What can't you eat?

[alias_sqbr]

I thought about doing a poll (and may later) but people are so complicated decided it was easier just to ask. Partly out of curiousity, partly because having such extreme restrictions myself has made me want to be aware of other people's issues and cater to them where possible.

So: what can't you eat? I'm including moral choices and extreme taste preferences (ie you can't stand chili), but not anything where you'd rather not eat it but can put up with it if you have to, the operative word is can't.

So, mine:
I've gone back onto gluten (THANK GOD) but am otherwise being quite picky. So this is just where I'm at for now.

None: dairy, coconut, unfermented soy, chili, alcohol
Minimal: caffeine, cocoa or cocoa butter, artificial sweetners, acid (this includes fruits like plums and citrus, most fruit juices, salad dressing, preserved veggies and pickles, soft drink, and vinegar), spring onions/leek/watercress/chives, peppermint, paprika/red capsicum, fat (ie deepfried stuff), mustard, kidney beans, possibly pine nuts.

Also some artificial chemicals disagree with me but apart from artificial sweetners I haven't been able to pin down which exactly, so I just avoid overly processed foods. Gluten free flour mixes are definitely all bad, I think it may be the xanthum gum.

The usual disclaimers apply.

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[stephbg.livejournal.com]

There's nothing I *can't* eat per se at least once, but if I want to remain more-or-less upright I avoid the following *deep breath*:

Meat: All processed meat, anything aged, anything pork-based, game.
Fish: Anything aged, smoked, tinned, oily or tasty.
Fruit: Everything (it still freaks me out)
Veges: Anything brightly coloured or tasty, including green leafy veges and mushrooms (WTF?)
Dairy: Complicated. Let's say dairy in small doses only. I did nearly die as a baby from cow's milk.
Herbs/spices: Everything except minimal amounts of parsley, chives and garlic.
Other: All artificial colours, flavours, preservatives, flavour enhancers.
Drinks: Everything except water (OK, I'm theoretically permitted gin, vodka and whiskey, but I never drank them when I had the choice, so why start now?)

Also have to be (stupidly) careful about the age of permitted foods like eggs and meat.

Bored now, unsurprisingly. Happy to answer specific queries.

Edit for typo and additions:
Corn, flavoured rice (jasmine, basmarti, wild)
Wheat: less is more

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah, that does sound pretty frustrating. I would totally be livening it up with generous libations of gin and whiskey, but that may just be because I can't have them :)

I think you forgot chocolate. Sorry to remind you, I feel your pain :/

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

And chocolate. Yes.

It's been nearly a year now and it's a lot easier than it used to be.

[alias_sqbr]

Yes, while I'm very glad to go back to eating wheat by the end there it had gotten much easier, and I found a bunch of tasty foods I'd never have considered otherwise.