Questions about candida diet

[firefly620]

I've been researching candida for quite a while now and am positive I have it. Over the past year, I've developed more and more symptoms and it's to the point where I have to acknowledge it and try to do something about it. It's not even about weight loss anymore, more so about general health. I just looked up the foods to avoid and I pretty much live off of all of them (with the exception of the breads, etc.). I am wondering how strict you have to be with eliminating vinegar and wine specifically. They are my two cooking staples and I'm not sure how to make dishes tasty if I can't even use a small amount. Any suggestions? Lemon juice perhaps? If I take a anti-fungal and limit these ingredients, is that enough? Or does it have to be all or nothing? I'm also very sad to see that mushrooms are off limits as well. :(

[Nancy LC]

I think the Paleo diet is a winner. You might look into that.

[firefly620]

Thanks for the advice. After poking around the internet a little more, I stumbled across a website I found useful and wanted to share. http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4966/

I think I'm going to try her plan and see what happens. It makes sense to me and I was excited to see that small amounts of vinegar can be eaten only when hot - that solves my cooking problem. I guess the wine was too much to ask for! hahaha!

[capmikee]

I cook with both wine and vinegar, but I make sure they really boil before I eat anything. I do love a wine reduction sauce!

I normally use white wine, Vermouth and Angostura bitters. I also ferment fruit juice myself sometimes, which is very cheap compared to buying wine! I don't use any of that fancy brewer's equipment and I don't buy yeast. A mason jar is all you need. Hmm, that reminds me - I have a jar of mead in the basement that I need to check on!

[capmikee]

For raw dishes, I use a lot of lemon juice. For some reason no one is interested in my mayonnaise dressing recipe, but I will keep posting the link. This is the most delicious salad dressing I have ever tasted - sometimes I eat it straight!

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=377849

I make beet kvass. Beet kvass is a sour Russian drink/condiment that you can use in salad dressing.

I also use kombucha sometimes. It does contain yeast, but many people actually think it helps with candida problems. When it gets very sour it tastes remarkably like apple cider vinegar. In fact, I just ran out of apple cider vinegar and poured some kombucha in the bottle to replace it!

[firefly620]

Thanks for the tips! I'll have to try out your salad dressing. I allready love a simple dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper, so I think yours will taste great.