Food advice

Lakshmi Bhabi · Dec 3rd, 2005, 23:22

My "travel doctor" always tells me not to eat dairy or fresh vegetables (salad that might be contaminated with dirty water, etc). But these are my favorite foods! India without paneer? I don't think so. For those of you who travel often and stay long, do you follow this advice or do you just toughen up and eat your way toward immunity?

wonderwomanusa · Dec 4th, 2005, 09:41

I ate "salads" at my hotel in Puri: cabbage, cucumber, onion, carrot & tomato, with lime juice for dressing.

If you're going to do this, be aware it MIGHT make you sick. Be sure and plan to take a parasite test when you return.

Dairy? Well, sure, I ate my share of paneer. Curd gives me intestinal upset, so I mostly avoid it... except for an occasional lassi. But I mostly drink limewater (nimbu pani) in India.

Again, don't forget to take the parasite test when you return.

cyberhippie · Dec 4th, 2005, 09:50

I run with the theory if you're gonna get sick your gonna get sick, ao I eat whatever I want including salads and dairy and meat I've probanly got a lot of immunity these days but I've done this right from way back on my first trip with no problems at all (never had a srrious dose of the runs)

Salads for the newbie are probably a bit supect but avoiding dairy is just foolish advice!!

john.sw · Dec 4th, 2005, 23:41

I eat whatever I like, and I have never been sick.

I am convinced that airline food is far more dangerous!

Jut take sensible precautions and enjoy your trip!

citybell · Dec 4th, 2005, 23:56

In a way your travel doctor is correct. The reason is that fresh vegitables are sprayed generously with insecticides and some times are not cleaned properly. Therefore it is not advisable to eat fresh vegitables or salads without washing them properly preferable in a flowing water.

since i don't eat panner, can not comment on that.

guerik · Dec 5th, 2005, 05:38

I don't worry about dairy as long as it's been cooked in some way, so paneer is ok by my rules - no way I would miss it anyway. I'm not a big milk drinker but it's always boiled when the chai's being made anyway so it's not a big concern for me.
Last trip I ate a lot of fresh vegies too - peas are really good if you're dying for something fresh and raw because you can just pop them out of the shells and they're good to go. I ate the salads WW described above too (which taste amazing) but that was only after being in India a month or so, so my immunity might have already built up.
I haven't had the parasite test done though, so who knows if I'm actually healthy or not

freenote · Dec 5th, 2005, 06:09

There are two foods i am wary of ,fresh healthy salad , what has it been washed in ??????? Pork/pig meat, have you seen what they eat

As for the dairy produce i think the lassies ,curd etc help to keep you healthy.Have eatern my way across India and the only problem i had ,i believe ,was from salad .

Dec 3rd, 2005, 23:22	#1
Lakshmi Bhabi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 199	Food advice My "travel doctor" always tells me not to eat dairy or fresh vegetables (salad that might be contaminated with dirty water, etc). But these are my favorite foods! India without paneer? I don't think so. For those of you who travel often and stay long, do you follow this advice or do you just toughen up and eat your way toward immunity?

Dec 4th, 2005, 23:41	#4
john.sw Up in the hills with my head in the clouds... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK Posts: 1,019	I eat whatever I like, and I have never been sick. I am convinced that airline food is far more dangerous! Jut take sensible precautions and enjoy your trip! __________________ www.nilgiris.asia your guide to the Nilgiris, Ooty, Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur

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Dec 4th, 2005, 09:41	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,567	I ate "salads" at my hotel in Puri: cabbage, cucumber, onion, carrot & tomato, with lime juice for dressing. If you're going to do this, be aware it MIGHT make you sick. Be sure and plan to take a parasite test when you return. Dairy? Well, sure, I ate my share of paneer. Curd gives me intestinal upset, so I mostly avoid it... except for an occasional lassi. But I mostly drink limewater (nimbu pani) in India. Again, don't forget to take the parasite test when you return.

Dec 4th, 2005, 09:50	#3
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	I run with the theory if you're gonna get sick your gonna get sick, ao I eat whatever I want including salads and dairy and meat I've probanly got a lot of immunity these days but I've done this right from way back on my first trip with no problems at all (never had a srrious dose of the runs) Salads for the newbie are probably a bit supect but avoiding dairy is just foolish advice!!

Dec 4th, 2005, 23:56	#5
citybell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: INDIA Posts: 167	In a way your travel doctor is correct. The reason is that fresh vegitables are sprayed generously with insecticides and some times are not cleaned properly. Therefore it is not advisable to eat fresh vegitables or salads without washing them properly preferable in a flowing water. since i don't eat panner, can not comment on that.

Dec 5th, 2005, 05:38	#6
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	I don't worry about dairy as long as it's been cooked in some way, so paneer is ok by my rules - no way I would miss it anyway. I'm not a big milk drinker but it's always boiled when the chai's being made anyway so it's not a big concern for me. Last trip I ate a lot of fresh vegies too - peas are really good if you're dying for something fresh and raw because you can just pop them out of the shells and they're good to go. I ate the salads WW described above too (which taste amazing) but that was only after being in India a month or so, so my immunity might have already built up. I haven't had the parasite test done though, so who knows if I'm actually healthy or not

Dec 5th, 2005, 06:09	#7
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,548	There are two foods i am wary of ,fresh healthy salad , what has it been washed in ??????? Pork/pig meat, have you seen what they eat As for the dairy produce i think the lassies ,curd etc help to keep you healthy.Have eatern my way across India and the only problem i had ,i believe ,was from salad .

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