Re: Re: Questions and observations

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www.digestivewellness.com have a variety of SCD legal/ kosher finely ground nut

flours.

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> Hi folks,

>

> Please indulge me a few newbie questions as Week 1 of our SCD journey

> draws to a close:

>

> 1. I haven't been able to get good dry flour from grinding pecans. If

> I dry them out a while in the oven, might that toughen the outer skin

> too much for good digestion? I think I remember reading that Elaine

> didn't favor soaking nuts in salt water for fear of inviting bacteria?

True about the negatives of soaking nuts.

I use Pecans ground. They come out like brown sugar in texture but make super

delicious

mufffins, waffles and pancakes.

>

> 2. Are blueberries, boiled cabbage & pickles considered later-stage

> foods, like raisins, because of their skins? My son is chomping at

> the bit to have those (pun intended).

Have you checked out the suggested times for starting these on The Stages

guidelines at:

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html?

>

> 3. The local Whole foods has unsweetened shredded coconut in clear

> containers marked either " unsulphured " coconut or " coconut macaroon. "

> Does it make a difference which I use?

Ask them what Macaroon means and contains. Unsweetened and unsuphered would be a

good choice.

>

> Also, here are a few Week 1 observations which may be helpful to some:

>

> --SCD recipes my son (6) is giving " thumbs up " to: 'boiled'

> applesauce (pecanbread.com), with some cinnamon; almond butter

> cookies and brownies (BTVC); midas gold waffles (BTVC) and SCD syrup;

> sandwich buns (pecanbread.com); Knox jello with Welch's grape juice

> (BTVC); banana cake (BTVC); ketchup (BTVC). His Highness thought my

> zucchini muffins and macaroons were " just a little good and dry " , so

> I might add some coconut oil to the next batch.

Make the muffins on page 122 of BTVC and use the rgound pecans. I think they are

my

favorite muffins, bar none!

>

Sounds like your boy is doing pretty well!

Carol F.

SCD 6 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