"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>I have to cook for a person with gout. And his favorite foods are the
>worst ones for it. Asparagus, red meat and seafood. And I was unwittingly
>serving the wrong things. Chicken with mushroom sauce. The chicken may
>have been okay but apparently mushrooms are not. And I've been making a
>lot of dried beans because they're cheap. Oops!
>
> I know that most fruit and vegetables are good. Spinach is not. I know
> that whole grains are good and that tofu might be okay. Eggs might be
> okay. But some people react to them.
>
> I am just kind of stumped when it comes to protein. I've been serving
> chicken and turkey but I'm sure that will get old. I have seen mixed
> things about cheese. Does cheese bother you?
>
> What can I fix? Luckily this person isn't a picky eater. Just prefers
> the foods that are the worst for gout. Exception being fruit. He is a
> big fruit eater. Guess I need to buy more.


Just Google purines and avoid foods high in them. It is not all seafood
that is bad it is specifically shellfish. Beef is not so bad either but
offal is. Tomatoes are bad.

http://www.acumedico.com/purine.htm