Bloating from Mayonnaise?

**itself** · 10-14-2009, 04:31 PM

Anyone know of a good replacement for mayonnaise? I bloat like a cow when I eat it!!

Lisa

**pumpkinpony** · 10-14-2009, 05:31 PM

Miracle Whip!

**Biciclista** · 10-14-2009, 05:40 PM

I like the taste better (of Miracle whip) too.

**shootingstar** · 10-14-2009, 05:40 PM

Change the dressing to a low-fat sour cream or low-fat yogurt (may need to add honey to sweeten it/make it less tart) or condiment.

Instead of mayonnaise inside sandwiches, use mustard. Look at the gourmet section. Just loads of different variations.

And please, sushi normally does not...have mayonnaise. That's just another terrible fusion thing.

What do you use mayonnaise for? I just haven't had it at home in many years. I found an unopened jar of Miracle Whip. It was 5 yrs. old. I threw it out.

**tulip** · 10-14-2009, 05:41 PM

I despise mayonnaise.

A bit of olive oil when you need to moisten a sandwich or something.

**rubywagon** · 10-14-2009, 05:49 PM

Vegenaise with grapeseed oil is very good.

**Biciclista** · 10-14-2009, 05:58 PM

never thought to ask; what do you want the mayo for?

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-14-2009, 06:15 PM

Tuna salad? Chicken salad? Deviled eggs? cole slaw? BLTs?

**shootingstar** · 10-14-2009, 07:00 PM

Not against mayonnaise...I just have it by coincidence at a restaurant if the dish contains it. Like coleslaw or BLT.

But our style of home cooking doesn't use mayonnaise. It's been several years since I've had chicken salad, devilled eggs. Tuna salad I just put in mustard. Yea, sure it tastes different and sharper.

One can make a fake devilled egg by cubing firm tofu in small pieces and mixing abit of mustard, tabasco or a dab of chili paste. Or just sprinkle cayenne pepper or paprika for colour, taste. I have to find my recipe..if you're interested.

Not having mayonnaise at home is made easier by the fact he doesn't like it either. His mother stopped using it several decades ago.

**OakLeaf** · 10-15-2009, 04:20 AM

Only thing I use mayo for is deviled eggs, and I only make those for potlucks. I wind up making my own mayo, not so much because I'd really notice the difference in a recipe like that, but just because I never use enough to justify buying a whole jar.

For chopped-type salads like tonno e ceci (what we had last night, yummy), cole slaw, etc., I make an eggless vinaigrette.

I wonder what it is about mayo that gives you problems - all the ingredients are pretty common ones that you'd be encountering in other foods. Eggs, oil, vinegar, a couple of seasonings, that's it. Does homemade mayo give you the same trouble as storebought?

ETA: shootingstar, mayo on sushi, I'm with you, that's just disgusting. Some restaurants seem to put mayo in ALL their maki

and I wind up having to order nigiri only.

**itself** · 10-15-2009, 07:39 AM

I have used miracle whip with the same problem, and I am lactose intolerant. I use mayonnaise for chicken salad and egg salad mostly. As I am in outside sales, these are easy to pack.

Thanks

Lisa

**skhill** · 10-15-2009, 08:04 AM

Is it manufactured (store-bought) mayo that's causing the problem? Have you tried making it at home from scratch instead? It's not that difficult to make, and tastes great...

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-15-2009, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by itself

Anyone know of a good replacement for mayonnaise? I bloat like a cow when I eat it!!
Lisa

I'm not sure what exactly bloating like a cow means.... excessive gas? Water weight gain? Fatty weight gain in general? Indigestion?

**GLC1968** · 10-15-2009, 09:05 AM

Wait, you bloat with regular mayo and miracle whip? That's just odd since there is very little in common between those two!

I would also suggest plain yogurt. If you strain it through a cheese cloth (multiple layers if it's the gauzy type), you can make it thicker like mayo. I have a friend that uses that with a touch of lemon juice for her tuna salads and swears it tastes the same.

Personally, I despise mayo. It's creamy and I don't do creamy. I prefer to make my tuna salad with a light balsamic vinaigrette dressing (store bought because I'm lazy).

Came back to add that I just caught the lactose intolerance - that means yogurt is out, right? Another good option for sandwiches is to spread a little hummus on the bread. I don't think it would work for tuna salad, but it's delicious on turkey!

**tulip** · 10-15-2009, 09:27 AM

Ha ha ha !!! GLC lazy....yeah, right.

Vinaigrette is very good in tuna salad. It easy to make, but GLC is forgiven.

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