Please help: I need new food ideas (especially veggies)

[Guest guest]

Would a veteran guide me on some new food ideas to give my son? I

really need some where to go from here. We are almost 4mths SCD and

this is what he's eating:

Chicken

Beef/burger

Turkey

Avocado, Spinach, green beans and carrots all have to be hidden in

hamburger patties/pancakes/muffins or he won't eat them

Butternut squash

tomato as ketchup only

zucchini

peaches

banana

yogurt

pecan butter in cookies

I would GREATLY APPRECIATE guidance on new veggies to add to the

list. I'd also like direction on how to cook new veggies. Or maybe

new ways to cook the current veggies in a dish he might would eat. I

came to SCD not a very knowledgeable cook and will appreciate any

help/ideas given. You can contact me privately if you wish.

Thank you!!

Pam, mom of Dillon ASD 4yrs old

SCD June 23, 2007

[Guest guest]

Applesauce, pearsauce, baked apples, baked pears (yum!), steamed

broccoli, steamed brussel sprouts, cauliflower popcorn (see below).

Are the fruits and veggies he eats all cooked, or can he eat raw?

Cauliflower popcorn (from a newspaper)

Who woulda thunk that cauliflower could actually become addictive?

With this

simple high-temperature roasting process known as caramelization, your

basic

off-the-rack cauliflower is miraculously transformed into sweet,

lip-smackin'

candy bombs you and your guests won't be able to get enough of.

1 head cauliflower

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 425F, Cut out and discard cauliflower core and

thick stems.

Trim remaining cauliflower into florets the size of golf balls. In a large

bowl, add cauliflower, olive oil and salt. Toss thoroughly.

2. Spread cauliflower on a baking sheet. Roast for 1 hour or until

most of each

floret has become golden brown. Turn 3 or 4 times during roasting. Serve

immediately. Serves 6 to 8.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

He eats no raw foods. I haven't tried anything raw except banana (he

can eat raw) and avocado (will not eat raw, I have to hide it).

Applesauce and pearsauce have been tried and he loved it. But

exhibited some odd behavior so I didn't count that as food I serve

often. Not sure if the behavior stimmed from those fruits (eye

stims/hand stim/hyper/humming came out of no where).

I doubt he'd eat steamed broccoli but I'd be willing to try but

didn't think I could do that only being 4mths into the diet??? Is

there a sauce I could make out of yogurt to help it be more tasty??

Can he have these cauliflower bombs 4mths into the diet?? YUM

thanks for responding, Pam

>

> Applesauce, pearsauce, baked apples, baked pears (yum!), steamed

> broccoli, steamed brussel sprouts, cauliflower popcorn (see below).

> Are the fruits and veggies he eats all cooked, or can he eat raw?

>

> Cauliflower popcorn (from a newspaper)

>

> Who woulda thunk that cauliflower could actually become addictive?

> With this

> simple high-temperature roasting process known as caramelization,

your

> basic

> off-the-rack cauliflower is miraculously transformed into sweet,

> lip-smackin'

> candy bombs you and your guests won't be able to get enough of.

>

> 1 head cauliflower

> 4 tbsp olive oil

> 1 tbsp salt

>

> 1. Preheat oven to 425F, Cut out and discard cauliflower core and

> thick stems.

> Trim remaining cauliflower into florets the size of golf balls. In

a large

> bowl, add cauliflower, olive oil and salt. Toss thoroughly.

>

> 2. Spread cauliflower on a baking sheet. Roast for 1 hour or until

> most of each

> floret has become golden brown. Turn 3 or 4 times during roasting.

Serve

> immediately. Serves 6 to 8.

>

>

> mom to -12

> SCD 4/23/04

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Pam,

If it has been a while since you tried the apple and pear sauce, you

might try again and see if the stims repeat. After healing a bit the

kids can generally tolerate more foods. Not many people react to

pear, so I'd be sure to try it again.

Lima beans (not the dry ones) are another vegetable you could try.

I suggested the broccoli and cauliflower etc because your son seems

to be doing well on the stage 2 foods. It might be time to try some

from stage 3. Remember the stages are only a guideline. It's not so

much how long you've been on the diet, but how well you are doing. I

think did all those veggies cooked at 4 months in, but he really

had a tough time moving on to raw.

Are you going to try cheese soon? Cheese would be a classic topping

for broccoli. The Grain Free Gourmet has a yummy tomato sauce that

is good on lots of things. Would he like mayo on it, maybe jazzed up

with some garlic, pepper and mustard?

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

<<Chicken

> Beef/burger

> Turkey

> Avocado, Spinach, green beans and carrots all have to be hidden in

> hamburger patties/pancakes/muffins or he won't eat them

> Butternut squash

> tomato as ketchup only

> zucchini

> peaches

> banana

> yogurt

> pecan butter in cookies

>

> I would GREATLY APPRECIATE guidance on new veggies to add to the

> list. I'd also like direction on how to cook new veggies. Or

maybe new ways to cook the current veggies in a dish he might would

eat. I came to SCD not a very knowledgeable cook and will

appreciate any help/ideas given. You can contact me privately if

you wish. > Thank you!!

>

> Pam, mom of Dillon ASD 4yrs old

> SCD June 23, 2007>>

How about the pizza with a hamburger crust recipe?

http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes-pizza/pizza-with-a-hamburger-crust/

I have made it with and without the almond flour (didn't see much

diffeence). I used lean ground beef; to make the sauce I simmered

legal tomato juice with garlic and basil until thickened

sufficiently. I start with about 3 cups of juice, 1-3 garlic cloves

and 1-2 tsp dried basil.

If you aren't using dairy now you can use other toppings like bacon,

little circles of peeled zucchini, anchovies. The tomato sauce also

allows you to hide other veggies. Cook, puree and add them to the

sauce - the spices will help hide the taste of the veggies.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

I have a question about cooking with pears. Whenever I want to buy pears in

the store they are always hard and not ripe yet. Do you need to ripen the

pears till they are softer to use them in all these recipes I see posted, like

pear sauce or baked pears or muffins made with pears etc. Or can you just

skin them and cook with them when they are still firm.

Thanks, Doreen

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[Guest guest]

I like Bartlett pears best. It is best to buy them a little green

(because if they are yellow in the store already, they might be

mushy) and let them ripen on your counter. When they are yellow and

the stem pulls out easily, they are ripe and you can use them. Do

not use the unripe pears. If the stem of a Bartlett does not pull

out easily, it is not ripe.

I don't usually get other kinds of pears because it is hard for me to

tell when they are ripe. However, I do believe a sign is when the

top near the stem gives when pushed.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

>

> I have a question about cooking with pears. Whenever I want to

buy pears in

> the store they are always hard and not ripe yet. Do you need to

ripen the

> pears till they are softer to use them in all these recipes I see

posted, like

> pear sauce or baked pears or muffins made with pears etc. Or can

you just

> skin them and cook with them when they are still firm.

> Thanks, Doreen

>

>

>

> ************************************** See what's new at

http://www.aol.com

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[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the tip. I have been buying pears like they are going out of style 6

months before we started SCD and didn't know that.

Bonita

Re: Please help: I need new food ideas (especially

veggies)

I like Bartlett pears best. It is best to buy them a little green

(because if they are yellow in the store already, they might be

mushy) and let them ripen on your counter. When they are yellow and

the stem pulls out easily, they are ripe and you can use them. Do

not use the unripe pears. If the stem of a Bartlett does not pull

out easily, it is not ripe.

I don't usually get other kinds of pears because it is hard for me to

tell when they are ripe. However, I do believe a sign is when the

top near the stem gives when pushed.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

>

> I have a question about cooking with pears. Whenever I want to

buy pears in

> the store they are always hard and not ripe yet. Do you need to

ripen the

> pears till they are softer to use them in all these recipes I see

posted, like

> pear sauce or baked pears or muffins made with pears etc. Or can

you just

> skin them and cook with them when they are still firm.

> Thanks, Doreen

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> ************************************** See what's new at

http://www.aol.com

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