Need info on Yogurt makers :-)

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I am interested in trying the goat's milk yogurt with my son after

he has been on the SCD for a full month. So far we are on day two

and I am not sure if we are doing things correctly. I received a

wonderful response from Mimi addressing my concerns about the

importance of the yogurt in the SCD since my son has been casein

free for a long time I was very concerned. Thank you – Mimi – You

have convinced me to give the goat's milk yogurt a try after my son

has been on the diet for a full month. Hopefully I will receive

some responses to my other questions about the fruits and vegetables

because I don't know what I am doing and he won't eat the cooked

fruits and vegetables. He does like the uncooked ones and he likes

the skins. He also likes raisins. Are raisins allowed on the

SCD? I know of only one brand (Sun-Maid – the red box) that

doesn't dust their raisins with gluten.

To prepare for making the yogurt with the goat's milk I now need to

shop for a yogurt maker. The ones I have found say they cook for a

max of 10 hours. I thought SCD needs yogurt heated for 24 hours at

100 to 110 degrees. I am not very good in the kitchen, but my

son's health and future now need me to figure out how to make the

foods his body and brain need to heal. I need to find a very easy

to use and very easy to clean yogurt maker. I would greatly

appreciate if you could email me the brand and model of yogurt maker

you use and why you like or don't like the one you have.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Mom2mc2004 @ yahoo . com (no spaces in email)

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>

> My non-verbal 4.5 yr old son just started the SCD yesterday. I

have

> some questions to be sure I am 100% having him on the diet because

I

> understand this is a diet that needs to be followed 100% or there

> will not be the benefit. In the past my son had severe diarrhea

w/

> leaky gut, distended stomach (bacteria) and yeast. His stomach is

> no longer distended and we have greatly reduced the yeast

issues.

>

> My son has been on the CF/GF/SF diet for 2.5 years.

> On page 61 in the " Introducing the Diet " section (Breaking the

> Vicious Cycle) the book states that fruits should be ripe, peeled

> and cooked. It also states that you should wait to introduce the

> raw fruits until the diarrhea is under control. My son currently

> doesn't have the severe diarrhea he had in the past. My son

> currently has semi-formed soft bowel movements. Since he doesn't

> currently have the diarrhea would we be following the diet by

> starting with fresh fruit and still leaving the skins on the

fruits

> (green apples, pears, grapes, etc.)? My son is very picky about

> what he eats. He does like fresh green apples with the skins,

pears

> with the skins and grapes with the skins, but he isn't interested

in

> eating the cooked fruits. My son also likes raw carrots and not

> cooked carrots. Would it be SCD legal to start with the raw

carrots?

>

> Also, I am looking for advice on how we can still stay casein free

> while on this diet since it appears to me the yogurts are a big

part

> of the diet. My son is very sensitive to casein. I am also

> interested in ideas for treats (reinforcers) both prepackaged and

> homemade to use with my son's ABA / VB program. In the past we

> have used CF/GF/SF ginger cookies and dried fruits. With the SCD

> he won't be able to have the ginger cookies anymore and we will

need

> some new options.

>

> My son is following the DAN protocol and is prescribed a lot of

> supplements each day. Yesterday and today I used lemon flavored

> Crystal Light to cover the taste of his supplements which include

2

> tsp of cod liver oil each day. This morning my son vomited about

> an hour after drinking the supplements (all SCD approved by

> Kirkman). He has been drinking the cod liver oil for 2.5 years so

I

> am thinking the diet is the source of the reaction and I hope the

> vomiting was a good sign of much needed cleansing taking place.

> Any ideas on other ways to cover / hide the taste of the

supplements

> would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Please email me directly with any suggestions / tips you may have

> that might help me help my son.

>

> Thank you for your time.

>

> Sincerely,

> Mom2mc2004 @ yahoo . com (no spaces in email)

>