Lots of Hugs as Always, Also someone mentioned to me a bread, which I think was in Trader Joes or Whole Foods that was LID safe. I paid $6 for a quart-size container at Publix. Many thanks, recipesforsustenance You are so welcome! 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. From everything I had read, I knew I needed to do it. Mar 27, 2021 @ 15:54:08, The first time I did LID was so hard. 3 before RAI and 2 after RAI. Hunts regular ketchup is actually fine for LID too. The aches have improved but the rest of me feels strange. Im so glad you found my blog helpful! if iodized salt is used, it's supposed to be listed as such. traders joes great place to find items for low iodine diet. Its great on oatmeal. 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. I could have sworn I picked this product up last year while on LID and sea salt was listed as an ingredient. Some Wal-Mart's may carry this buttery spread. : ), thank you ,thank you, my best wishes for you, recipesforsustenance Used for the Homemade LID Snack Bar recipe. I have the cookbooks but am wanting breakfast and snack ideas not in the cookbook. Publix Country StyleHashbrowns Peeled potatoes are allowed on LID. Feb 16, 2021 @ 21:03:58. I hope everything is going well for you. ughhhh this is not for the weak. Zero sodium.while it says Sugar Fire sauce is a dessert sauce- we used it on grilled chicken, hamburger patties, etc. She was only in surgery about 2 hours maybe less!!! jani, unless we have to be on the diet, you still avoid iodine products? I went to Trader Joe's and they know nothing about this No Salt whole wheat breadthey even checked the computer at the store?? Im so sorry your son is going through this. As long as it does not contain dairy or other banned ingredients, chocolate is fine for LID. I know it's a low iodine dietso I am hoping with moderationI'm good. Oct 14, 2022 @ 00:23:56, You are so welcome! We wonder why we're all taking pills for out blood pressure when two slices of bread can have half a days sodium serving before we even put anything on it!!!! Anybody like me out there? I am so glad my blog has been helpful to yall! :). 18 g whole grain. Ingredients: apples, strawberries, apple juice concentrate, blackberry puree concentrate, natural flavor, red raspberry juice concentrate and ascorbic acid. recipesforsustenance Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Brown Rice - Iodine occurs naturally in rice. It is very hard to find foods that are okay on LID. Dec 21, 2017 @ 23:00:10. 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. I hope your hubbys RAI is completely successful and he has minimal side-effects. It comes in a small 7 oz box (found it on the shelf of a local health food store). 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! Trader Joes Sodium Free Whole Wheat Bread Nasty, unless you like the taste of cardboard. 365 Brand Cashew Butter This is a delicious nut butter from Whole Foods. One day I had to eat breakfast outa fresh egg white omelette with veggies. Good luck to you! Anyone know if that's a fact or if I an eat the bread I bought? Did the LID last year before my RAI, now preparing for WBS and Thyrogen. 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). I went to that website its amazing!!! 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! Hope your LID went well. Their fresh ciabatta bread, too. -Good blogs that you can adapt recipes from: 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 am ok, just extremely sore from that! Trader Joe's does not use any iodized salt in our product labels. So around 4am I crawled out of my bed where I was semi comfortable to get things ready to go to Seattle. RAI in 6 days! Apr 10, 2016 @ 12:20:27, You are most welcome! Aug 19, 2019 @ 23:49:39. Courtney :). thanks for this super helpful Im so happy I have more options not having time and not knowing how to cook makes it difficult this is my second time doing the lid diet Im on day 2 =) missing coffee oatmeal and reg eggs and mayonnaise manly lol =) and the fact that I cant go out i have to cook all but hey I did it once I will do it again =), recipesforsustenance ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. No red dyes. Used this product as base for pasta sauce. I was miserable and hungry. Smithfield Bacon This bacon does not contain iodized salt. Best wishes! He came back and said they use uniodized salt in the their products, so they should all be ok!! We are starting the 2nd round of the LID diet for my husband to start his radioactive iodine treatment next month. Hope this helps! There may be regional differences in ingredients, so always check. I hope all goes well with your scan! Best wishes! Having this bread will save me time since I wont have to be making bread from scratch. I love Trader Joe's! After we ate lunch and visited a bit, we all walked outside for a smoke break and to keep from being so stiff just sitting and waiting. Make sure you read labels. 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!!! Elmhurst Milked Cashews This stuff is delicious! The ingredients of the shreds are: Filtered water, tapioca flour, expeller pressed non-GMO canola and/or safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, vegan natural flavours, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, citric acid (vegan, for flavour), titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral). I hope RAI went well and you are recovering well. Broccoli), -Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado, -Roasted Cauliflower with Red Chile, Cilantro, and Lime, -Grilled Corn, Tomatoes and Avocado Salad. yes, iodine is naturally occurring in sea salt. Hello all real quick question. It is best if rice is limited on LID. Finally around 12pm the anesthesiologist team came in to prepare grandma and she was wheeled off to the operating room around 12:30pm. I knew there was more. I have been making my own bread but like knowing I have this in the freezer. So knowing that, grandpa was extremely relieved knowing grandma was in the ICU now and was on her way to recovery! Aug 19, 2019 @ 21:33:47. I just thought I would pass it on because it almost felt too good to be true - Trader Joe's and Chipotle??!! I researched as much as I could to learn how to benefit from this temporary diet. Knowing myself, I would feel bad if I didn't follow the LID to the best of my ability. Tocopherol is a naturally occurring chemical element found in a variety of foods. Thyroid cancer support group and discussion community. 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! I used it to cook a chicken dish that my family loved! Ben & Jerrys Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Contains soybean oil and soy lecithin, but both of those ingredients are considered to be okay on LID. They never tested my iodine before RAI (therapeutic or testing doses). Tomatoes in a can? Change). I went to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and was able to find a bunch of great stuff that is really LID friendly. Other brands, such as Eden for example, say No Salt Added, but have kombu seaweed added (so stay away from those). Thank goodness for Trader Joe's and kosher meat. I am having RAI next Friday.. 1st and Last!! They do use sea salt in some of their products, but it is specifiedin the ingredients lists. Boil a pot of water with a bit of Kosher salt. You can find unsalted canned beans, but its more economical to just cook dried beans at home and season with kosher salt. I didnt have guidance for LID from my oncologist or any other doctor. 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. Purchased at Whole Foods. I got it in writing from Trader Joe's, the link to thread where I post the response I got back from Trader Joes is above. recipesforsustenance We'll start with questions about LID and move onto questions about RAI. I have had my surgeries and find out on Tuesday about treatment, but am sure I will have scanThanks again. Thanks-a-Lot, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Patties, and Thin Mints are all vegan and do not contain iodized salt. I've been using the trader joes album along with the other albums and want to thank everyone who has worked so diligently putting them together butit's still hard. 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 . i that what is thyca patients should do? Last blood work my TSH was .14.what does that mean? David Sunflower Seeds These are a great salty snack. Thank you thank you thank you for this!!! Thank you so much for this list!! A reading of the labels of the stuff listed showed no salt, no dairy and no soy (the big "3" to avoid in my opinion). They were a bit pricey for the quantity, so dried beans are always a good option (but they take forever to cook!) It is a low iodine diet, not a no iodine diet. recipesforsustenance Awesome post! I recently had a totally thyroidectomy and am now starting the LID in 2 days. Purchased at Whole Foods. Once grandma had been wheeled off for surgery, the rest of us went down to the cafeteria to have lunch. I appreciate your link. I start my LID tomorrow and begin tests on Feb 6 and RAI Feb 11th. 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. HI all, starting LID on 1/13 and I think I have most of this down except a few commercial product questions. * Loads of raw nuts (pistachio's, cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc) No one is very savvy about iodine, but just let them know that any sea ingredient (kelp, fish, etc.) Newmans Own Tomato & Basil Spaghetti Sauce Newmans Own brand items do not contain iodized salt. What are the chances? Thank you!!!!! * Unsalted tortilla chips If you should have any further questions please contact me. There are several Kens salad dressings that are suitable for LID>. Kosher recipesforsustenance It's good to know, because getting enough sodium on any diet is healthy. *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! Kitchen Basics Unsalted Beef Stock this stock is delicious. From clothing to flowers to wine, you can purchase just about anything Fair Trade.Notable brands like Athletica, Patagonia, Kashi Foods, Honest Tea, and select products from Whole Foods, Aldi, Trader Joe's, General Mills, and Kroger have joined the Fair Trade movement. This list is amazing!! Best of luck! Cyndi, recipesforsustenance If I wasn't as strict with the LID (starting it sooner and eliminating as much iodine as possible) then my RAI treatment would have been delayed even longer. 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 guess I am a little frustrated as it seems that no matter what I want to eat, there is some list somewhere that says NO! When I asked my oncologist about LID, she told me to ask the Nuclear Medicine Department. My iodine level didn't drop enough when checked via blood work. https://onabutterflyswings.wordpress.com/tag/vegan/, http://thyca.org/download/document/229/Cookbook1pgEng.pdf, http://lidlifecommunity.org/countries/phillipines, https://lidlifecommunity.org/countries/usa/usa-foods/usa-breakfast/usa-other-breakfast/#jp-carousel-8956, https://thyca.org/download/document/408/LIDSlides.pdf, Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer.