Questions tagged [dietary-restriction]
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How to tell if cheese is vegetarian?
I do not eat farmed animals, including animal rennet, which is used in making many kinds of cheese. Cheeses here in the U.S. vary in what they use as curdling agent and I have seen the following labels listed in ingredients:
Animal Rennet
Rennet …
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How much weight does pasta gain when boiled?
In the diet my dietetician has prescribed me, I have amount of pasta allowed listed for dry (uncooked) pasta.
This is not a problem if I have the foresight to weigh the pasta before boiling, but it is a problem if I buy a dish with ready-made pasta…
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How does cooking food changes its content of carbohydrates and sugar?
When cooking for diabetics it is important to keep the amount of carbohydrates and sugar low. So I am wondering how cooking food - particularly vegetables - changes the amount of carbohydrates and sugar.
For example when simmering tomatoes slowly…
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Resources for cooking for Wilson's Disease?
I have a friend who has been diagnosed with Wilson's disease, and needs to go on a low-copper diet.
There are plenty of websites that spell out which foods are okay and which to avoid. (some are more complete or more detailed (2) than others ...…
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What can I change about this bread recipe to lower its glycemic index?
I'm starting with a recipe from Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads that uses an overnight autolyse of a soaker (whole wheat flour, your choice of other grains, salt, and water) and a refrigerated biga (whole wheat flour, a small bit of commercial…
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Is powdered sugar a dietary alternative to granulated sugar?
How does powdered sugar stack up to regular sugar and artificial sweeteners in terms of sugar/carbohydrate content?
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Mole sauce without chocolate?
Would you recommend a way to make mole sauce without chocolate? If so how? I'm diabetic and don't want a lot of sugar in my sauce.
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Marinating beef with lime juice for someone with dietary restrictions
A little background - I am cooking for a person who has a specific diet after gallbladder removal. Lots of spices are a no-go, as is onion, any type of hot pepper, tomatoes, etc. Any citrus also causes this person pain.
If I marinate beef in…
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potato and carrot dumpling,how would you make it diabetic frendly?
not sure how to put this recipe up for others to cross-reference but it's on food.com if anyone wants to find it. the recipes name is carrot and potato dumplings and my question is how would you make it diabetic friendly? I'm honestly not sure…
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How does the UK nutrition "Traffic Light System" work?
I have been trying to understand the UK "Traffic Light" system of labelling food nutrition as a helpful guide to maintaining a healthy diet and to focus this question on one nutrient, I am concentrating on saturated fats.
The UK guidelines state…
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Ginger drink question
7 ounces fresh ginger
2 cups water
3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
lime wedge (to garnish)
ice (garnish)
sparkling water (to taste)
peel the ginger and cut into thin slices.
boil the ginger slices in a pot with water and…
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