Re: New Here - need help with drinks, toothpaste and yogurt makers ...

[Guest guest]

Hi Pearl, I know soy is bad, and I am trying to get rid of it. Found a

yogourt maker today, so am going to make some and hopefully replace the

milk/soy with a smoothie.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Pearl, I know soy is bad, and I am trying to get rid of it. Found a

yogourt maker today, so am going to make some and hopefully replace the

milk/soy with a smoothie.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list Sharon and ,

>My son is severely developmentally delayed, has CP (spastic

quad), CVI (cortically blind) and has uncontrolled seizures. We are

waiting to start the Keto diet in April, but I am hoping the SCD

will help him and perhaps we can avoid the Keto.

>He is wheat/dairy free, but drinks 2 bottles a day with 3oz vanilla

soy/5 oz. goat's milk. He cannot drink thin liquids - he chokes and

gags. He was on Nutren (Pediasure-like) for a while (what a mess

that made him - wicked tummy pains, gas etc) and is very accustomed

to the vanilla milkshake flavour. It has taken me 2 months to get

him on this ratio as I've been trying to get rid of the soy for a

while.

>He eats pureed homemade baby food, and I've eliminated rice cereal

and sweet potatoes (his favorite).

Either Butternut or buttercup squash may be good substitutes for the sweet

potato.

> The rest of the food he eats is

legal, so that's not a problem

>I bought what I thought would be a legal toothpaste for him today,

said sugar free, but it has Xylitol. Arggh. $9 bucks down the drain!

Does he swallow the toothpaste? If not, using a tiny amount, pea sized amount

or less may be okay for him.

I don't think anyone has found a completely legal toothpaste (but I could be

wrong

Some either skip the toothpaste altogether and just use water and a toothbrush

or some make their own toothpaste.

Here is a toothpaste recipe that was posted a couple of years back (from

tte):

6 tsp. baking soda

1/3 tsp. salt

4 tsp. glycerin

12-13 drops peppermint of wintergreen extract

Just mix and store at room temperature.

>Anyway, I would love some advice on what he could drink, as well as a legal

toothpaste.

How about making yogurt smoothies. We add ripe bananas and honey. But just

about any fruit can be added. If you need it a little thinner you can add

water. If you need it thicker you can drip some of the yogurt to remove some of

the fluid and tartness. The longer you leave the yogurt to drip the thicker and

less tart it will be.

Instructions on how to drip yogurt at

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/

Clicl on " beginners " then click on " SCD yogurt "

then scroll down and click on " How to drip Yoghurt - Pictorial Guide "

>Also, I went to 5 stores today and no yogurt

makers!! Where to buy (we are in Toronto)?? has a g-tube but I

still want him to drink by mouth. I only use the tube for

meds/supplements (checked all those and they seem OK).

You may be able to buy a Yogurmet yogurt maker staright from the company since

they are in Quebec. I am in Newfoundland and once they receive my order my

yogurt starter arrives in about 3-5 days.

There site is http://www.lyo-san.ca/english/index.html

There may be a phone number or you can email them at

lyo-san@...

Sorry this got so long ...

Thanks,

Sharon, mom to , will be 3 Feb 1st! on Keppra (pills not liquid)

www.caringbridge.org/visit/jasoncruikshank

(I really loved your video of him laughing!! Is that while brushing his teeth?

Yeoowwch! )

Sheila, SCD 59 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheila, he loves butternut squash almost as much as sweet potatoe

- he is an orange veggie boy! And yes, the laughing video was while

brushing his teeth, the first bite on my finger I screamed and he

started laughing, so I continued at my own peril as him laughing (once

every 2 months or so) was worth it (after all I have 10 fingers, why be

greedy?).

Re: New Here - need help with drinks, toothpaste

and yogurt makers ...

Welcome to the list Sharon and ,

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheila, he loves butternut squash almost as much as sweet potatoe

- he is an orange veggie boy! And yes, the laughing video was while

brushing his teeth, the first bite on my finger I screamed and he

started laughing, so I continued at my own peril as him laughing (once

every 2 months or so) was worth it (after all I have 10 fingers, why be

greedy?).

Re: New Here - need help with drinks, toothpaste

and yogurt makers ...

Welcome to the list Sharon and ,

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheila, he loves butternut squash almost as much as sweet potatoe

- he is an orange veggie boy! And yes, the laughing video was while

brushing his teeth, the first bite on my finger I screamed and he

started laughing, so I continued at my own peril as him laughing (once

every 2 months or so) was worth it (after all I have 10 fingers, why be

greedy?).

Re: New Here - need help with drinks, toothpaste

and yogurt makers ...

Welcome to the list Sharon and ,

[Guest guest]

I LOVED the laughing video.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03