Am I missing something with Trader Joes? Karey, Hope that helps! I hope RAI went well and you are recovering well. Used this product as base for pasta sauce. Im so glad my blog is helpful to you as you prepare for LID! I don't use milk or creamer in my coffee but use too so I know that it's tough to go without. Second thank you, thank you and thank you for all of your research and phone calls. 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. Thanks!! However, you are right about the hummus several have sea salt! I dont like to cook so a lot of these will be perfect for me. FYI, this bread doesnt contain salt or dough conditioners. Others here have gotten written confirmation from them that any salt used in Trader Joe's branded food is iodine-free. If done right and portion controlled this should not affect my sugars too much so that gives me a ton of hope :) not only for me, but for those who are also diabetic and having to do the LID :) Glad to see Publix brands too! What a great site! It turned out pretty good all things considered. http://www.lidlifecommunity.org is a great resource if you need to do the diet again in the future. I just bought trader joe's salt free corn chips and hummus. Im so sorry to hear that both you and your husband have (or had) thyroid cancer. Ill keep a good thought for him (and you). I am a mediocre cook at best so making my own foods for the next 2 weeks is going to be rough. As long as it does not contain dairy or other banned ingredients, chocolate is fine for LID. Awesome post! I still have almost two weeks to go. They never tested my iodine before RAI (therapeutic or testing doses). Lots of LID friendly Grocery products discovered! My husband is on LID for the first time, and youve helped tremendously! Or should I stick to veg only or organic chicken? - I made the honey whole wheat banana bread (substituted 4 egg whites for the 2 eggs that the recipe calls for and used kosher salt) and added the enjoy life semi sweet mini chips and chopped walnuts--such a yummy breakfast!) Jul 15, 2019 @ 02:04:12. I think I can handle natural pb and banana's for sandwiches often but I probably need a little more in the option category. Use the Tabs below to see our daily LID menu by meal. Here is a quick run down of the items so that if any one is near these stores they can run out and get this stuff too! I have yet to run into a large manufacturer who uses iodized salt in their products. I have cancer and am doing the radioactive iodine treatment next week. One nice thing is that if a TJ item is made with Sea Salt it says so on the label, if it says Salt as an ingredient it is non-iodized. Make sure to check out http://www.lidlifecommunity.org. 6 weeks is a long time to be on this diet. She was able to get me fresh veggies. I hope all goes well with LID and your RAI. Thank you thank you thank you for this!!! That's right- we're from the south! Oh that's great LIamdig! My experience with thyroid cancer with emphasis on Low-Iodine Diet recipes and menus. I've noticed I've been jittery and feeling anxious today My hearts feels like its racing and I'm a bit short of breath at times.not sure of its what I'm eating/not eating or my meds. Flowers. I am staying between 75-96 consistently since I started the LID! - Oregon, or Salt Lake City, or even somewhere else in Idaho?) Mar 17, 2017 @ 02:29:37. This put the surgery off until 11am. I hope your treatment is completely successful and you have a quick recovery. Keeping a good thought for you! We start the diet on the 11th. I love rye bread and was really happy to find out that the Pepperidge Farm brand is safe. I know she is not out of the woods yet, but I know she is on her road to recovery :) I also asked her docs yesterday about taking extra precautions after my RAI if I should take a few extra days staying away from grandma since she just had this surgery but they assured me that after my 7 days of isolation I would pose no risk to grandma anymore than I would any other non-pregnant adult! Oct 14, 2022 @ 00:24:58. what an eye opener this has been. Feb 26, 2017 @ 16:21:30. 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? I love Trader Joe's! I have Trader Joe's Organic Jellys and they are all great tasting. 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. So, I hope I am not out of line by posting this but I was kind of hoping that you all might share some of your "yee-haw, I can eat this" snack/food ideas that you discovered you could eat while on the LID. We'll start with questions about LID and move onto questions about RAI. She then needed to go to Walmart to pick up a few things so we headed over there and I found some stuff there for me on the LID! This is day 3 of my LID and I'm not gonna liethis is tough! This community is sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, an Inspire trusted partner. When asked how she felt she said "I feel like shit" LMAO so we know grandma is on the mend and will be home soon enough :) I am so relieved!!! I've been determined to find good stuff to eat on this irritating LID diet. He came back and said they use uniodized salt in the their products, so they should all be ok!! It was great to have on hand to make soups. Ive been kinda bummed out trying to find things I actually like to eat. I packed my headset for my music on my phone to relax if needed :) Then it was time to start packing LID foods! recipesforsustenance Purchased at Whole Foods. Amanda. Feel crappy AND not eat comfort foods? It was such a relief to hear she made it through the surgery :) The doc told us that the next 48 hours are critical after this type of surgery but she would be in ICU 2-3 days then moved to a regular room for another 3-4 days and that she may be home by Saturday if she cooperates with the rehabilitation team if she doesn't she will go to a rehabilitation facility for 1-2 weeks! The Smart Balance with Olive Oil should be fine for the low iodine diet. YUMMY I am looking forward to it as I am starving :) It's my big meal of the day as the rest of the time I usually have small snacks/meals through the day to regulate my blood sugars!! Doc has me on LID for basically 5 weeks. Good luck and remember LID is about 19 days out of a lifetime, and it's all to improve your chances of knocking this cancer down for good! Based on what I have read, there is a lot of information available about LID diets, but quite a bit of information that my doctor did not address with me, and some conflicting information. Things are going to be okay. Thanks, Kareylynn. It is best if rice is limited on LID. Good luck with LID and upcoming scans. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. * Unsalted tortilla chips LID Life Community is a good resource and may give you some food ideas. Purchased at Harris Teeter grocery store. Thank you so much for this list!! 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! I'm a 29-year old vegetarian living in DC, diagnosed with stage I papillary carcinoma a few months ago, and on week 1 of the LID diet. Ending week two of my second round with LID. So for dinner tonight I am having a modified taco salad with proper seasoning minus the sour cream and cheese and with my Trader Joe's unsalted chips!!! Add honey, cinnamon and sugar (or sweetner) and mash away! Here is a sample of vegetables you can eat: asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, radishes, lettuce, celery, bell peppers, kale, chiles (jalapenos, serranos, habaneros, poblano, New Mexican, Anaheim, cubanelles, Hatch, etc), tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes (skin must be removed), turnips, turnip greens, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, spinach, eggplant, mustard greens, squash (zucchini, yellow squash, Hubbard, spaghetti squash, acorn, pumpkin, butternut, etc), Brussels sprouts, green beans, collards, parsnips, okra, Swiss chard, rutabaga, jicama, kohlrabi, snow peas, rapini, bok choy, beets, corn, tomatillos, etc, Thank you so much for this posting, and all the work you did! Ha ha! It's good to know, because getting enough sodium on any diet is healthy. I dont know about your husband, but I was way more anxious about RAI than the surgery. I don't think the ground beef is USDA organic, but it is from TJs. Ive learned so much and am glad I can share my recipes and experiences with others. I also went to Trader Joes and found their Cinnamon Almonds are ok - raw almonds, sugar and cinnamon and they are sooooo good!!!! Will continue to buy these after the LID! There are also a lot of ingredients in their foods that I dont know what they are. Elmhurst Milked Cashews This stuff is delicious! Rice is a good source of energy, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, thiamin, pantothenic acid, folate, and vitamin E. It is very hard to find foods that are okay on LID. Used for the Homemade LID Snack Bar recipe. Plus, frito-lay posts it on their website in FAQs that they do not use iodized salt. It comprises a peninsula surrounded by the North Sea (west), the Waddenzee (north), and the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel; east). 75% cacao. Thank you for this! 18 g whole grain. Will be using after the LID. Your hard work on this was greatly appreciated. Used for the Homemade LID Snack Bar recipe. At 11am the anesthesiologist was suppose to be in to prepare grandma but the case before was running way late due to complications. -Trader Joe's Unsulphured dried mangos and pineapple I'll ask the grocers at Whole Foods and Trader Joes for helpbut just throwing this out thereI'm also bummed about saying a goodbye (for a few weeks) to soy milk and I see my favorite almond milk has sea salt in it! My favorite ingredient from the LID. Have questions about navigating your Inspire support community or need assistance from one of our Inspire Moderators? It is a LOW iodine diet, not a NO iodine diet, afterall. When I asked my oncologist about LID, she told me to ask the Nuclear Medicine Department. Trader joes organic brown rice penne pasta sodium free. Our first 21 days on the diet we pretty much followed the diet from the thyca cookbook and it was so hard. I've used these before and love themthey're GMO free, BPA free and no preservatives including citric acid. 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. I am having RAI next Friday.. 1st and Last!! Any hints / tips would be so appreciated. The daiya cheese substitute contains sea salt which is banned on the LID diet. recipesforsustenance Mar 18, 2022 @ 02:37:56, Im sorry you are going through this. Best wishes! See the overnight way to cook these steel cut oats on Day 7 Breakfast Tab! Beef flavor bouillon. I shopped there and talked to an employee that wasn't as informative or helpful . Hunts No Salt Added Ketchup This stuff wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. When I suggested/asked for one very popular company to back their word in writing they then refused and retracted their statement. I was wondering how your iodine number actually was? It's good to know, because getting enough sodium on any diet is healthy. I have been reading through postsand trying to answer my questions through those so as not to bother anyonebut geez that takes too much timeso I have decided to postand many of you veterans will find yourself repeating yourself and for that I apologize. Best wishes! Does anyone know what it is? I think So Delicious has a soy-free, LID-safe style cheese substitute. *Sodium Free Whole Wheat Bread - totally free of salt, dairy, and soy - is heavy and dense but, call things considere, taste pretty good - plus it is nice for those of us w/o bread machines! Their fresh ciabatta bread, too. LID is not easy, but Im glad I could help make it a little less stressful for you. Thank you for this post. Progresso Unsalted Chicken Broth contain no added salt. Also, some food suggestions help too. I've never read so many labels in my life.my eyes hurt. The hamburger patty tasted as if it had no salt/seasoning and if it did, it was very minimal. Missy Sutherland Cadwell Thank you in advance!! I might have a shrimp cocktail followed by a maine lobster before I start on dessert though..GRIIIINNNNN..Have a great one good people! SO good that I'm planning to continue with these products and a few others found at other stores such as: Daiya brand cheese shreds, Kirkland's Dark Chocolate Super Fruits (at Costco) and a product called Just Mayo. recipesforsustenance If they are, which ones? Just click on the link! I started today on LID and I must say quite confusing. Beans great protein source while on LID. Oct 14, 2022 @ 00:23:56, You are so welcome! So yesterday went shopping at 2 great (albeit pricey and sometimes hard to find) grocery stores and boy, I did good. Purchased at Whole Foods. potassium iodide is the iodine in iodized salt. 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. recipesforsustenance Their organic fruit leathers are good too!! We had also packed up cheese and peanut butter crackers for snacks, girl scout thin mint cookies and some "cuties". 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!). Best wishes!! It is giving me a headache all this throught into what used to be a normal life. Cassandra Pogue * And I can't seem to find no salt margarine. We get in the car to finally head home after a long day but my day is not over yet!!! I LOVE to eat and they don't even consider the hormonal changes I'm going through! This Earth Balance Soy Free product is mentioned by Daria on her LID Blog: :http://thelowiodinediet.blogspot.com/. I am so glad you are finding my blog helpful! My husband's RAI was 9/21/12 and his LID ended 48 hours later. I hope everything went well with your low iodine diet and test. I also used an awesome resource, LID Life Community (www.lidlifecommunity.org). Zero sodium.while it says Sugar Fire sauce is a dessert sauce- we used it on grilled chicken, hamburger patties, etc. However, that information will still be included in details such as numbers of replies. Zero sodium/zero sugar. As stated many times their own made products use non-iodine salt. 100% Natural She got the intubation tube out last night and came off the breathing machine!!! No sodium; 50 calories, 11g whole grain, gluten free. most companies respond very quickly. 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. I went to Trader Joe's and they know nothing about this No Salt whole wheat breadthey even checked the computer at the store?? The company does not use iodized salt in the products that contain salt and they do not use carrageenan. Rapunzel No Salt Added Vegetable Bouillon Ibought this vegan vegetable bouillon at Earth Fare. So knowing that, grandpa was extremely relieved knowing grandma was in the ICU now and was on her way to recovery! Sincerely, I am so glad my blog has been helpful to yall! I typically drink tap water, or water from a Brita filter at home, and water from a water dispenser at the office (not sure what kind). This makes things so much easier!! It seems to good to be true. https://thyca.org/download/document/408/LIDSlides.pdf. Hard to believe you can have bacon on LID. But I don't want to put my spouse at risk when he returns to the room. I thought I'd ask about the salt in their products, and this was their response: I have been dreading this low iodine diet and no hormones for weeks and now it's here - and I know it's going to hard. Original and Lightly Salted Original Pringles are both LID-safe. Soybean oil and soy lecithin are allowed on LID in moderation. On my third round of LID, I found a wonderful resource, http://lidlifecommunity.org. When I asked them, they told me to ask my oncologist.