Nut flour appears undigested. Is this ok?

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My three year old twins have just started eating the almond flour

baked goods that I have been making. They absolutely love them and I

use them to get all sorts of pureed veggies into their diet. I have

noticed that the nut flour looks completely undigested in their stool.

Their behaviour is fine and they are not complaining of tummy aches.

Would enzymes help with digesting this better or what should it look

like when it comes out. I can see all the " grains of nut flour " in

their stool. I know most every here uses pecan flour but it also came

out the same and on the second time preparing it, I had swollen up

from touching it. Never knew I was allergic to it! Anyway if anyone

has any advice regarding this, it would be most helpful. Thank you,

Cindy

mom to and

age 3 ASD SCD 2 months

[Guest guest]

You could try some enzymes. If that doesn't help, I'd go ahead and pull the

almond flour for a little while longer. I know you're not wanting to do that

since it is such a great way to get the veggies in them, but better to let them

heal a bit more first. Perhaps you will find that a good enzyme does the trick

though.

Meleah

Nut flour appears undigested. Is this ok?

My three year old twins have just started eating the almond flour

baked goods that I have been making. They absolutely love them and I

use them to get all sorts of pureed veggies into their diet. I have

noticed that the nut flour looks completely undigested in their stool.

Their behaviour is fine and they are not complaining of tummy aches.

Would enzymes help with digesting this better or what should it look

like when it comes out. I can see all the " grains of nut flour " in

their stool. I know most every here uses pecan flour but it also came

out the same and on the second time preparing it, I had swollen up

from touching it. Never knew I was allergic to it! Anyway if anyone

has any advice regarding this, it would be most helpful. Thank you,

Cindy

mom to and

age 3 ASD SCD 2 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Cindy,

<<> My three year old twins have just started eating the almond flour

> baked goods that I have been making. They absolutely love them and I

> use them to get all sorts of pureed veggies into their diet. I have

> noticed that the nut flour looks completely undigested in their

stool.

> Their behaviour is fine and they are not complaining of tummy aches.

> Would enzymes help with digesting this better or what should it look

> like when it comes out. I can see all the " grains of nut flour " in

> their stool. I know most every here uses pecan flour but it also came

> out the same and on the second time preparing it, I had swollen up

> from touching it. Never knew I was allergic to it! Anyway if anyone

> has any advice regarding this, it would be most helpful. Thank you>>

If they are having no change in their stools (ie. still regular, same

consistency etc.) and there are no bad behaviours etc.. then I would

not worry about it.

Many toddlers don't chew well and depending on the transit time of

their bowels may only digest small portions of the nut flour. A good

example of this happens with carrots and toddlers - if not pureed they

tend to gobble, not chew and swallow it in large chunks which are next

to impossible for a young body to digest.

Enzymes may help a little with this, but their little bodies may also

start to produce more enzymes in response to this new food. They are

quite young.

The other option is to use nut butter or blend the mix longer to get

it very smooth. If you use nut butter you'll probably want blanched

almond butter since the skins are difficult to digest.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs

mom of and