Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Hi , >Hi, I was wondering if chestnuts are SCD legal... I came across " chestnut flour " in the health food store, and would love to experiment and bake with it, as we love the taste of it. From the BTVC website under " Chestnuts " : " Elaine writes: When you have progressed quite a bit on the diet and are on your way towards recovery, you can try them. Chestnut flour is not legal. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft. You can then use them for stuffing and other things. Rabbi Rosenbaum in Jerusalem who published my book in Hebrew was so particular that he had a full 3-4 pages of analysis on cooked, raw, roasted, etc. chestnuts. It is just common sense to realize that once you boil something which has some starch in it, it will become so water-soaked that the weight will be mostly water and the tiny bit of starch is diluted way down. " Sheila, SCD 58 mos, 21 yrs UC mom of , SCD 43 mos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 > > Hi, I was wondering if chestnuts are SCD legal... I came > across " chestnut flour " in the health food store, and would love to > experiment and bake with it, as we love the taste of it. > May be tried when symptom free. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft. Note if you want to know if something is legal, you can often find the answer yourself; click on the " legal " link at www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info Carol F. SCD 5 years, celiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Chestnut flour Illegal Chestnuts Legal May be tried when symptom free. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft. the ready made flour...why is that not legal? carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote: > > Hi, I was wondering if chestnuts are SCD legal... I came > across " chestnut flour " in the health food store, and would love to > experiment and bake with it, as we love the taste of it. > May be tried when symptom free. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft. Note if you want to know if something is legal, you can often find the answer yourself; click on the " legal " link at www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info Carol F. SCD 5 years, celiac For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Hi Dena, > Chestnut flour Illegal Chestnuts Legal May be tried when symptom free. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft. > > the ready made flour...why is that not legal? The ready made chestnut flour is not legal because it isn't soaked and cooked til soft. Soaking removes some starch and making a puree instead of flour with them makes them easier to digest because the water in them dilutes any starch that may be left after soaking. If you dry them out after you will be getting a higher concentration of leftover starch. Either way chestnut puree (made as described above) is for those doing extremely well on the diet - it is an advanced food. Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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