Thursday, January 13, 2011

Back to the low iodine diet

So it has been over a year since I was treated with the radioactive iodine. It is now time for another scan to make sure that there is no more thyroid tissue or cancer in my body. If there is some I will need to do the radioactive dose again. So I need to stop taking my synthroid and do the low iodine diet for 2 weeks to prepare for it. This second time around we felt a little more prepared and I wanted to document what I ate during this time.

Snacks
Almonds (unsalted)
Dried Mangos
Frosted Mini Wheats
Homemade Wheat Bread
Cornbread
Gingersnaps

Breakfasts
Egg Whites with
Oatmeal
MaltoMeal
Hashbrowns
Toast
Waffles
Pancakes

Dinner
Roasted Tomato, Garlic, Basil, and Oregano Spaghetti Sauce and Pasta
Turkey, Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes, Gravy, and Corn
Turkey Noodle Soup (Made with broth from Turkey) with Cornbread
Flour tortillas with Chicken, avocado, black beans, and onions. (Yes you have to make your own tortillas and make the black beans from a bag since the canned ones have iodized salt in them)
Steak and roasted veggies and sweet potatoes
Chicken Fruit Salad. Mandarin Oranges, apples, lettuce, candied almonds (dressing with Jam, Oil, Vinegar, and sugar in blender)

Lunch (the hardest part if you dont have leftovers)
Leftovers
Sandwiches
Salads