Zeke and I love to play house concerts! Unfortunately, there are some things I can’t eat. Even tiny doses of nightshades (such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, and chili peppers) will disable me for several days with a severe stomach ache and an arthritis flare-up in my hands that never completely gets back to where it was before the episode. So I am very careful.
Let me know what I can do to help shop or cook, or I can bring a cooler with my own foods. Zeke eats pretty much everything!
Here is a comprehensive list of what I don’t eat, as well as a general list of things I do eat.
I DO NOT EAT
VEGETABLES & FRUITS
Chilies
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Melons
Peppers (all—bell peppers, Jalapeno, etc.)
Pickled cucumbers (dill cucumbers, sweet, etc.)
Pineapple, raw (cooked is fine)
Potatoes (or potato starch)
Summer Squashes
Tomatoes (and tomato sauce, tomato paste, etc.)
Zucchini
PROTEINS
Cheese, pre-grated (may contain potato starch)
NUTS
Walnuts & Pecans
CONDIMENTS
Mayonnaise (often contains paprika)
Ketchup
SPICES
Chili Oil
Chili Powder
Curry
Paprika
PREPARED FOODS INGREDIENTS
Modified Food Starch (from potato starch, otherwise it’s fine)
“Spices” listed on the label usually contains peppers
“Gluten-Free” usually contains potato starch
DESSERTS
Chocolate
BEVERAGES
Caffeinated Soft Drinks
Coffee
Decaf Coffee
Black or Green Tea
Decaf Black of Green Teas
Chocolate Milk
Hot Cocoa
I DO EAT
VEGETABLES & FRUITS
Avocado
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Carrots
Corn
Edamame
Mushrooms
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Pumpkin
Salad greens, spinach, kale and cooked greens in general
Sweet potatoes
Yams
Winter squashes (Acorn, Kabocha, Hubbard, etc.)
PROTEINS
Eggs
Cheese (pre-grated cheese may contain potato starch)
Fish & Shellfish
Milk (cream, half-and-half, etc.)
Poultry
Red Meats
Soy
NUTS
Peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts (un-spiced)
STARCHES
Wheat
Noodles, rice, pasta, most breads
CONDIMENTS
Garlic
Ginger
Horseradish (unless chili powder is added)
Miso
Wasabi (unless chili powder is added)
DESSERTS
Cakes & Cookies (some sticky buns have paprika)
BEVERAGES
Herb teas