Re: Digest Number 3062 Intro SCD diet

[Guest guest]

> into advanced foods will only feed bad bacteria and undo any good. > Remember these bugs cause the gut wall to produce excess mucus which > compromises digestion, and until they are killed off, the cylce will > this is a bummer! I really cant get him to eat anything scd yet and need to have snacks to send to school etc....... the intro diet has nothing - have tried dried fruit, soup, minced beef....you name it...yikes! ANyone got any tips about an intro diet for kid who only eat crispy things?!

Yes, me too! me too! If you find anything, let me know!

Darla

[Guest guest]

The intro diet is not a must for ASD - it was designed for people with

extreme gut problems, with lots of pain, bleeding, lots of

intolerances... Unless of course the kid has really bad gut problems

Natasa

>

> In a message dated 03/06/2007 09:57:09 GMT Daylight Time,

> Autism-Biomedical-Europe writes:

>

> Well, I've ordered BTVC and an SCD recipe book. A few questions -

(yes, I'm

> already a member of pecanbread group but I like this group the best )

>

> Do any of you SCDers use a dehydrator? If so, which one do you

recommend?

> loves crunchy foods.

>

> Hi Honey

> So Sorry you are going thru all this, you are doing the right thing

and I

> will hold your hand!

> OK he is not eating anything, so just begin today if you can, will he

eat

> chicken soup? Could you persuade him to have some boiled chicken broth

with some

> carrots added (puree all this up)? This is what we did the day before

> was scoped... Woul he take soem gelatin made with apple

juice, gelatin? Or

> maybe some scarmbled egg. In the BTVC book it always mentions Apple

Cider,

> how does this differ form Apple Juice? Anyway if you know what it is

you can

> give him that, In the BTVC cycle book it says you can have Brolied

beef patty

> whatever the hell that is, I would probably just make some minced

beef,

> bolied, maybe even double ground down to make it more easily

digestible.

>

> Darla when we first did the SCD (wrongly) I jumped in and gave

the

> Zucchini muffins really quickly and she went a bit hyper, not sure if

it would

> be better now but I remmeber from what Joy says you not supposed to do

nut

> flours for 3 months. If you had dehydrated Apple Slices would he eat

those?

> Rememeber his taste will definitely change.

>

> This will be really hard for you to try because is smaller and so

> losing a bit of weight initially will be more worrying but it will get

better.

>

> How about the formula listed in the back of BTVC? Wopuld you be

willing to

> try this and just wean him off the Neocate? It says there are

disaccharide free

> formulas available... Maybe post that question on pecanbread if you

havent

> done so already....

>

> I would say with the crunchy things like crackers you might just have

to try

> and stick this out for a little while and od without them for a

liyttle

> while. I did see Dehydrators on their website and if I was getting one

I would

> try that probably, I spoke to a woman doing it in the UK ha is listed

As a conac

> person hru heir webiste, le me know if you wan her number and I will

ry and

> find out.

>

> One last cynical word, this Intro diet looks a bit hellish o do right,

its

> interesting that even this woman who wrote the book Judy Chinitz,

didnt do it

> either nor the woman who I spooke to, mmmm. Saying that I think its

more

> critical with Diarrhea kids than Constipation ones.

>

> Good Luck honey w ewill be joing ing you soon and i have aanother

friend who

> I have just sent my book to, who wioll be doing it with her son a

month form

> now over our summer hols, as well. Call me if you fancy a blether

(01561)

> 362292.

>

> Luv Caroline

> xxx

> PS Regarding that infant formual in BTVC Page 135, The dry curd

cottage

> cheese we dont have but the closest is dripping the yoghurt made thru

muslin for

> a LONG TIME...

>

[Guest guest]

---At Pecanbread.com they do recommend that the intro diet is used

for ASD. This is firstly to eliminate gut bugs by starving them

out. As they detach from the gut wall, the gut is raw and

sensitive. Using easy to digest foods helps heal the gut wall, and

slowly introducing one food at a time further helps to see what is

tolerated. If anyone is thinking of doing SCD I would strongly

recommend Pecanbread.com as a good source of info. It has strategies

to cope with picky eaters, it has a list of intro foods and follow on

foods and it has indepth info on the science behind SCD and why it is

best to go slow and with caution when introducing new foods. It the

gut is damaged, healing it will require time and patience and to rush

into advanced foods will only feed bad bacteria and undo any good.

Remember these bugs cause the gut wall to produce excess mucus which

compromises digestion, and until they are killed off, the cylce will

not be broken i.e. gut bugs giving off neurotoxins, which affect

behaviour and cause gut damage, and which cause the gut to over-

produce mucus, compromising digstion and further feeding the bugs.

Please read all at Pecanbread.com and become an expert before setting

off. Good luck to all!

Regards

Glynis

In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , " natasa778 "

wrote:

>

> The intro diet is not a must for ASD - it was designed for people

with

> extreme gut problems, with lots of pain, bleeding, lots of

> intolerances... Unless of course the kid has really bad gut

problems

>

> Natasa

>

>

>

> >

> > In a message dated 03/06/2007 09:57:09 GMT Daylight Time,

> > Autism-Biomedical-Europe writes:

> >

> > Well, I've ordered BTVC and an SCD recipe book. A few questions -

> (yes, I'm

> > already a member of pecanbread group but I like this group the

best )

> >

> > Do any of you SCDers use a dehydrator? If so, which one do you

> recommend?

> > loves crunchy foods.

> >

> > Hi Honey

> > So Sorry you are going thru all this, you are doing the right

thing

> and I

> > will hold your hand!

> > OK he is not eating anything, so just begin today if you can,

will he

> eat

> > chicken soup? Could you persuade him to have some boiled chicken

broth

> with some

> > carrots added (puree all this up)? This is what we did the day

before

> > was scoped... Woul he take soem gelatin made with apple

> juice, gelatin? Or

> > maybe some scarmbled egg. In the BTVC book it always mentions

Apple

> Cider,

> > how does this differ form Apple Juice? Anyway if you know what

it is

> you can

> > give him that, In the BTVC cycle book it says you can have

Brolied

> beef patty

> > whatever the hell that is, I would probably just make some minced

> beef,

> > bolied, maybe even double ground down to make it more easily

> digestible.

> >

> > Darla when we first did the SCD (wrongly) I jumped in and gave

> the

> > Zucchini muffins really quickly and she went a bit hyper, not

sure if

> it would

> > be better now but I remmeber from what Joy says you not supposed

to do

> nut

> > flours for 3 months. If you had dehydrated Apple Slices would he

eat

> those?

> > Rememeber his taste will definitely change.

> >

> > This will be really hard for you to try because is smaller

and so

> > losing a bit of weight initially will be more worrying but it

will get

> better.

> >

> > How about the formula listed in the back of BTVC? Wopuld you be

> willing to

> > try this and just wean him off the Neocate? It says there are

> disaccharide free

> > formulas available... Maybe post that question on pecanbread if

you

> havent

> > done so already....

> >

> > I would say with the crunchy things like crackers you might just

have

> to try

> > and stick this out for a little while and od without them for a

> liyttle

> > while. I did see Dehydrators on their website and if I was

getting one

> I would

> > try that probably, I spoke to a woman doing it in the UK ha is

listed

> As a conac

> > person hru heir webiste, le me know if you wan her number and I

will

> ry and

> > find out.

> >

> > One last cynical word, this Intro diet looks a bit hellish o do

right,

> its

> > interesting that even this woman who wrote the book Judy Chinitz,

> didnt do it

> > either nor the woman who I spooke to, mmmm. Saying that I think

its

> more

> > critical with Diarrhea kids than Constipation ones.

> >

> > Good Luck honey w ewill be joing ing you soon and i have aanother

> friend who

> > I have just sent my book to, who wioll be doing it with her son a

> month form

> > now over our summer hols, as well. Call me if you fancy a blether

> (01561)

> > 362292.

> >

> > Luv Caroline

> > xxx

> > PS Regarding that infant formual in BTVC Page 135, The dry curd

> cottage

> > cheese we dont have but the closest is dripping the yoghurt made

thru

> muslin for

> > a LONG TIME...

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> into advanced foods will only feed bad bacteria and undo any good.

> Remember these bugs cause the gut wall to produce excess mucus which

> compromises digestion, and until they are killed off, the cylce will

>

this is a bummer! I really cant get him to eat anything scd yet and

need to have snacks to send to school etc....... the intro diet has

nothing - have tried dried fruit, soup, minced beef....you name

it...yikes! ANyone got any tips about an intro diet for kid who only

eat crispy things?!

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Yes, me too! me too! If you find anything, let me know!

> Darla

>

Having browsed pecanbread a bit more, it does say it is possible to

start with stage 1 foods that the child will accept - which means at

least pear puree would go in....but he'll only eat the Clearspring one,

so though it says 100% pure organic pear, I'd better check there isnt

any sugar added after reading the 2% rule.....blimey!

Not looking forward to pear puree nappies....... ;-)

Now all I need is an allergy test to check re the eggs - hopefully

he'll be ok with those!

p.s. halfway through 'Band of Mothers' - what a book!

[Guest guest]

Glynis, I didn't make that info up, it is on Elaine website:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/autism/autism.htm

when we first started we did not do the intro diet - although we did do

(modified) chicken soup for lunch and dinner we also did muffins for

breakfast and SCD biscuits and some fruit during the day, and still saw

great results with the diet right from the start. I guess it all greatly

depends on the shape of the gut when you first start and how different

things are tolerated by each individual child.

Natasa

> > >

> > > In a message dated 03/06/2007 09:57:09 GMT Daylight Time,

> > > Autism-Biomedical-Europe writes:

> > >

> > > Well, I've ordered BTVC and an SCD recipe book. A few questions -

> > (yes, I'm

> > > already a member of pecanbread group but I like this group the

> best )

> > >

> > > Do any of you SCDers use a dehydrator? If so, which one do you

> > recommend?

> > > loves crunchy foods.

> > >

> > > Hi Honey

> > > So Sorry you are going thru all this, you are doing the right

> thing

> > and I

> > > will hold your hand!

> > > OK he is not eating anything, so just begin today if you can,

> will he

> > eat

> > > chicken soup? Could you persuade him to have some boiled chicken

> broth

> > with some

> > > carrots added (puree all this up)? This is what we did the day

> before

> > > was scoped... Woul he take soem gelatin made with apple

> > juice, gelatin? Or

> > > maybe some scarmbled egg. In the BTVC book it always mentions

> Apple

> > Cider,

> > > how does this differ form Apple Juice? Anyway if you know what

> it is

> > you can

> > > give him that, In the BTVC cycle book it says you can have

> Brolied

> > beef patty

> > > whatever the hell that is, I would probably just make some minced

> > beef,

> > > bolied, maybe even double ground down to make it more easily

> > digestible.

> > >

> > > Darla when we first did the SCD (wrongly) I jumped in and gave

>

> > the

> > > Zucchini muffins really quickly and she went a bit hyper, not

> sure if

> > it would

> > > be better now but I remmeber from what Joy says you not supposed

> to do

> > nut

> > > flours for 3 months. If you had dehydrated Apple Slices would he

> eat

> > those?

> > > Rememeber his taste will definitely change.

> > >

> > > This will be really hard for you to try because is smaller

> and so

> > > losing a bit of weight initially will be more worrying but it

> will get

> > better.

> > >

> > > How about the formula listed in the back of BTVC? Wopuld you be

> > willing to

> > > try this and just wean him off the Neocate? It says there are

> > disaccharide free

> > > formulas available... Maybe post that question on pecanbread if

> you

> > havent

> > > done so already....

> > >

> > > I would say with the crunchy things like crackers you might just

> have

> > to try

> > > and stick this out for a little while and od without them for a

> > liyttle

> > > while. I did see Dehydrators on their website and if I was

> getting one

> > I would

> > > try that probably, I spoke to a woman doing it in the UK ha is

> listed

> > As a conac

> > > person hru heir webiste, le me know if you wan her number and I

> will

> > ry and

> > > find out.

> > >

> > > One last cynical word, this Intro diet looks a bit hellish o do

> right,

> > its

> > > interesting that even this woman who wrote the book Judy Chinitz,

> > didnt do it

> > > either nor the woman who I spooke to, mmmm. Saying that I think

> its

> > more

> > > critical with Diarrhea kids than Constipation ones.

> > >

> > > Good Luck honey w ewill be joing ing you soon and i have aanother

> > friend who

> > > I have just sent my book to, who wioll be doing it with her son a

> > month form

> > > now over our summer hols, as well. Call me if you fancy a blether

> > (01561)

> > > 362292.

> > >

> > > Luv Caroline

> > > xxx

> > > PS Regarding that infant formual in BTVC Page 135, The dry curd

> > cottage

> > > cheese we dont have but the closest is dripping the yoghurt made

> thru

> > muslin for

> > > a LONG TIME...

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi SCDers

I only did the intro diet for a day (I think that was the minimum

recommended in BTVC though its been a while). I couldnt get Joe to

eat the soup so gave him the ingredients (i.e. boiled chicken and

carrots) instead. It was manageable for one day.

I remember Joe was really starving for the first couple of weeks of

SCD he was eating a whole organic chicken a day (he was 5 yrs old),

plus other food too, It cost me a fortune! Not sure if this was

withdrawal from corn or his bodys reaction to getting a diet it could

actually process properly. Anyway I saw it as a good thing, but was

glad when things calmed down.

I vaguely remember making some chicken pancakes, I think the recipe

was from pecanbread.com that he ate for a while until I thought it

was ok to introduce nut butters. He likes crispy food best too.

Crispy nitrate free bacon was ok after the first day, also I think

beef patties are beefburgers, or thats what I used anyway.

Once he could have nut butter things were much easier.

Mel, the cashew nut bread I mentioned before is not so bad, I toast

slices and give it to Joe for breakfast, I could give you the recipe

to try?

Darla one piece of equipment you will definitely need if you dont

already have one is a good food processor.

I use my existing baking trays etc but just line them with unbleached

parchment paper before cooking Joes food on them.

x

[Guest guest]

--- Hi Natasa,

I didn't mean to sound " know it all " about the intro diet, cos I

don't!! Our kids are such picky eaters I think that in a lot of

cases it would be impossible to do the intro. Like you said, it

depends on the state of their gut function, and what they are willing

to eat. Even half or one day of intro diet has benefits, or they can

always go straight to stage 1, then go back to the intro at a later

date, as and when they will eat a more varied diet. Tailoring the

diet to the childs self-imposed restrictions has to be taken into

account, if they won't eat it then it becomes a battle ground, child

winning a lot of the time!!! I am delighted for you that you are

seeing such great results, and so quickly into the diet. I think

this diet can really help out kids.

Regards

Glynis

In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , " natasa778 "

wrote:

>

> Glynis, I didn't make that info up, it is on Elaine website:

>

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/autism/autism.htm

>

> when we first started we did not do the intro diet - although we

did do

> (modified) chicken soup for lunch and dinner we also did muffins for

> breakfast and SCD biscuits and some fruit during the day, and still

saw

> great results with the diet right from the start. I guess it all

greatly

> depends on the shape of the gut when you first start and how

different

> things are tolerated by each individual child.

>

> Natasa

>

>

>

> > > >

> > > > In a message dated 03/06/2007 09:57:09 GMT Daylight Time,

> > > > Autism-Biomedical-Europe writes:

> > > >

> > > > Well, I've ordered BTVC and an SCD recipe book. A few

questions -

> > > (yes, I'm

> > > > already a member of pecanbread group but I like this group the

> > best )

> > > >

> > > > Do any of you SCDers use a dehydrator? If so, which one do you

> > > recommend?

> > > > loves crunchy foods.

> > > >

> > > > Hi Honey

> > > > So Sorry you are going thru all this, you are doing the right

> > thing

> > > and I

> > > > will hold your hand!

> > > > OK he is not eating anything, so just begin today if you can,

> > will he

> > > eat

> > > > chicken soup? Could you persuade him to have some boiled

chicken

> > broth

> > > with some

> > > > carrots added (puree all this up)? This is what we did the

day

> > before

> > > > was scoped... Woul he take soem gelatin made with

apple

> > > juice, gelatin? Or

> > > > maybe some scarmbled egg. In the BTVC book it always mentions

> > Apple

> > > Cider,

> > > > how does this differ form Apple Juice? Anyway if you know

what

> > it is

> > > you can

> > > > give him that, In the BTVC cycle book it says you can have

> > Brolied

> > > beef patty

> > > > whatever the hell that is, I would probably just make some

minced

> > > beef,

> > > > bolied, maybe even double ground down to make it more easily

> > > digestible.

> > > >

> > > > Darla when we first did the SCD (wrongly) I jumped in and gave

> >

> > > the

> > > > Zucchini muffins really quickly and she went a bit hyper, not

> > sure if

> > > it would

> > > > be better now but I remmeber from what Joy says you not

supposed

> > to do

> > > nut

> > > > flours for 3 months. If you had dehydrated Apple Slices would

he

> > eat

> > > those?

> > > > Rememeber his taste will definitely change.

> > > >

> > > > This will be really hard for you to try because is

smaller

> > and so

> > > > losing a bit of weight initially will be more worrying but it

> > will get

> > > better.

> > > >

> > > > How about the formula listed in the back of BTVC? Wopuld you

be

> > > willing to

> > > > try this and just wean him off the Neocate? It says there are

> > > disaccharide free

> > > > formulas available... Maybe post that question on pecanbread

if

> > you

> > > havent

> > > > done so already....

> > > >

> > > > I would say with the crunchy things like crackers you might

just

> > have

> > > to try

> > > > and stick this out for a little while and od without them for

a

> > > liyttle

> > > > while. I did see Dehydrators on their website and if I was

> > getting one

> > > I would

> > > > try that probably, I spoke to a woman doing it in the UK ha is

> > listed

> > > As a conac

> > > > person hru heir webiste, le me know if you wan her number

and I

> > will

> > > ry and

> > > > find out.

> > > >

> > > > One last cynical word, this Intro diet looks a bit hellish o

do

> > right,

> > > its

> > > > interesting that even this woman who wrote the book Judy

Chinitz,

> > > didnt do it

> > > > either nor the woman who I spooke to, mmmm. Saying that I

think

> > its

> > > more

> > > > critical with Diarrhea kids than Constipation ones.

> > > >

> > > > Good Luck honey w ewill be joing ing you soon and i have

aanother

> > > friend who

> > > > I have just sent my book to, who wioll be doing it with her

son a

> > > month form

> > > > now over our summer hols, as well. Call me if you fancy a

blether

> > > (01561)

> > > > 362292.

> > > >

> > > > Luv Caroline

> > > > xxx

> > > > PS Regarding that infant formual in BTVC Page 135, The dry

curd

> > > cottage

> > > > cheese we dont have but the closest is dripping the yoghurt

made

> > thru

> > > muslin for

> > > > a LONG TIME...

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

We did intro diet. All of SCD helped Tom, bar the weight loss. that

was not good.

We didnt get problems with intro other than skinniness.

Steph x

> > > > >

> > > > > In a message dated 03/06/2007 09:57:09 GMT Daylight Time,

> > > > > Autism-Biomedical-Europe writes:

> > > > >

> > > > > Well, I've ordered BTVC and an SCD recipe book. A few

> questions -

> > > > (yes, I'm

> > > > > already a member of pecanbread group but I like this group the

> > > best )

> > > > >

> > > > > Do any of you SCDers use a dehydrator? If so, which one do you

> > > > recommend?

> > > > > loves crunchy foods.

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Honey

> > > > > So Sorry you are going thru all this, you are doing the right

> > > thing

> > > > and I

> > > > > will hold your hand!

> > > > > OK he is not eating anything, so just begin today if you can,

> > > will he

> > > > eat

> > > > > chicken soup? Could you persuade him to have some boiled

> chicken

> > > broth

> > > > with some

> > > > > carrots added (puree all this up)? This is what we did the

> day

> > > before

> > > > > was scoped... Woul he take soem gelatin made with

> apple

> > > > juice, gelatin? Or

> > > > > maybe some scarmbled egg. In the BTVC book it always mentions

> > > Apple

> > > > Cider,

> > > > > how does this differ form Apple Juice? Anyway if you know

> what

> > > it is

> > > > you can

> > > > > give him that, In the BTVC cycle book it says you can have

> > > Brolied

> > > > beef patty

> > > > > whatever the hell that is, I would probably just make some

> minced

> > > > beef,

> > > > > bolied, maybe even double ground down to make it more easily

> > > > digestible.

> > > > >

> > > > > Darla when we first did the SCD (wrongly) I jumped in and gave

> > >

> > > > the

> > > > > Zucchini muffins really quickly and she went a bit hyper, not

> > > sure if

> > > > it would

> > > > > be better now but I remmeber from what Joy says you not

> supposed

> > > to do

> > > > nut

> > > > > flours for 3 months. If you had dehydrated Apple Slices would

> he

> > > eat

> > > > those?

> > > > > Rememeber his taste will definitely change.

> > > > >

> > > > > This will be really hard for you to try because is

> smaller

> > > and so

> > > > > losing a bit of weight initially will be more worrying but it

> > > will get

> > > > better.

> > > > >

> > > > > How about the formula listed in the back of BTVC? Wopuld you

> be

> > > > willing to

> > > > > try this and just wean him off the Neocate? It says there are

> > > > disaccharide free

> > > > > formulas available... Maybe post that question on pecanbread

> if

> > > you

> > > > havent

> > > > > done so already....

> > > > >

> > > > > I would say with the crunchy things like crackers you might

> just

> > > have

> > > > to try

> > > > > and stick this out for a little while and od without them for

> a

> > > > liyttle

> > > > > while. I did see Dehydrators on their website and if I was

> > > getting one

> > > > I would

> > > > > try that probably, I spoke to a woman doing it in the UK ha is

> > > listed

> > > > As a conac

> > > > > person hru heir webiste, le me know if you wan her number

> and I

> > > will

> > > > ry and

> > > > > find out.

> > > > >

> > > > > One last cynical word, this Intro diet looks a bit hellish o

> do

> > > right,

> > > > its

> > > > > interesting that even this woman who wrote the book Judy

> Chinitz,

> > > > didnt do it

> > > > > either nor the woman who I spooke to, mmmm. Saying that I

> think

> > > its

> > > > more

> > > > > critical with Diarrhea kids than Constipation ones.

> > > > >

> > > > > Good Luck honey w ewill be joing ing you soon and i have

> aanother

> > > > friend who

> > > > > I have just sent my book to, who wioll be doing it with her

> son a

> > > > month form

> > > > > now over our summer hols, as well. Call me if you fancy a

> blether

> > > > (01561)

> > > > > 362292.

> > > > >

> > > > > Luv Caroline

> > > > > xxx

> > > > > PS Regarding that infant formual in BTVC Page 135, The dry

> curd

> > > > cottage

> > > > > cheese we dont have but the closest is dripping the yoghurt

> made

> > > thru

> > > > muslin for

> > > > > a LONG TIME...

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

--- Hi Mel,

I found these recipes for crispy foods on the Pecanbread discussion

group. None of them are for the intro diet, but as Natasa pointed out,

this can be skipped, or even tried out at a later date, when his self

imposed food restrictions start lifting. You can for example, bribe

him. One bite of SCD food for one of his regular treats. Then 2 bites

of SCD food for a treat, or try to feed him when he is distracted, e.g.

if he has a favourite t.v. programme, or computor game. I bribe my dd

with money!! For every clean plate of SCD food, she gets 50p for her

money box, to save towards a play station game. Can you explain to

him that this diet might help his tummy, and it is not a diet forever.

Ask him to try it for a month, to see whether his tummy feels better.

Hopefully after the month, he will be eating a larger range of foods,

and might even enjoy some of them!!

I hope these recipes help:-

Crispy Chicken Nuggets.

> 1-First I made the cooked mayonaise from the pecanbread website,

> 2-Then I boiled a pound of boneless chicken breasts.

> 3-Finely chop the chicken in a food processor.

> 4- Mix the chicken, mayonaise, salt, and pepper to taste.

> (Basically you are making chicken salad)

> 5- Form spoonfuls of the chicken mixture into " nugget " shapes.

> 6-Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

>

> They come out crispy! Zack just loved them. Great dipped in

homemade

> ketchup too!

You can make

crispy " crackers " or chip-like

> wafers by baking cheddar cheese on parchment paper.

Almond flour crackers.

2 cups cashew flour, made by grinding raw cashews in a food processor

for about

1 - 2

minutes.

1 tsp baking soda

2 tablespoons sunflower oil

2-3 tablespoons orange juice

Mix it up well with a fork. It gets quite sticky. Don't let it get too

wet -

just enough liquid

to be able to mix it into a dough.

Dust it with extra nut flour, and dust a board or counter, and roll it

out to

cracker

thickness (about 1/8 inch). You may have to add more nut flour to keep

it from

sticking.

Slice in both directions into about 1 inch strips (while on the board),

so that

it forms

squares about 1 inch. Rough edges can be gathered and formed into a new

piece to

cut

again.

Lift the squares individually and place on a non-stick baking sheet.

In a convection oven, preheat to 325 and bake until they start to turn

slightly

brown on the

top (the bottom browns faster), about 10 - 12 minutes. I haven't tried

it yet

with a non-

convection oven, it probably needs 350 degrees. If they brown too

easily lower

the

temperature.

Once they cool a little on the baking sheet, take them off to cool on a

rack or

in a big

bowl. The get more crispy as they cool.

Butternut squash fries (substitute for chips)

> I have also been experimenting with butternut squash fries. I found

> that with my oven and the way I cut the fries, that 425 temp. was too

> high.

>

> So I lowered it some, between 375 and 400, for fifteen minutes on each

> side. Then to get them crispy, I turned up the heat for a few minutes

> and watched them closely.

spinach cracker recipe

Original recipe (I'd like to credit the person who posted this a long

while

back, but unfortunately I didn't keep the name.)

1 bag of baby spinach (pre-washed)

3/4 cup almond flour

3 cloves of garlic, minced

2 Tbs ghee (or butter or oil) you need this much to

make them crispy

1 Tbs water

salt to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 350F

1. In a frying pan melt ghee

2. Add spinach, garlic, water and salt. Cover and cook till wilted and

the

water is evaporated

3. Take from the heat and mix in almond flour

4. Spread on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. It should be

very

thin, about 1/8 "

5. Bake for 25 min.

6. Remove from the oven and carefully cut into small squares without

lifting it from the sheet.

7. Lower the oven to 170F and bake (dry) for about 60-80 min.

They are very crispy and hold well together.

Good luck, as his gut function improves, so will his eating habits.

Glynis

In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , " mel_thomsett "

wrote:

>

>

> > into advanced foods will only feed bad bacteria and undo any good.

> > Remember these bugs cause the gut wall to produce excess mucus

which

> > compromises digestion, and until they are killed off, the cylce

will

> >

>

> this is a bummer! I really cant get him to eat anything scd yet and

> need to have snacks to send to school etc....... the intro diet has

> nothing - have tried dried fruit, soup, minced beef....you name

> it...yikes! ANyone got any tips about an intro diet for kid who only

> eat crispy things?!

>

[Guest guest]

> Mel, the cashew nut bread I mentioned before is not so bad, I toast

> slices and give it to Joe for breakfast, I could give you the recipe

> to try?

>

Ooh yes please ,

>

Mel :-)

[Guest guest]

WoW! Thanks Glynis - I'm off to get my pinny on!