Nicci Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hi There I started with the whole30 today. I find myself being very discouraged already. I was excited to make Broccoli Coconut soup, but when I read the label on the back of the coconut milk, one of the ingredients listed was sugar. It seems to sneak in everywhere. Tomato sauce - yip. Balsimic Vinegar - Yip. Coconut milk - Yip. Even the chicken stock I have has sugar in it! So much for thinking I will be able to eat these things (because they are on the list of things that are allowed ... Damn you, Sugar). I have been at the shops, even health shops, searching for these things without sugar in it. Man, you can't believe how many products have sugar in them! I guess this is the whole point of the whole30. Learning to be aware of what is in the food you eat. My question though, is would it be a major problem to eat these on your whole30? Because of the traces of sugar? I suppose so, which is why I would rather steer clear... Then another question, can I take calcium supplements and Flax Omega 3? If anyone can help that would be super awesome. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Sorry. No sugar or sweeteners of any kind in any amount on a Whole30. That rule is pretty black and white. Tomato sauce: make your own. Here's one sample compliant recipe: http://www.paleodietplusplus.com/paleo-recipes/paleo-tomato-sauce/Balsamic vinegar: a couple of compliant balsamic vinegars are Newman's Own and bionaturae (I found both in my local Whole Foods). On balsamic vinegar, you also need to ensure no sulfites in the ingredients list. If it contains naturally occurring sulfites, that's ok. Coconut milk: Whole Foods 365 brand and Thai Kitchen's brand (both in cans) are compliant coconut milks. Also confirm no sulfites: commonly listed as potassium metabisulfite in many canned coconut milk brands.Chicken broth: if you have a Trader Joe's near you, their Organic Free Range Chicken Broth is compliant. Otherwise, make your own. On the supplements, you can take them, as long as their ingredients are Whole30 compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yes, it's important to avoid those things with non-compliant ingredients....there'd be no point otherwise! Where do you live? Perhaps others from your area can suggest places or brands of compliant products. I have no issue finding balsamic, or coconut milk....tomato sauce (ketchup or pasta sauce?)...I have pasta sauce/passata with no sugar, but I don't think ketchup is easy to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted August 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 5, 2013 Let's talk about supplements. Or rather, let me share a few links to discussions of supplements. You can take a calcium supplement and Flax, but you should not. Neither are useful. http://chriskresser.com/calcium-supplements-why-you-should-think-twice http://whole9life.com/2010/08/whole9-supplement-evaluation-checklist/http://whole9life.com/2010/09/supplements-part-ii/http://whole9life.com/2012/04/probiotics-101/http://whole9life.com/2012/09/digestive-enzymes-101/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolie Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I know, right!?! Sugar and wheat and soy in EVERYTHING it seems. My 9 y/o daughter and I had fun grocery shopping last week. The trip took far less time with her joining me in label reading. I will say the the labeling now makes it so much easier - on most items we didn't even have to read the ingredient list - there was a nice notification on most that it contained soy or wheat. We only found ONE thing in a box/can that we could buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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