What can't you eat?

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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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[nico-wolfwood.livejournal.com]

For allergy reasons I can't eat shellfish - My throat gets itchy and then I start scratching all over and it's just all bad. In SIngapore this really sucks. We're now getting all our dinners catered (in little tiffin tins!) and I had to ring them and very sternly explain exactly what I meant by shellfish. They kindly warned me off their vegetable dishes as they almost always add tiny dried shrimp to those.

For reflux reasons I try and avoid chili, caffeine (I cheat on this sometimes and pay for it later) and cheese. Milk is fine oddly enough as I somehow managed to get over my problems with it by desensitising myself to it. Or possibly it's because I'm no longer drinking Australian milk...

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Or possibly it's because I'm no longer drinking Australian milk...

Heh, well, that'll be a fun experiment for when you come for a visit, huh? :)