Kickas.org Forums Treatments, Drugs and Alternatives NSD and diet-related; Finer points of starch testing

Today I was doing my usual starch testing, an apple as it happens, put a few drops on bit of the apple I had cut out, the iodine seeped into the fruit, didn't see a color change so I started eating the apple. Since I started testing I have only bought red apples, and the majority of them have been imported. Up until now I havent had the apple turn black on me. That was until today.
I was probably one quarter of the way through eating it, when I looked at the plate where I put all the bits of food I tested with iodine from my lunch. I was very surprised to see that the apple had turned black ! Despite reading report s on here, that many apples are unripened and therefore starchy.

Also at different times, testing other foods, I have come across foods that turn brown or slightly dark brown. I read in this sections tips, that if goes black or dark blue / black, then it's starchy. Whenever I come across the brown reaction I have not eaten the food, but I am curious to hear of other people's testing experiences / any guidance on the finer points of testing with iodine.

For example, from now I plan to wait up to a minute for the reaction to kick in on apples.

TIA

Hi Tia,

I guess you were just lucky.. Here all apples are very starchy and I do not even consider buying and testing them.

Best wiches,

Dinger

Unfortunately, that is very common, and not just with apples.
Since I have gained control over my AS with the NSD I don't test with iodine anymore. I don't really care if the apples are totally ripe or not, because I now can figure out exactly what is bad for me. Maybe with time you can start not worring to much about that. But it will depend on your starch tolerance, that you will need to learn first.

Good luck

Zélia

I am at the same point as Zelia.... I do not test, know generally what and what I can not handle. But live with a bit of stiffness from time to time with indescretions from eating something slightly starchy (potentially apples). But I can live with a bit of stiffness personally, my AS was much, much worse at one time.

Tim

Hiya

My hubby Jon usually waits a few minutes after testing something before eating it. He doesn't test food anymore unless it is something new we want to add to his diet.

We found it really helpful when he first started on the diet - for the first few months - so that he could figure out what was OK or not. The starchiness of fruit & vegies seems to vary depending on where you are in the world for some reason - so testing helps you figure out what's OK for you where you live.

When Jon first started he also avoided anything that when dark but not black as he wanted to be as strict as possible at the start and make progress faster. Perhaps that was over-the-top but that's what he wanted to do.

Apples are a tricky one. Last year they were not starchy and Jon ate them by the bucket load. This year, through the whole apple season they have been starchy so he hasn't been able to have any.


All the best, sounds like you are doing well...
Chelsea

Chelsea, all the apples in New Zealand are starchy at the moment. Over here I've bought nothing but apples imported from New Zealand ( other than the one that was starchy ) and all have been starch free !
Ironic eh ?

That is truely bizzare!! Maybe they are exporting all the nice fresh ones and cold storing all the rest for us kiwis to have the following year! I dunno.

Chelsea