Re: Another question about travelling and SCD

[Guest guest]

At 01:45 PM 2/25/2010, you wrote:

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.

Liz,

I've had three " emergency lunches " this week as we are going

back and forth trying to clear out my Mom's stuff, and the place where we

are donating most of it (a shelter) is across town.

Three days running, I've forgotten my food case. I wasn't planning

on going out for lunch, but my sister wanted to stop and get something.

I'm not good at fasting while someone else is eating. So, make sure you

Plan Ahead for all contingencies, which, I admit, I didn't do this week!

(I managed OK since I was home where I know the restaurants. In a strange

city, I'd've been in trouble!)

There's one restaurant where I can go and get a burger and (since I

didn't have my salad dressing) some plain tomato slices.

If the place you are going offers a gluten free menu, they will at least

be aware of cross contamination issues. Keeping in mind that gluten-free

does not equal SCD legal, a plain burger without seasonings MAY be okay.

One thing to check -- some places have pre-made burgers, and while they

don't put seasoning ON the burgers, they might have seasoning added

during the making, like Worcestershire sauce. (Ran into that in Alberta a

couple of times.)

Be aware that in the case of steamed vegetables, they might be cooked in

the pasta water. Or, they may have sauce or seasoning on them

" because that's the way they come. " It's a packet of veggies

with a " seasoned butter sauce " on it -- and they can't leave

the sauce off because they have nothing but veggie packets delivered by

Home Office. (Texas Roadhouse.)

If going to a buffet, keep in mind that you may have to ask for foods

from the back because stuff gets spilled between trays on the buffet, and

the risk of cross-contamination is very high.

BTW, if you have the opportunity to make pemmican (assuming he can

tolerate high fats), it tastes weird, but it is packed put of calories to

keep someone going, and doesn't take up much space. Doesn't need

refrigeration, either. I want to get some made for hurricane

season.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

BTW, if you have the opportunity to make pemmican (assuming he can tolerate high fats), it tastes weird, but it is packed put of calories to keep someone going, and doesn't take up much space. Doesn't need refrigeration, either. I want to get some made for hurricane season.I was thinking about this the other day, since one of my dreams is to be able to hike the appalachian trail (or at least part of it!) It seems like it would taste really funky though. Does it taste anything like meat, or does it just taste like you're eating a nice brick of fat? Peace =)Alyssa 15 yoUC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 40 mg 1x per day

[Guest guest]

I had a week long road trip last summer. A couple of other things you could take

are hard cooked eggs (or make them into deviled eggs) and squash pie filling (I

cut it into squares and wrapped in plastic wrap).

I only ate out once. It was Outback Steakhouse. They have a gluten free menu,

which you can order a plain jane steak from. You can also get the steamed

veggies without seasonings.

Good luck, and have fun!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> 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]

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. I had a week long road trip last summer. A couple of other things you could take are hard cooked eggs (or make them into deviled eggs) and squash pie filling (I cut it into squares and wrapped in plastic wrap). I only ate out once. It was Outback Steakhouse. They have a gluten free menu, which you can order a plain jane steak from. You can also get the steamed veggies without seasonings. Good luck, and have fun! Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > 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]

At 06:51 AM 2/26/2010, you wrote:

Actually, the recipe in my

Nourishing Traditions cookbook uses beef jerky, fat, and dried fruit (I

think cranberries). I wonder too if one could use coconut oil

instead of lard.

Very energy dense -- it's basically dried and powdered meat and rendered

fat. The voyageurs and explorers of the 1700s and 1800s used it

exclusively as their trail food, and it was Big Business for the Hudson's

Bay Company.

http://www.traditionaltx.us/images/PEMMICAN.pdf

Here's a complete set of directions, with pictures. And no, you can't use

coconut oil. You need lard.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 04:07 PM 2/26/2010, you wrote:

chicken (trader joe's brand or

from a whole foods should have legal kind w/no broth added),

Elaine said fish canned in water or oil, not broth, was legal.

Canned meats typically have junk added. Without a physical letter from

TJ's (and they don't do physical letters), we can't be sure of the

SCD-safety of their canned chicken.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund