Re: Rainforest cafe and eating out....

[Guest guest]

i ate there a few weeks into the diet in disney -i told them in

advance and asked to speak to the chef when I was seated - I had

steak that's all I could habe at the time or maybe steak/eggs with a

ripe banana??? but anyway.... if you're careful -make sure they clean

the grill don't put anythign on the steak and cook in a gf

environment -she should be ok-

on another note - I don't know much with meds others will chime in

i'm sure - but I would say wean slowly -maybe some of that stuff is

bugging her and meds are covering it???? just a thought???

dessert wise

I'm limited to stage 1/2 but I love the pb or maybe banana bread in

a special cake shape - or pecan butter brownies - I'm sure there are

tons of great things for higher stages

happy bday to her

good luck

eileen 11 months scd

>

> My in-laws are taking our family to the Rainforest Cafe for my 13

year

> old daughters b-day. My 11 year old daughter has Crohn's and has

been

> following the SCD for two months. I so badly want her to enjoy this

> occasion with the family. They will be ordering a chocolate volcano

> to celebrate which I know she cannot have.

>

> First, I'm wondering if there is ANYTHING she could order off the

menu

> for her dinner or do I need to pack her food?

>

> Secondly, Is there anything that I can take dessertwise for her to

> eat? Something fabulous. :-)

>

> She tolerates everything that is considered legal on the SCD. She

> even drinks the almond milk, eats raw nuts, raw fruit, and nut

> butters. I suspect part of that is because she also takes Pentasa

> 1500mg a day. (non-steroidal anti inflammatory) for her Crohn's. If

> she didn't, we may experience difficulties.

>

>

> Thank you,

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 12:31 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote:

First, I'm wondering if there is

ANYTHING she could order off the menu for her dinner or do I need to pack

her food?

If this is a Disney facility, like the one whose restaurant I checked,

talk to them about your daughter's limitations. They may be able to

accommodate.

Otherwise, I saw precious little that I'd be willing to trust.

We were discussing my cherry-pecan cake which I make in a Bundt pan, and

which would look much like a volcano, over on the SCD Cooks list. I would

suggest, instead of everyone else having a dessert for " her

birthday " that she is not allowed to have, you should contact the

restaurant and arrange to bring the dessert -- and everyone else can eat

HER delicious dessert instead of leaving her out of her own

celebration.

This cake, btw, was served to around 40 people at my mother's 80th

birthday party, and a number of people, including the restaurant owner,

asked for copies of the recipe.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Sorry, my original post may have been confusing. The birthday we are

celebrating is not for my daughter that has Crohn's but for her older

sister.

The dessert sounds yummy, Marilyn.

Thanks,

> >First, I'm wondering if there is ANYTHING she

> >could order off the menu for her dinner or do I need to pack her food?

>

> If this is a Disney facility, like the one whose

> restaurant I checked, talk to them about your

> daughter's limitations. They may be able to accommodate.

>

> Otherwise, I saw precious little that I'd be willing to trust.

>

> We were discussing my cherry-pecan cake which I

> make in a Bundt pan, and which would look much

> like a volcano, over on the SCD Cooks list. I

> would suggest, instead of everyone else having a

> dessert for " her birthday " that she is not

> allowed to have, you should contact the

> restaurant and arrange to bring the dessert --

> and everyone else can eat HER delicious dessert

> instead of leaving her out of her own celebration.

>

> This cake, btw, was served to around 40 people at

> my mother's 80th birthday party, and a number of

> people, including the restaurant owner, asked for copies of the recipe.

>

>

> & #65533; Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>

[Guest guest]

At 08:25 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote:

Sorry, my original post may have

been confusing. The birthday we are celebrating is not for my daughter

that has Crohn's but for her older sister.

Yes, I'm afraid it was confusing for me, at least. I thought it was the

daughter who has Chrohn's whose birthday was being celebrated, and it

seemed like a cruel thing to do to have a dessert for her birthday that

she could not even touch!

The cherry pecan cakes is delicious! I remember people eyeing a

" special diet " cake with caution at my mom's party... until

they bit in!

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Have you looked on-line to see if a menu is available? Maybe you

could call ahead after picking out legal foods (vegetables, meat) for

her to see if they can leave spices or illegals on the side. And

check out their dessert menu. www.scdrecipe.com has a lot of recipes

on it, maybe you could find something there.

I have crohn's disease and have taken Pentasa for years. Just wanted

to mention to take a folic acid supplement (as per ccfa.org). I was

never told that by a doctor though--something to do with production of

red blood cells. They tell you that with sulfazine but it's the same

for any of those types of drugs.

Also, on the raw nuts and other foods--just as a thought, maybe toast

them first for her. Same with fruits and vegetables--they should be

be peeled, deseeded if needed and cooked. Except bananas and

avocados. They may not bother her but as I tapered Pentasa, winter

squashes and certain other foods nearly killed me. I could at least

eat acorn squash with the Pentasa so I'd end up right back on it after

eating certain legal foods I had no idea bothered me. It's just

easier to avoid potential problems and that's just my experience fwiw.

Hope you find a nice alternative for the birthday party :-).

Debbie 39 cd

scd 12/05 originally

[Guest guest]

I've been wondering if the Pentasa wasn't possibly just masking

things. Like, if I took her off the Pentasa, how would her body react

to the " Legals " she's eating now?

I suspect if I took her off it would be a different story.

Thanks

>

> Have you looked on-line to see if a menu is available? Maybe you

> could call ahead after picking out legal foods (vegetables, meat) for

> her to see if they can leave spices or illegals on the side. And

> check out their dessert menu. www.scdrecipe.com has a lot of recipes

> on it, maybe you could find something there.

>

> I have crohn's disease and have taken Pentasa for years. Just wanted

> to mention to take a folic acid supplement (as per ccfa.org). I was

> never told that by a doctor though--something to do with production of

> red blood cells. They tell you that with sulfazine but it's the same

> for any of those types of drugs.

>

> Also, on the raw nuts and other foods--just as a thought, maybe toast

> them first for her. Same with fruits and vegetables--they should be

> be peeled, deseeded if needed and cooked. Except bananas and

> avocados. They may not bother her but as I tapered Pentasa, winter

> squashes and certain other foods nearly killed me. I could at least

> eat acorn squash with the Pentasa so I'd end up right back on it after

> eating certain legal foods I had no idea bothered me. It's just

> easier to avoid potential problems and that's just my experience fwiw.

>

> Hope you find a nice alternative for the birthday party :-).

>

> Debbie 39 cd

> scd 12/05 originally

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Marilyn...do you mind posting the recipe please?

Thanks much,

GERDS

scd 8 months

>

> We were discussing my cherry-pecan cake which I

> make in a Bundt pan, and which would look much

> like a volcano,