Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi Suzanne, > limits but he is still hyper-allergic to all the foods he's been > sensitive to in the past. His digestion isn't yet strong, his food > comes out undigested but we haven't found a safe effective enzyme > yet. Calories continue to be a problem on such a limited diet and we > struggle to keep him from losing weight. > > Our best low-allergen nut options are sunflower and macadamia nut. > Are these SCD legal? Sunflower seeds and macadamia nuts are both SCD legal. The macadamia nut(without skins) is probably the better of the two to start with. As for the sunflower seeds, Elaine recommended to only use seeds ( & seed flours and seed butters)in small amounts because they contain a lot of fiber and cyanide. If you try these try and get the nut/seed butters without the skins since they are very hard on digestion. see http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seed_butter s.htm http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seeds.htm http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seeds_and_s eed_flours.htm (Let me know if you have trouble with the links) > need to know the SCD guidelines to eating/preparing nuts. Do they > need to be soaked before grinding? No. Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Thanks Sheila. The first and third links appear to be dead. Do you have the info elsewhere? I'm especially interested in what Elaine says about nut butters. What is your opinion of commercial nut butters? We make everything from scratch now, but don't have a nut grinder nor do we want to contaminate our blender with what may end up being a potent allergen and are too broke to invest in much more kitchen equipment. Suzanne link between > > Hi Suzanne, > > > limits but he is still hyper-allergic to all the foods he's been > > sensitive to in the past. His digestion isn't yet strong, his food > > comes out undigested but we haven't found a safe effective enzyme > > yet. Calories continue to be a problem on such a limited diet and > we > > struggle to keep him from losing weight. > > > > Our best low-allergen nut options are sunflower and macadamia nut. > > Are these SCD legal? > > Sunflower seeds and macadamia nuts are both SCD legal. The > macadamia nut(without skins) is probably the better of the two to > start with. As for the sunflower seeds, Elaine recommended to only > use seeds ( & seed flours and seed butters)in small amounts because > they contain a lot of fiber and cyanide. If you try these try and > get the nut/seed butters without the skins since they are very hard > on digestion. > > see > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seed_butter > s.htm > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seeds.htm > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/seeds_and_s > eed_flours.htm > > (Let me know if you have trouble with the links) > > > > need to know the SCD guidelines to eating/preparing nuts. Do they > > need to be soaked before grinding? > > No. > > Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs > mom of and > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 > Our nutritionist has suggested trying nut products to see if my son > will tolerate a low-allergen nut butter. His gut seems to be healing > on an SCD diet that so far has been restricted to > cooked/peeled/seeded veggies, oils and meats, including a few > advanced foods like celeriac. Inflammation is gone, yeast is gone, > gut flora's not quite in balance yet. His SIgA is now in normal > limits but he is still hyper-allergic to all the foods he's been > sensitive to in the past. His digestion isn't yet strong, his food > comes out undigested but we haven't found a safe effective enzyme > yet. Calories continue to be a problem on such a limited diet and we > struggle to keep him from losing weight. > > Our best low-allergen nut options are sunflower and macadamia nut. > Are these SCD legal? Pecans or almonds would be much higher risk. I > need to know the SCD guidelines to eating/preparing nuts. Do they > need to be soaked before grinding? She says that macadamia is so > fragile & fatty that it would fall apart and lose the desirable fat > content if soaked. Do not soak nuts. it fosters growth of mold and bacteria. Macadamia nuts and nut butter are SCD legal. The butter is easier to digest at the beginning. I am not sure about ground up sunflower seeds and when i had them after five years on SCD they were not easily digested for me. Do not overdo consumption of nuts and nut butters. > > > > > Carol F. Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS SCD 6 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi Suzanne, > Thanks Sheila. The first and third links appear to be dead. Since they are long links Yahoo breaks them up and they don't work for some You can find the info at http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/p_s.htm Go to " Seed Butters " and " Seeds and Seed Flour " More info on Nuts at http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/nuts.htm Do you > have the info elsewhere? I'm especially interested in what Elaine > says about nut butters. > > What is your opinion of commercial nut butters? I have used some of the commercial nut butters. Marantha seems to be a good brand used by some. If you go for the commercial nut butters be aware that most use unblanched seeds and nuts (with the skins on ); which will be harder to digest - if you can find nut/seed butter made with blanched nuts they are better to start with. Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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