Re: excessive meat eating/continue with scd???

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have pureed vegetables and put them in the burgers. My main

concern is having meat everyday does not sound too healthy despite

having pureed vegetables in them. I've tried eggs for my son today

and he turned red after a couple of hours and was crying despite not

having eggs for almost a year. I only gave him a tablespoon. I

definitely saw improvements in the scd diet earlier but it just

concerns me that he eats too much meat. Now he seems constipated as

well. I've tried so hard to get him to eat fruits for constipation

but he reacts to high oxylates which is found in a lot of fruits.

He also hates them. Can't get him to eat it pureed, fresh, baked.

I did receive information from someone who said it's not good to eat

meat everyday only 2x a week. I tend to agree but I'm still

researching and will be looking for a nutritionist. My husband and

I are now at a crossroads - to continue with the diet or go gfcf. I

appreciate your input and hope to hear more from others.

Marie

> Hello,

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> SCD continues to be a struggle for me to implement on my 3.5 year

old

> son. His diet is limited because of so many food sensitivities to

> eggs, tomatoes, nuts. So I end up giving him a lot of ground

turkey

> or beef or chicken. It seems like he eats almost about a pound of

> ground meat a day. I mix vegetables in it. Tried to give him

more

> vegetables but it seems like he picks out the veges and tries to

eat

> only the meat. We have fallen off the diet this week and had to

just

> give him gfcf bread or rice products. Is eating too much meat bad

for

> you? HE is only 3.5 years old. Any thoughts???

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> Marie

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> 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

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[Guest guest]

Marie,

I am still concerned that you are confused between the issue of

oxalates and the issue of salicylates.

If it is an issue of oxalates, then I would really suggest you join

the trying_low_oxalates yahoo! group.

I don't know of any reason to keep meat consumption down to 2 times

per week, especially if your child cannot tolerate eggs, nuts or

dairy. Meat is his major source of protein. Not that a diet needs to

be or should be HIGH in protein, but kids do need protein.

If you switch to GFCF, limit meat to 2 times per week-- what is he

going to eat? Mostly starch since he won't willingly eat vegetables.

I don't think a high starch diet is a good choice for an ASD kid.

I think the solution, no matter what the diet, is to come up with a

workable way to get him to eat vegetables. Have you read the

Overcoming Difficulties page on pecanbread.com? There is an excellent

link on that page on how to get picky eaters to expand their diets.

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

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

Marie,

I am still concerned that you are confused between the issue of

oxalates and the issue of salicylates.

If it is an issue of oxalates, then I would really suggest you join

the trying_low_oxalates yahoo! group.

I don't know of any reason to keep meat consumption down to 2 times

per week, especially if your child cannot tolerate eggs, nuts or

dairy. Meat is his major source of protein. Not that a diet needs to

be or should be HIGH in protein, but kids do need protein.

If you switch to GFCF, limit meat to 2 times per week-- what is he

going to eat? Mostly starch since he won't willingly eat vegetables.

I don't think a high starch diet is a good choice for an ASD kid.

I think the solution, no matter what the diet, is to come up with a

workable way to get him to eat vegetables. Have you read the

Overcoming Difficulties page on pecanbread.com? There is an excellent

link on that page on how to get picky eaters to expand their diets.

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

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

Some primitive peoples thrived on diets that were primarially meat.

Esp in the winter. (think about eskimos). I personally beleive that

a diet of just meat and veggies can be very healthy. In fact it is a

major improvement over the sad!

Good luck figuring out the right way to nurture your son.

Patty

scd 4 weeks.

> > Hello,

> >

> > SCD continues to be a struggle for me to implement on my 3.5 year

> old

> > son. His diet is limited because of so many food sensitivities to

> > eggs, tomatoes, nuts. So I end up giving him a lot of ground

> turkey

> > or beef or chicken. It seems like he eats almost about a pound of

> > ground meat a day. I mix vegetables in it. Tried to give him

> more

> > vegetables but it seems like he picks out the veges and tries to

> eat

> > only the meat. We have fallen off the diet this week and had to

> just

> > give him gfcf bread or rice products. Is eating too much meat bad

> for

> > you? HE is only 3.5 years old. Any thoughts???

> >

> > Marie

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >