Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 According to my understanding, all canned foods are well cooked because they need to be heated to high temperatures in the canning process in order to destroy bacteria. That being so, is it all right in early stages to use canned pineapple (Dole, in its own juice), without having to cook it further? K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I believe it is OK though of course this depends on your child's condition. My celiac son does fine with pineapple. My autistic son reacts to it. He became obsessed with it to the point that he did not want anything else to eat or drink. He was getting hyper and hitting himself in the head. He also was getting horrible diaper rash to the point of constant bleeding no matter what medication I used. I thought I could just limit him to 1 cup of pineapple juice a day (diluted 1/2 with water) but it was not until I eliminated it completely that the rash went away. If your son is on the diet for GI conditions I would think pineapple would be fine but if he is autistic you might want to watch for signs of reaction. > According to my understanding, all canned foods are well cooked because they need to be heated to high temperatures in the canning process in order to destroy bacteria. That being so, is it all right in early stages to use canned pineapple (Dole, in its own juice), without having to cook it further? > > K > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Hi , The pineapple is not necessarily " well cooked " . It depends on the time and pasteurization temperatures used by the company. Just to be on the safe side when you introduce pineapple it might be safer to cook it a little longer yourself (until soft) and start with small amounts. Pineapple is fairly fibrous. If it is well tolerated gradually increase the amounts and decrease the additional cook time. Sheila, SCD 36 mos UC 20 yrs mom of SCD 21 mos ----- According to my understanding, all canned foods are well cooked because they need to be heated to high temperatures in the canning process in order to destroy bacteria. That being so, is it all right in early stages to use canned pineapple (Dole, in its own juice), without having to cook it further? K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 My son reacted horribly to pineapple juice (horrible diarrhea and a raw excoriating rash that was difficult to heal) even though he loved the taste of it. This occurred months prior to the diagnosis of Autism. So, in short I agree with . mom to 4 ASD, SD & G.I. (O.T.) Re: cooked pineapple I believe it is OK though of course this depends on your child's condition. My celiac son does fine with pineapple. My autistic son reacts to it. He became obsessed with it to the point that he did not want anything else to eat or drink. He was getting hyper and hitting himself in the head. He also was getting horrible diaper rash to the point of constant bleeding no matter what medication I used. I thought I could just limit him to 1 cup of pineapple juice a day (diluted 1/2 with water) but it was not until I eliminated it completely that the rash went away. If your son is on the diet for GI conditions I would think pineapple would be fine but if he is autistic you might want to watch for signs of reaction. > According to my understanding, all canned foods are well cooked because they need to be heated to high temperatures in the canning process in order to destroy bacteria. That being so, is it all right in early stages to use canned pineapple (Dole, in its own juice), without having to cook it further? > > K > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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