"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 8/29/2012 4:49 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
> A guy I work with gets gout flareups from too much salt. I think that's
> rare.

OMG! You wouldn't believe how much salt he eats. He salts everything and
tons of it.