Thanks I'll look for the kefir in lidl, I bought the unpasteurised sauerkraut and ate it from the jar I did wonder if cooking it would kill the beneficial bacteria although I would have thought that the salting process might have done the same thing. I ate a tablespoon of sauerkraut yesterday lunchtime and could still taste the salt at bedtime, one good thing though it did mean that my water intake was high.
Sauerkraut only needs a salt level of around 2% salt. I make it regularly for my OH and use 2g of salt for every 100g of cabbage. It has a seasoned rather than salty taste. Its very easy to make, I used the method off the BBC good food site.
My OH swears by it as something which maintains his health, he eats a spoon or two each day. He hasnt any health conditions but claims his system “works better”, make of that what you will….
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I also am intolerant to horseradish , that makes me throw up. Also same family(brassicas). I can eat brassica leaves. I have never liked mustard, or highly spiced food. I believe the problem is the erucic acid content. There is a low erucic acid genetically modified rapeseed called canola, but it is usually just labelled as rapeseed oil in this country, so that doesn't help, just makes it more of a lottery. My main problem recently has been crisps that I have been buying, seabrooks, say sunflower oil in the ingredients list, but above the date stamp they print "contains rapeseed ". That has been sanctioned by the food standards agency so that packaging can be used up, as they say that rapeseed does not cause a problem. It is in nearly all breads except some sourdough, and olive oil focaccia.
Rapeseed oil contains erucic acid, a fatty acid which is associated with
adverse effects on heart tissue, notably myocardial lipidosis. This has been known for a long time and is why canola oil was developed. Myocardial lipidosis can
potentially affect the contractile force of the heart. I suspect that this is not going to help people who have a diet full of processed food.
Believe me the trouble that I've had with diverticulitis I'm at the stage where I'll try anything, day two rinsed the sauerkraut under the tap had it on top of lettuce salad much less salty also had a pickled gherkin for good measure, trying to up fibre intake also drinking 2 litres of water a day. The last week I've felt as if my symptoms are improving after more than twelve months of getting steadily worse.
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My OH swears by it as something which maintains his health, he eats a spoon or two each day. He hasnt any health conditions but claims his system “works better”, make of that what you will….
East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
In the sticks near Peterborough