Re: Not sure this is going well...

[Guest guest]

I haven't made these in ages (I used squash too)

Need to find the recipe.

Jodi

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> " Pumpkin brownies. "

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> Hold on! How do you make pumpkin brownies?

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[Guest guest]

I haven't made these in ages (I used squash too)

Need to find the recipe.

Jodi

>

> " Pumpkin brownies. "

>

> Hold on! How do you make pumpkin brownies?

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[Guest guest]

Hello: I am also new to this program, my daughter 17, was diagnosed with crohns

in June 09. I am trying to sort out what to make to satisfy a busy teenager, so

I can totally relate and pack a daily school lunch, something I only did once or

twice a week before and could just throw anything together. Once I get some of

this down, I am going to have her start helping in the cooking, prep so she can

make this once she is on her own. Ultimately I hope she can return to a

somewhat normal diet after a few years of following this diet. One cookbook

that friend gave me is RECIPES FOR THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET, Raman Prasad.

There are lots of good recipes in there. One in particular my daughter likes is

butternut squash home fries. You cut the squash in chunks or strips cover in

olive oil and sea salt and bake. They are yummy. We are doing something similar

tonight with zucchini, though I am going to bake on a rack so some of the liquid

fall into the pan, hopefully a crunchy result, , , we'll see.

If I come across any specifically teen friendly items I'll let you know, and

please likewise.

I would not do this but for my friend who went on the diet about 7-8 months ago,

looks and feels terrific and is completely med free. I just don't want my

daughter on meds and facing surgery some day. . . she is on board with doing the

diet, but it doesn't make it any easier.

[Guest guest]

Hello: I am also new to this program, my daughter 17, was diagnosed with crohns

in June 09. I am trying to sort out what to make to satisfy a busy teenager, so

I can totally relate and pack a daily school lunch, something I only did once or

twice a week before and could just throw anything together. Once I get some of

this down, I am going to have her start helping in the cooking, prep so she can

make this once she is on her own. Ultimately I hope she can return to a

somewhat normal diet after a few years of following this diet. One cookbook

that friend gave me is RECIPES FOR THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET, Raman Prasad.

There are lots of good recipes in there. One in particular my daughter likes is

butternut squash home fries. You cut the squash in chunks or strips cover in

olive oil and sea salt and bake. They are yummy. We are doing something similar

tonight with zucchini, though I am going to bake on a rack so some of the liquid

fall into the pan, hopefully a crunchy result, , , we'll see.

If I come across any specifically teen friendly items I'll let you know, and

please likewise.

I would not do this but for my friend who went on the diet about 7-8 months ago,

looks and feels terrific and is completely med free. I just don't want my

daughter on meds and facing surgery some day. . . she is on board with doing the

diet, but it doesn't make it any easier.

[Guest guest]

" For ketchup, you can just boil down the legal tomato juice

until it is a thick consistency. And tomato juice is on the

beginning diet, too. And the rest of the recipe is in BTVC. "

So, how can I tell if tomato juice is legal or not? The first brand I saw had

sugar listed. I'm really having a hard time knowing what might have sugar, even

if it isn't listed, and figuring out what's legal that won't have sugar for

sure.

Thanks,

Liz

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[Guest guest]

" For ketchup, you can just boil down the legal tomato juice

until it is a thick consistency. And tomato juice is on the

beginning diet, too. And the rest of the recipe is in BTVC. "

So, how can I tell if tomato juice is legal or not? The first brand I saw had

sugar listed. I'm really having a hard time knowing what might have sugar, even

if it isn't listed, and figuring out what's legal that won't have sugar for

sure.

Thanks,

Liz

>

[Guest guest]

" For ketchup, you can just boil down the legal tomato juice

until it is a thick consistency. And tomato juice is on the

beginning diet, too. And the rest of the recipe is in BTVC. "

So, how can I tell if tomato juice is legal or not? The first brand I saw had

sugar listed. I'm really having a hard time knowing what might have sugar, even

if it isn't listed, and figuring out what's legal that won't have sugar for

sure.

Thanks,

Liz

>

[Guest guest]

" If I come across any specifically teen friendly items I'll let you know, and

please likewise. "

" I would not do this but for my friend who went on the diet about 7-8 months

ago, looks and feels terrific and is completely med free. I just don't want my

daughter on meds and facing surgery some day. . . she is on board with doing the

diet, but it doesn't make it any easier. "

,

I will absolutely let you know if I hit on anything he especially likes. Good

thing your daughter is on board. My son is too and I think it makes it easier

in a way, just not with the getting started.

One of the first things the doctor talked to me about while my son wasn't even

awake after his testing was surgery. It scared me (and my son when I told him)

enough that we are willing to do whatever it takes to avoid that. We can handle

meds for a while, but my goal is to get him off of them and keep him off. He's

very motivated too and doesn't want to cheat.

[Guest guest]

" If I come across any specifically teen friendly items I'll let you know, and

please likewise. "

" I would not do this but for my friend who went on the diet about 7-8 months

ago, looks and feels terrific and is completely med free. I just don't want my

daughter on meds and facing surgery some day. . . she is on board with doing the

diet, but it doesn't make it any easier. "

,

I will absolutely let you know if I hit on anything he especially likes. Good

thing your daughter is on board. My son is too and I think it makes it easier

in a way, just not with the getting started.

One of the first things the doctor talked to me about while my son wasn't even

awake after his testing was surgery. It scared me (and my son when I told him)

enough that we are willing to do whatever it takes to avoid that. We can handle

meds for a while, but my goal is to get him off of them and keep him off. He's

very motivated too and doesn't want to cheat.

[Guest guest]

" If I come across any specifically teen friendly items I'll let you know, and

please likewise. "

" I would not do this but for my friend who went on the diet about 7-8 months

ago, looks and feels terrific and is completely med free. I just don't want my

daughter on meds and facing surgery some day. . . she is on board with doing the

diet, but it doesn't make it any easier. "

,

I will absolutely let you know if I hit on anything he especially likes. Good

thing your daughter is on board. My son is too and I think it makes it easier

in a way, just not with the getting started.

One of the first things the doctor talked to me about while my son wasn't even

awake after his testing was surgery. It scared me (and my son when I told him)

enough that we are willing to do whatever it takes to avoid that. We can handle

meds for a while, but my goal is to get him off of them and keep him off. He's

very motivated too and doesn't want to cheat.

[Guest guest]

" Well, I've never really been allowed to be a picky eater so it may be harder

for your son if he is, but I sort of just deal with it. I mean, sometimes I'll

get really frustrated and upset, but then I step back and look at what I'm

getting upset about: food. And just the TASTE of food, really. COnvenience I

guess too. But still, I figure life shouldn't be all about food, to where life

isn't good anymore because

of your diet. Other things should matter more. So I just suck it up

and hope I'll be able to eat more things soon. "

Funny thing is, he's really not a picky eater. About the only things he won't

eat are spinach, squash and cucumbers. He eats just about all other veggies,

fruits and some pretty interesting stuff. It's a bit ironic that the few things

he doesn't like happen to be what he can eat right now. He'll usually even eat

stuff he doesn't especially like, but it's not going to happen with spinach and

cucumbers and zucchini. I might be able to disguise squash as pumpkin pie

filling or something and he'll eat that.

[Guest guest]

" Well, I've never really been allowed to be a picky eater so it may be harder

for your son if he is, but I sort of just deal with it. I mean, sometimes I'll

get really frustrated and upset, but then I step back and look at what I'm

getting upset about: food. And just the TASTE of food, really. COnvenience I

guess too. But still, I figure life shouldn't be all about food, to where life

isn't good anymore because

of your diet. Other things should matter more. So I just suck it up

and hope I'll be able to eat more things soon. "

Funny thing is, he's really not a picky eater. About the only things he won't

eat are spinach, squash and cucumbers. He eats just about all other veggies,

fruits and some pretty interesting stuff. It's a bit ironic that the few things

he doesn't like happen to be what he can eat right now. He'll usually even eat

stuff he doesn't especially like, but it's not going to happen with spinach and

cucumbers and zucchini. I might be able to disguise squash as pumpkin pie

filling or something and he'll eat that.

[Guest guest]

" Are you making the banana and egg and vanilla pancakes?

Just mash up a banana and an egg and a few drips of vanilla.

Fried in butter or coconut oil. And a little honey dribbled

on them. "

Yeah, I made them twice and I could barely gag them down. My other kids tried

them first and when he saw their reactions wouldn't even taste one. The second

time, my husband tried one, screamed about how stupid this diet is and how

disgusting it was and then there was no way my son would try one. (I have since

given my husband suggestions on how to deal with food he doesn't like and to

either get over it or not do the diet with us.)

Liz

[Guest guest]

" Are you making the banana and egg and vanilla pancakes?

Just mash up a banana and an egg and a few drips of vanilla.

Fried in butter or coconut oil. And a little honey dribbled

on them. "

Yeah, I made them twice and I could barely gag them down. My other kids tried

them first and when he saw their reactions wouldn't even taste one. The second

time, my husband tried one, screamed about how stupid this diet is and how

disgusting it was and then there was no way my son would try one. (I have since

given my husband suggestions on how to deal with food he doesn't like and to

either get over it or not do the diet with us.)

Liz

[Guest guest]

" Are you making the banana and egg and vanilla pancakes?

Just mash up a banana and an egg and a few drips of vanilla.

Fried in butter or coconut oil. And a little honey dribbled

on them. "

Yeah, I made them twice and I could barely gag them down. My other kids tried

them first and when he saw their reactions wouldn't even taste one. The second

time, my husband tried one, screamed about how stupid this diet is and how

disgusting it was and then there was no way my son would try one. (I have since

given my husband suggestions on how to deal with food he doesn't like and to

either get over it or not do the diet with us.)

Liz

[Guest guest]

When I started SCD, I didn't like zucchini either. But, since you just can't

afford to be picky during the early stages, I ate it anyway. Can you believe

that it's now one of my favorite foods? I like it with lots of butter and a

little salt, or cooked in olive oil with a little Parmesan cheese.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

No dairy, although a bit of butter would be okay - but on what?

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>

> Thanks,

> Liz

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[Guest guest]

" Have you read over the beginning recipes on pecanbread? "

I've read a few - time to go back, I guess. They all looked " weird " when I was

just doing research. Now, anything edible will do.

" What about lemon meringue pie? (personally one of my favorites) "

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM - yes! I have lemons and eggs and honey. Who cares about the

crust! We're having a late dessert tonight! I didn't think he could do citrus

yet.

" Have you bought any cookbooks yet - that helps as well.

You can see them all listed here. "

Not yet, I need to find a good one. Thanks for the link!

Thank you!

Liz

[Guest guest]

" Have you read over the beginning recipes on pecanbread? "

I've read a few - time to go back, I guess. They all looked " weird " when I was

just doing research. Now, anything edible will do.

" What about lemon meringue pie? (personally one of my favorites) "

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM - yes! I have lemons and eggs and honey. Who cares about the

crust! We're having a late dessert tonight! I didn't think he could do citrus

yet.

" Have you bought any cookbooks yet - that helps as well.

You can see them all listed here. "

Not yet, I need to find a good one. Thanks for the link!

Thank you!

Liz

[Guest guest]

" What was your method for making them? I had them this morning

and I wanted more! I just put a ripe banana and two eggs in my

blender, blended it till it was completely smooth, then poured it in a pan "

I mashed a banana (large) added an egg, beat them together and fried them in

butter. They smelled great, but the texture/taste wasn't too good.

[Guest guest]

" What was your method for making them? I had them this morning

and I wanted more! I just put a ripe banana and two eggs in my

blender, blended it till it was completely smooth, then poured it in a pan "

I mashed a banana (large) added an egg, beat them together and fried them in

butter. They smelled great, but the texture/taste wasn't too good.

[Guest guest]

" What was your method for making them? I had them this morning

and I wanted more! I just put a ripe banana and two eggs in my

blender, blended it till it was completely smooth, then poured it in a pan "

I mashed a banana (large) added an egg, beat them together and fried them in

butter. They smelled great, but the texture/taste wasn't too good.

[Guest guest]

That's for sure! Major bummer for you guys, I guess. A ton of recipes

have pureed squash or zucchini in them, like pancakes, muffins,

meatloaf, etc..Zucchini especially doesn't have a strong flavor in

these things. So maybe you could try something like that? "

He'll eat squash and stuff pureed and put into meatloaf or muffins. I've been

doing that since all my kids were little to get more veggies in them. He just

won't eat them straight up. On the other hand, I grilled zucchini for dinner

tonight and my 12 year old son and I gobbled it up.

[Guest guest]

" When I started SCD, I didn't like zucchini either. But, since you just can't

afford to be picky during the early stages, I ate it anyway. Can you believe

that it's now one of my favorite foods? I like it with lots of butter and a

little salt, or cooked in olive oil with a little Parmesan cheese. "

Interesting how your tastes change. I eat a whole lot more now than I did

before going gluten free and having to find new foods to eat. I think my son

will get there too. He's still in denial a bit and maybe a bit angry too. He

already wasn't happy about being gluten free and this is a lot harder.

Thank you EVERYONE who has chimed in with ideas! I definitely need the support!

Liz

[Guest guest]

" When I started SCD, I didn't like zucchini either. But, since you just can't

afford to be picky during the early stages, I ate it anyway. Can you believe

that it's now one of my favorite foods? I like it with lots of butter and a

little salt, or cooked in olive oil with a little Parmesan cheese. "

Interesting how your tastes change. I eat a whole lot more now than I did

before going gluten free and having to find new foods to eat. I think my son

will get there too. He's still in denial a bit and maybe a bit angry too. He

already wasn't happy about being gluten free and this is a lot harder.

Thank you EVERYONE who has chimed in with ideas! I definitely need the support!

Liz

[Guest guest]

That's so true Alyssa! Life is not just about food. I eat practically the same

ol' thing everyday, and it really doesn't bother me. And since I had a bowel

obstruction last week, I'm not eating much beyond intro. I know someday I'll be

able to expand my food choices, so for now, I just " suck it up " !

I also have the joy of a rare side effect from my allergy med (Zyrtec), I'm

hungry ALL the time. This is certainly a different feeling, because I spent most

of my life with very little appetite. So it's 11:30 at night, and I'm highly

looking forward to breakfast already ;-). I'll probably dream of ice cream

sundaes all night long (and really, who can complain about ice cream sundae

dreams?)

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> > THIS IS WHY IT'S SO HARD! He's getting to the point where he'd

> > rather just not eat. How do other teenagers do this?

>

> Well, I've never really been allowed to be a picky eater so it may be

> harder for your son if he is, but I sort of just deal with it. I mean,

> sometimes I'll get really frustrated and upset, but then I step back

> and look at what I'm getting upset about: food. And just the TASTE of

> food, really. COnvenience I guess too. But still, I figure life

> shouldn't be all about food, to where life isn't good anymore because

> of your diet. Other things should matter more. So I just suck it up

> and hope I'll be able to eat more things soon.

>

>

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> No meds =)

>