Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 > > I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > fillers & they are organic. > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). > > Thanks again, > Michele > Commercial baby food cannot be used, however you can puree foods with a blender or food processor. There was a major problem with a well known baby food, December 15, 2005 DETAILS EMERGE IN TAINTED NESTLÉ FORMULA SCANDAL The discovery of contamination in various Nestlé baby food brands has caused a huge stir in Europe. Millions of litres of formula have been pulled from the shelves and a top official in the Italian government has threatened legal action against the corporation's CEO. It is now clear that the contamination was caused by IsopropilThioxanthone (ITX), a fixative of printing ink used on liquid milk cartons (produced by TetraPack, a large company that serves many other food companies for different kinds of foods and beverages). It is also apparent that Nestlé has been less than responsible is recalling potentially contaminated baby formula, prompting government intervention and seizures of the product. This episode demonstrates yet again Nestlé's willingness to preserve its own profits at the expense of infant health, and the inherent dangers presented by mass-produced baby food. Years before there was a problem with Beech nut; Beech-Nut Table Time food Toddler food manufactured by Beech-Nut recalled due to presence of bone fragments - 6/ 8/06 Some lots of 4-oz. jars of Beech-Nut Table Time Chicken Dices toddler food meant for toddlers aged 12 months or older have been recalled. During an in-house quality control inspection, bone fragments were found inside some jars of the baby food. Commercial products are not always reliable. There is a temporary baby formula in the back of BTVC with the yogurt instructions. Apparently my quoting of page numbers has offended someone so you will have to find it yourself until this is resolved. Carol F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I would say don't use the commercial baby food. How old is he? Meleah Baby on SCD >I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > fillers & they are organic. > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). > > Thanks again, > Michele > > > > > > > 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 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 , I don't expect that you'll need the baby formula recipe since you're nursing. Buy a bunch of ice cube trays. Make a large amount of baby food at one time. Divide it into the ice cube trays and freeze. Then, remove the frozen cubes, and put them in a zip lock freezer bag. Label what type of food it is. It makes it easy when it's feeding time. Meleah Re: Baby on SCD > > I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > fillers & they are organic. > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). > > Thanks again, > Michele > Commercial baby food cannot be used, however you can puree foods with a blender or food processor. There was a major problem with a well known baby food, December 15, 2005 DETAILS EMERGE IN TAINTED NESTLÉ FORMULA SCANDAL The discovery of contamination in various Nestlé baby food brands has caused a huge stir in Europe. Millions of litres of formula have been pulled from the shelves and a top official in the Italian government has threatened legal action against the corporation's CEO. It is now clear that the contamination was caused by IsopropilThioxanthone (ITX), a fixative of printing ink used on liquid milk cartons (produced by TetraPack, a large company that serves many other food companies for different kinds of foods and beverages). It is also apparent that Nestlé has been less than responsible is recalling potentially contaminated baby formula, prompting government intervention and seizures of the product. This episode demonstrates yet again Nestlé's willingness to preserve its own profits at the expense of infant health, and the inherent dangers presented by mass-produced baby food. Years before there was a problem with Beech nut; Beech-Nut Table Time food Toddler food manufactured by Beech-Nut recalled due to presence of bone fragments - 6/ 8/06 Some lots of 4-oz. jars of Beech-Nut Table Time Chicken Dices toddler food meant for toddlers aged 12 months or older have been recalled. During an in-house quality control inspection, bone fragments were found inside some jars of the baby food. Commercial products are not always reliable. There is a temporary baby formula in the back of BTVC with the yogurt instructions. Apparently my quoting of page numbers has offended someone so you will have to find it yourself until this is resolved. Carol F. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 , I don't expect that you'll need the baby formula recipe since you're nursing. Buy a bunch of ice cube trays. Make a large amount of baby food at one time. Divide it into the ice cube trays and freeze. Then, remove the frozen cubes, and put them in a zip lock freezer bag. Label what type of food it is. It makes it easy when it's feeding time. Meleah Re: Baby on SCD > > I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > fillers & they are organic. > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). > > Thanks again, > Michele > Commercial baby food cannot be used, however you can puree foods with a blender or food processor. There was a major problem with a well known baby food, December 15, 2005 DETAILS EMERGE IN TAINTED NESTLÉ FORMULA SCANDAL The discovery of contamination in various Nestlé baby food brands has caused a huge stir in Europe. Millions of litres of formula have been pulled from the shelves and a top official in the Italian government has threatened legal action against the corporation's CEO. It is now clear that the contamination was caused by IsopropilThioxanthone (ITX), a fixative of printing ink used on liquid milk cartons (produced by TetraPack, a large company that serves many other food companies for different kinds of foods and beverages). It is also apparent that Nestlé has been less than responsible is recalling potentially contaminated baby formula, prompting government intervention and seizures of the product. This episode demonstrates yet again Nestlé's willingness to preserve its own profits at the expense of infant health, and the inherent dangers presented by mass-produced baby food. Years before there was a problem with Beech nut; Beech-Nut Table Time food Toddler food manufactured by Beech-Nut recalled due to presence of bone fragments - 6/ 8/06 Some lots of 4-oz. jars of Beech-Nut Table Time Chicken Dices toddler food meant for toddlers aged 12 months or older have been recalled. During an in-house quality control inspection, bone fragments were found inside some jars of the baby food. Commercial products are not always reliable. There is a temporary baby formula in the back of BTVC with the yogurt instructions. Apparently my quoting of page numbers has offended someone so you will have to find it yourself until this is resolved. Carol F. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Michele, Just to clarify: You wrote: " (I will do everything for myself since he is still nursing). " Do I understand correctly that he still nurses some, but also has some foods in addition to nursing. And that your plan is to feed him an SCD diet as far as his other foods go as well as to hold yourself to SCD since he is still nursing some? I think some people here may have dealt with SCD and children that young. Hopefully you will get some good ideas and advice about what you eat and what he eats, which may even turn out to be the same in all cases. As far as the legality of baby food, I'm not certain but as a cookbook fanatic, let me mention that I have seen a few different cookbooks that either have a few recipes for baby food or even focus on baby food in all of the recipes. Any cookbook you would use, you would have to be careful to modify recipes away from any non-SCD-legal ingredients. But browsing through some of the books might give you some inspiration to want to make your own food for him. And this does not have to be difficult at all. I've known of several people who have just cooked basic meals with the main ingredient they wanted baby to have and been carefull to not add too many other things until the baby had been introduced to all the ingredients one by one. So their whole family was eating that way and then they would put the baby's portion through a little food mill that is made just for that purpose. If you already have a regular food mill, you could use that. But if you don't those little baby food-food mills are incredibly inexpensive. Following that plan, putting you and baby both on SCD would be pretty hassle-free as compared to cooking different foods for different family members and corresponding with baby food manufacturers to get written comfirmation of what is in their products. Oh, one more idea. This one is about feeding different foods to different family members. I do sometimes cook more than one dinner, because I have severe food allergies (anaphalactic reaction to all bony fish and most kinds of beans). I don't want my family to avoid these foods that would be healthy for them and give them more variety and balance in their diets. But I am careful to not let that turn into a different dinner for each member of the family. My kids still understand that what I prepared for them is their dinner and I am not a short order cook. (Well for the most part they understand it. <g>) Also, I am sometimes able to cook something with an ingredient that I cannot have, but just divide the recipe into 2 different pots somewhere between the middle and the end. For example, I used to make chili as if making it for myself and then just ladle out my portion and then stir beans into the big pot and let my little pot and their big pot finish simmering seperately. What I cook has changed since being on SCD, but the principle will apply to new recipes in the future, I'm sure. Hope this helps. Sheril --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I don't use formula (he's nursing) & don't use those brands. I've only used Organic Baby & Earth's Best for him. Thx, Michele > > > > I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > > fillers & they are organic. > > > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > > since he is still nursing). > > > > Thanks again, > > Michele > > > Commercial baby food cannot be used, however you can puree foods with a blender or > food processor. There was a major problem with a well known baby food, > > December 15, 2005 > > DETAILS EMERGE IN TAINTED NESTLÉ FORMULA SCANDAL > > The discovery of contamination in various Nestlé baby food brands has caused a huge stir > in Europe. Millions of litres of formula have been pulled from the shelves and a top official > in the Italian government has threatened legal action against the corporation's CEO. It is > now clear that the contamination was caused by IsopropilThioxanthone (ITX), a fixative of > printing ink used on liquid milk cartons (produced by TetraPack, a large company that > serves many other food companies for different kinds of foods and beverages). It is also > apparent that Nestlé has been less than responsible is recalling potentially contaminated > baby formula, prompting government intervention and seizures of the product. This > episode demonstrates yet again Nestlé's willingness to preserve its own profits at the > expense of infant health, and the inherent dangers presented by mass-produced baby > food. > > Years before there was a problem with Beech nut; > > Beech-Nut Table Time food > Toddler food manufactured by Beech-Nut recalled due to presence of bone fragments - 6/ > 8/06 > Some lots of 4-oz. jars of Beech-Nut Table Time Chicken Dices toddler food meant for > toddlers aged 12 months or older have been recalled. During an in- house quality control > inspection, bone fragments were found inside some jars of the baby food. > > Commercial products are not always reliable. > > There is a temporary baby formula in the back of BTVC with the yogurt instructions. > > Apparently my quoting of page numbers has offended someone so you will have to find it > yourself until this is resolved. > > Carol F. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 He turned 1 two weeks ago... He's a definite " allergy kid " . He's also having " failure to thrive " symptoms, even at this age. He hasn't gained more then a few ounces, if that, since May! He has grown a bit in length, but is not even on the charts he is so small. I was hoping if this is a gut issue SCD might help. Michele > > I would say don't use the commercial baby food. How old is he? > Meleah > > Baby on SCD > > > >I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can > > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial baby > > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or other > > fillers & they are organic. > > > > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have dairy. > > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for myself > > since he is still nursing). > > > > Thanks again, > > Michele > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 You can get a very excellent quality baby food mill from www.onestepahead.com I've had mine for about 3 yrs., and it has always worked great. I think they run about $15, but it's worth it. Before that, I had a $10 baby food mill from Babies R Us, and it never worked well. Meleah Re: Baby on SCD Michele, Just to clarify: You wrote: " (I will do everything for myself since he is still nursing). " Do I understand correctly that he still nurses some, but also has some foods in addition to nursing. And that your plan is to feed him an SCD diet as far as his other foods go as well as to hold yourself to SCD since he is still nursing some? I think some people here may have dealt with SCD and children that young. Hopefully you will get some good ideas and advice about what you eat and what he eats, which may even turn out to be the same in all cases. As far as the legality of baby food, I'm not certain but as a cookbook fanatic, let me mention that I have seen a few different cookbooks that either have a few recipes for baby food or even focus on baby food in all of the recipes. Any cookbook you would use, you would have to be careful to modify recipes away from any non-SCD-legal ingredients. But browsing through some of the books might give you some inspiration to want to make your own food for him. And this does not have to be difficult at all. I've known of several people who have just cooked basic meals with the main ingredient they wanted baby to have and been carefull to not add too many other things until the baby had been introduced to all the ingredients one by one. So their whole family was eating that way and then they would put the baby's portion through a little food mill that is made just for that purpose. If you already have a regular food mill, you could use that. But if you don't those little baby food-food mills are incredibly inexpensive. Following that plan, putting you and baby both on SCD would be pretty hassle-free as compared to cooking different foods for different family members and corresponding with baby food manufacturers to get written comfirmation of what is in their products. Oh, one more idea. This one is about feeding different foods to different family members. I do sometimes cook more than one dinner, because I have severe food allergies (anaphalactic reaction to all bony fish and most kinds of beans). I don't want my family to avoid these foods that would be healthy for them and give them more variety and balance in their diets. But I am careful to not let that turn into a different dinner for each member of the family. My kids still understand that what I prepared for them is their dinner and I am not a short order cook. (Well for the most part they understand it. <g>) Also, I am sometimes able to cook something with an ingredient that I cannot have, but just divide the recipe into 2 different pots somewhere between the middle and the end. For example, I used to make chili as if making it for myself and then just ladle out my portion and then stir beans into the big pot and let my little pot and their big pot finish simmering seperately. What I cook has changed since being on SCD, but the principle will apply to new recipes in the future, I'm sure. Hope this helps. Sheril --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Hi Sheril, Yes, that's correct. He still nurses - A LOT. He eats a little natural, organic baby foods. I do puree some for him too from scratch. As you said, this will be much easier once I'm cooking SCD for everyone. I can just take some of what everyone else is having & puree it for him. He is an allergy kid though, so I have to be careful introducing some of the common problem foods, like eggs & beef etc... As I mentioned in an earlier post, he's small for his age. We have a naturally oriented ped who can be almost too hands off at times. He says because he's got hair, nails, & is developmentally appropriate he's fine. He did say any other dr would make him go through a million tests though becz of his small size & lack of weight gain. I am still concerned & do not want the tests becz reg. MDs can't help him anyway. I do think he has gut issues becz of his eczema that he has his first year & how me eliminating so many foods helped him so much. He's also had antibiotics twice his first year for various problems (we're not chronic users; we avoid!). Even though his stools are formed typically, maybe his smallness & lack of weight gain is indictative of a gut issue such as malabsorbtion. Thanks, Michele Thanks, Michele " (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). " > > Do I understand correctly that he still nurses some, but also has some foods in addition to nursing. And that your plan is to feed him an SCD diet as far as his other foods go as well as to hold yourself to SCD since he is still nursing some? > > I think some people here may have dealt with SCD and children that young. Hopefully you will get some good ideas and advice about what you eat and what he eats, which may even turn out to be the same in all cases. > > As far as the legality of baby food, I'm not certain but as a cookbook fanatic, let me mention that I have seen a few different cookbooks that either have a few recipes for baby food or even focus on baby food in all of the recipes. Any cookbook you would use, you would have to be careful to modify recipes away from any non-SCD- legal ingredients. But browsing through some of the books might give you some inspiration to want to make your own food for him. And this does not have to be difficult at all. I've known of several people who have just cooked basic meals with the main ingredient they wanted baby to have and been carefull to not add too many other things until the baby had been introduced to all the ingredients one by one. So their whole family was eating that way and then they would put the baby's portion through a little food mill that is made just for that purpose. If you already have a regular food mill, you could use that. But if you don't those little > baby food-food mills are incredibly inexpensive. Following that plan, putting you and baby both on SCD would be pretty hassle-free as compared to cooking different foods for different family members and corresponding with baby food manufacturers to get written comfirmation of what is in their products. > > Oh, one more idea. This one is about feeding different foods to different family members. I do sometimes cook more than one dinner, because I have severe food allergies (anaphalactic reaction to all bony fish and most kinds of beans). I don't want my family to avoid these foods that would be healthy for them and give them more variety and balance in their diets. But I am careful to not let that turn into a different dinner for each member of the family. My kids still understand that what I prepared for them is their dinner and I am not a short order cook. (Well for the most part they understand it. <g>) Also, I am sometimes able to cook something with an ingredient that I cannot have, but just divide the recipe into 2 different pots somewhere between the middle and the end. For example, I used to make chili as if making it for myself and then just ladle out my portion and then stir beans into the big pot and let my little pot and their big pot finish simmering > seperately. What I cook has changed since being on SCD, but the principle will apply to new recipes in the future, I'm sure. > > Hope this helps. > > Sheril > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Sorry, Michele... All the commercial baby foods are illegal, even the organic ones. Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Then, I would definitely make my own baby food...see the email I sent with some ideas...and stick with scd. Meleah P.S. Anymore baby food questions, feel free to email me off line. I've done this for several years now since I have had three kids thus far one right after the other. Baby on SCD >> >> >> >I didn't read anything in the BTVC book about babies, that I can >> > remember. I have a 1 yr old I want to put on SCD. Is commercial > baby >> > food okay? I use the kind without any added salt or sugar or > other >> > fillers & they are organic. >> > >> > He is not eating chicken, beef, or eggs etc yet, & cannot have > dairy. >> > Is the intro diet necessary for him (I will do everything for > myself >> > since he is still nursing). >> > >> > Thanks again, >> > Michele >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 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 >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 You might want to consider having some labs run just on the malabsorbtion side. SCD might help him with that a lot. iel had been on scd for 2 1/2 months before our dan ped ran a bunch of labs. One of the tests was for malabsorbtion markers, and most were fine. There were three that were way off though. In fact, two of the three vitamins were almost nonexistent in his body. You can always do scd for a couple of months to see if he starts growing more quickly, and if not, then go for the test. Just something to think about. Meleah Re: Baby on SCD Hi Sheril, Yes, that's correct. He still nurses - A LOT. He eats a little natural, organic baby foods. I do puree some for him too from scratch. As you said, this will be much easier once I'm cooking SCD for everyone. I can just take some of what everyone else is having & puree it for him. He is an allergy kid though, so I have to be careful introducing some of the common problem foods, like eggs & beef etc... As I mentioned in an earlier post, he's small for his age. We have a naturally oriented ped who can be almost too hands off at times. He says because he's got hair, nails, & is developmentally appropriate he's fine. He did say any other dr would make him go through a million tests though becz of his small size & lack of weight gain. I am still concerned & do not want the tests becz reg. MDs can't help him anyway. I do think he has gut issues becz of his eczema that he has his first year & how me eliminating so many foods helped him so much. He's also had antibiotics twice his first year for various problems (we're not chronic users; we avoid!). Even though his stools are formed typically, maybe his smallness & lack of weight gain is indictative of a gut issue such as malabsorbtion. Thanks, Michele Thanks, Michele " (I will do everything for myself > since he is still nursing). " > > Do I understand correctly that he still nurses some, but also has some foods in addition to nursing. And that your plan is to feed him an SCD diet as far as his other foods go as well as to hold yourself to SCD since he is still nursing some? > > I think some people here may have dealt with SCD and children that young. Hopefully you will get some good ideas and advice about what you eat and what he eats, which may even turn out to be the same in all cases. > > As far as the legality of baby food, I'm not certain but as a cookbook fanatic, let me mention that I have seen a few different cookbooks that either have a few recipes for baby food or even focus on baby food in all of the recipes. Any cookbook you would use, you would have to be careful to modify recipes away from any non-SCD- legal ingredients. But browsing through some of the books might give you some inspiration to want to make your own food for him. And this does not have to be difficult at all. I've known of several people who have just cooked basic meals with the main ingredient they wanted baby to have and been carefull to not add too many other things until the baby had been introduced to all the ingredients one by one. So their whole family was eating that way and then they would put the baby's portion through a little food mill that is made just for that purpose. If you already have a regular food mill, you could use that. But if you don't those little > baby food-food mills are incredibly inexpensive. Following that plan, putting you and baby both on SCD would be pretty hassle-free as compared to cooking different foods for different family members and corresponding with baby food manufacturers to get written comfirmation of what is in their products. > > Oh, one more idea. This one is about feeding different foods to different family members. I do sometimes cook more than one dinner, because I have severe food allergies (anaphalactic reaction to all bony fish and most kinds of beans). I don't want my family to avoid these foods that would be healthy for them and give them more variety and balance in their diets. But I am careful to not let that turn into a different dinner for each member of the family. My kids still understand that what I prepared for them is their dinner and I am not a short order cook. (Well for the most part they understand it. <g>) Also, I am sometimes able to cook something with an ingredient that I cannot have, but just divide the recipe into 2 different pots somewhere between the middle and the end. For example, I used to make chili as if making it for myself and then just ladle out my portion and then stir beans into the big pot and let my little pot and their big pot finish simmering > seperately. What I cook has changed since being on SCD, but the principle will apply to new recipes in the future, I'm sure. > > Hope this helps. > > Sheril > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Yes I have a holistic practitioner that has actually recommended SCD a couple of times now. I just started working with her & she's been helping me, although a few of the supps she recommended for me are not SCD legal, so not sure what I'll do there. But she thought it would be a good idea for my autistic son. We could definitely run some labs on the baby, & the others at some point. Thanks, Michele " (I will do everything for myself > > since he is still nursing). " > > > > Do I understand correctly that he still nurses some, but also > has some foods in addition to nursing. And that your plan is to > feed him an SCD diet as far as his other foods go as well as to hold > yourself to SCD since he is still nursing some? > > > > I think some people here may have dealt with SCD and children > that young. Hopefully you will get some good ideas and advice about > what you eat and what he eats, which may even turn out to be the > same in all cases. > > > > As far as the legality of baby food, I'm not certain but as a > cookbook fanatic, let me mention that I have seen a few different > cookbooks that either have a few recipes for baby food or even focus > on baby food in all of the recipes. Any cookbook you would use, you > would have to be careful to modify recipes away from any non-SCD- > legal ingredients. But browsing through some of the books might > give you some inspiration to want to make your own food for him. > And this does not have to be difficult at all. I've known of > several people who have just cooked basic meals with the main > ingredient they wanted baby to have and been carefull to not add too > many other things until the baby had been introduced to all the > ingredients one by one. So their whole family was eating that way > and then they would put the baby's portion through a little food > mill that is made just for that purpose. If you already have a > regular food mill, you could use that. But if you don't those little > > baby food-food mills are incredibly inexpensive. Following that > plan, putting you and baby both on SCD would be pretty hassle-free > as compared to cooking different foods for different family members > and corresponding with baby food manufacturers to get written > comfirmation of what is in their products. > > > > Oh, one more idea. This one is about feeding different foods to > different family members. I do sometimes cook more than one dinner, > because I have severe food allergies (anaphalactic reaction to all > bony fish and most kinds of beans). I don't want my family to avoid > these foods that would be healthy for them and give them more > variety and balance in their diets. But I am careful to not let that > turn into a different dinner for each member of the family. My kids > still understand that what I prepared for them is their dinner and I > am not a short order cook. (Well for the most part they understand > it. <g>) Also, I am sometimes able to cook something with an > ingredient that I cannot have, but just divide the recipe into 2 > different pots somewhere between the middle and the end. For > example, I used to make chili as if making it for myself and then > just ladle out my portion and then stir beans into the big pot and > let my little pot and their big pot finish simmering > > seperately. What I cook has changed since being on SCD, but the > principle will apply to new recipes in the future, I'm sure. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Sheril > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and > 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 >> I don't use formula (he's nursing) & don't use those brands. I've only used Organic Baby & Earth's Best for him. << Michele, Those are actually among the better brands of baby food -- but they still aren't SCD-legal. Since your baby is nursing (yay for you!), putting yourself on SCD is a critical first step. Making your own baby food isn't that hard. Check out, for instance, http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ as a reference. You'll have to be alert, however, for illegals in any of their recipes. But this can give you some information as to how to proceed if the idea of fixing food for the little one is scary... exactly the attitude the baby food manufacturers (and, in fact, all food manufacturers) are pushing. THat we just aren't smart enough to make our own meals! <g> It's something we SCDers all know is utterly untrue! -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I've made baby food before, & that looks like a nice site; thanks. It doesn't scare me a bit; it's the extra work I was trying to avoid. But if I'm cooking SCD for all of us, I'll just mix his up separately, being careful about what he gets & when becz he's so sensitive. Thanks, Michele > > >> I don't use formula (he's nursing) & don't use those brands. I've only > used Organic Baby & Earth's Best for him. << > > Michele, > > Those are actually among the better brands of baby food -- but they still > aren't SCD-legal. Since your baby is nursing (yay for you!), putting > yourself on SCD is a critical first step. > > Making your own baby food isn't that hard. Check out, for instance, > > http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ > > as a reference. You'll have to be alert, however, for illegals in any of > their recipes. But this can give you some information as to how to proceed > if the idea of fixing food for the little one is scary... exactly the > attitude the baby food manufacturers (and, in fact, all food manufacturers) > are pushing. THat we just aren't smart enough to make our own meals! > > <g> It's something we SCDers all know is utterly untrue! > > > -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) > Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Yeah, Marilyn. Thanks for the site. I'm going to check it out. Meleah Re: Baby on SCD > I've made baby food before, & that looks like a nice site; thanks. > It doesn't scare me a bit; it's the extra work I was trying to > avoid. But if I'm cooking SCD for all of us, I'll just mix his up > separately, being careful about what he gets & when becz he's so > sensitive. > > Thanks, Michele > > >> >> >> I don't use formula (he's nursing) & don't use those brands. > I've only >> used Organic Baby & Earth's Best for him. << >> >> Michele, >> >> Those are actually among the better brands of baby food -- but > they still >> aren't SCD-legal. Since your baby is nursing (yay for you!), > putting >> yourself on SCD is a critical first step. >> >> Making your own baby food isn't that hard. Check out, for instance, >> >> http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ >> >> as a reference. You'll have to be alert, however, for illegals in > any of >> their recipes. But this can give you some information as to how to > proceed >> if the idea of fixing food for the little one is scary... exactly > the >> attitude the baby food manufacturers (and, in fact, all food > manufacturers) >> are pushing. THat we just aren't smart enough to make our own > meals! >> >> <g> It's something we SCDers all know is utterly untrue! >> >> >> -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) >> Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years >> Darn Good SCD Cook >> No Human Children >> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund >> > > > > > > > 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 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I have to puree almost everything for Katera. A hand blender works super well.... mine was cheap ($18), but I love it and use it several times a day. Patti Re: Baby on SCD I've made baby food before, & that looks like a nice site; thanks. It doesn't scare me a bit; it's the extra work I was trying to avoid. But if I'm cooking SCD for all of us, I'll just mix his up separately, being careful about what he gets & when becz he's so sensitive. Thanks, Michele Recent Activity a.. 23New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 >> Yes I have a holistic practitioner that has actually recommended SCD a couple of times now. I just started working with her & she's been helping me, although a few of the supps she recommended for me are not SCD legal, so not sure what I'll do there. But she thought it would be a good idea for my autistic son. We could definitely run some labs on the baby, & the others at some point. << Michele, Since your practitioner recommended SCD, and is positive about it, go back to her with the fact that some of the supplements she recommended contain illegals. She may be positive on SCD, but just not YET familiar with it in detail the way she needs to be. Tell her what the illegals are, and see if, working together, you can find supplements which will do what she wants the illegal ones to do, but which won't compromise the SCD angle. -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I emailed with her yesterday & she was thrilled I'm going to try SCD for us, but she's going to be on vacation for the next week so I wont be able to get into it with her for a bit yet. She did say, in response to my question on supps, that she works with her clients on that, & sometimes if she feels the supp is way too beneficial to give up & won't hurt, she'll keep them on it. Most of what we're on I have been working on changing, except the probiotics which I haven't touched yet (we're not officially SCD yet; I'm in transition). There's a really great supp I'm on that has an illegal SCD ingredient as a filler, but I'm not sure whether it's worth giving it up yet because of that. I guess I'll have to talk to her about it, start SCD, & see how things go. Thanks, Michele > > >> Yes I have a holistic practitioner that has actually recommended SCD a > couple of times now. I just started working with her & she's been helping > me, although a few of the supps she recommended for me are not SCD legal, > so not sure what I'll do there. But she thought it would be a good idea for > my autistic son. We could definitely run some labs on the baby, & the > others at some point. << > > Michele, > > Since your practitioner recommended SCD, and is positive about it, go back > to her with the fact that some of the supplements she recommended contain > illegals. She may be positive on SCD, but just not YET familiar with it in > detail the way she needs to be. Tell her what the illegals are, and see if, > working together, you can find supplements which will do what she wants the > illegal ones to do, but which won't compromise the SCD angle. > > > -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) > Undiagnosed IBS 25 Years, SCD Five Years > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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