I do actually, a few are:
-Stoneyfield whole milk yogurt
-Kale chips (very easy, some good recipes online)
-Applegate Farms lunch meat (I'll have a few pieces rolled up with the cheddar they make)
-Handful of almonds

The key is high healthy fats and protein. I too eat many small meals throughout the day. I make breakfast my largest meal, typically eating leftovers from whatever I made for dinner the night before.

I like to snack on:
~Fresh Fruit---Oranges, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Red Grapes, Strawberries, Blueberries...
~Almonds
~Yogurt
~Popcorn (no butter)
.

I'm curious about those of you snacking on goitrogens (almonds, grapes, strawberries specifically).

Do you eat consistent amounts each day?

If not, do you experience a difference in how you feel?

I did not appreciate the effects goitrogens can have until I ate a bunch of grapes one day and felt like I got hit with a ton of bricks.

I've had similar when snacking on almonds.

Strawberries are a component of my daily smoothie.....since that's a consistent factor in my life, I don't feel any differently.

How do others incorporate goitrogens in their lives, if at all?

For anyone not familiar with goitrogens, here's some info:

http://thyroid.about.com/od/symptomsrisks/a/All-About-Goitrogens-thyroid.htm

(I know grapes and almonds aren't listed here but, somewhere along the line, they were listed on a reputable resource)

If you cook the goitrogen vegetables they aren't bad for you. I know soy milk is bad for thyroids. Vanilla Almond milk is delicious. It's also good for smoothies.

cd, I do eat a handful of almonds and red grapes each day. As for the strawberries and blueberries, I use them in smoothies regularly. I haven't had any problems from the fruits and nuts but I did have with raw vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower) so I cook them now and they don't seem to affect me.

Given that grapes are on the list, would that include red and white wine? Raisins?

Avocados are very thyroid friendly.

I've learned that consistency is key to feeling well with thyroid disease.

That's why I asked those who eat goitrogens whether or not they eat them regularly and how they felt if it was an occasional snack.

After that "post-grape crash" especially, I became more conscious of my goitrogen intake.

Because I just love my berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries) in my smoothie, I don't worry about my intake of them since it's the same amount every day. This aspect of my life sounds similar to oceangypsy's goitrogen intake. Interesting about the raw broccoli and cauliflower although the brassica family of vegetables are supposedly the most potent goitrogens.

I think it's "OD'ing" on goitrogens that is problematic.

Many references about goitrogens say that cooking destroys the goitrogenic properties yet, I've read in other places that's not necessarily the case.

As much as I love dry-roasted almonds, I do feel a difference if I'm eating them for a few days in a row after not eating them for awhile....not bad but, just not as good.

Somehow, I think wine is OK.

I've been eating raisins in my oatmeal for years (well before thyroid disease) so have no reference point on that.

i would hope that, if "versions" (ie raisings) of a particular food item don't appear on any of the goitrogen lists we find online that we're "safe".

Of course, it doesn't hurt for us to notice if certain foods affect us in certain., and possibly undesirable, ways.

I didn't know that about avocados, GageL.....thanks for sharing that. .I know they're quite heart-healthy.

My naturopath nutritionist suggested the avocados and I have not experienced any ill effects from them even when very hypo.

The online diet information is quite confusing and contradictory other than the brocolli-cauliflower-spinach-kale-soy-grapes group of foods which seems to be unanimous. Other than that, it's very difficult to find any definitive diet recommendations. So much contradiction! Almonds, meat, fruit, juice, caffeine, dairy, wine, vegetables, nuts,bottled water.....on and on. I would assume that is because not much research has been done on thyroid disease in general. As well as individual responses or allergies to certain foods even before thyroid disease is a consideration.
Very frustrating to say the least.

Which also begs the question about what other things besides food products might be harmful for Hypos like something maybe in the water supply of our city? Something in toothpaste? Some ingredients in let's say sunblock or anything else that we might apply to our bodies? Any vitamins or herbal supplements? Mold? Any environmental pollutants? Besides the genetic factor, there must be dozens of things that we are unaware of that might inhibit thyroid function, no?

Here's some info on thyroid disease triggers....

http://elaine-moore.com/Articles/GravesDisease/ThyroidDiseaseTriggers/tabid/183/Default.aspx

I think we'll all agree that stress is a biggie....and I think that applies to most people - with or without thyroid disease.

Thanks CD for your input, as always you have been very helpful. I wonder now if some of the things I've been consuming may have to do with the way I feel. I honestly didn't know about kale or almonds...so much to learn still.

Interesting article cd. Thanks. Knowing that, it still seems to be a 24/7 endeavor trying to get well, so many more factors to consider.

Given that stress is universally considered to be a major factor in thyroid disease, the nature of being hypo or hyper seems to produce stress and anxiety as symptoms over and above the stress and anxiety that have contributed to the disease in the first place. And then the stress and anxiety of the titration process again produces those side effects. Sometimes I think its a loosing proposition.