Re: Cookbooks or menus for different stages?

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Have you checked out the book, "Recipes for

the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The Grain-Free, Lactose-Free,

Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic Fibrosis,

and Other Health Conditions" - most of the stuff

is too advanced, but I found a really simple and yummy asparagus soup -

and tomato-red pepper soup when you are ready for those vegetables. I

altered the tomato soup recipe a bit, without the red peppers, and

cooking the tomatoes with onions and then removing them. Using garlic

and onions to cook with and then removing them has been a really useful

trick for me. I also cook my vegetables with chicken broth all the

time. Cook your vegetables in chicken broth and blend them into soups,

its really easy.Also, blogs and websites have been EXTREMELY helpful for me to hone my cooking skills, Have you checked out the recipes on pecanbread.com - http://www.pecanbread.com/new/recipes.html

Also, Karianne has good early stages recipes on her blog - http://scdandme.com/Startingscd/Stage_1_recipes/Stage_1_recipes.html

SCD Girl is also awesome - there is a link on the side to her stage 1

and stage 2 recipes -

http://scdgirl.blogspot.com/2008/01/stage-one-recipes.htmlYou also may be able to find some helpful recipes here: http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/

Hope this helps, and if you want more specifics let me know. What

vegetables are you eating now? I recently got some advice myself on

some interesting stage 1-2 vegetables because I was sooo bored of my

repertoire, so maybe I can pass the info on to you.Good luck :)EllenSCD 3 monthsIBS 1.5 yearsTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 8:59:00 PMSubject: Cookbooks or menus for different stages?

Hi, I am finishing the intro diet and have 3 nice SCD cookbooks in addition to the BTVC book, but a lot of the recipes are for more advanced "stages". I need some that have recipes for well cooked veges and fruits. Does anyone know of any menu plans or recipes or books for the beginning stages of this diet?Thanks!kt

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There are recipes on pecanbread.com that are for different stages. They are non

dairy, but we can have legal cheese and scd yogurt.

I tend to keep my cooking simple- broiled meats and fish, steamed veggies. You

can take many regular recipes and adapt them to SCD. I love broiled salmon,

sauteed spinach with garlic and olive oil, baked chicken.

PJ

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> Hi, I am finishing the intro diet and have 3 nice SCD cookbooks in

> addition to the BTVC book, but a lot of the recipes are for more

> advanced " stages " . I need some that have recipes for well cooked veges

> and fruits. Does anyone know of any menu plans or recipes or books for

> the beginning stages of this diet?

> Thanks!

> kt

>

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Thanks Ellen! I hadn't seen a bunch of those links and somehow didn't see the stage recipes on Pecanbread. I do have the books: "Recipes for the SCD", "Everyday Grain Free Gourmet" and "Healing Foods - Cooking for Celiacs, Colitis, Crohn's and IBS", however most of the recipes are for more advanced "stages" of the diet. Are you cooking your veges for hours and hours? I cooked some carrots yesterday (low simmer) for over 4 hours and they were pretty awful - well - compared to raw or lightly steamed, which is how I have always eaten them. I also steamed some zucchini until it was pretty soft. The thing is, I do all the cooking, so my husband has to pretty much eat what I eat. I just don't have time to make two separate meals. I usually make him a nice green salad in place of the well cooked veges. And I don't have lots of time to spend cooking, so I've been doing easy meats like broiling fish, chicken and occasionally some buffalo burger - but we're not much of red meat eaters, so it gets a little limiting.Any info you have on different kinds of veges would be welcome! I'm going to get some winter squash, since we both love those baked.Thanks for your help!kt >> Have you checked out the book, "Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The > Grain-Free, Lactose-Free, Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, > Cystic Fibrosis, and Other Health Conditions" - most of the stuff is too > advanced, but I found a really simple and yummy asparagus soup - and tomato-red > pepper soup when you are ready for those vegetables. I altered the tomato soup > recipe a bit, without the red peppers, and cooking the tomatoes with onions and > then removing them. Using garlic and onions to cook with and then removing them > has been a really useful trick for me. I also cook my vegetables with chicken > broth all the time. Cook your vegetables in chicken broth and blend them into > soups, its really easy.> > Also, blogs and websites have been EXTREMELY helpful for me to hone my cooking > skills, Have you checked out the recipes on pecanbread.com - > http://www.pecanbread.com/new/recipes.html> > Also, Karianne has good early stages recipes on her blog - > http://scdandme.com/Startingscd/Stage_1_recipes/Stage_1_recipes.html> > SCD Girl is also awesome - there is a link on the side to her stage 1 and stage > 2 recipes - http://scdgirl.blogspot.com/2008/01/stage-one-recipes.html> > You also may be able to find some helpful recipes here: > http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/> > Hope this helps, and if you want more specifics let me know. What vegetables > are you eating now? I recently got some advice myself on some interesting stage > 1-2 vegetables because I was sooo bored of my repertoire, so maybe I can pass > the info on to you.> > Good luck > > Ellen> SCD 3 months> IBS 1.5 years> > > > > ________________________________> To: BTVC-SCD > Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 8:59:00 PM> Subject: Cookbooks or menus for different stages?> > > Hi, I am finishing the intro diet and have 3 nice SCD cookbooks in addition to > the BTVC book, but a lot of the recipes are for more advanced "stages". I need > some that have recipes for well cooked veges and fruits. Does anyone know of > any menu plans or recipes or books for the beginning stages of this diet?> > Thanks!> > kt>

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Hi, I hear you on keeping it simple! Plank cooked fish and meat and steamed veges, or stir fry is what I always used to eat. (of course, we would also usually have some rice or quinoa or some other starch) They were pretty simple and quick. I don't have much time to spend in the kitchen, but now with this diet, I think I'm going to have to plan ahead a lot more and even make a menu! Hope my husband won't leave me with this drastic change in our meals!kt> >> > Hi, I am finishing the intro diet and have 3 nice SCD cookbooks in> > addition to the BTVC book, but a lot of the recipes are for more> > advanced "stages". I need some that have recipes for well cooked veges> > and fruits. Does anyone know of any menu plans or recipes or books for> > the beginning stages of this diet?> > Thanks!> > kt> >>

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Hi Ellen,I've been trying steamed zucchini (peeled) and spinach and that's not too bad. I steam the zukes until they are pretty soft and the spinach is all wilted. I think I am moving up the stages pretty quickly since I'm not having any bad symptoms. One thing this diet has done is gotten rid of any gas. I think that was mostly grains, but not sure. I do like to use herbs and spices and one thing I've found kind of nice is to use my dripped yogurt (since I can't find the DCCC) as sour cream - I add it to everything - it's really good! I'll have to try the turkey burgers. They sound good too. We had an acorn squash last night - just baked in the oven. I wouldn't usually eat those winter squashes this time of year and kind of hate to heat up the kitchen when the weather is so darn hot. I think winter would have been the perfect time to start this diet! Oh well, I'm looking forward to eventually getting to eating more raw fruits and veges. That's my goal - I'm not that concerned about losing the bread or grains, but am also looking forward to baking with the almond flour. My nutritionist recommended getting a stock pot and letting the veges and meat cook that way. I used to have one, but didn't use it that often, so I'll try that again.There really is a wealth of recipes out there. If you go to one blog, there are links to lots of others - it's just coming up with stuff for the stages - I'm not used to eating overly cooked fruits and veges, so that's the challenge. I'm considering a recipe/menu software program so I can be more organized and not be panicking about what I can eat when I get hungry!Thanks for your support!kt>> kt,> > I'm not sure about carrots, I don't really make them, I have enough carrots in > my chicken soup....but I think if you have already cooked carrots, you probably > can sautee them after they are cooked with oil or butter (I think carrots go > really well with butter, I'm allergic to dairy so i'm not sure). The way I'm > cooking vegetables is either making a soup out of them or sauteeing them in a > frying pan with olive oil and onions, very low until they are almost cooked and > then add homemade chicken broth, salt and pepper, and other spices and then > covering them for about 5 minutes or until whenever they are cooked enough for > you. And then I take the cover off and cook for another couple minutes. Take > the onions out. I did this with zucchini and green beans. Also, if I have > plain steamed veggies I sautee the already cooked ones in onions and olive oil > to get some flavor. Its really good. If you can tolerate spices, I'd try > experimenting with them, it definitely makes the vegetables more appetizing. > Maybe you could also try some zucchini pasta. If you can't have tomatoes yet, > you can make a pesto with olive oil, garlic, and basil. I haven't tried it yet, > I get worried about the zucchini not being cooked enough and I don't think I > have the right vegetable peeler for it.> > Are you still on stage 1 - because I have some stage 2 ideas that I can share > with you. As for meat, one delicious way I've made chicken is to just bake a > chicken breast in dry white wine and sprinkle a little rosemary. You can also > experiment with marinades and grill fish or chicken - lemon or lime juice, > spices, olive oil, maybe some honey to make it sweet. I haven't really done > this...just throwing some ideas out there.> > Oh, I wanted to tell you I made one of the recipes from scdrecipe.com and it was > really good. The turkey burgers with cooked apples. I actually altered the > recipe a lot, I cooked (boiled) the apples in a little bit of water, with a > couple pieces of onion, celery salt, sage, and salt and pepper. Removed the > onions and then pureed the apples and mixed them with the ground meat. I had a > couple of chunks of the apples and they were so good after cooking in the > burgers, so maybe you just want to mash them a bit. I made it with ground > chicken instead but it was really good. Be careful with the ground meat they > sometimes put flavorings in them. I get mine from a local farm. But you should > try it, I think both you and your husband would like it.> > This week, I'm gonna be trying some knew things out myself, I think i'm gonna > try a squash and carrot soup and maybe a chicken or turkey stew or some other > way to mix up the meat and veggies. Zucchini-basil soup is my staple I've made > it the past couple weeks. Would you like the recipe?> > I hope this helps you. > > Ellen> >