Re: intro diet

[Guest guest]

Denny,

You can go to pecanbread.com and click on food preparation. Then click on

the " beyond the intro diet " and you will find the stages listed.

cece

intro diet

> I am planning on starting my son on the SCD next week and have a few

> questions. I have read BTVC several times and am still a little confused

> about the intro diet. From my understanding for the first 2-3 days my son

> should only have meats,broth, and honey? The book said that " When fruits

> are introduced, after a week or two, they should be ripe, peeled and

> cooked. " Does the same hold true for vegetables also? Should I wait a few

> weeks before introducing cooked veggies? The book notes eggs should only

be

> introduced after " brisk diarrhea is no longer present " . I have seen

stages

> talked about several times on here but haven't seen a list of the foods

that

> should be eaten during certain stages on the pecanbread website. Did I

just

> not see it or is there another place that this is laid out for someone

like

> me that wants to follow the diet as specifically as possible and not

> introduce things before they are supposed to be.

> Thanks for any help on this. My son made tremendous gains with the GFCF

> diet and ABA. We are actually having him re-evaluated this spring and we

> think the autism label will be gone. We are just trying to find something

> that may help with his articulation and mixing up of some words when he

> talks. Our plan is to have him go to kindergarten next year without any

> supports or anyone ever knowing he had an autism diagnosis. I think the

SCD

> may be just the thing we are looking for to help finish his recovery. I

> plan on being a fanatic about the diet and want to take the stages exactly

> as they are supposed to be followed.

> Thanks again for helping with my confusion about the intro.

> Denny Rush

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Denny,

<<From my understanding for the first 2-3 days my son

should only have meats,broth, and honey? >>

The intro diet includes pureed carrots.

<<The book said that " When fruits

are introduced, after a week or two, they should be ripe, peeled and cooked. "

Does the same hold true for vegetables also?>>

All veggies should be cooked in the beginning.

<<Should I wait a few

weeks before introducing cooked veggies?>>

?? No... as I noted, carrots are used from the beginning. Check the stages chart

for what to introduce after the intro diet.

<<The book notes eggs should only be

introduced after " brisk diarrhea is no longer present " .>>

Please remember that the book was intended for people with gut disorders like

IBD and Crohn's.... who usually have diarrhea. It wasn't written for the autism

community.

<<I have seen stages talked about several times on here but haven't seen a list

of the foods that should be eaten during certain stages on the pecanbread

website.>>

www.pecanbread.com Look under " Food Preparation " and scroll down. It's there.

Patti, mom to Katera, SCD 9 months

[Guest guest]

From my understanding for the first 2-3 days my son

> should only have meats,broth, and honey?

You can give gelatin made with watered down legal grape juice on the

intro, and carrots which are cooked in the broth when you make it

(see recipe in BTVC - you strain everything out, then puree the

carrots and you can put them back in the soup).

The book said that " When fruits

> are introduced, after a week or two, they should be ripe, peeled

and

> cooked. " Does the same hold true for vegetables also? Should I

wait a few

> weeks before introducing cooked veggies?

After the intro, you can start trying well cooked veggies, such as

zucchini and green beans, and winter squashes. All peeled, seeded,

and well cooked.

-- Sue, mom to Adam and

SCD 3 months