Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I am about to order some nutflour, but am confused by the past 300 messages I've just read. My son is extreme ADHD with developmental coordination disorder and gut issues. I was going to order almond flour. Should I not? How does almond flour differ from other nut flours in its: 1) effect on ASD 2) cost 3) taste/how it cooks/usability I guess these questions would go the same for almond milk? Thank you, Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 > Hi Angie, I am not one of the long term experienced members but and my son has had rage problems. The thing that I know about almond is it is high in Salicylates. It is a major for bad attitude for him. I use cashew and pecan flours. I bought 30# of pecan from http://www.georgiapecan.com/frame_4.htm With shipping it was less than $3 a #. I have not used the pecan by its self yet. I use it in combination with the cashew. I do use the cashew by itself. Hope this helps. Sandy M. Whole family SCD for 3 month 1 week in support of 5 yr old who raged. > > I am about to order some nutflour, but am confused by the past 300 messages I've just read. > > My son is extreme ADHD with developmental coordination disorder and gut issues. > > I was going to order almond flour. Should I not? > > How does almond flour differ from other nut flours in its: > 1) effect on ASD > 2) cost > 3) taste/how it cooks/usability > > I guess these questions would go the same for almond milk? > > Thank you, > > Angie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Dear Angie, We too, have problems with the almond flour due to it being a little higher in Salicylates than the other nut flours. It causes us to be a little more irritable....makes our son's tantrums worse...daughter irritable and cranky. We use a lot of fresh pecan, walnuts, chestnut, macadamia and pretty much any legal nut out there. I like the macadamia because it is lighter like the almond...but very expensive. We also use a lot of coconut flour. We rotate everything. Recently was able to mix the almond flour we had in a ratio of 1:4 with another nut...it worked well and nobody had tantrums, " ill " affect or bad mood. So this may work too. Experiment. Remember the problem with salcylates and many other food sensitivities will vanish or at least lessen when the gut heals. This is the good news about strict adherence to the SCDiet...with time we all grow out of some of these difficult sensitivities that make our food choices narrow in the beginning. We all need to hang in there...I personally can not wait to heal out of some of these strange sensitivities! Hope this helps, Antoinette (2 mo SCD entire family, Celiac/asd) Re: Nutflour and ASD --- > > I am about to order some nutflour, but am confused by the past 300 messages I've just read. > > My son is extreme ADHD with developmental coordination disorder and gut issues. > > I was going to order almond flour. Should I not? > > How does almond flour differ from other nut flours in its: > 1) effect on ASD > 2) cost > 3) taste/how it cooks/usability > > I guess these questions would go the same for almond milk? > > Thank you, > > Angie > 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<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > and http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I would suggest trying another nut flour (pecan/walnut) before almond. We've just had too many kids react negatively to almond flour to make it my first recommendation. That's why the website wasn't named Almondbread.com...which was an early consideration since Elaine used almond flour as the base of the recipes in her book. But many ASD kids react negatively to it. I would consider trying some recipes from home-ground nuts to see what nut you and your son prefer. Then after you've made a choice, order some preground nut flour if you'd like. I don't actually use any of the pre-ground nut flours (except almond on rare occasions). The other nuts grind finely in my food processor. By doing this, I don't spend a lot of money at once and I just buy the amounts I need to make what is planned. Also, remember, Elaine recommended no more than 3-4 muffins for adults, and less for kids PER DAY (that includes all forms of nut prodcuts). Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Just FYI, the BTVC website lists chestnut flour as illegial and chestnuts as legal only after symptoms are gone. >> We use a lot of fresh pecan, walnuts, chestnut, macadamia and pretty much any legal nut out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 www.digestivewellness.com has a variety of flours: brazil, hazelnut, pecan, even coconut Agape, moeller124 <no_reply > wrote: > Hi Angie, I am not one of the long term experienced members but and my son has had rage problems. The thing that I know about almond is it is high in Salicylates. It is a major for bad attitude for him. I use cashew and pecan flours. I bought 30# of pecan from http://www.georgiapecan.com/frame_4.htm With shipping it was less than $3 a #. I have not used the pecan by its self yet. I use it in combination with the cashew. I do use the cashew by itself. Hope this helps. Sandy M. Whole family SCD for 3 month 1 week in support of 5 yr old who raged. > > I am about to order some nutflour, but am confused by the past 300 messages I've just read. > > My son is extreme ADHD with developmental coordination disorder and gut issues. > > I was going to order almond flour. Should I not? > > How does almond flour differ from other nut flours in its: > 1) effect on ASD > 2) cost > 3) taste/how it cooks/usability > > I guess these questions would go the same for almond milk? > > Thank you, > > Angie > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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