Re: Starting SCD Diet on Saturday

[Guest guest]

The official position is that young coconut water is illegal and ripe (from

brown coconuts) are legal.

I have several recipes from the early stages of SCD here www.scdandme.com (if

you are following pecan breads stages)

If you are going to be sure he doesn't get any illegal food you will need to

make everything form scratch. In the beginning SCD can feel very time consuming

but after a while you will get routine into it and its easier. I felt I lived in

the kitchen the whole day the first weeks, then I got routines and now I'm only

making food to dinner and I also make enough food for the evening and next day

(until dinner again). So I don't spend so much time any longer. It took a while

at introducing the food but now I have a good variety of food choices.

Its common to be hungry in the beginning of SCD and thats normally because the

diet lacks fat from the beginning. Some kids have difficulties digesting fat and

need enzymes.

Karianne

SCD 2 years (nearly SCD 1,5 years before that)

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> We are starting the SCD diet on Saturday for Franco, Im very nervous because

Im not the greatest cook, and the research I have done so far looks like many

things you have to cook are from scratch.

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> Franco can not have any Dairy and the almond milk we give him has something in

it that isnt SCD legal, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if Coconut

water is suitable for this diet? I found some in tescos yesterday, all it says

is that its 100% coconut water (like putting a straw into a coconut, haha)

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> Also any websites or advice would be great.

> Sx

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[Guest guest]

I found it helped to try a few recipes first, before 'properly' starting

the diet. I was cooking some things, and especially baking almond

breads, biscuits muffins etc to make sure he'll eat them, to avoid extra

stress after starting.

pecanbread.com was a good websites for recipes and tips, not sure if

still there...

Natasa

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> We are starting the SCD diet on Saturday for Franco, Im very nervous

because Im not the greatest cook, and the research I have done so far

looks like many things you have to cook are from scratch.

>

> Franco can not have any Dairy and the almond milk we give him has

something in it that isnt SCD legal, so I was wondering if anyone could

tell me if Coconut water is suitable for this diet? I found some in

tescos yesterday, all it says is that its 100% coconut water (like

putting a straw into a coconut, haha)

>

> Also any websites or advice would be great.

> Sx

>

[Guest guest]

Sophie,

One thing to watch out for is using nuts. There are often reports of kids not

tolerating nuts on SCD and IMO it's because they are hard to digest. If you can

soak them and dry them before making them into nut flour that can be a real

help.

If your son will eat the smoothies, spaghetti squash pasta, and other things

like that without nuts, it might be a good idea to see what happens like that

for a while.

For breakfast, there are loads of egg kind of things that he might like,

omelettes, even pancakes (with lots of eggs and some coconut flour--which

doesn't contain phytic acid, like the nuts do), fruit kebobs (dipped in SCD

yogurt when you start making it).

Anita

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> > > We are starting the SCD diet on Saturday for Franco, Im very nervous

> > because Im not the greatest cook, and the research I have done so far

> > looks like many things you have to cook are from scratch.

> > >

> > > Franco can not have any Dairy and the almond milk we give him has

> > something in it that isnt SCD legal, so I was wondering if anyone could

> > tell me if Coconut water is suitable for this diet? I found some in

> > tescos yesterday, all it says is that its 100% coconut water (like

> > putting a straw into a coconut, haha)

> > >

> > > Also any websites or advice would be great.

> > > Sx

> > >

> >

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[Guest guest]

also 'cos nuts can easily provoke immune reactions, are allergenic etc.

Natasa

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> > > > We are starting the SCD diet on Saturday for Franco, Im very

nervous

> > > because Im not the greatest cook, and the research I have done so

far

> > > looks like many things you have to cook are from scratch.

> > > >

> > > > Franco can not have any Dairy and the almond milk we give him

has

> > > something in it that isnt SCD legal, so I was wondering if anyone

could

> > > tell me if Coconut water is suitable for this diet? I found some

in

> > > tescos yesterday, all it says is that its 100% coconut water (like

> > > putting a straw into a coconut, haha)

> > > >

> > > > Also any websites or advice would be great.

> > > > Sx

> > > >

> > >

> >

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[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > We are starting the SCD diet on Saturday for Franco, Im very nervous

> > because Im not the greatest cook, and the research I have done so far

> > looks like many things you have to cook are from scratch.

> > >

> > > Franco can not have any Dairy and the almond milk we give him has

> > something in it that isnt SCD legal, so I was wondering if anyone could

> > tell me if Coconut water is suitable for this diet? I found some in

> > tescos yesterday, all it says is that its 100% coconut water (like

> > putting a straw into a coconut, haha)

> > >

> > > Also any websites or advice would be great.

> > > Sx

> > >

> >

>

Dear Sophie,

There are lots of good recipe books - we use " The Everyday Grain-free Gourmet,

and Dr. -McBride's two books - GAPS and " Internal Bliss " . I find

" Breaking the Vicious Cycle " has some nice cake recipes.

My daughter loves her almond butter as well. The best bread we have baked is:-

3 cups of almond flour

a little Hymalaen salt

1/4 cup of GAPS mayo

1/2 cup of fizzy water

5 eggs.

Mix and cook at 170 degrees c for about 45 mins until golden brown. I often mix

seeds into it too. It doesn't toast well but she is very happy with it as it

is.

I hope he enjoys it. The SCD/GAPS diet is not that tricky once you get used to

it. I have been doing it for 9 years! I can't imagine cooking any other way

now!

Best wishes,

. X