Another question about travelling and SCD

[Guest guest]

I haven't been on here for a while, but my son and I have been diligently

sticking to SCD since August. He's doing pretty well with his UC. He's gained

a little weight back after losing over 30 pounds, but still has some bleeding.

He's not good about taking his medication (Lialda) or remembering to use the

Rowasa, so I know that the diet is doing the work rather than the medication.

I coach HS basketball and our team (that my daughter plays on) is going to the

state tournament next week - a 5-1/2 hour drive from home. The whole family

will be going, so I will be doing a bunch of cooking over the weekend. My

husband can bring a cooler with quite a bit of food, but I don't think that I

can possibly make enough meals for my son and me for 4-5 days. I'm not as

worried about myself - I'm just doing the diet for moral support - I just have

to be gluten and soy free and dairy " light " . I can also go without a meal here

and there and it's not a big deal. But my son needs 3 meals and snacks every

day.

Here's what I'm planning to take - blueberry and banana muffins, almond butter

bars, almond-romano cheese crackers, SCD bread, sliced chicken and roast beef,

fruit - canned pears, fresh bananas and apples, and Lara Bars. This will do for

breakfasts, lunches and snacks, but is a bit deficient for dinner. We won't

have a microwave or access to one where we're staying. I'm afraid that we're

going to have to resort to going out to eat a couple of times(something we've

never done much of because 3 of the 6 of us have been gluten free for years

before SCD).

Does anyone have any other ideas for things I could make and take? I'm going to

be busy scouting and coaching and supervising my team while we're there, so I

can't spend time preparing meals.

Does anyone have any tips for emergency eating out? Our head coach is already

planning to take the team to a big buffet restaurant, where I think that

possibly some plain meat (I'll ask about seasonings ahead) and salad might be

edible. My gluten free daughter often gets burgers from fast food places without

the bun - maybe a plain burger, lettuce and tomato would work? Or in my son's

case 3-4 burgers. I'll be looking online to see which places advertise 100% beef

in their burgers, since I know most places use fillers, and chicken is injected

with all kinds of nasty stuff.

Help?

Thanks!

Liz

[Guest guest]

The tuna and salmon are good, but I'm fairly certain the canned chicken isn't

legal.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> A few things I just brought w/me on a recent trip were: can's of

> tuna, salmon, chicken (trader joe's brand or from a whole foods

> should have legal kind w/no broth added), .bags of frozen veggies

> (green beans, asparagus) are good even in a fridge so you don't have

> to heat them up, nut butters, apple sauce, squash chips made ahead of

> time, strech island fruit leathers.

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