Nightshade Free Diet

I'd go and get another Doctor one that actually uses Science (sorry to sound harsh). There is no medical evidence linking 'Nightshade' foods to anything. Actually the only thing that links the vegetables counted as Nightshades is the fact that they grow in the shade and they contain solanine. Solanine is sometimes mentioned as causing inflamation and arthritis to date there has been no peer reviewed scientific research showing any link.

Haha - I take it there is a 'nightshade' brand in the US - thought you meant the poison for a minute - it's late here, I should go to bed

ETA : no, just read it again - is it a group of vegetables?, I'm very confused.

Haha - I take it there is a 'nightshade' brand in the US - thought you meant the poison for a minute - it's late here, I should go to bed

Sadly, there isn't....

Apparently it's a classification of plants? In which case, I'm with fatdoob on this one.

No recipe list here either. I avoid nightshades for the most part in my diet because I also have inflammation/autoimmune issues.

Tomatoes
Potatoes (sweet and yams are fine)
Eggplants
Curry leaf
Bell Peppers
Some Chili Peppers

As you can see the list isn't so large that it makes cooking impossible or anything.

You can make your own no-matoe sauces for pasta, and some companies even make pre-jarred stuff.

Use Yams instead of Potatoes and use a different veggie besides Bell Peppers and eggplant. It's not too hard.

Haha - I take it there is a 'nightshade' brand in the US - thought you meant the poison for a minute - it's late here, I should go to bed

ETA : no, just read it again - is it a group of vegetables?, I'm very confused.

Yeah I've never heard of this either

Tomatoes
Potatoes (sweet and yams are fine)
Eggplants
Curry leaf
Bell Peppers
Some Chili Peppers

If this is the list of foods you should avoid...not bad! I don't know about your diet but the only thing on that list that may cause me some discomfort is potatoes but I am pretty much reducing those down to nothing since the calorie value is to high for how long they actually stick with me.

If you have chronic inflammation to the point that intervention is required and the Dr. is telling you to stop eating nightshades I would probably want to talk to another Dr.

Nellie-

It can be a tough change to make. I had to give up gluten about a decade ago, but after a sudden weight gain (inflammation) My nutritionist told me I had to give up nightshades, too. Potatoes and tomatoes hurt, because I had just learned how to cook again. But you get there... I eat a lot of sweet potatoes.

But the toughest and most pervasive issue is the paprika and "spices" that are included in almost everything- especially condiments. I make all my own salad dressings. You need to find a mustard that does not have "spices" in the ingredient list. Same for mayonnaise, if you use it. Is there a way for members to exchange recipes? I have a recipe for fauxmato sauce, faux ketchup, 1000 dressing, that allows you to make sandwich spread, barbecue sauce based on the ketchup, a yummy honey mustard dressing, etc.

I have to chop sweet pickles because I can't find a relish that does not add red peppers because it "looks pretty". The mayo I use now is Kraft light Mayo. Mustards are Maille, Maille dijon, and Lowensenf. Whenever I find myself in a new or interesting grocery store, I spend a lot of time reading ingredients in the condiment aisle. Oh! vinegars are my new best friends- balsamic, marin, white wine, red wine, and my favorite, good old Heinz apple cider. I haven't managed to perfect a raspberry vinaigrette yet, but I always have raspberry vinegar brewing in the fridge.

There are some good internet sources listed here- I have gotten recipes from a couple Lizzard_77 mentioned. You can often just Google nightshade free "whatever" recipe and get results.

http://www.plantoeat.com/blog/2013/04/a-nightshade-free-spice-pantry/ has a great list of spices and spice mixes to try.

Best of Luck!

I am allergic to nightshades so I have been figuring out how to cook foods for awhile. The AIP stuff on the Paleo websites help a lot. I use Heinz Mayo, because it is the only one I have found without Paprika. I have found a couple of restaurants that don't make me sick because they know the food processes involved with actually making the food. Of all places, McDonald's is the only fast food burgers I can eat (as long as they don't have anything but cheese on them), all the other ones make me sick. Target has a brand of Salad dressing (Annie's Organic) in which many don't contain nightshades. Walmart has a brand now too, but I don't remember what the name is. I just know they have a creamy onion dressing and a poppy seed dressing that I like. Also the Walmart brand spicy brown mustard is nightshade free, but I have not found any yellow mustards that are.

The biggest thing is to read the labels on everything that isn't a single ingredient food. Anything that says: Natural flavors (if it isn't a dessert), spices, modified food starch (almost always potatoes) avoid. Tobacco is also on the list of nightshades, but may not affect you if you don't smoke or live with a smoker. ladynocturne said "some chili peppers" but it is all chili peppers. Also Goji berries, which have been gaining popularity as a "superfood".

I have Crohn's disease and nightshades really aggravate my intestines