Sourdough bread without Iron?
I am going through a series of allergy treatments (if it works, I'll tell you all more about it) and am very restricted in what I am allowed to eat for the 25 hours following each treatment. It's usually such boring food I'd rather starve...
But I was excited to see that after an upcoming treatment, you are allowed to eat sourdough bread as long as it doesn't have any iron in it. Great, I thought, until I started looking - it seems ALL bread has iron. :-(
Does anyone know of a place in or around Boston where one could find sourdough bread without iron?
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billieboy
Mar 13, 2009 08:49 AM
I hate to give advice on something I know nothing about, but is there really THAT much iron in bread??
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May I ask why they specified sourdough? Is it because you are also supposed to avoid yeast?
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re: Cattie
Oh, ok b/c I was going to say that some bakeries use commercial yeast to sourdough bread. Sometimes the wild yeast does not leaven the bread enough, so they add a little booster.
You might have to look for things like the rye you mentioned above and other breads from non-wheat flours. I think rye, millet, those kinds of flours are not enriched with iron. Maybe try a vegan bakery?
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goodhealthgourmet
Mar 13, 2009 08:41 AM
the problem is that pretty much all packaged breads are made with enriched flour, which means vitamins & minerals - including iron - have been added to the flour. your only option will be to buy a fresh-baked loaf from a local bakery that uses unprocessed/non-enriched flour, or to bake it yourself that way. try calling some bakeries to see if anyone can/will do it for you.
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