Introductory diet.. Am I missing something here? We're starving!

[Guest guest]

DS and I are slowly easing into the introductory diet from the BTVC

book and for lunch today had a hamburger patty made on the

Foreman grill and some gelatin squares. Neither of us ate it all,

can't force down another bite of it, yet we're starving.

He doesn't eat soup and I forgot to buy the stuff to make myself some.

I ordered a yogurt maker that will be here on Thursday.

Can we have snacks? We're both having a banana right now(never

bothered him before).

I'm not allowing any sugar or crackers, just fruits, veggies and

whatever else is SCD legal.

Any ideas? What I missing here? Am I not seeing something in the book

that I should? This is a whole lot harder than I thought it would be.

Please tell me it gets easier.. and that it's worth it!!!!

Thanks,

Janice

[Guest guest]

>

> DS and I are slowly easing into the introductory diet from the BTVC

> book and for lunch today had a hamburger patty made on the

> Foreman grill and some gelatin squares.

So sorry the " easing is not pleasing. "

If I were staring all over and on the intro, I would make cheesecake. You can

make the

yogurt using a 60 watt bulb in an oven or skip the yogurt and add a little water

to the Dry

Curd Cottage Cheese. I would certainly have the chicken soup as it is filling

and there are

ebdless ways to make eggs. You only have todo this diet for a few days and then

there will

be many great food choices. I would mash or puree the cooked carrots. I might

whip the

gelatin with an electric beater to make it like a chiffon dessert. I might even

make several

jice gelatin mixtures and layer them or mix up a few fruit juices into a punch

diluted with

water..

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

Hang in there, it gets better. When we first started my husband

complained of getting hungry all the time. Now it is not that way.

I think it just takes our bodies a time to adjust and our minds time

to adjust and our cooking routines time to adjust.

When we first started I didn't think I was going to ever get to

leave the kitchen. The thought of having to make everything from

scratch, even our catsup, tomato sauce and apple sauce, was totally

overwhelming. I have learned to do these things in the crock pot

where I do not have to stand over them all the time. I have bought

the 2 qt. yogart maker with an extra container so that has become

much easier. I have found some of the baked goods recipes that most

of my family likes(my little girl like almost nothing).

Keep coming to this board and reading, asking questions and

experimenting.

I don't know why you are on SCD but I do know we have seen great

changes in our son since we have started this way of eating.

Be blessed

Sandy M

Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old son with behavioral problems.

> > >

> > > DS and I are slowly easing into the introductory diet from the

BTVC

> > > book and for lunch today had a hamburger patty made on the

> > > Foreman grill and some gelatin squares.

> >

> > So sorry the " easing is not pleasing. "

> >

> > If I were staring all over and on the intro, I would make

> cheesecake. You can make the

> > yogurt using a 60 watt bulb in an oven or skip the yogurt and

add a

> little water to the Dry

> > Curd Cottage Cheese. I would certainly have the chicken soup as

it

> is filling and there are

> > ebdless ways to make eggs. You only have todo this diet for a few

> days and then there will

> > be many great food choices. I would mash or puree the cooked

> carrots. I might whip the

> > gelatin with an electric beater to make it like a chiffon

dessert. I

> might even make several

> > jice gelatin mixtures and layer them or mix up a few fruit juices

> into a punch diluted with

> > water..

> >

> > Carol F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

DON'T GIVE UP!

You just didn't prepare ahead of time. www.lucyskitchenshop.com she, Lucy,

will help you with the yougurt maker and equipment etc .

www.digestivewellness.com they have cookbooks, equipment, and gelatin and

prepared foods for later , Esther will help you.

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> Thanks.. I couldn't find the DCCC anywhere, have no freaking idea how

> to make yogurt(yes, i did see the directions on that website), do not

> have the ingredients for chicken soup and the grocery store is 20 min.

> away. DS and I gag on cooked carrots. I swear I almost throw up just

> at the site of them.

> Naybe we'll just screw it and stay sick. This is rediculous!

It's your call. Better to know right now: this is a great diet but it requires

compliance and

some changes. Where do you live? Someone may know where you can get the DCCC.

What

foods do you like? Some must be on this diet.

Carol F.

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

[Guest guest]

DON'T GIVE UP!

You just didn't prepare ahead of time. www.lucyskitchenshop.com she, Lucy,

will help you with the yougurt maker and equipment etc .

www.digestivewellness.com they have cookbooks, equipment, and gelatin and

prepared foods for later , Esther will help you.

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> Thanks.. I couldn't find the DCCC anywhere, have no freaking idea how

> to make yogurt(yes, i did see the directions on that website), do not

> have the ingredients for chicken soup and the grocery store is 20 min.

> away. DS and I gag on cooked carrots. I swear I almost throw up just

> at the site of them.

> Naybe we'll just screw it and stay sick. This is rediculous!

It's your call. Better to know right now: this is a great diet but it requires

compliance and

some changes. Where do you live? Someone may know where you can get the DCCC.

What

foods do you like? Some must be on this diet.

Carol F.

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

[Guest guest]

DON'T GIVE UP!

You just didn't prepare ahead of time. www.lucyskitchenshop.com she, Lucy,

will help you with the yougurt maker and equipment etc .

www.digestivewellness.com they have cookbooks, equipment, and gelatin and

prepared foods for later , Esther will help you.

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

>

> Thanks.. I couldn't find the DCCC anywhere, have no freaking idea how

> to make yogurt(yes, i did see the directions on that website), do not

> have the ingredients for chicken soup and the grocery store is 20 min.

> away. DS and I gag on cooked carrots. I swear I almost throw up just

> at the site of them.

> Naybe we'll just screw it and stay sick. This is rediculous!

It's your call. Better to know right now: this is a great diet but it requires

compliance and

some changes. Where do you live? Someone may know where you can get the DCCC.

What

foods do you like? Some must be on this diet.

Carol F.

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

[Guest guest]

Thanks.. Thankfully ds is a fruit kid and isn't much of a

cookie/cupcake fan(we get free ones sometimes and he'll take 2 licks

of frosting and throw the rest away). Veggies are a bit more of a

challange, but he loves munching on raw baby carrots. Is that okay

after we get past the intro diet? He's used to eating fruit and stuff

for snacks.

Thanks again!

Janice

>

> Food intake on SCD is not limited.

> I would figure out how many calories he needs and keep his intake near

> that amount. If he is underweight, then give him a bit more.

>

> But sometimes kids eat because they are bored or want the oral

> stimulation. That's the point at which food has to be limited and the

> behavior has to be redirected.

>

> But given that your child is not a chronic overeater, then yes, feed

> him when he is hungry. Feed him whatever is appropriate for him at

> the time. So, on the intro diet, just feed him more of the intro diet

> foods. For breakfast, lunch, dinner and all snacks. It may not seem

> like a " snack " to eat a hamburger and jello, but it certainly won't

> hurt him.

>

> Once the food choices expand, his snacks may look more like what we

> consider a snack to be. But in our house, they do not. I do not feed

> cookies or muffins for " snacks " . I feed more " regular " food for

> snacks. I pretty much keep cupcakes, muffins, cake and cookies for

> special occasions. That allows the boys to feel like they are getting

> a treat. If it is something they get all the time, then it is not

> special.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks.. Thankfully ds is a fruit kid and isn't much of a

cookie/cupcake fan(we get free ones sometimes and he'll take 2 licks

of frosting and throw the rest away). Veggies are a bit more of a

challange, but he loves munching on raw baby carrots. Is that okay

after we get past the intro diet? He's used to eating fruit and stuff

for snacks.

Thanks again!

Janice

>

> Food intake on SCD is not limited.

> I would figure out how many calories he needs and keep his intake near

> that amount. If he is underweight, then give him a bit more.

>

> But sometimes kids eat because they are bored or want the oral

> stimulation. That's the point at which food has to be limited and the

> behavior has to be redirected.

>

> But given that your child is not a chronic overeater, then yes, feed

> him when he is hungry. Feed him whatever is appropriate for him at

> the time. So, on the intro diet, just feed him more of the intro diet

> foods. For breakfast, lunch, dinner and all snacks. It may not seem

> like a " snack " to eat a hamburger and jello, but it certainly won't

> hurt him.

>

> Once the food choices expand, his snacks may look more like what we

> consider a snack to be. But in our house, they do not. I do not feed

> cookies or muffins for " snacks " . I feed more " regular " food for

> snacks. I pretty much keep cupcakes, muffins, cake and cookies for

> special occasions. That allows the boys to feel like they are getting

> a treat. If it is something they get all the time, then it is not

> special.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>