Re: SCD on a budget?

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I would suggest making soups (chicken, fish or beef). Can you eat corrots and selery?

Maybe you can eat banana pancakes in the morning and take some with you as snacks.

A.

Subject: SCD on a budget?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 9:47 AM

I could use some suggestions for eating SCD on a budget.I've been on the diet for 9 months and I can eat:almond milk, coconut oil, any type of meat, eggs, fish, pumpkin seeds,nuts, and diet sodas/teas.In very limited amounts I can eat a little SCD tomato sauce and bananas.I can have one or two items made out of honey, nut butters, or nutflours per day.I can't have any nut yogurt or dairy or veggies or other fruits orcoffee. I really need to limit solid fats like butter or mayonnaise.I'm a student and could use tips on doing SCD on a budget.Typical day so far:BREAKFAST: 2 eggs, almond milk with protein powder shake (I knowprotein powder isn't legal but it doesn't bother me and my protein labvalues are low), some bacon or an SCD muffinLUNCH: usually eat out - often I get steak or a hamburger without thebun/friesSNACK: honey roasted nuts, or SCD peanut butter balls, or nut

bar fromdigestive wellness, or SCD cookies or almond butter browniesDINNER: whatever meat is available in the cafeteria or a frozenSCDrecipe dinner my mom has sent me.DESSERT: nothing or SCD ice cream made with mimic cream and honeySince I can't have any veggies I can't have any side dishes and I amhungry a lot when I eat in restaurants. I like tuna, but can't handlemore than 1 tsp of mayo; any other suggestions for ways to servecanned tuna?The diet helps a lot so budget tips would be helpful.Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

how do you have your coconut oil? do you just have it by itself or do you use in cooking?

Yasmin

SCD on a budget?

I could use some suggestions for eating SCD on a budget.I've been on the diet for 9 months and I can eat:almond milk, coconut oil, any type of meat, eggs, fish, pumpkin seeds,nuts, and diet sodas/teas.In very limited amounts I can eat a little SCD tomato sauce and bananas.I can have one or two items made out of honey, nut butters, or nutflours per day.I can't have any nut yogurt or dairy or veggies or other fruits orcoffee. I really need to limit solid fats like butter or mayonnaise.I'm a student and could use tips on doing SCD on a budget.Typical day so far:BREAKFAST: 2 eggs, almond milk with protein powder shake (I knowprotein powder isn't legal but it doesn't bother me and my protein labvalues are low), some bacon or an SCD muffinLUNCH: usually eat out - often I get steak or a hamburger without thebun/friesSNACK: honey roasted nuts, or SCD peanut butter balls, or nut bar fromdigestive wellness, or SCD cookies or almond butter browniesDINNER: whatever meat is available in the cafeteria or a frozenSCDrecipe dinner my mom has sent me.DESSERT: nothing or SCD ice cream made with mimic cream and honeySince I can't have any veggies I can't have any side dishes and I amhungry a lot when I eat in restaurants. I like tuna, but can't handlemore than 1 tsp of mayo; any other suggestions for ways to servecanned tuna?The diet helps a lot so budget tips would be helpful.Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I usually use it in cooking.

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> Hi ,

> how do you have your coconut oil? do you just have it by itself or

do you use in cooking?

> Yasmin

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[Guest guest]

Thanks A for your suggestions.

I can't eat the carrots or celery but I can eat the soups.

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> Dear ,

>

> I would suggest making soups (chicken, fish or beef). Can you eat

corrots and selery?

>

> Maybe you can eat banana pancakes in the morning and take some with

you as snacks.

>

> A.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,My approach (sole financial provider for "three people plus") is a bit different than what you had in mind, probably, but I will share it anyway.Whole foods are indeed expensive and I insist on buying all organic, free-range,

etc. I also live in a region where even "normal" food costs crazy-more than in most

of the States, BC's lower mainland, etc.How I make it work:I have no carschool is on holdI walk or ride my bike everywhere, taking even transit only rarelyI cook everything at homeI buy very few clothes, and even then, all second-handI buy no knick-knacks, cds, etcI am even selling my house and going into a condo!SCD is so good, so amazing that I have happily put it first. I know that it's an investment --that by "buying" health for my son and I, we will have the money, time, energy and health to pursue the rest later.The only thing I intentionally do budget-wise with the actual food is to fill up on the lower cost stuff like carrots and cabbage (for homemade sauerkraut) and buy things like a single red bell pepper (a favourite, but $8.49/lb) very rarely. An accidental approach that has helped a lot is to soak nuts and seeds. I used to be able to

eat 250-500

grams of nut butter in a day. Now that I am eating them soaked/well-rinsed/raw, they are going much further. (They almost double in size when soaked!) Plus I can now digest them easily!Possibly the biggest change to your budget would come through a Thermos. While at school, every morning I boiled ground beef and veggies while I showered, etc, then shut it off and added ghee, salt and pepper. (Yours could just be meat, or meat and broth.) I filled two Thermoses and took them with me. Even if you need to drop one class to have time to cook for yourself, this could bring great gains.Whole fish is much cheaper than fillets, etc. I buy a whole wild salmon (one kind is waaaaay cheaper than the other, but I forget their names). I rinse it, stuff its cavity with ghee, salt, pepper and dill and bake it 12 minutes for every inch. Perfect. The head, bones, and fins can be used for fish stock --a very nutritious and healing food.Whole

chicken is usually much cheaper than parts. As with a fish, I

use all the parts --again, maximizing my nutritional buck.Not a budget matter, but for veggies, have you tried juiced veggies for the nutrients and healing?Cheers,Baden

[Guest guest]

Thanks Baden very much for the ideas of thermos of beef soup, chicken soup, and cooking fish. I live in a dorm, but have access to a kitchen and it sounds like I could manage cook fish that way. I haven't tried juicing. I have recurrent SIBO because my intestine is short, so any carbs give me trouble. If veggies are juiced are they very low in sugar and fiber? If so I could definitely give it a shot.

[Guest guest]

you can't cook there much huh????

I eat very limited but i guess it's pricey (the steak at least and

the milk for yogurt) but otherwise not so bad

this is my day maybe it will help with ideas

I'll add all my stuff thoughI know you can't do them yet

1/2 bana with 1 egg and 2 egg whites with cooked pears yogurt and

drizzled with honey

avocado/banana/yogurt water shake

grilled chicken with froz spinach and oil and salt

pb muffin

ban pancake meal again

avocado with oil/salt (pricey 1.50 each but supposed to make you feel

full)

steak sometimes pork with zucchnin noodles and cooked apples

shake

yog/honey

sometimes yog with van and honey a.k.a. Van Froz yogurt

oh I forgot I added pecan butter sandwhiches last week

bread made with eggs and pureed veges as I can't do nut flours

hope this helps a bit

how about traveling with hard-boiled eggs???

tuna on toast??? always made it tolerable for me when I was younger

or how about lemon juice or vinegar in it?? I'm going to try it this

weekend my self ( I want something for emergency situations blackouts

etc but not a fish person)

eileen

7 months scd

celiac/crohns

>

> I could use some suggestions for eating SCD on a budget.

>

> I've been on the diet for 9 months and I can eat:

> almond milk, coconut oil, any type of meat, eggs, fish, pumpkin

seeds,

> nuts, and diet sodas/teas.

> In very limited amounts I can eat a little SCD tomato sauce and

bananas.

> I can have one or two items made out of honey, nut butters, or nut

> flours per day.

>

> I can't have any nut yogurt or dairy or veggies or other fruits or

> coffee. I really need to limit solid fats like butter or mayonnaise.

>

> I'm a student and could use tips on doing SCD on a budget.

>

> Typical day so far:

> BREAKFAST: 2 eggs, almond milk with protein powder shake (I know

> protein powder isn't legal but it doesn't bother me and my protein

lab

> values are low), some bacon or an SCD muffin

> LUNCH: usually eat out - often I get steak or a hamburger without

the

> bun/fries

> SNACK: honey roasted nuts, or SCD peanut butter balls, or nut bar

from

> digestive wellness, or SCD cookies or almond butter brownies

> DINNER: whatever meat is available in the cafeteria or a frozen

> SCDrecipe dinner my mom has sent me.

> DESSERT: nothing or SCD ice cream made with mimic cream and honey

>

> Since I can't have any veggies I can't have any side dishes and I am

> hungry a lot when I eat in restaurants. I like tuna, but can't

handle

> more than 1 tsp of mayo; any other suggestions for ways to serve

> canned tuna?

>

> The diet helps a lot so budget tips would be helpful.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I make a game out of saving money. First off, use coupons when you

can. Also check with your grocery stores to see if the offer

something called, " Price match " - this mean that thye will match the

lowest price of other stores if you show them proof - this alone can

save trips to various stores AND give you the lowest price - usally

not as easy with more specialty foods. Also, buy hunks of meat which

are SCD legal and then have the deli slice for you - there is no

charge for this and the saving can be $1-$5 a lb. Also - buy your own

meat and grind your own - you can often buy for $1-$2 a lb this way.

You get two benefits - first off YOU get to select the amount of fat

you want to keep and two your cost savings can be anywhere from $3-$5

a lb - you are paying for the service of it being ground. Hmmm -

let's see - last thing is to plan your meals more carefully - know

what you want to buy at the store and then look for savings. If you

can go 1-2 times per week vs on more of an impulsive, " the fridge is

empty, " need you are being more mindful in savings because. I plan a

lot of my meals around savings that are being offered in the coupons I

find. If you have kids, the cost you will save in a babysitter will

make up for the focus time you have in being focused while you shop -

hope that helps.

Aiazeen

UC 5 yrs

SCD 1 month

Mindful shopper 15 years

> >

> > I could use some suggestions for eating SCD on a budget.

> >

> > I've been on the diet for 9 months and I can eat:

> > almond milk, coconut oil, any type of meat, eggs, fish, pumpkin

> seeds,

> > nuts, and diet sodas/teas.

> > In very limited amounts I can eat a little SCD tomato sauce and

> bananas.

> > I can have one or two items made out of honey, nut butters, or nut

> > flours per day.

> >

> > I can't have any nut yogurt or dairy or veggies or other fruits or

> > coffee. I really need to limit solid fats like butter or mayonnaise.

> >

> > I'm a student and could use tips on doing SCD on a budget.

> >

> > Typical day so far:

> > BREAKFAST: 2 eggs, almond milk with protein powder shake (I know

> > protein powder isn't legal but it doesn't bother me and my protein

> lab

> > values are low), some bacon or an SCD muffin

> > LUNCH: usually eat out - often I get steak or a hamburger without

> the

> > bun/fries

> > SNACK: honey roasted nuts, or SCD peanut butter balls, or nut bar

> from

> > digestive wellness, or SCD cookies or almond butter brownies

> > DINNER: whatever meat is available in the cafeteria or a frozen

> > SCDrecipe dinner my mom has sent me.

> > DESSERT: nothing or SCD ice cream made with mimic cream and honey

> >

> > Since I can't have any veggies I can't have any side dishes and I am

> > hungry a lot when I eat in restaurants. I like tuna, but can't

> handle

> > more than 1 tsp of mayo; any other suggestions for ways to serve

> > canned tuna?

> >

> > The diet helps a lot so budget tips would be helpful.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>