Re: cooking rut

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out. I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.

Here's what her average day of food looks like:

Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her "syrup"(the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.

Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe in the book), water, grapes

Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies

Snacks - the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes

And that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try it again.

So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me know.

Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the time.

We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues.

Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:50:38 PMSubject: Re: will son be able to go back to GF

Kim, It is as if you are reading my mind and into my life. I have done some of the same things, for the same reasons and have the same attitude about the whole thing. In fact, I think SCD is such a blessing I would be alarmed about going off it. My sons are all totally different in their strengths and their problems but they have been transformed by this diet in a short time. I agree that helping your child, even if they only need a little bit, is so worth it and it isn't something you can regret.Good for you, you are rockin' this mama thing!! Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD almost 4 months> >> > hi all just made son 100% legal last sat - hubby is worried he'll never be able to digest just GF things in the future if i do scd with him now??? should I just keep him

where -he was 90% scd??? opinions-thanks> > > > he doesn't want him to end up living in the kitchen someday like me when I'm long gone> > i only did it for a speech delay/slight processing issue that is improving anyway?????? ?> > thanks eileen 20 months scd> >>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out. I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.

Here's what her average day of food looks like:

Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her "syrup"(the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.

Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe in the book), water, grapes

Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies

Snacks - the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes

And that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try it again.

So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me know.

Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the time.

We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues.

Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:50:38 PMSubject: Re: will son be able to go back to GF

Kim, It is as if you are reading my mind and into my life. I have done some of the same things, for the same reasons and have the same attitude about the whole thing. In fact, I think SCD is such a blessing I would be alarmed about going off it. My sons are all totally different in their strengths and their problems but they have been transformed by this diet in a short time. I agree that helping your child, even if they only need a little bit, is so worth it and it isn't something you can regret.Good for you, you are rockin' this mama thing!! Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD almost 4 months> >> > hi all just made son 100% legal last sat - hubby is worried he'll never be able to digest just GF things in the future if i do scd with him now??? should I just keep him

where -he was 90% scd??? opinions-thanks> > > > he doesn't want him to end up living in the kitchen someday like me when I'm long gone> > i only did it for a speech delay/slight processing issue that is improving anyway?????? ?> > thanks eileen 20 months scd> >>

[Guest guest]

Hi Marla,

A few questions: what is your daughter’s diagnosis (I don’t

remember) and how long on SCD? Are her symptoms improving? If not, dare I say

she should not eat “illegal” foods and expect to heal. Foods

containing polysaccharides feed bad bacteria and makes it more difficult to

eradicate them. Perhaps anxiety is a reaction to some food? My apologies, I

know nothing about anxiety. How are her B vitamin levels? B12? Vitamin D? Those

are all important nutrients that are often missing from our diet, or cannot be

absorbed because of malabsorption issues. Is she staying hydrated?

I’m not sure what I can offer for food suggestions. Soup?

Squash Pie Filling? Egg or tuna salad? I liked PJ’s suggestion of a

vegetable soufflé after making blender mayo that was posted today. Can she eat

hamburger patties? Cooked apples (delicious with a little honey & cinnamon).

Baked turkey breast? Fish?

Carol

CD 21 yrs  SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf  Of Dusty

Pruett

I

just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is

on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out.

I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new

recipes.

Here's

what her average day of food looks like:

Brkt-

water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her

" syrup " (the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and

an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I

have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.

Lunch

- chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe

in the book), water, grapes

Supper

- steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies

Snacks

- the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes

And

that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started

not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try

it again.

So,

if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me

know.

Also,

since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that

deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's

fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the

time.

We

still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO

is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the

Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues.

Just

wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..

Marla

[Guest guest]

She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it.Could've been die off, which makes you feel crummy but isn't a bad thing. Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

If you make nut butter brownies (or pancakes), varying the nut butter will give

a different taste (for instance, pecan butter is more dessertish than almond

butter). You can also add variety by varying what kind of fruit and veggies you

put in them.

Butternut squash pie (follow the Pumpkin Pie recipe is BTVC) is delicious!

Fish is really good. I eat salmon, tilapia, cod, and shrimp. You can make

different kinds of sauces and marinades for variety. For instance, we usually

make a Parmesan sauce for tilapia. You can make sandwiches with tuna too (or egg

salad).

Putting a pork or beef roast in the crockpot is a simple way to cook supper.

We've made chicken fried steaks by subbing pecan meal for non-legal bread

crumbs. My picky non-SCD dad likes them as well as the real thing. You can make

fried chicken the same way.

Cook the veggies in different ways. Someone recently posted a variety of ways to

cook carrots so that you don't feel like you're eating the same thing all the

time.

Squash fries, squash chips, kale chips, beet chips, and zucchini chips are all

popular items.

Deviled eggs are a great snack!

If you can do yogurt, cheesecake is really good, and so is frozen yogurt.

Take a look at the many SCD food blogs out there too, as they're full of ideas.

Also, it probably wouldn't hurt to remind your daughter that eating SCD illegals

will feed bad gut pathogens and slow her progress. If you go to the pecanbread

board, there are several parents who have kids with gut problems. Maybe it would

help her to know she isn't alone if she could " talk " to another SCD kid her age.

I remember a couple of mom's whose SCD daughters became pen pals.

Good luck!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there.  My 14 year old daughter is

on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out.  I'm in

a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.

> Here's what her average day of food looks like:

> Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her

" syrup " (the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an

extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have

to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.

> Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies

(recipe in the book), water, grapes

> Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut

cookies

> Snacks - the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes

>

> And that is about it.  She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started

not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try

it again.

>

> So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me

know.

>

> Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of

you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one

minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day

is all the time.

> We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her

TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine.  She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature

throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues.

> Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..

> Marla

[Guest guest]

Hi Marla,

I feel your pain.....Here are a few ideas:

1) Smoothies. Freeze bananas (peeled and cut into several pieces). I put them

in a blender w. water, flax seed oil (oil is legal, the seeds themselves are

not), liquid egg whites for protein, frozen strawberries or other fruit

(although we don't get good results from blueberries b/c of the seeds) and, if

you can use it, yogurt (this might be a good way for your dd to try yogurt again

if you think she won't like the taste). Add honey and vanilla to taste. With

leftovers, we make popsicles.

2) easy ice cream: blend frozen bananas w. just enough water to get a food

processor to turn. I'm not kidding you, this makes a GREAT soft serve.

Variation w. good protein: add peanut butter. Serve in a tall ice cream soda

glass w. a parasol on the edge (don't know if it will work for your dd, but

it works for mine. I went to iParty and bought all kinds of fun glasses,

straws, tooth picks. ANYTHING to get her to eat SCD food)

3) have your dd go online and choose what recipes she'd like you to work on

together when you have time (maybe set three hours aside on a weekend?). My dd

put the recipes into two folders--one for breakfast and snacks and one for

dinner.

4) if there's anyway you can swing it financially, I found it invaluable in the

beginning to pay someone to clean up my kitchen a few times a week so that i

could concentrate on cooking for my family (6 people). If you can't afford

outside help, maybe you can make a deal w. your dd that you will cook new things

if she will help you clean up? She's old enough to really be giving a hand w.

this.

Good luck, to you and your dd....

Ellen

12 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's

med-free for one year as of tomorrow

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone for cooking tips.

A few questions:

What is cinnamon syrup?

Is cheddar cheese legal?

Is red wine vinegar legal?

I would like the recipe for pickled carrots.

What is the everyday grain free gourmet?

Are canned pears legal?

What is the nut butter brownie recipe?

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:38:20 PMSubject: Re: cooking rut

If you make nut butter brownies (or pancakes), varying the nut butter will give a different taste (for instance, pecan butter is more dessertish than almond butter). You can also add variety by varying what kind of fruit and veggies you put in them.Butternut squash pie (follow the Pumpkin Pie recipe is BTVC) is delicious!Fish is really good. I eat salmon, tilapia, cod, and shrimp. You can make different kinds of sauces and marinades for variety. For instance, we usually make a Parmesan sauce for tilapia. You can make sandwiches with tuna too (or egg salad).Putting a pork or beef roast in the crockpot is a simple way to cook supper.We've made chicken fried steaks by subbing pecan meal for non-legal bread crumbs. My picky non-SCD dad likes them as well as the real thing. You can make fried chicken the same way.Cook the veggies in different ways. Someone recently posted a variety of ways to cook carrots so that you

don't feel like you're eating the same thing all the time.Squash fries, squash chips, kale chips, beet chips, and zucchini chips are all popular items.Deviled eggs are a great snack!If you can do yogurt, cheesecake is really good, and so is frozen yogurt.Take a look at the many SCD food blogs out there too, as they're full of ideas.Also, it probably wouldn't hurt to remind your daughter that eating SCD illegals will feed bad gut pathogens and slow her progress. If you go to the pecanbread board, there are several parents who have kids with gut problems. Maybe it would help her to know she isn't alone if she could "talk" to another SCD kid her age. I remember a couple of mom's whose SCD daughters became pen pals.Good luck!HollyCrohn'sSCD 12/01/08>> I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out. I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.> Here's what her average day of food looks like:> Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her "syrup"(the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.> Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe in the book), water, grapes > Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies> Snacks -

the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes> > And that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try it again.> > So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me know.> > Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the time.> We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues. > Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..> Marla

[Guest guest]

I looked on Pecan bread.com.

What is nut butter?

What is RAW cashew butter?

What is cashew butter?

Are Welch's grape juice, Dole pineapple juice and Tropicana OJ legal?

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:28:21 AMSubject: Re: Re: cooking rut

Thanks to everyone for cooking tips.

A few questions:

What is cinnamon syrup?

Is cheddar cheese legal?

Is red wine vinegar legal?

I would like the recipe for pickled carrots.

What is the everyday grain free gourmet?

Are canned pears legal?

What is the nut butter brownie recipe?

Marla

From: spookyhurst <spookyhurst@ yahoo.com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:38:20 PMSubject: Re: cooking rut

If you make nut butter brownies (or pancakes), varying the nut butter will give a different taste (for instance, pecan butter is more dessertish than almond butter). You can also add variety by varying what kind of fruit and veggies you put in them.Butternut squash pie (follow the Pumpkin Pie recipe is BTVC) is delicious!Fish is really good. I eat salmon, tilapia, cod, and shrimp. You can make different kinds of sauces and marinades for variety. For instance, we usually make a Parmesan sauce for tilapia. You can make sandwiches with tuna too (or egg salad).Putting a pork or beef roast in the crockpot is a simple way to cook supper.We've made chicken fried steaks by subbing pecan meal for non-legal bread crumbs. My picky non-SCD dad likes them as well as the real thing. You can make fried chicken the same way.Cook the veggies in different ways. Someone recently posted a variety of ways to cook carrots so that you

don't feel like you're eating the same thing all the time.Squash fries, squash chips, kale chips, beet chips, and zucchini chips are all popular items.Deviled eggs are a great snack!If you can do yogurt, cheesecake is really good, and so is frozen yogurt.Take a look at the many SCD food blogs out there too, as they're full of ideas.Also, it probably wouldn't hurt to remind your daughter that eating SCD illegals will feed bad gut pathogens and slow her progress. If you go to the pecanbread board, there are several parents who have kids with gut problems. Maybe it would help her to know she isn't alone if she could "talk" to another SCD kid her age. I remember a couple of mom's whose SCD daughters became pen pals.Good luck!HollyCrohn'sSCD 12/01/08>> I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out. I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.> Here's what her average day of food looks like:> Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her "syrup"(the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.> Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe in the book), water, grapes > Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies> Snacks -

the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes> > And that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try it again.> > So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me know.> > Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the time.> We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues. > Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..> Marla

[Guest guest]

I looked on Pecan bread.com.

What is nut butter?

What is RAW cashew butter?

What is cashew butter?

Are Welch's grape juice, Dole pineapple juice and Tropicana OJ legal?

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:28:21 AMSubject: Re: Re: cooking rut

Thanks to everyone for cooking tips.

A few questions:

What is cinnamon syrup?

Is cheddar cheese legal?

Is red wine vinegar legal?

I would like the recipe for pickled carrots.

What is the everyday grain free gourmet?

Are canned pears legal?

What is the nut butter brownie recipe?

Marla

From: spookyhurst <spookyhurst@ yahoo.com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:38:20 PMSubject: Re: cooking rut

If you make nut butter brownies (or pancakes), varying the nut butter will give a different taste (for instance, pecan butter is more dessertish than almond butter). You can also add variety by varying what kind of fruit and veggies you put in them.Butternut squash pie (follow the Pumpkin Pie recipe is BTVC) is delicious!Fish is really good. I eat salmon, tilapia, cod, and shrimp. You can make different kinds of sauces and marinades for variety. For instance, we usually make a Parmesan sauce for tilapia. You can make sandwiches with tuna too (or egg salad).Putting a pork or beef roast in the crockpot is a simple way to cook supper.We've made chicken fried steaks by subbing pecan meal for non-legal bread crumbs. My picky non-SCD dad likes them as well as the real thing. You can make fried chicken the same way.Cook the veggies in different ways. Someone recently posted a variety of ways to cook carrots so that you

don't feel like you're eating the same thing all the time.Squash fries, squash chips, kale chips, beet chips, and zucchini chips are all popular items.Deviled eggs are a great snack!If you can do yogurt, cheesecake is really good, and so is frozen yogurt.Take a look at the many SCD food blogs out there too, as they're full of ideas.Also, it probably wouldn't hurt to remind your daughter that eating SCD illegals will feed bad gut pathogens and slow her progress. If you go to the pecanbread board, there are several parents who have kids with gut problems. Maybe it would help her to know she isn't alone if she could "talk" to another SCD kid her age. I remember a couple of mom's whose SCD daughters became pen pals.Good luck!HollyCrohn'sSCD 12/01/08>> I just wanted to get tips from anyone out there. My 14 year old daughter is on the SCD. and I feel like she eats the same stuff day in and day out. I'm in a rut. and I don't have a ton of time to experiment on tons of new recipes.> Here's what her average day of food looks like:> Brkt- water, nut pancakes with strawberries in them and raw honey as her "syrup"(the pancake recipe is in the book), 1 egg fried in butter and an extremely small piece of GF bread that I make (I know it's not legal, but I have to let her eat a few illegal things or she won't stay on this diet.> Lunch - chicken, carrots, green beans, watermelon, cantolope, 2 nut cookies (recipe in the book), water, grapes > Supper - steak, carrots, greeen beans, butternut squash, broccoli, 2 nut cookies> Snacks -

the egg and toast, or 2 nut pancakes> > And that is about it. She tried the yogart months ago and I think she started not feeling good when she ate it. I need to make another batch and let her try it again.> > So, if any of you have ideas for EASY meals other than what I am doing, let me know.> > Also, since I have your ear, another question about anxiety. - for those of you that deal with anxiety, do you have ups and downs with it? She said one minute she's fine, the next minute she has anxiety, etc. and that 's how her day is all the time.> We still think it's her thyroid that is causing all of her anxiety issues. Her TPO is at 1,000 but her other levels are fine. She's on 1/4 pill of the Nature throid plus various supplements that help thyroid issues. > Just wondered if you have ups and downs all day long with anxiety..> Marla

[Guest guest]

> What is nut butter?

any nut ground into butter. think peanut butter, but you can do it with any nut.

most of the almond butters out there are not blanched so the skins are still

there. almondie is almond butter made from blanched almonds. their site

almondie.com is down right now; however, digestive wellness has it.

> What is RAW cashew butter?

cashew butter made from raw, not roasted cashews.

> What is cashew butter?

nut butter made from raw or roasted cashews.

> Are Welch's grape juice, Dole pineapple juice and Tropicana OJ legal?

Welch's 100% grape juice is, Tropicana Pure Premium No Pulp is (you can try pulp

after you've healed), don't know about the Dole pineapple juice.

[Guest guest]

> What is nut butter?

any nut ground into butter. think peanut butter, but you can do it with any nut.

most of the almond butters out there are not blanched so the skins are still

there. almondie is almond butter made from blanched almonds. their site

almondie.com is down right now; however, digestive wellness has it.

> What is RAW cashew butter?

cashew butter made from raw, not roasted cashews.

> What is cashew butter?

nut butter made from raw or roasted cashews.

> Are Welch's grape juice, Dole pineapple juice and Tropicana OJ legal?

Welch's 100% grape juice is, Tropicana Pure Premium No Pulp is (you can try pulp

after you've healed), don't know about the Dole pineapple juice.

[Guest guest]

> What is nut butter?

any nut ground into butter. think peanut butter, but you can do it with any nut.

most of the almond butters out there are not blanched so the skins are still

there. almondie is almond butter made from blanched almonds. their site

almondie.com is down right now; however, digestive wellness has it.

> What is RAW cashew butter?

cashew butter made from raw, not roasted cashews.

> What is cashew butter?

nut butter made from raw or roasted cashews.

> Are Welch's grape juice, Dole pineapple juice and Tropicana OJ legal?

Welch's 100% grape juice is, Tropicana Pure Premium No Pulp is (you can try pulp

after you've healed), don't know about the Dole pineapple juice.