RE: Calorie Counting - Almond Flour

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Hi Sylvia

Looks like we might have to exercise our math skills and a lot of nutritional

detective work.

I looked at several different websites for the composition of almonds (both for

ground and whole almonds). The calorie content per cup varied from 549 to 823

per cup (that huge range baffles me!) Taking the middle road, I would estimate

my basic muffin or bread recipe (using between 2.5 and 3 cups of AF) is

approximately 2000 calories.

Then, I factored in the other ingredients - egg, yoghurt, butter, fruit (my

current favourite muffin is made with butter, squash, chopped walnuts and

raisins). Bear in mind that dripped yoghurt is more concentrated, and

half-and-half would be higher in calories than whole milk. Check out the

information on the original package of dairy, and work it out. At best, each

separate ingredient is going be a VERY rough guess <g>.

I would hazard a guess that my once-a-day muffin might be close to 350 calories.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has gone through this process.

One final note .. just as calorie counting is not an exact science, the same

goes for calorie expenditure. Therefore, the days that you are more active,

your calorie intake needs to increase to compensate. It's really a balance

between " calories-IN " and " calories-OUT " .

Vivien

>

> Subject: RE: Re: 8 years with Crohn's. 1 day with SCD... Need some

Input. Please

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 12:27 AM

> I am one month into SCD and starting to feel a lot better.

> I would love to

> gain 10 -15 lbs this year (at least) and would like to

> start keeping track

> of my calories. My question is though - how do you know

> how many calories

> all things baked with almond flour are?

>

> Sylvia

>

> SCD -01/09

>

> CD -1999

>

>

>

> From: BTVC-SCD

> [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> Of blackguitarmaker

> Sent: February-05-09 10:33 AM

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Subject: Re: 8 years with Crohn's. 1 day

> with SCD... Need some

> Input. Please

>

>

>

> oh dear - no -you can not touch that stuff - I had to jump

> in because

> i'm tiny BUT was down to 83lbs and now 1 year in I am

> back to my 100 lb

> weight - you don't need those things - they'll make

> it worse and

> you'll never gain!!! - you must make yogurt the SCD way

> and start slow

> to see if/when you handle it - I know nothing about jerky

> but sure

> there's recipes around - but don't know when you

> can have it

> did you read Breaking the vicious cycle - you really

> won't get it if

> you don't - we are all here to help and have all made

> MANY mistakes

> even after reading it but at least you'll have the

> right legal foods

> around to start and do it right to get results - it

> won't be overnight

> but as you heal you'll gain

> hang in

> stick with intro 2-5 days then 1 thing at a time

> food/supplement/vitamin etc 1 at a time for a couple of

> days and write

> veryhting down BM's foods etc

> when you can add olive oil, avoc

> make your " shake " twice a day from avoc ban yog

> and a bit of dil juice

> if you handle it for extra calories or just a bit of water

> - so thick

> and yummy - up the avoc if you want more fat but now I do

> 1/1 ratio

> avoc/bana

> aim for 3000 calories a day marilyn told me and I do still

> - but I've

> uped my preot carbs a bit and chilled a bit with fat

> recently - but

> just concentrate on helaing and welcome

> Eileen

> 1 year scd

>

>

> >

> > I am very thin, but want some relief so I want to be

> disciplined and

> > try this diet Again.

> >

> > 1-I do not know how to get sufficient amount of

> calories with this

> diet.

> > 2-Can I eat Beef Jerkey?

> > 3-Is it ok to still take my Protein shakes? They are

> Whey Protein

> > powder and I use Water, Not milk.. They are high in

> carbs, but im

> > guessing they are monosacharrides, which the SCD diet

> likes.

> > 4-No Milk WHATSOEVER?

> >

> > Will Eating Dannon yogurt from the food store ruin the

> diet? Or is

> that

> > ok.

> >

> > thank you much

> >