Dehydrated Foods making me sick

[vgloveforlife]

Has anyone else gotten sick from dehydrated foods?

[Revvell]

"sick"? As in throwing up? No.

[vgloveforlife]

Throwing up, sore stomach, diahrea etc.

[vgloveforlife]

Every time we eat a lot of dehyrated foods we get sick. What could we be doing wrong? I have an excalibur and I put the temp at 105-is that too low?

[paprika]

I've never been sick to my stomach, but I have found that dehydrated foods don't sit very well with me. I have a strong stomach, but a lot of dehydrated food I've tried has made me a bit nauseous.

Once in a while I will try a new dehydrator recipe, but for the most part I get by without it.

[kyrie]

Hi,

If you are not drying things properly cause at 105 degrees your temp could be way too low, you risk spoilage, bacterial bloom etc, which can cause exactly the same side effects you are describing.

It is better to raise your temp to 115 degrees and then lower it, once it reaches a certain level of dryness.That will help prevent spoilage and the problems you are having.

Also with really thick things like burgers, cookies, burger buns, bread it is better to dry at 135 degrees for 1 hour. It will still be raw, because the temperature of the food internally never actually reaches that high.

The longer you leave food moist and in low heat, the longer and greater the potential for problems as you are finding out. It's really common sense.

If you want good advice on this contact Sheryl of Raw Pleasure Australia, she is really good at this, and most of what I know she kindly passed on to me for free.

Carla.

[chilove]

Yes, when I used to eat dehydrated foods, they frequently made me sick to my stomach if I ate more than a small amount of them. I never figured out it was the fact that it was usually something very heavy (nut based) or the dehydration that was bothering me. Try having the dehydrated foods in much smaller amounts and drink plenty of water along with them and see if that helps.

All the best,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[vgloveforlife]

I appreciate the personal experiences and the info on temperature.

Kyrie: I suspected it was too low and I will raise it and see what happens. We used to dehydrate and we were getting sick all the time. We stopped for about 4 months and didn't get sick at all-we stuck to just fresh raw foods and some cooked. We just started dehydrating again and now we are getting sick again within 2 days of dehydrating. I didn't know it was the dehydrated foods before but now I'm seeing the connection.

[salsababy]

I got a raw cereal from a healthfood store that carries raw products. Everytime I eat it I get sooo sick. Don't understand why as I can eat most things with no problem.

[vgloveforlife]

Salsababy-is it dehydrated?

[Revvell]

I would do what many are doing... a couple hours at 145; then drop it to 118. For me, 105 is great for creating unwanted bacteria and mold.

Revvell

[Little Mango]

What do you do about recipes, for example, Alissa's crepes that tell you to dehydrate at 105? I'm confused now.

[RawNurse]

vgloveforlife, I have never been sick from dehydrated foods, but then I have never saturated my diet with them either.
Little Mango,I have made Alissa's crepes and they are D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S. I made just half a batch since I am the only raw one in my househod. I could only eat so much at a time because of them being so rich, but it was something I wanted to go back to time and time again.
I have made fruit lethers and dehydrate my soaked nuts with great success. I tried apple slices, but I guess I didn't do them right because they came out gross.
Anyway, I hope you have better luck with dehydrating. Keep truckin'.
Janet

[Revvell]

What do you do about recipes, for example, Alissa's crepes that tell you to dehydrate at 105? I'm confused now.

Raise the temp. I've never dehydrated at that low a temp.

Revvell

[Rawkinlocs]

I wonder, too, if it depends on WHAT you are dehydrating as well as where you live. I mean, I know that here in WA where it's humid from our rainy weather, I definitely have to crank mine up a little higher than most recipe books call for, especially when dealing with sprouted grains or things that are thicker and take longer to dry.

But I've always just kinda kept my dehydrator at around 108-110 period and when making things such as bread-type things, I will turn it up as Revvell mentioned for the first 2 hours and then back down to the range I usually set.

I've not gotten sick from dehydrated foods either, though.

[Little Mango]

Vgloveforlife, may I ask exactly which dehydrated food that you are making is making you feel ill. Can you also tell us which temperatures you personally used for those foods? I am still learning and am interested :o