What to make for Easter?

[dmarie]

I am so depressed. I always looked forward to Easter dinner. This is my first Easter with IC. My mother-in-law just called to invite us for dinner. She of course will be making ham. I haven't tried much of anything in the "maybe ok or usually not ok" columns on the IC diet sheet. I'm terrified of worsening my symptoms. I thought, well maybe I'll make a turkey. I went to the store today and all of the turkeys come in a 7% juice. They all contained sodium phosphates or phosphites...I don't remember which one. Is this okay? Can any of you tolerate roaster turkeys or is there possibly a ham that is IC friendly? Gosh....I HATE this!!!!

What are you all having for Easter dinner?

Dawn

[GriffsMommy]

Dawn,
To be honest I haven't really even thought about what we're doing for Easter dinner yet. I have my first hydro on Wednesday so I'm just trying to get through that. My family usually has ham for Christmas dinner though and we were given a ham by my hubby's uncle. I had ham for everybody else and made a turkey breast for myself. I didn't even look to see if it had any of that solution in it but if it did it didn't bother me.

[cprice25]

You can buy turkey pieces over where they sell chicken pieces. Or you can cook a whole chicken or Cornish game hens.

[sacausa]

You should be able to get a organic, preservatic free turkey or ham from an organic foods store. It will probably be a little more expensive, but it may be worth it.

You could also just go without meat on Easter, and take a couple of IC friendly sides with you, and just eat those. (taking sides with you will also be very inconspicous)

[leelee88]

I have no trouble with baked turkey...

[ICNDonna]

I like the idea of cornish hens. It's something different and IC safe. I will take a beef roast to our family gathering so everyone will have a choice.

Donna

[dancemomof2]

Thanks for the reminder. I have not even thought about this yet. I do know the white choc. fudge pie I posted earlier this month. It was so bladder friendly

[lnseagraves]

For easter, my family always has a very big potluck. Basically, I load up on the sides that I can eat and just forgo the ham. If you have a big family like mine, you could bring an IC friendly veggie option (like veggie lasagna with the white sauce instead of the red). We have a few vegetarians in the family, so thats generally an options at our gatherings. When its offered, I eat that.

[kadi]

For family gatherings like Thanksgiving or Xmas, we've been doing roast chicken with rosemary. (My mom & I both have IC) For sides, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans, sweet potatoes with brown sugar & butter, rolls. For dessert, I've made zucchini/carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, a white cake with coconut vanilla frosting, or blueberry pound cake. I just posted a recipe for coconut cream pie too, that's a great dessert.

[snicole]

kadi, i was wondering if u ever posted your carrot/zucc recipe? sound really good

[mary124]

Its just us at home, but I always go all out for it, this way we have left overs for the week. I'm going to make a roast, mash potatos, and some veggies. Probably a dessert, what kind, haven't gotten that far yet, will decide when I go to the store tonight.

[PickPink]

For Easter my mom is serving Lamb! I have never had it before, but I'm not sure if it is safe for me. I am highly sensative to the diet (I just look at a soda and cringe ) so I didn't know if Lamb would cause me to Flare. Any thoughts on the matter would be great!! Although, I might just bring a piece of chicken breast and not risk it, I sure do love chicken!

[leelee88]

Another good desert which is IC friendly is blueberry cheesecake..
And if you can tolerate cheese we always have baked mac and cheese.. I do fine with it but just in case I always take my prelief with me...

[Annie2]

Some grocery stores now do carry nitrate/nitrite and preservative-free spiral sliced hams. If you can tolerate them, they certainly are another option.

[dmarie]

sodium nitrate????

I just checked the ham my husband brought home from work. It says cured with water and less than 2%: salt, sodium phosphate, a few other things, and sodium nitrate is listed last. I'm wondering if this small amount is enough to create a flare. Any thoughts?????

Dawn