Re: Are baby bananas allowed on SCD?

[Guest guest]

Hmmm.... you know, I *think* they are okay, but am not absolutely sure.

I know plantains are not legal.

Hopefully someone else will know and post a more definitive answer.

Patti

Are " baby bananas " allowed on SCD?

I was having a hard time finding overripe bananas a few days back and

found some baby bananas that were nice and overripe. Then I thought I

better ask if they were allowed before I used them. My doc didn't know

so I thought I would come here. If no one knows I figure I will toss

them. I don't know what I was thinking buyins a variation of something

anyway LOL I was so desparate for a smoothie at the time that is seemed

like a good idea. So anyway does anyone know if these are allowed? They

are sold in little bags and are about half the length of a standard

banana. I have eaten them in the past before SCD and they do have a

different texture and taste.

If anyone could help me with this I would be most grateful. I have a

couple pounds of them going to waste as I write this

Tara

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]

hi

i dont know if this helps, i found this on the australia scd site -

im trying to get my father to start scd as hes terrible ill, he has

autism, is 20 stone and his immune system is in absolute bits, but i

digress, my point being i found this while looking through, it may

not exactly answer your question but it gives you some idea

Q: Are sugar/lady-finger bananas legal?

" You know the small fat bananas. Are these the same as the Plantain

(banana type fruit from south america etc.) which is not legal for

SCD? "

Concern has been expressed that the small bananas may be too starchy

for SCDers. It is recommended that you only use the standard larger

bananas that you normally find in supermarkets - as long as you

follow the usual rule that they must be very ripe and the skin

covered with dark spots before you eat them. However if you are keen

to try the sugar bananas and your gut is healthy, you could try

letting them get plenty of dark spots on the outside skin, and then

start out with a small piece, skip a day and then go to one half,

skip a day, and then go to the whole one if all is okay.

For more information, the Composition Of Foods, Australia lists:

Banana, Common - glucose 4.1 fructose 3.2 sucrose 9.6 total sugars

16.9 starch 3.0 total carbs 19.9

Banana, Sugar - glucose 6.7 fructose 6.4 sucrose 5.1 total sugars

18.3 starch 6.8 total carbs 25.0

hth

emma

>

> Hmmm.... you know, I *think* they are okay, but am not absolutely

sure.

>

> I know plantains are not legal.

>

> Hopefully someone else will know and post a more definitive answer.

>

> Patti

> Are " baby bananas " allowed on SCD?

>

>

> I was having a hard time finding overripe bananas a few days

back and

> found some baby bananas that were nice and overripe. Then I

thought I

> better ask if they were allowed before I used them. My doc

didn't know

> so I thought I would come here. If no one knows I figure I will

toss

> them. I don't know what I was thinking buyins a variation of

something

> anyway LOL I was so desparate for a smoothie at the time that is

seemed

> like a good idea. So anyway does anyone know if these are

allowed? They

> are sold in little bags and are about half the length of a

standard

> banana. I have eaten them in the past before SCD and they do

have a

> different texture and taste.

>

> If anyone could help me with this I would be most grateful. I

have a

> couple pounds of them going to waste as I write this

>

> Tara

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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]

THANK YOU, Emma! Good to know! -Patti

----- Original Message -----

Q: Are sugar/lady-finger bananas legal?

" You know the small fat bananas. Are these the same as the Plantain

(banana type fruit from south america etc.) which is not legal for

SCD? "

Concern has been expressed that the small bananas may be too starchy

for SCDers. It is recommended that you only use the standard larger

bananas that you normally find in supermarkets - as long as you

follow the usual rule that they must be very ripe and the skin

covered with dark spots before you eat them. However if you are keen

to try the sugar bananas and your gut is healthy, you could try

letting them get plenty of dark spots on the outside skin, and then

start out with a small piece, skip a day and then go to one half,

skip a day, and then go to the whole one if all is okay.

For more information, the Composition Of Foods, Australia lists:

Banana, Common - glucose 4.1 fructose 3.2 sucrose 9.6 total sugars

16.9 starch 3.0 total carbs 19.9

Banana, Sugar - glucose 6.7 fructose 6.4 sucrose 5.1 total sugars

18.3 starch 6.8 total carbs 25.0