Guest guest Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 My son has been on SCD for about 2 months now. He did not have any D or C before starting diet. We went on diet for ASD. My question is how long until I can stop cooking his fruit? Pam mom to Ean 5 1/2 ASD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 It is really an individual thing. What symptoms did he have when you started SCD....? Even though you may have started the diet for reasons other than obvious gut problems, you should probably look at the symptoms that are the greatest concern to you. If you've seen progress.... then maybe you could attempt some peeled raw fruit and see how it goes. I would maybe start with one of the softer fruits, such as ripe pear, melon or peach. Those would be easier to digest than something like apples or raw pineapple. Just use common sense.... start with a small amount, of ONE type of fruit.... watch and wait a bit to see how he tolerates it. Patti Cooking Fruit My son has been on SCD for about 2 months now. He did not have any D or C before starting diet. We went on diet for ASD. My question is how long until I can stop cooking his fruit? Pam mom to Ean 5 1/2 ASD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 hi patti, i have a really obvious question... when you are cooking fruit - to what extent does it need to be cooked? is it ok to just cook for a couple of minutes or is it more like stewed baby food which from memory is more like 20mins+??? i just cant imagine getting my daughter to eat berries cooked and have no idea how i would serve them? is there a cook book with ideas when it comes to the early stages of the diet? i have been giving fruit cooked in muffins / cakes but just not sure how i would offer it in stage one / two? roweena x > It is really an individual thing. What symptoms did he have when > you started SCD....? Even though you may have started the diet for > reasons other than obvious gut problems, you should probably look > at the symptoms that are the greatest concern to you. If you've > seen progress.... then maybe you could attempt some peeled raw > fruit and see how it goes. I would maybe start with one of the > softer fruits, such as ripe pear, melon or peach. Those would be > easier to digest than something like apples or raw pineapple. Just > use common sense.... start with a small amount, of ONE type of > fruit.... watch and wait a bit to see how he tolerates it. > > Patti > > Cooking Fruit > > My son has been on SCD for about 2 months now. He did not have any D > or C before starting diet. We went on diet for ASD. My question is > how long until I can stop cooking his fruit? > Pam > mom to Ean 5 1/2 ASD > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 If you're a beginner, berries are really a trick. I realise it doesn't take much cooking to completely MOOSH up a berry... but, they do need to be cooked.... AND you have to strain out the seeds. If it's blueberries, you'd need to strain out the skins, too. You'd need to push them through a really fine mesh strainer..... and you'd basically end up with just a fruit sauce... or almost a syrup-like product. That can be used to mix with yogurt... or to top pancakes... or as a dip... in smoothies... all kinds of ways. I mix cooked, strained blueberries with applesauce.... to make " blueapplesauce " (it's really purple ). But, you can't just cook a berry *slightly* and then eat it whole ... the seeds are way, way too advanced. Straining out strawberry seeds is nearly impossible.... so I personally would wait until much farther along on SCD to introduce strawberries.... and would just cook them and not worry about the miniscule seeds. For a beginner, those tiny seeds might be too irritating to the gut. Other fruits need to be well cooked... until soft. The whole point is to break down the tough cell walls on the raw fruits and veggies..... making them much easier to digest. Obviously, it might take less cooking for something like a pear or a peach, because they are softer to start with. Cookbook wise, I'd refer you to the recipes on www.pecanbread.com ... and, besides the recipe section in BTVC, I just have Lucy's cookbook, from www.lucyskitchenshop.com . It's very good. Patti Re: Cooking Fruit hi patti, i have a really obvious question... when you are cooking fruit - to what extent does it need to be cooked? is it ok to just cook for a couple of minutes or is it more like stewed baby food which from memory is more like 20mins+??? i just cant imagine getting my daughter to eat berries cooked and have no idea how i would serve them? is there a cook book with ideas when it comes to the early stages of the diet? i have been giving fruit cooked in muffins / cakes but just not sure how i would offer it in stage one / two? roweena x Recent Activity a.. 22New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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