Live Food

[Bathsheba]

any Scots look away now please ;)

I love topping my porridge with a thick natural yogurt, but I have just discovered I'm not supposed to eat any "live" food while I'm having chemo, so anyone got any ideas for an alternative?
Thanks

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[jakep]

Creme fraiche?

[-Talbot-]

Throw some blueberries in 3 minutes before lifting out of pan, top with a bit of golden syrup.

[bednobs]

natural yoghurt just means unflovoured doesn't it? There are plenty of non-live varieties i think

[Bathsheba]

bednobs, sadly no. The Fage natural yogurt I've had for ages "contains active live yogurt cultures"

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[Bathsheba]

jake, I was thinking crème fraiche also, sad about its fat content though :(

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[Barmaid]

Fromage frais?

[Bathsheba]

Way hay!! Thanks Barmaid...fat-free Fromage Frais at Sains! :)

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[237SJ]

Mascapone?

[237SJ]

Fromage frais contains live cultures (fromage blanc doesn`t)

[Barmaid]

Oops 237SJ, didnt realise that!

[Bathsheba]

Thanks 237. Looks like I'm going to have to change my breakfast preferences now. This cancer's so inconvenient ;)

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[237SJ]

Why don`t you just stick a dollop of cream in it? If you are going through a less than pleasant treatment then a little of what you fancy will do you good

[Bathsheba]

237, sadly fresh cream is something I can't keep in house, ditto biscuits and cake. I've no self-control ;)

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[237SJ]

I`m pretty sure that mascarpone is made with lemon juice rather than live cultures and you can get light mascarpone in supermarkets

[bednobs]

are you saying that no natural yoghurt is pasrtuerised/ if so what about quark? I had no idea all natural yoghurt was live

[ummmm]

I googled it and it said all yogurts were live. I didn't know that.

[Bathsheba]

Have bought Fresh Soured Cream, with 50% less fat, than what isn't clear,...could be deep fried pizza in batter.
Couldn't see any marscapone, and daren't ask cos not sure how to pronounce it ;)

Just gotta nip out for a bit to go and show friend my syrup.

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[bednobs]

well they have to be made with live culture, but i thought they were then ptuerized

[Bathsheba]

Just found this....doesn't help much :) Seems yogurt isn't such a bad guy in
Dudley ;)
http://dudleygroup.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Food-safety-advice-for-patients-having-chemotherapy-V3.pdf

[Bathsheba]

Eeuugh :( Sour cream is also fermented, so shall throw the vile stuff away with no regrets!

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