Re: This diet is tough.

[Guest guest]

Hang in there Janice. You are doing a wonderful thing

for your kids.

When I first started SCD, I felt like all I was doing

was making " mock " this and " replacement " that....If

your kids are hungry enough, they may just try

anything. So, maybe they don't need ketchup. Diced

tomatoes instead. Maybe they don't need spaghetti

sauce. Chopped tomato, garlic and basil over zucchini

ribbons instead. Maybe they don't need mayo. Just a

bit of dijon with their procciuto and pickle wraps.

All this to say, sometimes, the recipes that are quick

and easy aren't like the foods you used to eat at all.

But, one can learn to enjoy them, especially if they

look good, smell good, and your stomach is empty.

Another tip that saves me time is cooking chicken

breast/tenders ahead of time. I chop up some and

freeze it. I leave some whole and freeze it. Later

on in the week, when pressed for time, I pull one out,

puree it with an onion and some other veggies, throw

in some eggs, season, and make pancakes. You can also

pulse it and add some garlic and fresh tomatoes for an

instant beanless chili.

I'm sure you will soon find your own creative ways of

saving time and becoming more efficient. Also, I'm

sure your son knows that you love him, even though you

are busy. We are often harder on ourselves.

son almost 5 asd scd 1.8yrs

daughter 6

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[Guest guest]

i have listed some tidbits of ideas to help make the job easier that

i have found work for me.

after you have been on the diet for a while and there are more foods

to choose from or some raw veggies and fruits it is much easier.

a salad can be made by a child.

cookies can be made by a child.

i have invited a friend over to peel and core apples or pears and

then freeze them in jars in freezer.

any time you are having grilled chicken or burgers, make double and

under cook the batch to store in freezer. anytime you are making a

pot of stew with veggies, this can be doubled and 1/2 stored in

freezer.

you should never make a recipe like the ketchup or tomato sauce in a

small batch. you can make this and freeze it in glass jars that you

have saved.

in the beginning i couldnt fathom letting my kids run out of

anything they expected to have. now they have been on the diet for

2 yrs and they would rather have me have some free time and

sometimes go without. i truly think they understand that i cant do

both. my kids are 9 & 11 yrs old. i am sure this is harder for a

younger child new to the diet. i used to try to make lots of

interesting variety for them. now i sometimes pick recipes that are

quicker and boring and i choose to do other things with my extra

time.

after a while when you can use nut flours and make muffins you can

whip up a few batches and freeze them.

any time you make a batch of cookies and the food processor is

already dirty and all ingredients are out, make another batch of

dough and keep in freezer. then you have almost no work to whip up

the next batch of cookies. same thing for pizza dough.

i try to organize my cooking so that if something has to cook on

stove for a while like kethcup or spaghetti sauce that i will be in

the kitchen for a while anyway.

sometimes i will do my chopping or shredding for a recipe that i

plan to continue the next day, making the next days meal easier.

i try to always plan the next days meals so i am not caught with no

plan.

i try to use the food processor for similar things to be made in

same day, so i dont have to wash it in between (or maybe a quick

rinse is good enough). same thing for bowls or pots. (of course i

would do a good cleaning when i finally know i am not using it

again).

all dirty dishes are immediately soaked in hot water and therefore

really easy to clean. interestingly i have a theory that the sugars

and starches are the things that make pots and pans and plates hard

to clean.

i used to make almond yogurt at least 2 times a week. now i have

powdered acidophilus for them and it seems to work as well.

when coring apples or pears, use a metal melon baller. you waste

less and it is fast.

i have saved lids to large containers of nuts from costcos. they are

about 4 inches wide. these are my spoon rests. i use one for a while

and then treat myself to a clean one from the draw.

i try not to cook so much in one day that i have no energy left to

clean up. i try to determine as i go just how much i can actually do

without being miserable.

donna

ps. i will try to post some easy recipes that i have used when i

dont feel like cooking.

[Guest guest]

Thanks! love the ideas.

Colby SCD 2 months

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Eileen, and Donna. The time saving ideas are

very helpful.

Janice

>

> I am finding that I spend every free moment making ketchup, baking

> muffins, making extra batches of dinners to freeze, searching through

> cookbooks, etc. At this point, my step-father is practically raising

> my older son because I have no time to spend with him as I slave over

> his (and his brother's) food. I've only been at this for almost 4

> weeks, but I'm having a hard time envisioning this being less labor

> intensive. I'm concerned about our quality of life suffering as I

> struggle with fanatical adherence. Has anybody experienced this?

>

> Janice

> mom to Billy and Colby, both SCD since last month

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, with this statement. It is tough....I have never cooked

more in my life. I use to be a Mc Donnalds Taco Bell MOM! A year

and a half ago when we started the restricted diets thank to the

diagosis of celiac, I would have never guessed this is what I would

be doing. It is a full time job, but is saving in medical expense.

so we justify why do I need to go to work? Healing my family is my

job now.

We all need to hang in there and continue those pryarers that help

us to stay on the right road. So many healed, and this can be our

truth too.

But boy is it worth it to get our little girl back from the depths

of autism. I have permanent damage since it took 37 years to get

diagnosed with damaged intestines...but even I am improving. Never

felt better. So it works for all of us.

Antoinette (2+ mo and having good success the SCD way)

> >

> > I am finding that I spend every free moment making ketchup,

baking

> > muffins, making extra batches of dinners to freeze, searching

through

> > cookbooks, etc. At this point, my step-father is practically

raising

> > my older son because I have no time to spend with him as I slave

over

> > his (and his brother's) food. I've only been at this for almost

4

> > weeks, but I'm having a hard time envisioning this being less

labor

> > intensive. I'm concerned about our quality of life suffering as

I

> > struggle with fanatical adherence. Has anybody experienced this?

> >

> > Janice

> > mom to Billy and Colby, both SCD since last month

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, with this statement. It is tough....I have never cooked

more in my life. I use to be a Mc Donnalds Taco Bell MOM! A year

and a half ago when we started the restricted diets thank to the

diagosis of celiac, I would have never guessed this is what I would

be doing. It is a full time job, but is saving in medical expense.

so we justify why do I need to go to work? Healing my family is my

job now.

We all need to hang in there and continue those pryarers that help

us to stay on the right road. So many healed, and this can be our

truth too.

But boy is it worth it to get our little girl back from the depths

of autism. I have permanent damage since it took 37 years to get

diagnosed with damaged intestines...but even I am improving. Never

felt better. So it works for all of us.

Antoinette (2+ mo and having good success the SCD way)

> >

> > I am finding that I spend every free moment making ketchup,

baking

> > muffins, making extra batches of dinners to freeze, searching

through

> > cookbooks, etc. At this point, my step-father is practically

raising

> > my older son because I have no time to spend with him as I slave

over

> > his (and his brother's) food. I've only been at this for almost

4

> > weeks, but I'm having a hard time envisioning this being less

labor

> > intensive. I'm concerned about our quality of life suffering as

I

> > struggle with fanatical adherence. Has anybody experienced this?

> >

> > Janice

> > mom to Billy and Colby, both SCD since last month

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I can really relate to this.

It is hard. We were GFCF for about 4 years--that was hard. But

this, this was more difficult, in my opinion.

I have come to the conclusion, having gone through food withdrawl now

several times, (and then, like, every week! LOL) that there is a

much larger physical component involved.

I have MS, though I am about 90% symptom free at this point. I know

my gut is affected.

I don't think we can underestimate what we are attempting to

accomplish.

We all have children who are ill. Many of us are also ill. Most of

us function without supportive/informative doctors. Many, myself

included, function without medical tests, medications etc.. We are

forging ahead, often without family support and OFTEN subtle

disrespect and scorn. That, miraculously, disappears when progress

is seen.

Then, we are radically changing our family's diet. People go hungry

because there is not enough acceptable food and they are going

through yeast die off etc., which really complicates matters. Grocery

bills go up, shopping routines disappear, all food needs

preperation. Oh, and then all of the studying! Hours every day in

study, shopping, preperation, cooking failures, wasted food....it is

stressful.

Amazingly, 5 months later, every bit was worth it, and really, things

are easier. We are getting closer to a routine. My next goal is,

hopefully, June 1st we will have whipping cream!!

Moms change the world one life at a time.

There is nothing so wonderful as seeing your children improve and

even thrive. Nothing.

I have said it many times. I would have started from the day of his

birth, had I only known.

Lorraine

-- In pecanbread , " kikijabunce " wrote:

>

> I agree, with this statement. It is tough....I have never cooked

> more in my life. I use to be a Mc Donnalds Taco Bell MOM! A year

> and a half ago when we started the restricted diets thank to the

> diagosis of celiac, I would have never guessed this is what I would

> be doing. It is a full time job, but is saving in medical

expense.

> so we justify why do I need to go to work? Healing my family is my

> job now.

>

> We all need to hang in there and continue those pryarers that help

> us to stay on the right road. So many healed, and this can be our

> truth too.

>

> But boy is it worth it to get our little girl back from the depths

> of autism. I have permanent damage since it took 37 years to get

> diagnosed with damaged intestines...but even I am improving. Never

> felt better. So it works for all of us.

>

> Antoinette (2+ mo and having good success the SCD way)

>

>

>

> > >

> > > I am finding that I spend every free moment making ketchup,

> baking

> > > muffins, making extra batches of dinners to freeze, searching

> through

> > > cookbooks, etc. At this point, my step-father is practically

> raising

> > > my older son because I have no time to spend with him as I

slave

> over

> > > his (and his brother's) food. I've only been at this for

almost

> 4

> > > weeks, but I'm having a hard time envisioning this being less

> labor

> > > intensive. I'm concerned about our quality of life suffering

as

> I

> > > struggle with fanatical adherence. Has anybody experienced

this?

> > >

> > > Janice

> > > mom to Billy and Colby, both SCD since last month

> > >

> >

>