Re: Lots of Issues-want to try SCD

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Welcome, Michele...

Sounds like you could all benefit from SCD.

Many of us order almond flour from Lucy's Kitchen Shop. www.lucyskitchenshop.com

.. Her business is exclusively dedicated to SCD. Her almond flour is especially

good... and pretty reasonably priced if you order 5 lbs or more. She's located

in Washington state.

The other " staple ingredients " are really mostly just whole foods.... fresh

veggies and fruits, meats, eggs, milk to make yogurt (for those of you who can

tolerate dairy... and most here start with goat yogurt because of cow dairy

issues).

Aside from the almond flour, and yogurt starter (also available through

Lucy's... and elsewhere by mail order), you don't really have to have access to

a health food store as we can't use many pre-made commercial foods. It's a lot

of cooking-from-scratch around here.

For yourself, the biggest change might be that you need to start SCD on peeled

and cooked fruits (except ripe banana) and veggies.

Patti

Lots of Issues-want to try SCD

I have an almost 12yr old boy who is severely autistic. He is

limited in what he can eat. He's been GFCF for several years &

doesn't eat anything that requires using a spoon (texture issues I

believe).

My second son (8) has mild asperger's & sensory issues & is not on a

special diet. May have environmental allergies (stuffy nose; snores).

My 4yr old daughter has severe tree nut allergies & is intolerant to

dairy, but is okay with coconut & almonds. She seems to have

environmental allergies as well (dark circles; stuffy nose at times).

The baby is 1 & had severe eczema his first year. He is still

nursing, eating very few solid foods which are just baby mush foods

yet & basic ones, & cannot tolerate dairy, *any* grains, potatoes, &

takes certain vitamins every day (they all do). A big help for him &

my daughter & myself has been cod liver oil.

I am on the restricted diet above which I started because of nursing

my son. However, I have epstein barr, chronic fatigue & have tested

positive for candida & bacteria issues. It was recommended I try

SCD, since I'm " almost " on it already, instead of a typical candida

diet or raw food plan (I eat a lot of raw foods right now). I use

coconut oil a lot in cooking & raw.

I know this will be challenging. The biggest question I have is what

are the staple ingredients - like I believe almonds & almond flour

are big ones. How do you keep the amount needed in? I'm in the

country with limited access to a decent health food store. Sometimes

when I get there the bulk almonds are almost gone. I'm concered

about being able to keep up with it.

Any words of advice or wisdom, encouragement etc welcome & needed.

Thanks very much,

Michele

(mom to 4)

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I have to print out the legal & illegal list somehow.

I also have to find the time to cook so much. I don't like cooking &

have little time for it (the kids are homeschooled so I don't have

free time at all). I don't use a lot of junk food, I just cook

simple & easy. Burgers, roasts, roast chicken, steamed veggies, etc,

are the way we eat mostly. Pretty boring actually!

We're intolerant to dairy, so I probably won't try that for quite a

while, even with goat's milk.

The other major challenge is my kids are always wanting to snack.

Especially my autistic son likes his corn & rice chips, GFCF

pretzels etc, which are all no good. He hardly eats any fruit

because of gut issues (gets diahrea) & limited steamed veggies. So

I'll be needing snack ideas. I have a dehydrator but only tried it

once (didn't work out too well so I need more practice!).

Thanks, Michele

>

> Welcome, Michele...

>

> Sounds like you could all benefit from SCD.

>

> Many of us order almond flour from Lucy's Kitchen Shop.

www.lucyskitchenshop.com . Her business is exclusively dedicated to

SCD. Her almond flour is especially good... and pretty reasonably

priced if you order 5 lbs or more. She's located in Washington state.

>

> The other " staple ingredients " are really mostly just whole

foods.... fresh veggies and fruits, meats, eggs, milk to make

yogurt (for those of you who can tolerate dairy... and most here

start with goat yogurt because of cow dairy issues).

>

> Aside from the almond flour, and yogurt starter (also available

through Lucy's... and elsewhere by mail order), you don't really

have to have access to a health food store as we can't use many pre-

made commercial foods. It's a lot of cooking-from-scratch around

here.

> For yourself, the biggest change might be that you need to start

SCD on peeled and cooked fruits (except ripe banana) and veggies.

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> I have an almost 12yr old boy who is severely autistic. He is

> limited in what he can eat. He's been GFCF for several years &

> doesn't eat anything that requires using a spoon (texture issues I

> believe).

>

> My second son (8) has mild asperger's & sensory issues & is not on a

> special diet. May have environmental allergies (stuffy nose; snores).

>

> My 4yr old daughter has severe tree nut allergies & is intolerant to

> dairy, but is okay with coconut & almonds. She seems to have

> environmental allergies as well (dark circles; stuffy nose at times).

>

> The baby is 1 & had severe eczema his first year. He is still

> nursing, eating very few solid foods which are just baby mush foods

> yet & basic ones, & cannot tolerate dairy, *any* grains, potatoes, &

> takes certain vitamins every day (they all do). A big help for him &

> my daughter & myself has been cod liver oil.

Michele,

SCD is not a " nut diet. " We mostly use the nut products for baked goods and

Elaine

Gottschall was careful to caution aginst excessive nut consumption in the form

oif baked

goods or nut milk.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

,

We are kind of in the same boat as I have three children, and home school.

I love to cook, and used to be a bit more gormet than I am now. We've gone

pretty simple since starting scd. We do a lot of burgers, baked chicken,

steamed vegies, ect. now. I think that you'll find that a lot of help will

come simply from switching to pealed, cooked fruits rather than raw. You

can try doing some simple bulk cooking like making a couple of roast,

slicing them, and freezing them in their juices to keep them moist when

thawing and reheating. I also do a fajita marinade with a huge amount of

chicken. Then, I grill it all, and freeze it. Stuff that like is good for

things like the days that we're on a field trip, at our co-op, ect. It

sounds like you're family is on the right track. You'll just have to give

up the grains, and cook the fruit. I hope it goes well. Prayers your way.

Meleah scd 05/06

iel 3yrs., asd Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

Re: Lots of Issues-want to try SCD

>I have to print out the legal & illegal list somehow.

>

> I also have to find the time to cook so much. I don't like cooking &

> have little time for it (the kids are homeschooled so I don't have

> free time at all). I don't use a lot of junk food, I just cook

> simple & easy. Burgers, roasts, roast chicken, steamed veggies, etc,

> are the way we eat mostly. Pretty boring actually!

>

> We're intolerant to dairy, so I probably won't try that for quite a

> while, even with goat's milk.

>

> The other major challenge is my kids are always wanting to snack.

> Especially my autistic son likes his corn & rice chips, GFCF

> pretzels etc, which are all no good. He hardly eats any fruit

> because of gut issues (gets diahrea) & limited steamed veggies. So

> I'll be needing snack ideas. I have a dehydrator but only tried it

> once (didn't work out too well so I need more practice!).

>

> Thanks, Michele

>

>

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>> Welcome, Michele...

>>

>> Sounds like you could all benefit from SCD.

>>

>> Many of us order almond flour from Lucy's Kitchen Shop.

> www.lucyskitchenshop.com . Her business is exclusively dedicated to

> SCD. Her almond flour is especially good... and pretty reasonably

> priced if you order 5 lbs or more. She's located in Washington state.

>>

>> The other " staple ingredients " are really mostly just whole

> foods.... fresh veggies and fruits, meats, eggs, milk to make

> yogurt (for those of you who can tolerate dairy... and most here

> start with goat yogurt because of cow dairy issues).

>>

>> Aside from the almond flour, and yogurt starter (also available

> through Lucy's... and elsewhere by mail order), you don't really

> have to have access to a health food store as we can't use many pre-

> made commercial foods. It's a lot of cooking-from-scratch around

> here.

>> For yourself, the biggest change might be that you need to start

> SCD on peeled and cooked fruits (except ripe banana) and veggies.

>

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> 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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