Comments on: Is Kale Low Oxalate? http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/ Hope and Healing on the Low Oxalate Diet Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.10 By: Heidi http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-19321 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:58:56 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-19321 Hi, Jen.
No stupid questions here. Some immature forms of fruits (green vs. red peppers, green bananas vs. ripe bananas) have more oxalate than the mature form. This hasn’t been tested for any leafy green, however, so we have to estimate from the mature leaf’s amount.

People who suffer from oxalate toxicity usually need to stay below 60 mg. oxalate per week to flush their systems of the excess oxalate, but not everyone needs to go this low. If your issue is caused only by an over consumption of high oxalate foods, you might start there and just see what happens after a month of eliminating the highest oxalate foods (spinach, swiss chard, almonds, peanuts and rhubarb are some of the highest). If you still are having too much pain, you could cut back a littler further, etc. You should still be able to eat plenty of leafy greens, including kale, turnip greens, cabbage, arugula, mustard greens, collards, lettuce, bok choy and broccoli, just to name a few. I really love the traditional southern mix of collards, turnip greens and mustard greens. No need to ever touch spinach again!

]]> By: Jen http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-19315 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:06:13 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-19315 Hi. So, stupid question, but does baby kale have less than fully grown kale? I’ve been told I need to eat more leafy greens for one medical condition. However, I’m only 30 and have arthritis. I’ve found that it is worse if I’ve eaten a great deal of spinach. I need to find something that works with both conditions.

Also, if you don’t mind my asking, what is an acceptable amount of oxalates to eat each week? I’m not sure if the body clears these or not, but I’m feeling really overwhelmed with this issue.

]]> By: Heidi http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-17327 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:00:43 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-17327 Hi, Lauren. Thanks for your comment. Baby dino kale is less bumpy. Baby curly kale is also less curly. The big thing to look at is the edges of the leaves. If they are starting to curl, it’s probably curly kale. The leaf edges of dino kale can be really bumpy, but they don’t curl during any stage of growth. I grew some that was only moderately bumpy, not nearly as bumpy as the picture (though I often see it in the store that bumpy).

]]> By: Heidi http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-17322 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:43:52 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-17322 Hi, Steven.
I agree it would be nice to have multiple health goals on the same list. The problem is everyone would have a different request for what went on that list! Almost everyone on the low oxalate diet has some other health issue or some other food issue they need to watch, and we are all so different. Amines, salycilates, SCD-legal, micro nutrient levels like calcium and phosphorus, macro nutrient levels like protein and carbs etc. For awhile the Master List Keepers tried to put more than one food issue on the list, but it got too difficult. We unfortunately must make our own lists to address our own health goals and challenges.
Heidi

]]> By: Lauren http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-17277 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:41:52 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-17277 The kale I’ve been buying doesn’t really look like any of those. It looks like it might be dino kale but it’s definitely not that bumpy. Maybe it’s baby dino kale?

]]> By: Steven http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-16833 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:11:08 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-16833 It would be great if the low oxalate list would also list the Na or Sodium content on the oxalate list as kidney stones are often made of oxalate with calcium such as Calcium Oxalate stones. When there is excess sodium it pumps our water from the kidney back into the high sodium in the bloodstream which in terms raised blood pressure in anyone but also concentrates of calcium, oxalate and phosphorus in the kidneys which
in turn increases the creation of kidney stones. So the sodium which is all too present naturally and in foods is important to list along with a foods oxalate content. Also calcium is tricky as calcium can bind oxalate before it reaches the kidneys so the oxalate can’t get into the kidneys then but as intestinal waste and if they is too much calcium it ends up in the kidneys and if not enough then the oxalate increases into the kidneys instead of binding with calcium before reaching the kidney. So not only Oxalate, but also Calcium levels and Sodium levels, are also important to consider! The Low oxalate list is very helpful but it could be even more so if Sodium (and Calcium) could be listed too! (someday)

Sincerely
Steven

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]]> By: Heidi http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-2416 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:56:15 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-2416 Hi, Diane. It depends on how you make them and how much you eat. I wouldn’t hesitate to eat kale chips made with dino kale and salt.

]]> By: Diane Huff http://lowoxalateinfo.com/is-kale-low-oxalate/#comment-2369 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:00:23 +0000 http://lowoxalateinfo.com/?p=1216#comment-2369 Are kale chips high or low oxalates?

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