foods that make you smell?

hcdo

Okay, this is really random (and not just a little embarrassing), but my husband says that for the past few days I smell like I’ve been eating “weird” food. He basically says I stink (even right after a shower). The only thing I’ve changed about my diet the past few days is to add more veggies (like broccoli and Brussels sprouts), and some more salad, mostly just with lettuce and cucumber. I cook the veggies with a little bit of garlic powder, but hubs says it’s not a garlic smell, and I don’t like onions, so that can’t be it. Can just those veggies make me smell different? I honestly don’t know what else it could be. Possibly garbanzo beans in the salad? Some weird ingredient in the salad dressing? (I use Goddess Dressing with tahini, but I’ve eaten that before with no adverse affects.) For the record, I don’t think I smell any different, so who knows, maybe it’s him…. Anyone else had this kind of weird “side effect”?

ClubSilencio

Broccoli and brussels sprouts are high in sulfur. That stuff seeps through your pores.

hcdo

ClubSilencio wrote: »

Broccoli and brussels sprouts are high in sulfur. That stuff seeps through your pores.

Good to know, thanks! Does your body eventually balance that stuff out, or should I try and cut down and vary my diet with other veggies so I don't smell like hell?

lorrpb

Since it seems to be of concern to you & hubby, I'd cut back until you feel your body handles it better. There are lots of veggies!

You could also try different methods of cooking them-steaming, roasting , etc and see if that makes a diff. Some cooking methods might help release the sulfur before eating.

Need2Exerc1se

I've never heard of that happening, but I think I'd try an elimination diet approach.

lulalacroix

Have you gone low carb? If so, could be a ketosis odor.

rhtexasgal

IT is definitely the broccoli and brussel sprouts ... certain greens like kale also can do the same thing. I don't like most veggies with high sulfur but I do eat a lot of kale (massaged kale salad - yum) and I noticed a body odor issue. I scaled back and then slowly added it back to my diet and my body adjusted.

If you combine two sulfur components together, it will be doubly potent! With my massaged kale salad, it includes fresh diced garlic and let me tell ya - I was hard to live with at first, thus the scaling back. But now, it is fine.

VeryKatie

I find this can happen with asparagus too.

Michael190lbs

When I eat asparagus horrible urine smell its just certain veggies with me..

hcdo

lulalacroix wrote: »

Have you gone low carb? If so, could be a ketosis odor.

No, def not low carb (love them too much). I'm assuming it's the veggies. Thanks for the idea though!

hcdo

rhtexasgal wrote: »

IT is definitely the broccoli and brussel sprouts ... certain greens like kale also can do the same thing. I don't like most veggies with high sulfur but I do eat a lot of kale (massaged kale salad - yum) and I noticed a body odor issue. I scaled back and then slowly added it back to my diet and my body adjusted.

If you combine two sulfur components together, it will be doubly potent! With my massaged kale salad, it includes fresh diced garlic and let me tell ya - I was hard to live with at first, thus the scaling back. But now, it is fine.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll have to go easy on them, or try to get my husband on the bandwagon so we'll both smell

hcdo

lorrpb wrote: »

Since it seems to be of concern to you & hubby, I'd cut back until you feel your body handles it better. There are lots of veggies!

You could also try different methods of cooking them-steaming, roasting , etc and see if that makes a diff. Some cooking methods might help release the sulfur before eating.

Thanks!
Just out of curiosity, what are your favorite veggies? I've been trying to add more into our diet but my husband and stepsons refuse to eat anything other than lettuce and cucumber. If they could be 100% carnivores, they would be.