jenp8 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 In the past, my husband has noticed sensitivities to phytic acid in grains and baking cocoa which he has done fine with as long as we soak the grains or he gets enough calcium (from raw milk) to help process it. We just started a whole30 and he immediately noticed issues with sweet potatoes. After doing some research, he found out they have phytates also. Since he can't drink milk for 30 days, should we just eliminate the sweet potatoes or is there another way to deal with phytates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_Suep Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Maybe see if upping leafy greens (spinach/kale/chard etc) ups his calcium to the point he can tolerate them? Or just eliminate them for the remainder of w30 ETA: it seems boiling sweet potatoes breaks down the phytic acid to help it be more digestible for those who have issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruddock Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 You might want to check this out a little more. I could be wrong but I have been reading that white potatoes and yams have the same amount of phytates but sweet potatoes don't actually have any. Some stores don't label yams and sweet potatoes correctly so you will have to spot the difference. Just something to think about, it may add an extra carby veg back to the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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