"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>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.
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> 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.
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> http://www.acumedico.com/purine.htm

Oh snap! I didn't realize that tomatoes were bad. Thanks!