strongmom Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hi All, I am on day 3 of my Whole 30 and trying to figure out some great dinner recipes. I have found a Paleo Balsamic chicken recipe which looks great but I am not certain that this is Whole 30 approved. How much organic Balsamic vinegar is OK to use in cooking or on a salad? Also, the recipe calls for 2 TB of spicy mustard. I found a mustard at Whole Foods that has 5 ingredients and looks Whole 30 compliant. So, is it ok to use these two products when cooking during a Whole 30?? THANK YOU so much for your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJam Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Without you listing the ingredients lists it's hard to tell. Balsamic may contain sulphites and other creepies...usually the more expensive the bottle the more likely it is to be compliant. Mustards might contain weird preservatives or sugar but like I said without you listing the ingredients, I can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyhoward Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 My understanding is that both are approved as long as there is no added sugar, but be careful with the balsamic vinegar - many contain sulfites which are not OK on a Whole30. Most mustards I have found don't have any preservatives or added sugar of any kind, but read your labels to be sure. If you want, post the ingredients lists of both to get a more definite answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afalast Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Speaking of balsamic.....can you suggest a Whole30 approved brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongmom Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 The Balsamic has: wine vinegar, concentrated grape must, and cooked grape must (what is must?) My one concern is that there is 5g of sugars in the nutrition facts... I had a small splash of this on my salad yesterday and hoping that is OK. Perhaps I need to look for a brand with less grams of sugar? The mustard has: vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, citric acid, tumeric, spices, and tartaric acid... THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaela Elmore Cogswell Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Must is essentially freshly pressed juice with all the skin, seeds, etc. and is part of the wine-making (and vinegar-making) process. More is up on the wiki about it if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele West Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 After reading this post, I checked out the vinegars in my pantry (red wine and balsamic). They both say they have naturally occuring sulfites! Is this a no go for my Whole 30 that I'm starting tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJam Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sulphites are fine if they are naturally occurring, so it's good! The cheaper ones add sulphites in afterwards. Of course if you are sensitive to sulphites you might want to avoid it but otherwise if they are naturally occurring you're fine. The Balsamic has: wine vinegar, concentrated grape must, and cooked grape must (what is must?) My one concern is that there is 5g of sugars in the nutrition facts... I had a small splash of this on my salad yesterday and hoping that is OK. Perhaps I need to look for a brand with less grams of sugar? The mustard has: vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, citric acid, tumeric, spices, and tartaric acid... THANK YOU! Everything seems fine on the but I am unsure on tartaric acid. My balsamic's ingredients are just organic balsamic vinegar and it has 1g of sugar. The balsamic is totally your call. Proud of everyone for reading labels!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Short Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I've been wondering about balsamic as well... Good to know, thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaL Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks for this thread! I was wondering about sulphites because I've found them in both my red wine vinegars and my grainy and dijon mustards. I was a bit confused because vinegar is Whole 30 okay, but then the sulphites were listed on the ones I currently own. Just to clarify, if one of the Whole 30 fine print foods is listed but contains something that's off limits (e.g. sulphines, soy...etc), then it's not approved, right? So I would think based on this that: grainy mustard - vinegar, mustard seeds, water, salt, white wine (contains sulphites), sugar, flavour, lactic acid. Would be out because of the last three ingredients (but it sounded so promising until I read to the end of the label!). Because the sulphites were bracketed, it made me think maybe they were naturally occurring as wine does naturally contain some amount of sulphites. Dijon - out as well I would think for the last two ingredients: water, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, citric acid, sulphites. red wine vinegar - ingredients: water, red wine, contains sulfites... no okay either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yes those are all out. The sulphites in brackets probably were naturally occurring but wine and sugar are out. The other sulphites are not naturally occurring. I seem to have the best luck with organic balsamic. Mine has only grapes and grape must. My mustard is Westbrae naturals. Fairly inexpensive, delicious and no nasties in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaL Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Wine in mustard didn't even ring a bell even though I know alcohol is off limits. Thanks for catching that. I'll be sure to look out for that on labels when I next hit the grocery store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 After a while, you will become a label sleuth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maya Angel Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 So.... I understand that balsamic vinegar with naturally occurring sulfites is ok! I start my Whole30 on Monday and I looked at the two brands in my pantry! The ingredients on the first are: wine vinegar, grape must concentrate, cooked grape must, and Antioxidant (sulfur dioxide). Am guessing this one is a no, correct?! And the 2nd brand's ingredient is just: balsamic vinegar. This one is ok, correct?! Both have 2 grams of sugar a serving though? Help me out here! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi Maya, it gets confusing doesn't it Wine vinegar is ok but sulfur dioxide is out, it's a nasty. There's a thread about it here http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/3047-sulphur-dioxide/page__p__25834__hl__+sulfur%20+dioxide__fromsearch__1#entry25834 I was the one who asked the original question and Tom Denham gave a really detailed answer which is why i remembered it Balsamic vinegar on its own without added nasties is fine. don't worry about the grams of sugar per serving. Lots of foods contain natural sugars, its added ones we're trying to avoid. Besides I doubt you'd end up drinking vinegar by the gallon so it's not likely to have an impact in the amoun you'll use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maya Angel Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thank you so much for clearing this up for me Kirsteen! I appreciate your timely response! Excited to start my W30 for my overall health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristen Schueler Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Oh no, I put Balsamic vinegar (a splash) on my salad this morning, and now I am worried it has sulphites in it Should I not eat it? I can't really get anything else for lunch...maybe just try and soak up the vinegar as best I can? I'm on Day 4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Don't overworry. You can check when you get home and if it has sulphites get something else for the rest of your W30 but, personally I'd eat my lunch. As you say it's just a splash and you don't even know it isn't A OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristen Schueler Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks Kirsteen! The thought of it not being compliant makes me so aggravated, I've put so much time and effort in - must be more observant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beakerrn Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm confused about the balsamic. Mine just says "contains sulphites" in the ingredient list, but doesn't specify an ingredient vs. Naturally occurring. Is it ok or not???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted April 4, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm confused about the balsamic. Mine just says "contains sulphites" in the ingredient list, but doesn't specify an ingredient vs. Naturally occurring. Is it ok or not???? This should be okay. If they add sulfites, they list it in the ingredient list. If, separate from the ingredient list, they say Contains Sulfites, it should be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emalt Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Just made chicken tenders with mustard that had white wine it arghhhh! Will scrape the coating off so I don't waste the chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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