Re: how advanced are these foods?

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thanx Mara, your post wasa very helpful!

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> > First of all I'd like to thank all of you who replied to my message and

posted words of encouragement. I really think first trimester of pregnancy

cravings for bread/cereals is making this super hard on me because till now I

have been doing wonderful both physically and I had a much more postive attitude

and now it just feels like I " ll be on this forever...I hope after a year I can

add some illegals but I do see the benefit of staying on the diet for the most

part... I'm feeling great (besides pregnancy nausea) and thank god all my blood

work (as mentioned) is really great too!

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> > Anyway, I've been tolerating most foods but haven't really started with

dried fruits and coconut. Is coconut flour ok to use in baking or is it

considered more advanced?

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> In general, it is considered more advanced. But for some reason, some people

> find it easier to tolerate than nut flour - so, like everything else on SCD,

it

> depends on the person eating it.

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> Dried fruits can be pretty advanced, so don't overdue.

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> OTOH, they may take care of some of your carb cravings, so that might help.

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> > Also what about cocoonut flakes, I wanted to make macaroons for Passover....

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> Yeah - that's fine but it also depends on your reaction, so you may want to

start eating them

> slowly to make sure that you are okay with them.

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> > One more question... Elaine mentioned on occasion a diet soda. Which diet

soda is permissable? Thank you.

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> It's not really clear, but diet coke and etc. Occasional.

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> Mara

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