What should I have on hand?

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I bought a yogurt maker and am going to get some of the ProGurt

starter. I'm going to get some nut flours, also, as money permits (I

have to order them online). I usually have eggs, fruit, and cheese on

hand and fresh eggs and chicken (and fish, too). What else should I

have on hand? Does the type of milk matter for the yogurt? I was

going to use whole cow's milk (and maybe some cream).

Is there any other equipment I should purchase? Is there a beginner's

shopping list somewhere (I thought I might have seen one somewhere...

maybe at the scdiet.org site)?

The only thing that's throwing me for a loop is that I have been

eating a lot of fresh salads. If I'm tolerating fresh veggies

(lettuce, tomatoes, sometimes cucumber and apple), should I worry

about switching to only cooked vegetables/fruit?

I need to drink a lot during the day (I'm nursing two little ones).

Is lemon water with saccharin ok? I've been using the Walmart brand

of crystal-lite drink mix and I want to switch to something else

because I won't drink enough with just water alone. I do have a lot

of peppermint tea... I can start with that too.

What cookbooks are a must have besides the ones listed in the newbie

recipes file? Is the cookbook for kids worth having (cookign to heal

little tummies)?

I'm anxious to get the yogurt maker and starter. My nurslings and I

are all fighting candida. It really affects the baby . We've been

through a round of diflucan and I think we need it again. Will the

yogurt calm this down? I was taking Primal Defense probiotic and

stopped it because it was on the illegal list (somethign to do with

the type of organisms in it) so was Culturelle that I was using for

the baby so now I don't know what to do. I only have so much $ to

spend on getting my supplements switched over.

Christa