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Tex - NO, it is not your imagination, and YES, the Lay's are wildly tastier and more delectable! I double-checked the package mid-snack, thinking they had introduced some rogue, magical ingredient (that would probably kill me).
They are also better than many of the 'gourmet' high-end brands. Hold the imported olive oil and sea salt... pass the Lay's! A friend shared some specialty brand chips that were cooked in avocado oil, and they were pretty good... but not as light and thin and crispy and magic. At last I understand what industrial foods are really great at! There is *no way* I could produce anything with a potato at home that holds a candle to those
Many years ago, I dined with colleagues at one of Manhattan's finer kosher steak houses. At the bar, they had a huge (and gorgeously displayed) container of deep-fried potato *peels* - they must have been making their own french fries, and the peels were an afterthought. They weren't available to order as a side dish (I was thinking more like main course!), and I was unable to persuade my colleagues to cancel our reservation and stay at the bar snacking on them. (I was actually unable to persuade them I was entirely serious about this suggestion, but I was.) When I went back a few years later, they didn't have them any more - probably because they had found a kosher source of frozen french fries, saving a ton of work and simplifying their kitchen processes. (And, come to think of it, probably adding G.L.U.T.E.N. into the meal...)
Back to happier thoughts - Lay's! The only thing that slows me down to a reasonable snack size is that I am usually gardening when I'm out & about with a package of chips, and once my hands get really dirty, it's a bit of a process to get 'em clean and dry enough to dig back in.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Part of the problem is that previously, I could always tell when I had eaten too many, by the "heavy", greasy, "salt sickness", sensation in my stomach - that doesn't happen any more, so now I have to pay a lot more attention, during mindless snacking episodes.
Love,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
All of your comments are helpful. Tex, I bet that was it, that the rice was enriched. It was plain white rice... I bet it was coated with wheat gluten. Ugh.
I slept 27 of the last 36 hours, with a few trips to the restroom with diarrhea, and am nearly normal today.
I'm going to try these meatball muffins and chicken patties that you all shared here.
I am low on potassium as indicated by the foot cramps I get in bed at night. I may try the chips, but am wary of gaining weight. I've lost 13 pounds so far and like that I'm almost at my ideal weight. I feel better, lighter, etc. I definitely need to eat more bananas (bought more yesterday) ... have been eating one a day and will try two a day now.
I'm using topical magnesium for foot cramps, and it's really helping. I buy a form called nigari flakes, which is used for making tofu, and it's very inexpensive, and because it's used for making food, I'm confident it's decent quality for my skin. I put it in a bottle, with a little water, to make a supersaturated solution. I really like it.
Hope you're feeling better. Give yourself a little time, even after you're feeling better. You may be a faster bouncer-backer than I am, but after my last encounter with gluten it took 5-6 days before I really had my oomph back. I was up and out of the house before that, but still a little "off my A-game." Hope you're totally past it and back on your feet,
I have not yet had to travel with this perplexing diet but I'm sure I'll be packing specialty products when I do. I love the muffin meatloaf idea for day trips and/or lunch boxes. Today, I have eaten some canned beets for the first time. I hope they don't cause any trouble. The jury is till out on them. Has anyone had adverse reaction to beets? Hope not, because I liked them.
I'm off my Entocorte now and went a few days without D and then it was like it all stored up and I was on the toilet for an hour. Jeez Louise! If I could tolerate potatoe chips that would be a plus. I haven't tried them yet. One product at a time and today was beets. I have this flip note book. On one side I record foods I've tolerated and the other side foods to avoid. I did this in the year before I found this site. I recently re-read it and my list of foods to avoid are alike the ones you guys write about and same with my list of foods to avoid. Good validation that I am on the right track.
CoryGut
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
That's what usually happens, when Entocort is stopped before the gut has had time to heal. Eventually, the diet should promote enough healing that the D will stop.
Beets shouldn't be a problem. Beet juice is claimed to promote brain health, and it's also claimed to lower blood pressure.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Does anyone know if Uncle Ben's enriched rice is coated with gluten for sure? It doesn't say so on the box but it also doesn't say it's GF? My container of arborio rice lists as it's only ingredient, arborio rice. It never occurred to me that good old rice would have gluten added to it. Thanks.
Sheila
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.
A person who never made a mistake never tried something new. Einstein
Thanks Tex, for reassuring me that healing after going off the Entocorte takes time. I'm having a great day and the beets are having no ill effect. Another beautiful, vegetable I love to eat to add to my growing list of safe foods! I'll be able to make Beet Borsch this winter just no dollop of sour cream.
CoryGut
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
I ate an entire bag of Trader Joe's Rice abd Black bean Chips for breakfast this morning (by accident). I was at my desk and just mindlessly crunching. Hmmm...150 calories x 5 servings...750 calories!! I have a serious snacking problem. I even eat occasional pork rinds!! And I love potato chips, including Lay's! I followed the chips with an Enjoy Life chocolate bar...the whole thing. I never eat a whole bar of chocolate. It's a banner day for me.
Now you all know why my MC is not in remission! Self-sabotage!!!
According to the site at the link below, UNCLE BEN’S® ORIGINAL CONVERTED® Brand Rice, and their UNCLE BEN'S® Whole Grain Brown Rice are GF, but their International grains, including UNCLE BEN’S® INTERNATIONAL GRAINS® Arborio Rice, are not certified GF. That doesn't necessarily mean that they contain gluten - it may mean that they are unable to get a GF certification from their overseas suppliers.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
"My mouth waters whenever I pass a bakery shop and sniff the aroma of fresh bread, but I am also grateful simply to be alive and sniffing." Dr. Bernstein
Sara, I'm certainly better than I was yesterday and Sunday, but my oomph isn't back yet. I did manage to work a full day and even walked the dog. I will turn in early tonight for more sleep.
I will have to check out the Lay's potato chips, but only in a small bag!
Sara I will look into making my own magnesium. I'll have to see if Whole Foods has the ingredients.
Okay, guys, this is weird. You mean I'm not the only one to fall in love with Lay's potato chips? They are my best food! Sometimes Lay's plain potato chips are the only thing I can tolerate during a really bad episode of D. I thought maybe I was craving salt and potassium, but they go down so easily I decided it was because they are easy to digest. For me, anyway. At one time in my life I was exposed to a lot of gastric bypass patients and one thing I heard repeatedly was how potato chips were one of the few foods that were well tolerated. I ran into a few that claimed potato chips were their main food source because it was about all they could handle.
As for the taste - I think it's the oil. Unless I am not remembering correctly. I think they used to be made with hydrogenated oil. It seems like after they changed I remember thinking how bad they tasted - almost stale. I stayed away from them for ages, except when I have a sore throat (salty chips are the best cure - salt and vinegar works even better). Then when I got so sick I discovered they were working for me and now they are a staple. I don't have much trouble with the amount I consume because I always put some in a bowl and put the bag away.
So - now Lay's plain potato chips are good. I don't know if it's because they are a good food for me at this time, or if I got used to the new Lay's, or what. Maybe Lay's has perfected their recipe since the switch because there for awhile they were pretty bad. Or did they not change them and I am dreaming?
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