Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Hi Janet, You can try winter squash like butternut squash as well. Carrots is not essential to beginning the diet. The intro is to be done for about 2-3 days, then new foods can be added where veggies and fruits are to be very well cooked after peeling and deseeding them. Each person has different tolerance levels so reactions can be different from one person to another. As long as there is a reasonable variety in foods you should be ok. Then as healing starts to take place, there is a chance of actually being able to tolerate foods that were problematic in the beginning. Green beans, zucchini and spinach have also been generally tolerated in the early stages - all very well cooked of course. The suggestion for children starting the diet who can try the carrots, is to cook the carrots for 4 hours which helps break down the fibre for easier assimilation. You may want to check out the yahoogroup 'pecanbread' that is set up for children on the autism spectrum who are following the diet to aid in healing. Suneeti (Crohns, SCD 2000) --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 At 07:27 AM 10/14/2010, you wrote: Am new to SCD and am trying to gain as much information as poss at the moment. I,m thinking of trying my son (19 months) and dd (8 yrs) on it. My dilemma though to begin is how to progress through the stages if either one of them cannot tolerate the carrots in the beginning. What other vegetable(s) do I use instead? I think dd may have issues breaking the sugars down in the carrots. has anyone else had similar problems at the outset. Janet, You bet! I didn't deal well with carrots at all for the first 8-10 months I was on SCD. I ate an awful lot of peeled, steamed zucchini, and was later able to add to butternut squash without too much trouble. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 You can substitute other soft, easy-to-digest veggies for the carrots. Winter squashes are often tolerated, as are zucchini or another summer squash. You might get some ideas from looking over the Stage 1 lists on www.pecanbread.com. However, I learned the hard way, that if your intolerance for carrots is due to a reaction to beta carotene rather than the sugar content, then you need to be careful with substituting other vegetables that are also high in beta carotene (think orange!). My first vegetable, after I've been on clear liquids to reduce symptoms so have moved to my version of the intro. diet, is well-cooked Italian or Roma green beans; followed by yellow, crookneck squash and zucchini. I don't touch winter squashes at all, partly because of the beta carotene content, but mainly because of the high-carb content which my digestion refuses to handle. I handle carrots now in a limited way (once a week), but I had to stop eating them for a few years. And now I warn my doctors about the sensitivity to beta carotene since many medications use this in their formulations. Kim M. SCD 6+ years > > Hi, > > Am new to SCD and am trying to gain as much information as poss at the moment. I,m thinking of trying my son (19 months) and dd (8 yrs) on it. My dilemma though to begin is how to progress through the stages if either one of them cannot tolerate the carrots in the beginning. What other vegetable(s) do I use instead? I think dd may have issues breaking the sugars down in the carrots. has anyone else had similar problems at the outset. > > Thanks, Janet > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Zucchini is good. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can substitute other soft, easy-to-digest veggies for the carrots. Winter squashes are often tolerated, as are zucchini or another summer squash. You might get some ideas from looking over the Stage 1 lists on www.pecanbread.com. > > However, I learned the hard way, that if your intolerance for carrots is due to a reaction to beta carotene rather than the sugar content, then you need to be careful with substituting other vegetables that are also high in beta carotene (think orange!). > > My first vegetable, after I've been on clear liquids to reduce symptoms so have moved to my version of the intro. diet, is well-cooked Italian or Roma green beans; followed by yellow, crookneck squash and zucchini. I don't touch winter squashes at all, partly because of the beta carotene content, but mainly because of the high-carb content which my digestion refuses to handle. > > I handle carrots now in a limited way (once a week), but I had to stop eating them for a few years. And now I warn my doctors about the sensitivity to beta carotene since many medications use this in their formulations. > > Kim M. > SCD 6+ years > > > >> >> Hi, >> >> Am new to SCD and am trying to gain as much information as poss at the moment. I,m thinking of trying my son (19 months) and dd (8 yrs) on it. My dilemma though to begin is how to progress through the stages if either one of them cannot tolerate the carrots in the beginning. What other vegetable(s) do I use instead? I think dd may have issues breaking the sugars down in the carrots. has anyone else had similar problems at the outset. >> >> Thanks, Janet >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- 41 cd scd 12/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thank you for your help. By green beans are you referring to runners?JanetTo: BTVC-SCD From: sun_heals@...Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:15:51 +0000Subject: Re: Tolerating Carrots Hi Janet, You can try winter squash like butternut squash as well. Carrots is not essential to beginning the diet. The intro is to be done for about 2-3 days, then new foods can be added where veggies and fruits are to be very well cooked after peeling and deseeding them. Each person has different tolerance levels so reactions can be different from one person to another. As long as there is a reasonable variety in foods you should be ok. Then as healing starts to take place, there is a chance of actually being able to tolerate foods that were problematic in the beginning. Green beans, zucchini and spinach have also been generally tolerated in the early stages - all very well cooked of course. The suggestion for children starting the diet who can try the carrots, is to cook the carrots for 4 hours which helps break down the fibre for easier assimilation. You may want to check out the yahoogroup 'pecanbread' that is set up for children on the autism spectrum who are following the diet to aid in healing. Suneeti (Crohns, SCD 2000) --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Janet, The French green beans are more tender than the runner beans. Use the narrower variety with barely any seeds if you can get those. You just need to trim the ends and chop and use as you like to. I personally like to use the pressure cooker for my veggies. Suneeti (Crohns, SCD 2000) > > > Thank you for your help. By green beans are you referring to runners?Janet > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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