Re: Help...we aren't gaining weight

[Guest guest]

Rochelle, My son does do the yogurt, but we don't do eggs, so he mostly eats

meat, vegies, and fruit. My opinion would be to bump up their meat intake.

You could also slip some fish oil into grape juice. This would give some

extra fat, and provide DHA and/or EPA for brain development.

Meleah scd 05/06

iel 3yrs., asd

Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

Help...we aren't gaining weight

>I hope someone can help. We have been 100% SCD legal. I'm sure we've

> improved digestion. The problem is that I just discovered that my boys

> have gained no weight in the last 6 months. I sat down and tried to

> figure out calorie content in what they are eating and I'm shocked we

> haven't lost weight! They are 2.5 so I worry about what this is doing

> to their brains since their bodies aren't growing and I feel like the

> worst mother in the world--like I am starving them.

> So my husband is telling me we need to reintroduce millet. I don't

> want to do this and I believe in the principals behind this diet but I

> agree we don't have enough foods with calories. We can't do dairy and

> we can't do nuts/seeds. My boys are eating mostly vegetables, limited

> fruit (yeast issues, no honey for that reason either), eggs, and

> meats. I use coconut oil and rice bran oil and ghee in cooking. Does

> anyone have some nut and dairy free recipes or ideas that have calories?

> le

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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

>

>

[Guest guest]

le,

It can be really hard to get enough calories in if you're not doing any nuts or

dairy. Why no nuts? Are they allergic? It's too bad they are so limited... in

that you're doing very little fruit also.

I would highly recommend avacados as a great source of quality fat and calories.

Most kids tolerate it well. You can add it to many recipes... or to smoothies,

make dips, etc.

I'm concerned that your husband doesn't really understand the concept of SCD if

he's suggesting introducing millet. Is he thinking that millet has a lot of

calories? I'm not sure it really does, unless they ate great quantities of it.

That would certainly defeat the purpose of SCD.

Are you using natural antifungals? And most importantly, if you're not doing SCD

yogurt in any form, are you supplementing with acidophilus to repopulate their

guts with good flora?

Patti

Help...we aren't gaining weight

I hope someone can help. We have been 100% SCD legal. I'm sure we've

improved digestion. The problem is that I just discovered that my boys

have gained no weight in the last 6 months. I sat down and tried to

figure out calorie content in what they are eating and I'm shocked we

haven't lost weight! They are 2.5 so I worry about what this is doing

to their brains since their bodies aren't growing and I feel like the

worst mother in the world--like I am starving them.

So my husband is telling me we need to reintroduce millet. I don't

want to do this and I believe in the principals behind this diet but I

agree we don't have enough foods with calories. We can't do dairy and

we can't do nuts/seeds. My boys are eating mostly vegetables, limited

fruit (yeast issues, no honey for that reason either), eggs, and

meats. I use coconut oil and rice bran oil and ghee in cooking. Does

anyone have some nut and dairy free recipes or ideas that have calories?

le

[Guest guest]

>

> I hope someone can help. We have been 100% SCD legal. I'm sure we've

> improved digestion. The problem is that I just discovered that my boys

> have gained no weight in the last 6 months. I sat down and tried to

> figure out calorie content in what they are eating and I'm shocked we

> haven't lost weight! They are 2.5 so I worry about what this is doing

> to their brains since their bodies aren't growing and I feel like the

> worst mother in the world--like I am starving them.

> So my husband is telling me we need to reintroduce millet. I don't

> want to do this and I believe in the principals behind this diet but I

> agree we don't have enough foods with calories. We can't do dairy and

> we can't do nuts/seeds. My boys are eating mostly vegetables, limited

> fruit (yeast issues, no honey for that reason either), eggs, and

> meats. I use coconut oil and rice bran oil and ghee in cooking. Does

> anyone have some nut and dairy free recipes or ideas that have calories?

> le

le,

How about bananas and avocados. Both are rich especially the avocado which you

can

mash and use as a spread or a dip or in slices.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

Is rice bran oil legal?

Meleah

Re: Help...we aren't gaining weight

>

>>

>> I hope someone can help. We have been 100% SCD legal. I'm sure we've

>> improved digestion. The problem is that I just discovered that my boys

>> have gained no weight in the last 6 months. I sat down and tried to

>> figure out calorie content in what they are eating and I'm shocked we

>> haven't lost weight! They are 2.5 so I worry about what this is doing

>> to their brains since their bodies aren't growing and I feel like the

>> worst mother in the world--like I am starving them.

>> So my husband is telling me we need to reintroduce millet. I don't

>> want to do this and I believe in the principals behind this diet but I

>> agree we don't have enough foods with calories. We can't do dairy and

>> we can't do nuts/seeds. My boys are eating mostly vegetables, limited

>> fruit (yeast issues, no honey for that reason either), eggs, and

>> meats. I use coconut oil and rice bran oil and ghee in cooking. Does

>> anyone have some nut and dairy free recipes or ideas that have calories?

>> le

>

> le,

> How about bananas and avocados. Both are rich especially the avocado which

> you can

> mash and use as a spread or a dip or in slices.

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 6 years

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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

>

>

[Guest guest]

<<Is rice bran oil legal?

Meleah>>

Yes.

Patti

[Guest guest]

Olives are great for gaining weight. I use the Santa Barbara

Olives,the ones with nothing added. They can be purchased at the

health food store. I would not use the ones that have additives.

My son did not gain that much weight during the first years of SCD. At

that time we used a grape juice that was organic and was clearly

labeled to not have any sugar.

When we switched to a legal brand,my son gained weight and the size

of his waist is now average. I later retasted the grape juice that

we had first used and found that it tasted " altered " . A lot of

" organic " foods companies are being bought by the big food

conglomerates and the food is being altered.

Mimi

> Hi le,

> You don't state how long you how long you have been doing the diet. Why

> is it that you can't do dairy or nuts? I completely understand your

> concern about the absence of weight gain. I would think that millet or

> other grains would be not be a good choice if you are concerned about

> yeast. It is my understanding that SCD is for combatting yeast. Surely,

> scd legal foods like honey, fruit and high fat dairy yoghurt would be a

> better alternative to grains.

>

> Other than that I believe avocado is high in fat. I used to give my

> kids smoothies for bedtime snack to promote weight gain. We use dairy,

> but perhaps you could make some kind of a smoothie out of banana,

> avocado and a little fruit juice or coconut milk?

>

>

> daughter ASD 7, scd 3yrs

> On Aug 14, 2006, at 10:08 AM, pecanbread wrote:

>

> > 9a.

> > Help...we aren't gaining weight

> > Posted by: " wbbrown36 " wab121695@... wbbrown36

> >

> > Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:58 pm (PST)

> > I hope someone can help. We have been 100% SCD legal. I'm sure we've

> > improved digestion. The problem is that I just discovered that my boys

> > have gained no weight in the last 6 months. I sat down and tried to

> > figure out calorie content in what they are eating and I'm shocked we

> > haven't lost weight! They are 2.5 so I worry about what this is doing

> > to their brains since their bodies aren't growing and I feel like the

> > worst mother in the world--like I am starving them.

> > So my husband is telling me we need to reintroduce millet. I don't

> > want to do this and I believe in the principals behind this diet but I

> > agree we don't have enough foods with calories. We can't do dairy and

> > we can't do nuts/seeds. My boys are eating mostly vegetables, limited

> > fruit (yeast issues, no honey for that reason either), eggs, and

> > meats. I use coconut oil and rice bran oil and ghee in cooking. Does

> > anyone have some nut and dairy free recipes or ideas that have

> > calories?

> > le

>

>

>