Re: newbie- bacon question

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Becky,

> I am getting ready to start SCD for myself, my 6 yo son with ASD

> (suspected celiac) and his 3 yo typical brother that suffers from

worse

> bowel issues than my ASD child. The boys have been GFCF for 2

years. I

> have ordered BTVC and have been reading both sites. I'm trying to

decide

> my game plan for the intro diet. My kids eat meat but always need

to dip

> it in a sauce like A-1 or BBQ. That will make the first few days

hard in

> terms of food options. Soups/broths and cooked carrots are a no go.

> Would sugar free bacon be ok for the first intro days?

The sugar free bacon is legal, but isn't on the intro diet. The

intro diet was designed to be very easy to digest and fat (grease) is

more difficult to digest.

> I buy sides of

> beef and pork from a local farmer. The bacon is smoked with only

salt to

> cure it. I was thinking I could get by the first intro days with

bacon,

> cider or grape juice homemade popcicles and gelatin and ground beef

> crumbles. Not much I know.

The intro should only be done for a maximum of 5 days and for those

who aren't suffering from diarrhea 2-3 days is fine. You don't

*have* to do the intro, but it does help kick start clearing out

the " nasties " .

There are intro recipe ideas at

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

After the intro you can make homemade BBQ sauce with the ketchup

recipe in BTVC, some vinegar and a little extra honey.

Here a BBQ sauce recipe:

http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/r_040_00315.php

Recipes for after the intro:

http://www.pecanbread.com/recipes.html

http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes.html

> My kids are both currently on antifungals and antibiotics for yeast

and

> bacteria overgrowth per OAT tests. My NT kid has major c.diff issues

> that we've been dealing with for a few months now. I want to get

> started shortly after they are off the meds in about 2 weeks. I

can't

> keep giving them antibiotics, so am turning to SCD and doing my

homework

> now.

Some info on " Yeast and SCD " at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/files/

Sheila, SCD 60 mos, UC 22 yrs

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

>

> I am getting ready to start SCD for myself, my 6 yo son with ASD

> (suspected celiac) and his 3 yo typical brother that suffers from worse

> bowel issues than my ASD child. The boys have been GFCF for 2 years. I

> have ordered BTVC and have been reading both sites. I'm trying to decide

> my game plan for the intro diet. My kids eat meat but always need to dip

> it in a sauce like A-1 or BBQ. That will make the first few days hard in

> terms of food options. Soups/broths and cooked carrots are a no go.

Welcome Becky.

The intro diet is followed for such a short time. if possible adhere to it as

written. After you will be able to make delicious home made ketchup and add

spices to

make it BBQ style. You will also be able to add the sugar free bacon. Pork is

not on the

intro. You might have a cranky hungry kid, at first but all will likely improve

once you are

over the hump

Carol F.