Re: Food intake. (Problems with Peas)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen

my son is unable to tolerate boiled peas

(he loves them!)

but they give him diarrhea

on BTVC page 27, it says that

" legumes may be introduced in small

amounts at about the third month of the diet.

the legumes permitted must be soaked for at least

10-12 hours prior to cooking and the water discarded since they

contain other sugars which are indigestible but which can be

removed by soaking "

I assumed that applies to our frozen peas, so I stopped using peas

for now.

ever since we did the intro, his poop has been good/formed

except when I feed him food too advanced in the intro list

eg boiled asparagus, not pureed

or boiled zucchini, not deseeded (I deseed by putting

thru our Krups juicer)

mama Jzin

Dimiter, ASD 3 years old

SCD (imperfect) since 12/29/03

Intro SCD since 2/23/03

good poop (bye-bye airy, bulky diarheas),

awesome sleep, flat tummy, able to sit and read books peacefully

etc

new: able to label pictures in books (BIG IMPROVEMENT for us!)

in the past: too hyper or sensory/fidgety to sit and read

what does he eat? see my post on Dimiter's current diet

[Guest guest]

Hi Jzin,

Page 27 isn't referring to fresh or frozen peas. It is referring to dried

legumes - such as dried white beans, dried split peas etc.

As for the frozen or fresh peas some people are unable to tolerate them for

a while because of the tough skins (that's the insoluble fiber discussed

recently). Two ideas are to try

1.) baby peas or petite peas (tolerated better than the larger regular peas

or

2.) put them through a foley food mill to remove the skins.

Great to hear that he is doing so well.

Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 37 mos SCD

mom of SCD 22 mos

> on BTVC page 27, it says that

> " legumes may be introduced in small

> amounts at about the third month of the diet.

> the legumes permitted must be soaked for at least

> 10-12 hours prior to cooking and the water discarded since they

> contain other sugars which are indigestible but which can be

> removed by soaking "

> I assumed that applies to our frozen peas, so I stopped using peas

> for now.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sheila

but those frozen peas are so sweet

do you really think they're ok without soaking?

and if I just remove the skin it should be OK?

we are just 1 months since SCD intro diet

I would LOVE to give him peas coz

he is bilingual in labeling them

coz he LOVES them!

Jzin

Malaysian(chinese)/Bulgarian household

in California

[Guest guest]

Hello Jzin,

Only the dried pease/beans need soaking. During the drying process

some of the natural sugars covert to starches. The soaking helps

removes these starches.

The fresh /frozen peas don't have this problem, especially if you

use fresh, small peas. If you've ever grown peas you'll know that

as they get bigger and older they tend to go from sweeter (legal

carbs) to starchy.

The reason people usually have a problem with them is the tough

outer skins. I remember early on sitting down one day and

painstakingly removing all the skins from one serving of peas.

After that. I just decided to wait until I was able to tolerate the

skins and all.

If you want to try the peas without the skins just start with a

small amount to see if he tolerates them - cooked at first.

Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 37 mos SCD

mom of SCD 22 mos

> but those frozen peas are so sweet

> do you really think they're ok without soaking?

> and if I just remove the skin it should be OK?

> we are just 1 months since SCD intro diet

>

> I would LOVE to give him peas coz

> he is bilingual in labeling them

> coz he LOVES them!

>

> Jzin

> Malaysian(chinese)/Bulgarian household

> in California