RE: First week on the diet; where to next?

[Guest guest]

Ron,

When you get to be able to handle it, consider buying spices and

spice mixes at Penzeys (www.penzeys.com).

They buy their own spices from around the world and mix their own spices. A few

of their mixes have sugar in them, and one I know of has arrowroot. But most

don’t. In any case, all ingredients of the mixes are listed on the labels.

(Of course you can buy all the spices individually also.) The quality is

superb, very fresh; and no added junk.

I use their Fox Point seasoning for chicken (and fish), which is

very good; hand-mixed from: salt, shallots, chives, garlic, onion and green

peppercorns. I also regularly use their pork chop seasoning, hand-mixed from:

fine salt, hickory smoke, garlic, onion, white pepper and ginger. And I have a

drawer full of their individual spices: several kinds of cinnamon, basil, mint,

Italian herbs, various peppers and curries, cloves, ginger, etc.

I found that in the first days I couldn’t eat the berry

fruits; too much fiber in the skins, and too many seeds in strawberries, etc.

But that passed fairly quickly in my case. Also, you may need to watch out for eating

high amounts very sweet fruits and getting too many carbs (even good carbs).

You can’t peel berries. You can cook them, and if they

still bother you can puree them in a blender or with a hand blender right in

the pan you cooked them in. The resulting compote is great on yogurt, or even

on some types of meat.

n

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BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of ronald.fiorillo

Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:04 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: First week on the diet; where to next?

This is my fifth day on the intro diet and I

believe I have been following it very close. The only mistakes I may have made

are that the past two days I have used a little olive oil to grease the pan I

cook my eggs in and also on some of the meat I have grilled. I also used some

herbs (herbs de providence) on the pork I made yesterday. I hope that was

acceptable.

I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease about a year ago. It has also been

suggested that I have Crohn's Colitis. I think this is because of my continual

blood loss and that I do not have diarrhea frequently. Although, all stools are

" loose " and there is quite a lot of blood present. The only

medication I have been on is four Lialda a day. I never thought I would be

discussing this a year ago...life is interesting.

My questions are concerning the introduction of other legal foods. I increased

my intake of homemade goat yogurt today and I did experience some diarrhea,

which was a little worrying. I am really looking forward to introducing some

cooked fruit, vegetables and nut bread. I think I am going to have some steamed

green beans with my meat for dinner tonight. I will probably stick to green

beans for the next few days and then maybe add another vegetable suggested on

the pecan bread site for stage one.

How long should I wait on the nut bread? How do you cook fruit? How do you peel

small fruit like blueberries, blackberries, cherries, dates, strawberries, etc?

Any advice on the use of spices and herbs? I would really like to add some

flavor to my meat. I am so used to using spice mixes but I know that is no

longer possible. I have read that we can use spices, just not mixes, but I am

still a little hesitant after I read that store bought garlic powder is

unacceptable because starch is used to keep it separated. Does that mean that

all powders are " illegal " ? If someone could provide me with a list of

acceptable spices and herbs I would really appreciate it!!!

This is my first post and I apologize for its length. I have been really

excited since I found the SCD and I am happy to have been given some hope. Let

me know how you think I have been doing following the diet so far and if you

can answer any of the questions I have asked I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Ron

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[Guest guest]

>

> Ron,

>

>

>

> When you get to be able to handle it, consider buying spices and spice mixes

> at Penzeys (HYPERLINK " http://www.penzeys.com " www.penzeys.com). They buy

> their own spices from around the world and mix their own spices. A few of

> their mixes have sugar in them, and one I know of has arrowroot. But most

> don't. In any case, all ingredients of the mixes are listed on the labels.

> (Of course you can buy all the spices individually also.) The quality is

> superb, very fresh; and no added junk.

>

> I use their Fox Point seasoning for chicken (and fish), which is very good;

> hand-mixed from: salt, shallots, chives, garlic, onion and green

> peppercorns. I also regularly use their pork chop seasoning, hand-mixed

> from: fine salt, hickory smoke, garlic, onion, white pepper and ginger. And

> I have a drawer full of their individual spices: several kinds of cinnamon,

> basil, mint, Italian herbs, various peppers and curries, cloves, ginger,

> etc.

>

>

>

> I found that in the first days I couldn't eat the berry fruits; too much

> fiber in the skins, and too many seeds in strawberries, etc. But that passed

> fairly quickly in my case. Also, you may need to watch out for eating high

> amounts very sweet fruits and getting too many carbs (even good carbs).

>

> You can't peel berries. You can cook them, and if they still bother you can

> puree them in a blender or with a hand blender right in the pan you cooked

> them in. The resulting compote is great on yogurt, or even on some types of

> meat.

>

>

>

> n

Thanks for the info n! I am going to check out Penzeys right now.

Ron

[Guest guest]

>

> Ron,

>

>

>

> When you get to be able to handle it, consider buying spices and spice mixes

> at Penzeys (HYPERLINK " http://www.penzeys.com " www.penzeys.com). They buy

> their own spices from around the world and mix their own spices. A few of

> their mixes have sugar in them, and one I know of has arrowroot. But most

> don't. In any case, all ingredients of the mixes are listed on the labels.

> (Of course you can buy all the spices individually also.) The quality is

> superb, very fresh; and no added junk.

>

> I use their Fox Point seasoning for chicken (and fish), which is very good;

> hand-mixed from: salt, shallots, chives, garlic, onion and green

> peppercorns. I also regularly use their pork chop seasoning, hand-mixed

> from: fine salt, hickory smoke, garlic, onion, white pepper and ginger. And

> I have a drawer full of their individual spices: several kinds of cinnamon,

> basil, mint, Italian herbs, various peppers and curries, cloves, ginger,

> etc.

>

>

>

> I found that in the first days I couldn't eat the berry fruits; too much

> fiber in the skins, and too many seeds in strawberries, etc. But that passed

> fairly quickly in my case. Also, you may need to watch out for eating high

> amounts very sweet fruits and getting too many carbs (even good carbs).

>

> You can't peel berries. You can cook them, and if they still bother you can

> puree them in a blender or with a hand blender right in the pan you cooked

> them in. The resulting compote is great on yogurt, or even on some types of

> meat.

>

>

>

> n

Thanks for the info n! I am going to check out Penzeys right now.

Ron