Coconut milk: was Re: The usual - my kid

[Guest guest]

At 12:44 AM 12/10/2008, you wrote:

I asked Marilyn once why coconut

fat was okay early on but not coconut milk and IIRC, she said that Elaine

was worried that someone might come to over-rely on that product. So,

with that in mind, as long as an awareness is present not to overuse it,

I think it is okay, unless someone knows another reason not to use it.

Marilyn?? Anyone??

That's correct. People who come to SCD who have been drinking 3-4 big

glasses of milk a day may try to substitute an equal amount of coconut or

other nut milk. Because the nutrition values are different, they fill up

on the nut milks and don't want to eat anything else, so they end up with

a very unbalanced diet.

By eliminating the nut milk for a period of time, it's possible to break

the habit of drinking milk as a beverage.

It's similar to the limitation of the nut breads and muffins -- people

who have been starch addicts try to replace their wheat and other grain

breads with nut breads and fill up on those, without eating meats,

vegetables, fruits, and yogurt.

While we don't worry about temporary imbalances (see also " Balance

Over Time " ) while establishing a balanced repertoire of foods,

mono-focusing on one food is a Bad Thing.

—

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]

Hi Holly and Marilyn,

I am equally confused at some of the posts that Mara and Marilyn wrote

(but they usually know what they are talking about LOL) because I

understood home-made SCD coconut milk is advanced too. So, I don't

know who to go by? I have a problem suggesting this to newbies. I

know my own gut didn't tolerate it but I am on the sensitive side. My

mom who isn't sensitive and is on the diet due to IBS-constipation

couldn't do coconut milk either in her coffee in her early days on the

diet. So I am very confused.

I understand Marilyn's point of people needing replacement foods etc..

But I doesn't this interfere with healing?

Sorry Marilyn, I should direct this to you in a different thread...

I'm a bit tired.

Thanks,

Jodi

SCD 14 months

Crohn's/Colitis

[Guest guest]

At 07:47 PM 12/10/2008, you wrote:

In Raman Prasad's cookbook, he

has lots of little notations that say

not to use coconut milk until 6 months after symptoms have gone

away.

Is that accurate?

That is in accordance with Elaine's recommendations, yes. Also, the

coconut milk must be homemade because the commercial brands often have

guar gum or other illegal thickeners.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund