New to SCD meat aversion & yogurt Q's

[Guest guest]

Hi.

I have a 5 yr old son (ASD/leaky gut) who I started easing into the

diet about 10 days ago. He has been gf/cf 18mos & SF 1 yr. His gut

permeability has continued to worsen, so I'm hoping this diet might

finally start the healing process.

The veggie pancackes, muffins, etc have been great. He enjoys the

recipes that appear like a bread.

Unfortunately, I need to limit eggs and nuts per IgG. In order to

feel " full " my son really needs to eat some meat. The only meat he

will eat right now is bacon (Apple Gate Farms). Maybe 1-2x a week a

hotdog or pepperoni (AGF). Though gf/cf/sf, I realize this is not

SCD legal and am looking for an alternative.

I have tried the chicken pancakes, self-modified 1/2chicken 1/2

pumpkin pancakes, crepes (ham inside),and meatballs. Though he tried

them by promising a reward, he doesn't like to " chew " the meat &

ends up spitting it out. Jerky has been unsuccessful as well.

I had put the chicken in a food processor. I was wondering if anyone

had experience with the kitchenaide meat grinder attachment. If so,

can this grind meats so that they are not chewy (pate-like)? I hate

to keep investing in unnecessary kitchenware, but I will gladly

spend the money if it will work.

Any other " meat-hiding " ideas would be appreciated. I was so excited

when I saw the chicken pancakes & muffin recipes, but my food

processor (old - Regal) could not hide it from my texture sensitive

son.

Also, I would love to start the yogurt to give him another food

option. He loved yogurt before we went soy-free. Is there a certain

trial time I should wait? I was hoping trial periods might be

shorter if you've already been doing gf/cf/sf. He is definitely

lactose intolerant, but from what little I've read lactose is

eliminated in the making of the yogurt.

Thanks for all the recipes on this website. I had been concerned how

I would implement this diet, but the creative " sneaky " recipes have

spurred my own imagination. I am up for the challenge.

Cole 5 (ASD/leaky gut), Alec 3 (NT)

[Guest guest]

<<Any other " meat-hiding " ideas would be appreciated. I was so excited

when I saw the chicken pancakes & muffin recipes, but my food

processor (old - Regal) could not hide it from my texture sensitive

son.>>

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I cook plain chicken breasts.... cool/chill the cooked meat thoroughly in the

fridge... then, I slice the chicken across the grain with a very sharp knife, in

the thinnest slices I can possibly make. I then add that sliced chicken to

cooked veggies and puree with a handblender. It becomes very smooth that way,

and my daughter either eats this mixture with a spoon (we try to end up with a

consistency that is easy for this kid who is just learning to self-fee)... or, I

can add egg and make a pancake batter, then fry in silver-dollar sized cakes.

This works well for us... you might give it a try. My daughter HATES the texture

of chicken, turkey or beef that is ground and then cooked.... and I can never

seem to get it pureed smooth when I start with a raw ground meat, cook it and

THEN try to puree.

Re: the yogurt: If your son has never shown an obvious, flat-out reaction to

the milk protein... but is merely lactose intolerant, our SCD yogurt should not

be a problem, for the reason you mentioned. We usually recommend goat milk

yogurt for kids who've previously had issues with cow dairy. If you think he'd

do fine on it, I would go ahead and start SCD yogurt as soon as possible. Start

with a small amount.

Sometimes parents see die-off symptoms and mistakenly think their child is

" reacting " to the dairy.... so we usually suggest waiting a few weeks, or even a

couple of months, so that the child is well past the initial die-off stage and

any reaction can be seen more clearly. Even then, the probiotics in SCD yogurt

*can* trigger new rounds of die-off... but that should be temporary. When

parents report more die-off symptoms but at the same time they see positive

gains, we know they're on the right track.

Patti