PKD DIET

Yuca

Enjoy Yuca, Tapioca

Round pearls of tapioca are produced by passing the moist starch (mixed with water) through a sieve, under pressure.

Avoid Tapioca Drink Coconut Milk

This drink has some good ingredients especially if coconut milk is used and no sugar or HFCS High Fructose Corn Syrup has been added, it might be fine to drink. Tropical fruits are sometimes added to the drink as well. Avoid this drink if HFCS or sugar has been added.

Yuca Root

Always wash and peel the poisonous, toxic milky latex-like skin substance of the root. When the bark is cut, the sap contains a cyanogenetic glucoside (manihotoxine) which will break down to become prussic or hydrocyanic acid, acetone and glucose. If eaten, this acidic juice can attack enzymes within human digestive systems, causing discomfort, illness, and possibly death. If not processed properly (yuca should be dried, soaked in a water solution, thoroughly washed, and cooked) this poisonous cyanide toxin can cause harm to humans. However, since the varieties vary and since this tuber may cause different levels of distress if consumed raw, it is always best to be safe and cook the vegetable before eating.

It is high in carbohydrates, contains almost 140 calories in an average sized tuber, this vegetable is often prepared and served much like a potato as a side dish or added as an ingredient in soups and stews. The texture is very absorbent, so the flesh of the root takes on the flavor of any other ingredients combined with it when baked, boiled, fried, or sautéed. The root contains significantly more fiber content and only slightly more potassium than a potato. In addition to the root, the plant leaves are also consumed cooked and served as a vegetable green. When harvested, the root has a rough brown outer skin that covers a white crisp textured flesh.

As a root, it is sometimes coated with editable wax in an attempt to store it for longer periods of time. After being harvested, it will not last very long. Fresh roots can be stored in the refrigerator 1-2 days, but store slightly longer (3-4 days) when kept out of the refrigerator in a cool dry area. The flesh freezes well and can be kept for several months if frozen, peeled, cut into chunks and wrapped in an airtight wrapping. Commonly used to make tapioca, tapioca flour, pancakes, and snack chips, this root may also be referred to as Cassava Root, Manioc Yuca, Manioc, Manihot, Mandioca, and Eddoes.

It is not to be mistaken for Yucca, a non-edible plant from the Agave plant family. To add to the confusion yuca is sometimes spelled yucca.

We are  sharing our experiences with PKD/PLD Diet, an adjunct diet envisioning it complementing a physician's prescribed medical therapy. Consider testing this with your doctor's prior knowledge, who can  adjust it according to your own uniqueness by adding it to your current  treatment.

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