Comments on: Low Oxalate Meal Plans for the Low Oxalate Diet

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 06:42:13 +0000

My husband has recently been put on a low calcium/low oxalate diet. I am having real issues with meal planning as he is also type 2 diabetic and the food list we were given by his doc kind of contradicts his diabetic diet. Do you know of another website that could help with this? Also am a little concerned with the idea of totally eliminating calcium from his diet as the food list suggests. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this whole thing is a little overwhelming!

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 10:18:28 +0000

Heidi, Thank you so much for the hard work you have put into the info provided on this website for free. Since, fall 2012, I’ve been pursuing the habit of dieting low oxalate. I still consider myself a beginner. Four weeks into my quest to navigate this new diet that I embraced whole heartedly by eliminating all Oxalates from my diet, which by that time consisted of water, and fresh chick broth, with pinch of oxidized salt, I experienced the first of many fiery flares to come vulvodynia pain–triggered by what someone warned me that might occur, “low oxalate dumping”. One such episode occurred after I realized I had three six ounce cups of coffee. Six ounces once a day, three days in a row. Add two thick slices fresh tomato, on my grilled chicken on multigraine pannini sandwich, with ice water infused with slices of fresh lemon rounds. I had an appointment with oh physical therapist who specializes in Pelvic floor Restoration Therapy and the flare began in her presence. Our one hour appointment ran over by 45 minute. It was a flare that would take three days from which to recover. That was late December 2013. There were lessons learned that day.

For me: Drink water. Preferably 64 fluid ounces daily. Limit coffee / caffeine to one 6 ounce cup diluted with milk cup every other week or less. No oatmeal. No bananas. No salads. No nuts. No dried beans.

I have slowly improved. Any day free of persistent chronic vulvodynia pain with bladder pain is a marvelous day indeed.

I must make ready for out of town trip, but will try and communicate discoveries about what I can eat. Green tea latte made from matcha Japanese ceremonial tea powder has been a sustaining source of nourishment for me. Rich in antioxidants, low in caffeine content, this drink is my “friend”.

Thank you again for all you do to help educate us.
Deb

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:20:06 +0000

Avocado has only 1.6 mg. oxalate for a whole medium-sized avocado. It's one of the lowest oxalate fruits around, so eat them to your heart's content! Which list are you using? Most of the ones handed out by doctor's offices or on the web have some inaccurate values. See How to get an Accurate Low Oxalate Food List for a better a list.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:14:11 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for all of the LO info. It’s really helpful. I have a question about avocado. I was given a LO list that says avocado is a very high oxalate food. I love avocado and am very sad about this new list and the HO content. Do you have any info about avocado? Thank you. B

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:17:35 +0000

Thanks, Michelle!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:15:52 +0000

Great post, Heidi! With the amazing number of newbies I’ve noticed flooding into the TLO group over the past couple months, I’m sure this will be extremely welcome. I know I wish something like this had been available back when I started doing the diet!

Also, thanks for the clarification about the preparation process of parboiled rice. I had never given thought to the “why” of parboiled being higher than just boiled, so the part about being boiled in the husk just might explain it.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:11:36 +0000

Thank You! I will do the same!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:50:49 +0000

Thanks, Dorothy. I appreciate your support.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:40:08 +0000

Thanks, Elizabeth.
Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Rice has zero oxalate. You don’t have to do anything special. Just cook it with water like it says on the package (plus salt and butter if you want). Other brands of long grain rice should be very similar in oxalate content. The VP Foundation Cookbook 2 reports a value of 0.9 mg. oxalate for 1/2 cup “boiled white rice.” This rice was most likely some brand of plain instant rice or long grain white rice, although it might have been a medium grain variety. Either way, as long as you buy plain long grain white rice (not Jasmine, Basmati or parboiled), it should be between zero and 1 mg. per half cup. I personally buy bulk organic long grain rice from a natural foods store and consider it to have 1 mg. oxalate per half cup when I’m doing my totals.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:17:25 +0000

Your website has been so helpful! I have a question about rice. I am planning to add rice to my diet soon. I haven’t eaten it in over a year. I bought the uncle bens that you show and I have a few questions. Do you follow the directions on the box or do something special? I want to add rice that is 0 oxalate so that I am not adding more oxalate to my diet. Is there a non gmo rice that is also zero or is it safest to just stick with uncle bens? Thanks again!