LID Question

[KelDC]

I'm not sure if anyone will know this or not, but I have a question about the LID.  Kosher salt is acceptable on the LID - it is non-iodized.  Then, doesn't it follow that foods that are certified kosher but have salt are using kosher salt? So, I could have the lightly salted Matzos as opposed to the unsalted ones? And I could have the salted kosher margarine (dairy free) as opposed to the unsalted one (which, of course, my supermarket is out of)?

I was just wondering - I don't know if that's an LID question or if I should direct it to a kosher dietician, but I was just curious.... being able to eat kosher foods would open up some good options, as long as they met the other LID requirements, of course. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know much about kosher certifications - I am just curious.

I'm a bit out of my mind from diary withdrawal....I hope the question makes sense.  

[redhed87]

I wouldn't chance it with the kosher salt.  Just get the yummy unsalted stuff.  I think the kosher certifications have to do with how they are prepared and blessed, etc.  

[KelDC]

Obviously, the dAIry withdrawal is affecting my spelling, too....sorry about that!

[kipland]

When I was on the LID, I called the Nuclear Med department in frustration because I had printed out a cookbook from another site, and everything said to use unsalted ingredients.  The diet that they gave me at the hospital said I could have peanut butter, along with various other things that had salt in them.  

The nurse at Nuclear Meds told me that I could have salt - just not "iodized" salt.  He said to read labels, because by law, if they use iodized salt, they have to put that on the ingredient list.

I don't know who to believe, but I followed what the hospital told me.  I basically ate no dairy, no fish and very little meat.  

[redhed87]

On thyca.org there is the low iodine cookbook.  You can have salt, but you can't assume that it is non-iodized salt unless you prepare it yourself.  It is not a low salt diet.  I feel the same way.  I have never heard of the law about iodized salt use.  That would be great.  How could we check that???

[KelDC]

That would be the most amazing thing ever if they had to print iodized salt used on the labels. I don't know how we would check that.  I'm going to do some research, though! Thank you, Kipland!!!!!!!  =)

Thyca's cookbook does say that kosher salt is okay, as is any other non-iodized salt.  When I was reading labels today, it was either "salt" or "sea salt" (which is a no-no, too), but nothing else.  I bought natural, unsalted peanut butter, mixed it up, and added some kosher salt. It's not bad.  It makes me crave milk, though!  

There is another low-iodine cookbook out there, but it costs $35!!! Yeah, way to help the cancer patients there.  Ugh. I've requested it from my local library, but it's not in yet.  I hope it gets here in time to help me.

Off to investigate salt label laws!