No Onions, Tomatoes or Vinegar

[aliénor]

my husband has been having bladder problems and he has been told to stay away from, coffee, chocolate, tomatoes, vinegar, onions and several other ingredients. this regime is supposed to be remove bladder muscle irritants. but it is hard to think of much food- except meat and potatoes and that is too boring-without those ingredients- it means no ratatouile, no marinara sauce, etc., fortunately garlic is ok. but i always make stir fries with lots of onions ...so i am in need of ideas, recipes and help in general.

hoping i can get some good ideas from the group

tia

[C. sapidus]

Do you and your husband like food from southeast and east Asia? Other than avoiding rice vinegar, the restrictions that you listed would leave you with plenty of options.

Can you substitute shallots for onions?

[Peter the eater]

How unfortunate. I'd die in a world without onions.

Garlic's okay though? I wonder what onions have that garlic lacks in terms of bladder irritants.

A family member had something that sounds similar but she went back to normal after giving up her "big three vices": booze, smokes and coffee.

[Pebs]

Shrimp scampi would work. And how about parmesan crusted fish? Chicken marinated in lemon, garlic, pepper and oregano would also be an option. None of these things contain onions.

[Lisa Shock]

He can, it seems, eat quite a few vegetables. How about a curry or a korma?

[HungryC]

White pizza w/mushrooms & spinach

Grilled fontina on ciabatta w/prosciutto

Turkey burgers w/bleu cheese

His favorite crunchy veggies in a stir fry w/pork & garlic

Bean soup

Fried oyster or shrimp poboys

Pulled pork & coleslaw

[Shel_B]

There are many pasta dishes that can be made without the ingredients you've mentioned. One that I made recently is Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe, spaghetti with cheese and pepper. Add a green salad with an appropriate dressing and you've got a nice, tasty, classic Italian meal.

shel

[Shalmanese]

Is he allowed shallots, leeks, chives or garlic? Subbing other alliums in for onions could be viable.

[LizD518]

Someone mentioned foods of Southeast Asia, especially Indian would work. You mentioned no vinegar, but is lemon juice or tamarind ok as souring agents? Also, many Northern Indian dishes do not use garlic or onions because they are prohibited. They use a resin called Hing, or Asefoetida as an ingredient to evoke those flavors. The Indian subforum could give you a lot more detailed information and point you towards recipes.

[aliénor]

thanks for all the suggestions. they have helped me to rethink my menus. he was only told to stay away from onions-not garlic, scallions or shallots:it is a bit strange. so the idea of this diet is to get him away from acidic foods and the other irritants such as coffee, tea, alcohol, soda, most fruit juices, chocolate-all the good things one egulleter helped me out with a personal message referring me to a special website dealing with a variation of his problem, and at this site i found lots of info. ' thanks for all the help

so i'll be working on this for a while.