Is coffee mate powdered "creamer" okay on a low iodine diet ?

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MarinMark
MarinMark Member Posts: 148
edited September 2011 in Thyroid Cancer #1
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Low-Iodine-Diet/show/573082

http://www.thyroidboards.com/showthread.php?t=2088

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  • nasher
    nasher CSN Member Posts: 505 Member
    #2
    Ingredients
    GLUCOSE SYRUP,
    Ingredients
    GLUCOSE SYRUP, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (MAY CONTAIN COCONUT, PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), DIPOSTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, ACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DYGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR, COLOUR

    http://www.thyca.org/Cookbook.pdf is normally where i go to find things

    when they list things like
    (MAY CONTAIN COCONUT, PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL) assume it has all of them as the main one

    and then they have ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR, COLOUR who knows if any of these has iodine and

    SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE)<--- well is this the bad part or an ok part of milk...

    i dont know the answer unfortunatly
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #3
    nasher said:

    Ingredients
    GLUCOSE SYRUP,
    Ingredients
    GLUCOSE SYRUP, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (MAY CONTAIN COCONUT, PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), DIPOSTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, ACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DYGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR, COLOUR

    http://www.thyca.org/Cookbook.pdf is normally where i go to find things

    when they list things like
    (MAY CONTAIN COCONUT, PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL) assume it has all of them as the main one

    and then they have ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR, COLOUR who knows if any of these has iodine and

    SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE)<--- well is this the bad part or an ok part of milk...

    i dont know the answer unfortunatly</p>

    Might be okay
    http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Low-Iodine-Diet/show/573082

    http://thyroidcancersurvivor.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/low-iodine-diet/
  • teamwink
    teamwink Member Posts: 97
    #4
    MarinMark said:

    Might be okay
    http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Low-Iodine-Diet/show/573082

    http://thyroidcancersurvivor.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/low-iodine-diet/

    store brand
    I didn't use Coffeemate, but I found a store brand (maybe kroger?) that had 0 sodium and no weird ingredients in it. I won't lie, it wasn't as tasty as the nicer brands, but it gave my coffee a little bit of flavor - during the LID, I needed all the help I could get!
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #5
    teamwink said:

    store brand
    I didn't use Coffeemate, but I found a store brand (maybe kroger?) that had 0 sodium and no weird ingredients in it. I won't lie, it wasn't as tasty as the nicer brands, but it gave my coffee a little bit of flavor - during the LID, I needed all the help I could get!

    Do you have the specific
    Do you have the specific name and brand ?
  • teamwink
    teamwink Member Posts: 97
    #6
    MarinMark said:

    Do you have the specific
    Do you have the specific name and brand ?

    not sure
    I can't remember, and I have since gladly tossed it out - I remember going all over trying to find something that would work, since the name brands seemed like they were not going to fit the diet. I'd try Kroger or Target or Wal Mart.
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #7
    teamwink said:

    not sure
    I can't remember, and I have since gladly tossed it out - I remember going all over trying to find something that would work, since the name brands seemed like they were not going to fit the diet. I'd try Kroger or Target or Wal Mart.

    I called Nestle's. They
    My friend called Nestle's. They claim the classical coffee mate powder has no iodine and no carrageenan. If true, does this mean I can have brewed coffee with Coffee mate and Equal sweetener ?
  • forme
    forme CSN Member Posts: 1,161 Member
    #8
    MarinMark said:

    I called Nestle's. They
    My friend called Nestle's. They claim the classical coffee mate powder has no iodine and no carrageenan. If true, does this mean I can have brewed coffee with Coffee mate and Equal sweetener ?

    LID
    Hi Mark,

    I love and need my coffee with cream. I did a lot of research and called many local organic dairys. I talked to the folks there and asked about what is used to wash the cows teets. Most dairys use iodine, which is why the LID says no dairy.
    The folks at Clover Organic Dairy do not wash the cows with iodine. So I felt fine with using their half and half in my coffee. I also had a bowl of rice krispies with their 1% organic milk. Organic Yogurt too. Whole Foods carries this dairy brand, just be sure to get the Clover Organics, since they also carry other Clover dairy brands. BTW, Whole Foods has the most items without iodine. Including frozen waffels and many other items. Helpful if you don't do much cooking.
    I am sure that there are Whole Foods stores in Marin and the surrounding areas.
    Good luck with the diet.
  • nasher
    nasher CSN Member Posts: 505 Member
    #9
    forme said:

    LID
    Hi Mark,

    I love and need my coffee with cream. I did a lot of research and called many local organic dairys. I talked to the folks there and asked about what is used to wash the cows teets. Most dairys use iodine, which is why the LID says no dairy.
    The folks at Clover Organic Dairy do not wash the cows with iodine. So I felt fine with using their half and half in my coffee. I also had a bowl of rice krispies with their 1% organic milk. Organic Yogurt too. Whole Foods carries this dairy brand, just be sure to get the Clover Organics, since they also carry other Clover dairy brands. BTW, Whole Foods has the most items without iodine. Including frozen waffels and many other items. Helpful if you don't do much cooking.
    I am sure that there are Whole Foods stores in Marin and the surrounding areas.
    Good luck with the diet.

    ;)
    thank you Forme... that is good information.

    another reason they say no for milk is cows get salt licks and some of them have iodine in them or are sea salt.

    I have also found if you call the makers of products a lot of times they have no clue why you would need to know so it may not be the correct answer either cause they just don't know that some process has iodine.

    this info might also be something to mention to the people at thyca.org for there LID it might give them another way to modify the diet to make it easier on us.
  • alapah
    alapah CSN Member Posts: 287 Member
    #10
    forme said:

    LID
    Hi Mark,

    I love and need my coffee with cream. I did a lot of research and called many local organic dairys. I talked to the folks there and asked about what is used to wash the cows teets. Most dairys use iodine, which is why the LID says no dairy.
    The folks at Clover Organic Dairy do not wash the cows with iodine. So I felt fine with using their half and half in my coffee. I also had a bowl of rice krispies with their 1% organic milk. Organic Yogurt too. Whole Foods carries this dairy brand, just be sure to get the Clover Organics, since they also carry other Clover dairy brands. BTW, Whole Foods has the most items without iodine. Including frozen waffels and many other items. Helpful if you don't do much cooking.
    I am sure that there are Whole Foods stores in Marin and the surrounding areas.
    Good luck with the diet.

    beware though
    One source of iodine in milk may be the udder wash, but the diet fed to milk producing cows also factors into the iodine content. A dab in coffee is probably not too bad since it is a low-not-no iodine diet. Just wouldn't advocate using much dairy while on the LID regardless of the feed and caring of the cows.

    From thyca.org: "Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, powdered dairy creamers, whey, casein, other dairy products). Note: Nondairy creamers often have iodine-containing ingredients, too. A study published in 2004 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported on tests of 18 brands of milk in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It reported that 250 ml of milk (about 8 ounces, or 1 cup, or 16 Tablespoons) contained from 88 to 168 micrograms of iodine and averaged 115 mcg. It noted that sources of iodine in milk include iodine in cattle feed, the products containing iodine used to clean teats and udders, and a small amount from equipment cleaning products."
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #11
    nasher said:

    ;)
    thank you Forme... that is good information.

    another reason they say no for milk is cows get salt licks and some of them have iodine in them or are sea salt.

    I have also found if you call the makers of products a lot of times they have no clue why you would need to know so it may not be the correct answer either cause they just don't know that some process has iodine.

    this info might also be something to mention to the people at thyca.org for there LID it might give them another way to modify the diet to make it easier on us.

    Thank you Forme and Nasher.
    Thank you Forme and Nasher. So should it be concluded that the Original Coffee Mate has iodine even if the company says "none" ?
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #12
    alapah said:

    beware though
    One source of iodine in milk may be the udder wash, but the diet fed to milk producing cows also factors into the iodine content. A dab in coffee is probably not too bad since it is a low-not-no iodine diet. Just wouldn't advocate using much dairy while on the LID regardless of the feed and caring of the cows.

    From thyca.org: "Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, powdered dairy creamers, whey, casein, other dairy products). Note: Nondairy creamers often have iodine-containing ingredients, too. A study published in 2004 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported on tests of 18 brands of milk in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It reported that 250 ml of milk (about 8 ounces, or 1 cup, or 16 Tablespoons) contained from 88 to 168 micrograms of iodine and averaged 115 mcg. It noted that sources of iodine in milk include iodine in cattle feed, the products containing iodine used to clean teats and udders, and a small amount from equipment cleaning products."

    What about the sodium
    What about the sodium caseinate in coffee mate ? Is that forbidden ?
  • nasher
    nasher CSN Member Posts: 505 Member
    #13
    MarinMark said:

    What about the sodium
    What about the sodium caseinate in coffee mate ? Is that forbidden ?

    sodium caseinate
    chemical
    sodium caseinate

    chemical formula C2Na3H2O4

    no iodine in it so it should be ok
  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #14
    nasher said:

    sodium caseinate
    chemical
    sodium caseinate

    chemical formula C2Na3H2O4

    no iodine in it so it should be ok

    So why do lists show avoid caseinate ?
    Thanks, Nasher. So many products have caseinate, and so some lists show to avoid caseinate. Very frustrating.
  • BT Mama
    BT Mama Member Posts: 10
    #15
    Coffee mate

    Hi, crazy as it sounds with everything more serious going on, that was the first question I asked my endo!  I'm not able to function without my morning coffee. Lol. My endo said that powdered creamer was fine.  My big tip???   I put a Baggie in my purse with some creamer so if I'm out and need a cup of coffee (like all the time). I order it black and put my own stuff in it.  Weirdly enough for someone who likes her coffee pretty white, the other day I forgot my Baggie and got a cup of black coffee with 2 sugars. Darned if it wasn't pretty good!!!  I'm on day 3 of this diet. So far so good although I did snarf a crouton from the hubby's salad by habit but spit it out when he yelled at me to drop it.  Now I know what the puppy feels like!  Lol.  Good luck to you.

    Namaste,

    Carol

  • MarinMark
    MarinMark Member Posts: 148
    #16
    Any new information?

    There are still a few websites which indicate that the original Coffeemate powder, not liquid, is acceptable on the LID.   Have no idea. Anyone know?   Is there a home test kit for iodine?

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