Posted by baseball55 on December 6, 2013, at 21:29:26
In reply to nardil frustration, posted by deerock on December 6, 2013, at 20:05:12
You can't eat tons of cheese and aged meats, but you don't need to be obsessive about this. Sour cream is not cheese. It is fine. Avocado is not a problem (though some websites say avoid it it's gone brown - which is a good idea with any vegetable anyway). You need to get a good list of what's okay and not okay and stick with it.
People sometimes get neurotic about the MAOI diet - as if a slice of pepperoni pizza is going to kill them. For years, I avoided all soy sauce, refused to join friends for sushi, etc. Then my doc told me that a couple of tablespoons was fine. Now I go out for sushi all the time. I just make sure to use tiny amounts of soy sauce.
All sources I've read, plus what my p-doc says, say that quantity matters. An ounce of feta on a salad - probably not a problem. A big slab of cheddar on french bread - watch it. Dip a maki-roll in a teaspoon of soy sauce - ok. Eat a stir fry with 1/2 cup of soy sauce - watch it.
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