Re: My son only eats pureed foods....mush.....any ideas?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

> 1)We are vegetarians

Here is some info on SCD and vegans, vegetarians:

....Question: I have a urgent question for you vegetarians... how do

you manage to stay vegetarian on the SCD diet and still get enough

protein?

Elaine writes: In the book, I say to vegetarians: do not go on the

diet unless you will eat one egg per day or more and some cheese.

You can get enough complete protein if you eat these foods. But if

you do not, you will have a hard time and it is not healthful with

IBD. Please reread the book.

Advice from Johanna

Here's what I often eat, more or less:

.... " This is a fairly large section the rest can be found at

http://www.scdrecipe.com/j_vegetarian.html

Are you able to introduce some meats for your son or some fish? They

can be pureed until soft.

> 2)He is allergic to milk and eggs

What type of allergy is it? - a food sensitvity or an anaphylactic

allergy?

> 3)He is EXTREMELY food-sensitive and will only eat mushy, pureed

> foods such as baby food, yogurt, jello, and avacado. I can sneak

> small chunks of vegetable in there, but anything large won't pass.

> No crackers, no cookies, no cereal or bread....nothing!

>

> Anybody have any ideas or recipes?

At the beginning of the diet all fruits and vegetables should be

peeled and cooked. There's lots of info at

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#transition

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond

http://pecanbread.com/recipes.html

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#menu

> Anybody have a basic SCD jello recipe (gelatin and juice)? I've

> never made jello before --not even the " real " kind-- so please be

> specific.

Posted seperately.

> Are pre-made baby food vegetables legal? I know vegetables in jars

> or cans are not legal, but baby foods have no additives.

Sorry, but all pre made baby foods are illegal. Unfortunately food

producers have been known to lie about what's in their products.

Regarding commercial baby food, Elaine wrote:

" I wish you could all read the magazine sections of the NYTimes of

about 25

years ago when the CEO's of Beechnut Baby Foods, who had been

producing

" pure apple juice " for babies had been warned by the FDA to take

that apple

juice off the market as it contained questionable ingredients.

They ignored the FDA year after year and finally, the balloon burst.

There

was not one drop of apple juice in that product - all chemicals.

They were

tried and sentenced to fines as well as jail terms. Did they ever

serve, I

don't know. But perhaps a search engine under Beechnut Baby Foods

apple

juice would have the story.

I beg you - please don't go there. "

http://lyris.dundee.net/read/messages?id=228177#228177

There have been more recent cases of this. Please also see

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#homemade

When my kids were babies, I made their own food by pureeing food in

large batches (either food processor or blender) and freezing it in

ice cube trays. When frozen I popped them into freezer bags.

Sheila 46 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 31 mos

[Guest guest]

>

> My son is allergic to milk and eggs, so he is actually a vegan. He's

> only been on the SCD one week, but he gets protien and fat from nuts

> (very rich in both). I've also decided to allow him fermented soy

> products, as were legal in previous editions of BTVC. From what I

> understand, they are illegal now only because people were comsuming

> them in mass quantity (which is not healthy no matter what it is). I

> know that Elaine doesn't recommend the SDC for vegetarians who don't

> eat cheese or eggs (which my son doesn't), but I decided to do it

> anyway after I looked at the food list. Legumes and nuts are both

> very good sources of protien and nuts, avacado, olives and the like

> have good fat content.

> I'm not sure whether his allergies are anaphalactic or not. We

> had a full allergy panel done on him and found out he is allergic to

> milk and eggs. This makes the SCD (and life in general) a little

> harder for us, as we have to pay attention to his nutrition. But we

> are not interested in feeding him meat; it goes against our ethics.

> That's interesting about the baby food. I had never heard of

> that. But what about an organic brand like Earth's Best? What if it

> WAS 100% pure--- then would it be legal?

Mimi actually has a great deal of information on fermented vegtables and here is

what Elaine writes about Kimchi:

Elaine Writes (on her website)

I just went to a search engine to find Kimchi and it appears to be simply

wonderful for SCD™. It is pickled, fermented vegetables, usually cucumbers,

cabbage, etc. As always, it depends how it is made. As long as it is not

thickened with starchlike thickeners and sweetened with additional sweetener, it

sounds simply great. However, like all raw veggies and fruits, when starting the

diet, take it easy, a bit at a time. It sounds like a great food.

The baby food you mention is at your discretion. Personally, I would not choose

to use it based on experience with bottled and canned foods I thought were

legal.

Carol F.

Toronto, Celiac, SCD 4 yrs.

[Guest guest]

>

> My son is allergic to milk and eggs, so he is actually a vegan. He's

> only been on the SCD one week, but he gets protien and fat from nuts

> (very rich in both). I've also decided to allow him fermented soy

> products, as were legal in previous editions of BTVC. From what I

> understand, they are illegal now only because people were comsuming

> them in mass quantity (which is not healthy no matter what it is). I

> know that Elaine doesn't recommend the SDC for vegetarians who don't

> eat cheese or eggs (which my son doesn't), but I decided to do it

> anyway after I looked at the food list. Legumes and nuts are both

> very good sources of protien and nuts, avacado, olives and the like

> have good fat content.

> I'm not sure whether his allergies are anaphalactic or not. We

> had a full allergy panel done on him and found out he is allergic to

> milk and eggs. This makes the SCD (and life in general) a little

> harder for us, as we have to pay attention to his nutrition. But we

> are not interested in feeding him meat; it goes against our ethics.

> That's interesting about the baby food. I had never heard of

> that. But what about an organic brand like Earth's Best? What if it

> WAS 100% pure--- then would it be legal?

Mimi actually has a great deal of information on fermented vegtables and here is

what Elaine writes about Kimchi:

Elaine Writes (on her website)

I just went to a search engine to find Kimchi and it appears to be simply

wonderful for SCD™. It is pickled, fermented vegetables, usually cucumbers,

cabbage, etc. As always, it depends how it is made. As long as it is not

thickened with starchlike thickeners and sweetened with additional sweetener, it

sounds simply great. However, like all raw veggies and fruits, when starting the

diet, take it easy, a bit at a time. It sounds like a great food.

The baby food you mention is at your discretion. Personally, I would not choose

to use it based on experience with bottled and canned foods I thought were

legal.

Carol F.

Toronto, Celiac, SCD 4 yrs.

[Guest guest]

Hi Shanna,

> My son is allergic to milk and eggs, so he is actually a vegan.

He's

Many who have been on the diet have found that their food

sensitivities have lessened and disappeared. Also, with eggs some

are okay with them if they are baked into foods. There is also the

option of duck eggs, etc. Some are okay with free range, organic

eggs but not regular store bought eggs. They react to what the

chickens have been fed etc.

> he gets protien and fat from nuts

That's great if he tolerates them well. If he runs into problems

with the nuts you can try using nut butter.

> I've also decided to allow him fermented soy

> products, as were legal in previous editions of BTVC. From what I

> understand, they are illegal now only because people were

comsuming

> them in mass quantity (which is not healthy no matter what it is).

That was part of the reason. Also more recent findings indicate

that soy is trouble from numerous directions. Lots of info on this

at http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/soy.htm

Soy has been linked to earlier onset of puberty for boys, thyroid

disfunction etc. To sum up soy contains harmful compounds that are

still present after fermenting.

> That's interesting about the baby food. I had never heard of

> that. But what about an organic brand like Earth's Best? What if

it

> WAS 100% pure--- then would it be legal?

Sorry, but no.

On our old list Patti sent in this link

http://www.hwfc.com/CoopScoop/Apr03/suppliers.html

with the following information: "

Label True Owner

Earth's Best Baby Food Heinz

Poor human rights rating; CEO earns 100x average American worker;

cited for violating international baby food code; pesticides in baby

foods; animal testing... "

Sheila 46 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 31 mos