ideas for cooked fruit? i.e. oral allergy syndrome

[Guest guest]

Hello fellow vegetarian families,

 

My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you are

so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

 

I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat (most)

apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are the

fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh straight

from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they are cooked.

 

This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

 

So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and tasty

to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

 

Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but still

keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a fresh kind

of applesauce) removes the allergens?

 

Thanks for any advice!

Beth

[Guest guest]

my daughters and I cannot have fresh tomatoes or strawberries. we just usually

eat them cooked or for the strawberries dried sometimes for me.

unita

 

 

 

 

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breigber <breigber

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:56:02 PM

ideas for cooked fruit? i.e. oral allergy syndrome

 

 

 

 

 

Hello fellow vegetarian families,

 

My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you are

so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

 

I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat (most)

apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are the

fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh straight

from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they are cooked.

 

This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

 

So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and tasty

to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

 

Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but still

keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a fresh kind

of applesauce) removes the allergens?

 

Thanks for any advice!

Beth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Is it possible that your allergy is related to the skins?

 

--- On Tue, 4/14/09, breigber <breigber wrote:

 

breigber <breigber

ideas for cooked fruit? i.e. oral allergy syndrome

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 2:56 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello fellow vegetarian families,

 

My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you are

so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

 

I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat (most)

apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are the

fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh straight

from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they are cooked.

 

This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

 

So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and tasty

to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

 

Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but still

keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a fresh kind

of applesauce) removes the allergens?

 

Thanks for any advice!

Beth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Brilliant idea, Robin! One other possibility- do you have a grass allergy? I ask

because my friend's son has many of the same allergies as you (all pit fruits,

+strawberries), and apparently, grass and pit fruits are cross allergens so

people commonly have allergies to both.

Personally, I'd try processing them raw, leave skins on, see what happens, then

see about leaving them off if that doesn't work.

Best of luck to you-

j.

 

 

 

 

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robin koloms <rkoloms

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:56:07 PM

Re: ideas for cooked fruit? i.e. oral allergy syndrome

 

 

 

 

 

Is it possible that your allergy is related to the skins?

 

--- On Tue, 4/14/09, breigber <breigber > wrote:

 

breigber <breigber >

ideas for cooked fruit? i.e. oral allergy syndrome

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 2:56 PM

 

Hello fellow vegetarian families,

 

My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you are

so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

 

I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat (most)

apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are the

fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh straight

from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they are cooked.

 

This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

 

So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and tasty

to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

 

Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but still

keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a fresh kind

of applesauce) removes the allergens?

 

Thanks for any advice!

Beth

 

 

[Guest guest]

Allergic Living magazine did a big story on Oral Allergy Syndrome in last

month's issue. The article is printed on their website:

http://www.allergicliving.com/features.asp?copy_id=257

 

It's a great magazine, I'd highly recommend it -- we picked it up because of

our peanut-allergic son but find it a great resource for general

environmental allergies, healthy home information, and also for vegan

products because milk and eggs are on the top 10 allergens list. They do a

lot of info for people with celiac or wheat sensitivities too. Heather

 

 

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:56 PM, breigber <breigber wrote:

 

>

>

> Hello fellow vegetarian families,

>

> My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of

> you are so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask

> you:

>

> I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat

> (most) apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These

> are the fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are

> fresh straight from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them

> if they are cooked.

>

> This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet

> including plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

>

> So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and

> tasty to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries -

> by cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

>

> Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but

> still keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a

> fresh kind of applesauce) removes the allergens?

>

> Thanks for any advice!

> Beth

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

I'm sorry to hear about your allergy. That's a difficult one.

 

I don't know if this will help or if you are okay with microwaves.

 

A friend of mine is allergic to any fruit that has seeds/pit (apples,

necartines, peaches, etc). However, she can eat them cooked. She has found that

by microwaving the for a bit she can eat it. I don't know how long she

microwaves the fruit for or how much is changes the consistency. I can ask her

if you like.

 

Paula

 

, " breigber " <breigber wrote:

>

> Hello fellow vegetarian families,

>

> My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you

are so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

>

> I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat

(most) apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are

the fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh

straight from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they

are cooked.

>

> This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

>

> So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and

tasty to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

>

> Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but still

keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a fresh kind

of applesauce) removes the allergens?

>

> Thanks for any advice!

> Beth

>

[Guest guest]

Hi again,

 

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond with some ideas! I

appreciate it!

 

Paula, if it's not too much trouble to ask your friend, I would be interested to

know how she microwaves the fruit. Does she pierce it first and then just put it

in, or does she have a special recipe?

 

Also, the magazine link is great! Also thanks for all the other responses.

 

Best regards,

Beth

 

, " peej2e2 " <johnsontew wrote:

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm sorry to hear about your allergy. That's a difficult one.

>

> I don't know if this will help or if you are okay with microwaves.

>

> A friend of mine is allergic to any fruit that has seeds/pit (apples,

necartines, peaches, etc). However, she can eat them cooked. She has found that

by microwaving the for a bit she can eat it. I don't know how long she

microwaves the fruit for or how much is changes the consistency. I can ask her

if you like.

>

> Paula

>

> , " breigber " <breigber@> wrote:

> >

> > Hello fellow vegetarian families,

> >

> > My problem isn't really related to being a vegetarian, but since some of you

are so resourceful about eating fresh and healthy, I thought I'd ask you:

> >

> > I seem to have developed oral allergy syndrome, and am now unable to eat

(most) apples, peaches, strawberries and plums when they are fresh. These are

the fruits I know about so far. Sometimes I can eat them if they are fresh

straight from the tree/plant, but mostly it seems I can only eat them if they

are cooked.

> >

> > This is something sad for a vegetarian who aims for a healthy diet including

plenty of fresh fruit and veg for her family!

> >

> > So, my question is, what is the healthiest way that is also practical and

tasty to prepare and eat these fruits - especially apples and strawberries - by

cooking them and eliminating the allergens?

> >

> > Does anyone else have this problem? Do you know if processing them but

still keeping them raw (e.g. shredding apples in a food processor to make a

fresh kind of applesauce) removes the allergens?

> >

> > Thanks for any advice!

> > Beth

> >

>