My last blood test results came back at 570 umol/L!

The one before was 801 umol/L, so it’s nice to see such a drastic difference. It came down to a spice I regularly used having quite a significant amount of protein! Once that got cut out, my levels went down.

#phenyketonuria #phenylalanine #PKU #pkucooking #LowProtein #blood #bloodspot #bloodspots #bloodtest

In case anyone is looking for recipe ideas: made this w/ gluten-free tortillas (low in protein) yesterday:

https://www.bunchbunchbunch.com/recipes/six-ingredient-squash-tacos

(also omitted the pumpkin seeds)

#PKU #pkucooking #pkurecipes

Six-Ingredient Squash Tacos — Bunch

We used a whole squash to make charred slices with a crunchy seed topping and crispy skins. Pair it with citrussy courgette ribbons for the ultimate bite.

Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk by WHO, say reports

Artificial sweetener used in thousands of products reportedly to be labelled ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’

The Guardian

I’ve been watching Asian cooking (East Asian) and they use MSG. I was wondering if anyone knew if MSG was free/allowed for PKU folks?

#pku #pkulife #pkucooking