Stages Chart

[Guest guest]

I would like to remind everyone to read the information included with

the Stages Chart.

The foods in the chart are listed in relative order of ease of

digestion. The closer the food is to the left side of the chart, the

easier it is to digest. The closer it is to the right side of the

chart, the more difficult it is to digest. Just try to think about

it. Do we feed whole nuts to babies? Or do we feed them things like

smashed ripe bananas and squash? The chart was created using common

sense and the experience of others who had successfully implemented SCD.

The chart was created the HELP people see what is easy to digest and

what is hard to digest.

Please read (and reread if necessary) this information that is

included with the chart on pecanbread.com

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

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This chart is a guide to introducing foods after the Intro Diet.

As with all things, individual tolerance to foods will vary.

This guide is to reinforce the need for gradual introduction of new

foods into the diet.

1. Never feed a child a food which has previously caused an

anaphylactic reaction.

2. Introduce new foods one at a time.

This will make it possible determine whether each new food can

be tolerated.

3. This chart is based on the healing process that is taking place.

It is not based on a timeline.

Some people may be able to add new foods more quickly than others.

4. This list of foods is not all inclusive.

Please check BreakingTheViciousCycle.info for a list of

legal/illegal foods.

5. Oil may be used to prevent sticking when preparing pancakes.

Oil may be used in any recipe that calls for it.

The suggestion to avoid frying foods early in the diet was made

due the difficulty

that kids on our list were having with deep fried foods.

* Note: For those with strictures (narrowed ileums) certain foods may

aggravate the narrowed portions of the ileum.

These foods include raw grapes, lots of raisins, spaghetti squash,

celery, vegetable and fruit peels, whole nuts (nut flour or nut butter

seems to be okay). Please also see Obstructions and Resections from

Elaine's website.

Again, this chart was created in an effort to help parents remember to

introduce foods slowly and feed only well-tolerated foods.