Re: Tried again. Failed again. What NOW?

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Is there someone in his life that is particularly special. My boys will do

anything for their grandpa. Maybe that someone special can get him to eat

the foods. Can he tolerate eggs. If you take a cooked drumstick or other

pieces of cooked chicken and dip them in some beaten egg, you can give them

a quick (about 10 seconds is all it takes) deep fry in grapeseed oil (this

is rich in omegas) and then immediately upon removing them from the oil,

sprinkle them with sea salt. My boys love chicken this way. You can try it

without the skin too.

I made cupcakes at first too with ground chicken that I put in my processor.

I added applesauce and an egg and some baking soda. (honey if tolerated) I

put it in cupcake papers and baked them. They loved them.

I think the best way to get them to eat is to try not to give them

replacements of the foods they like right away. Try giving him just the

beef patties (you can add applesauce and egg to them before you cook them).

Put them in a pan with water (I always add water because it cooks them with

out burning them) on the stove. Try offering these to him for a day or two.

He may hunger strike, but he will more than likely go for the SCD legal

chicken on the third day because he hasnt had his favourite chicken for two

days. (The quick fry in the oil is still easily digested as it isnt really a

true deep fry that some dont tolerate well.)

It sounds like your little one likes to crunch things. Have you tried apple

and pearsauce popsicles? My little ones still crunch away on about a dozen

of these everyday.

They dont have too have such a huge variety of foods. I would say after

eight months of scd my boys still only eat about eight different foods and

only take Cod Liver Oil as their only supplement. They still do not eat nuts

or nut butters or any of the cheese. We have been eating the yogurt for

about a month now.

The way the food is preped in the beginning is just as important as the

kinds of foods he eats. The body has to be able to digest it or it will

cause harm.

Would he be ok for a day or two without his supplements or meds?

I hope it works out for you.

Cindy

Mom to and 4 years old SCD 8 months recovered,

MUCH MUCH better, ECHOLALIA is GONE!

Tried again. Failed again. What NOW?

> My ASD 2.5 yo son has made big gains on his " not really the SCD, but

> limited to things that SCD people can eat.. " diet so far. At least

> that is how I explain our situation to those parents of newly diagnosed

> kids confronted with a choice btw GFCF and SCD. GFCF gave us terrible

> yeast issues and a child that would only select carbs and non

> nutritious choices anyway...so not a good diet for him or for us as a

> family. Even an failure on SCD is better than an unhealthy GFCF that

> leads to needing Diflucan and Nystatin long term!

>

> I cannot get any of the food that will heal him INTO him...tried the

> intro again, and failed again...hunger struck,tantrums, and finally had

> to cave bc his supps and meds must be consumed with food in his tummy.

> We alternate in this home btw runny mushy stools and constipation. His

> mood is generally good regardless of which cycle we are in...seems to

> have a harder time of it when constipated though....

>

> As of yesterday Matt hit all his 9 month goals from CDI (Floortime

> therapy)in just over three months, and now new goals are being

> created. He is progressing and just starting to try and

> talk... " baby " " ball " " no " " stop " " AHHPPLE!!! " " more " Imagine how he

> would progress if we could actually implement this diet properly and

> effectively?! It drives us mad.

>

> Wee Matt lives on El Pollo Loco drumsticks and thighs...especially

> loves the skin of course. Raws peeled apples - his first

> word.. " Ahhpple... " and raw carrots and raw macadamia nuts. If we let

> him he would eat beef jerky, bacon, and canadian bacon...none of that

> is legal though.

>

> Refuses every batch of homemade applesauce so far. He will eat the

> occssional stem of a broccoli spear, never the " tree " end. He will eat

> cashew butter muffins...though we have not made them in over a week bc

> we know he shouldn't...we cannot figure out what to replace them with

> at this time for volume...we are considering the pecan muffins from the

> caveman diet as that would solve the egg dilemma...but not the nut one

> obviously. He drinks water and sometimes OJ mixed with water or fresh

> squeezed spinach juice if mixed with some apple and pear. THAT IS IT.

> REFUSES cooked carrots, cooked fruits, all homemade broths, mayo, etc.

> All types of meat except the chicken mentioned. We are stuck as to how

> to help him. He cannot have the starches and carbs. We know they are

> the problem...but what to feed him?

>

> Everyday he takes CLO, Fish OIl, twp of each

>

>

>

> 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

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