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[clevermanka]

Thanks to anomali for this very handy website that lists fructose malabsorption trigger foods. Of course, most fruits and sweeteners are off the menu (no surprise), but there are a few things I'm going to be Very Sad to see go. Asparagus, leeks, and onions are in the Very High Risk category. High risk foods include cabbage, tomato, and zucchini. Sweet potatoes are in the Moderate Risk section. Other websites indicate some vegetables that this list don't include: artichokes, eggplant, broccoli, peppers, cucumbers, radishes, celery, Brussels sprouts, lettuce (no huge loss there) turnip greens, mushrooms, okra, beets, spinach, and carrots. But a website that redheadfae sent lists spinach as okay, but puts kale in the danger list.

I need to figure out how to deal with that, seeing as I have a big old bag of baby kale in the fridge right now, and I had a bunch of it with supper last night. Should I just finish the bag and not buy more this month?

For the month of June, I'm eliminating the vegetables listed as problematic for people with fructose issues, and will not eat any fruit at all. I need to think about if I'm going to worry about the small amounts of date syrup and pomegranate concentrate that I use in my beef jerky marinade. I use about a quarter cup of date syrup and a tablespoon of pomegranate concentrate per batch (usually around 3.5lbs of raw flank steak). I've tried making jerky with no sweetener and it tastes...not so great.

This means I can't eat my kimchee, either, which I find Oh So Amusing. Its ingredients? Cabbage, carrots, and leeks. I also saw coconut milk on that second website. So, no coffee for me for this month, either. *headdesk*

It's...a little overwhelming. And when I say the number of foods I'm eliminating is overwhelming? It's Pretty Damn Overwhelming.

I'm cutting way back on the drinking, too. I figure I'm going through all this, I might as well have a secondary goal. So I'm going to see how much I can lean down in thirty days by eating super squeaky clean. I'm not calling this a Whole30, because I'm still going to allow myself a glass of wine or three on the weekends. But other than that, I'll be adhering to a fairly strict Whole30 schedule.

This morning's stats: 156.6lbs; waist=30"; navel=38"; hips=41". Let's see if those numbers change by July 1.

ETA: Hm. I'm now reading things that say to stay away from pro- or pre-biotics. So I guess taking my probiotic supplement this morning wasn't the best thing I could have done. Does this end? Seriously. Does this ever end?

Updating this as I read more websites: There is a staggering amount of conflicting information out there. Food lists on one website directly contradict food lists on another. Very frustrating. Why can't I find a website that lists foods by fructose/glucose ratios? I'm sure one is out there. My internet search skills suck.

There also appears to be conflicts between acceptable foods for fructose malabsorption and those trying to keep to a diet that avoid FODMAPs. Looking at how these two overlap and conflict, I'm getting a little worried that if I eliminate the problematic foods from both lists, there will be no vegetables available to me--or the list will be so small and limited as to make me concerned about becoming malnourished. This is frustrating.

And now, to end with something less depressing. You and me could have a bad romance, baby.