I think I did pretty good all things considered! So yesterday went shopping at 2 great (albeit pricey and sometimes hard to find) grocery stores and boy, I did good. There are several Kens salad dressings that are suitable for LID>. With the exception of soybeans, you can eat all fresh (and frozen) vegetables. Thank you so much! They are quite filling and tasty :) My husband recently had his five year check up and lab work and he remains CANCER FREE! - Oregon, or Salt Lake City, or even somewhere else in Idaho?) Awesome post! Kite Hill Almond Milk Cream Cheese Style Spread a vegan, soy-free cream cheese alternative that does not contain iodized salt. I ate pretty much only items from Trader Joe's brand that didn't have sea salt or dairy. -Cucumber Refrigerated Salad- keeps for 2 mo! So I made a trail mix for my snack kashi cereal pinapple chips dried fruit and dark chocolate chips and almonds .. are dark chocolate chips ok they have no milk or salt I got them at trader joes and does any one know about coconut milk in a can can I use that in my coffee. This was heaven sent! I have a Trader Joes and Whole Foods nearby, as well as a local health food store. recipesforsustenance No idea if it will be good but I'm excited to try it Im not a big beer drinker, but I did use Shiner Bock to make beer bread. Used this product as base for pasta sauce. I thought I'd ask about the salt in their products, and this was their response: Thank you so much for doing the homework on so much of this. I have yet to run into a large manufacturer who uses iodized salt in their products. Went to Trader Joes. Rice is a good source of energy, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, thiamin, pantothenic acid, folate, and vitamin E. Sep 08, 2017 @ 13:05:04. The beddo I wash the sheets, throw them awaywhat? Having this bread will save me time since I wont have to be making bread from scratch. Courtney :). http://cookieandkate.com I just added some kosher salt to it to make it taste more like regular ketchup. I ended up buying a hamburger patty (no bread at all as they keep their meat separate from their bread until you order a burger) with shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and sliced onions. This product does contain sodium caseinate (a milk derivative). Avoiding salt just to avoid iodine is counter-productive and not advisable. potassium iodide is what you need to look for in salt (aside from sea salt). Can anyone help? Trader joes made it so easy to find good tasting iodine free items. KBye ~ Wendi. Tomatoes in a can? Thank you for this awesome list! I will do everything I can for the RAI treatment to work its' best to erradicate any remaining thyroid cells in my body. I have Celiac Dermititis Herpetiformis which iodine acts as an irritant. ughhhh this is not for the weak. Thank you so much! Jan 19, 2022 @ 11:56:42. Anyone know if that's a fact or if I an eat the bread I bought? No red dyes. traders joes great place to find items for low iodine diet. You are so welcome! Unfortunately we have limited to almost nothing here in the Philippines when it comes to LID diet ingredients 6 weeks prior to scan is a real struggle , recipesforsustenance I have been going out of my mind trying to find something to eat. I start mine in three weeks and need to have some convenience items to have in the car - I have two children and with activities every night it is not possible to make things in the cookbook everyday. La Banderita Corn Tortillas I dont know what I would have done without these tortillas. At the time I couldn't find it the store was all out of it but does anyone remember that? I have a 17 year old son too. It is also really good in coffee, adding the essential creaminess that the other creamer alternatives just dont provide. I did see sea salt on some things which isn't ok!! Cassandra Pogue I was able to find out that corporate for trader Joes has guaranteed that they do not use iodize salt in any of their trader joes name bran products DO STAY . It seems to good to be true. It does melt and add a cheese-like creaminess. Hi everyone!! Doc has me on LID for basically 5 weeks. We start the diet on the 11th. It's called "Let's Do Organic" creamed, unsweetened coconut. Karey, This put the surgery off until 11am. -Trader Joe's Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats Oct 01, 2021 @ 20:23:05, First, I am sorry that your Thyroid Caner brought you to this point. I start my LID tomorrow, and am now reading about distilled water. I am so happy that I found this site! 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. I got some ground beef at Trader Joe's this past weekend just to eat. It is a low iodine diet, not a no iodine diet. A few other bonuses are that a lot of this stuff is gluten free and organic. The only downside is that the products are a bit pricey. Thanks!! This list is amazing!! Mar 17, 2017 @ 02:29:37. Hunts regular ketchup is actually fine for LID too. I start my LID tomorrow. Mar 20, 2022 @ 17:36:41, Im sorry you are having to have a second dose of RAI. recipesforsustenance No whammies! They researched each item on their lists and have it in writing from the food company that their products do not contain iodized salt. After that grandpa wanted another smoke so we walked out so he could have a smoke and get that "load" off his chest so to speak :) He walked with us up to the valet service and waited until the car was brought up. This Earth Balance Soy Free product is mentioned by Daria on her LID Blog: :http://thelowiodinediet.blogspot.com/. Rapunzel No Salt Added Vegetable Bouillon Ibought this vegan vegetable bouillon at Earth Fare. Both also had a good selection of fruit popsicles and sorbet that would be LID friendly to sooth any sweet tooth. Thanks, Kareylynn! Seeing it all written out helps me to think about everything that I can have on a low iodine diet instead of what I cannot have. Lots of sorbet options out there- most with zero sodium. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always a safe bet. can anyone tell me what products are sold at Trader Joes that are allowed on the LID? Also Enjoy Life chocolates, almond butter and grape jelly. I have smart balance with olive oil that I eat when Im not on an LID diet but cant tell if this is ok to eat during the diet. Some Wal-Mart's may carry this buttery spread. Elmhurst Milked Cashews This stuff is delicious! I have never heard of that condition, but its so interesting that low iodine diet helps. It was at this point from sheer exhaustion that I lost my footing and fell onto/into a wooden bench at a very funny angle and got a bit hurt! I hope all goes well with your husbands LID and the RAI is successful! Tips for Less Stressful LID Food Preparation: **Always consult with your medical treatment team and follow their current food list during your LID**, Some blog readers reported their physicians told them to avoid beets during the LID- These chips contain mostly sweet potatos with some beet chips- if you have been advised to avoid beets- simply pick out the beet chips and save for another family member.