Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

[Guest guest]

From what I've read and experienced, this is normal around the stage you are in but you could post at pecanbread.com. Maybe someone can explain the why's on this because I can't remember except I felt better and as soon as I ate, I was hungry again. I think part of the reason we are more hungry on the SCD is because of food combining. I've always found that when I eat a proper food combination (no protein with starch) it digests faster and I'm hungry sooner. With the SCD there's really no food that's considered a 'starch,' so you automatically have a better food combination. I think the fact that the SCD is easier to digest gives us all bigger appetites because our food isn't just sitting like a lump in our stomachs for so long! Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

[Guest guest]

From what I've read and experienced, this is normal around the stage you are in but you could post at pecanbread.com. Maybe someone can explain the why's on this because I can't remember except I felt better and as soon as I ate, I was hungry again. I think part of the reason we are more hungry on the SCD is because of food combining. I've always found that when I eat a proper food combination (no protein with starch) it digests faster and I'm hungry sooner. With the SCD there's really no food that's considered a 'starch,' so you automatically have a better food combination. I think the fact that the SCD is easier to digest gives us all bigger appetites because our food isn't just sitting like a lump in our stomachs for so long! Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

[Guest guest]

From what I've read and experienced, this is normal around the stage you are in but you could post at pecanbread.com. Maybe someone can explain the why's on this because I can't remember except I felt better and as soon as I ate, I was hungry again. I think part of the reason we are more hungry on the SCD is because of food combining. I've always found that when I eat a proper food combination (no protein with starch) it digests faster and I'm hungry sooner. With the SCD there's really no food that's considered a 'starch,' so you automatically have a better food combination. I think the fact that the SCD is easier to digest gives us all bigger appetites because our food isn't just sitting like a lump in our stomachs for so long! Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

[Guest guest]

Hey I have all kind of ideas

I buy meat in bulk when it's on sale and freeze it. I'll make a roast, usually

beef, with carrots, onion, celery, parsley, and garlic. Brisket is usually a

chepaer cut of meat but has to be slow roasted. You could also do a pork roast

and cut it into " pork chop " sized portions.

I buy only dark meat chicken mostly with skin and on the bone or whole chickens

and cut them up.

Have you checked to see if you have a Farmer's Market near you? They say local

is the new organic. I love to buy local. We have 2 Farmer's Markets near me so

I'm lucky. You can go to http://www.localharvest.org/ to find one near you. I

don't think it's necessary to buy organic if you can find a good local source

for your food. And, it's a helluva lot less expensive. You will usually have to

do a little work for the food, like trimming the green beans and such.

You can also freeze fresh veggies by blanching them in boiling water for 2

minutes and removing them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Let them

dry, and freeze. I freeze mine on a cookie sheet that way they freeze

individually and don't stick together so bad. I freeze all my fruits and veggies

this way.

Another option you have is to use a deep freezer. You can find a local farmer

that sells large portions of cows and pigs and purchase 1/4 of a cow or pig at a

time and freeze it. It will come all cut up with all kinds of good cuts of

meats. You can even have your pig parts taken to a local smoker and smoked.

You might try introducing beans to your boys diet. There are a lot of options

once you do that to make food last longer. I do ok with beans. I'll make a crock

pot full of red beans, bring them to work and eat them all week long for

breakfast, lunch and snack. You might start with lentils though... I found they

were easier to tolerate. I cut up one onion, 2 or 3 stalks of celery, 2 or 3

cloves of garlic, and put all that in the bottom of the crock pot. I then add

the rinsed beans to the pot and fill it with water until it almost reaches the

top of the beans. They need to cook on low for about 4 hours. Then I take a

potato smasher and smash them all up until they're thick. These are southern

style beans. Me and my daughter love them.

I understand what you mean about it being expensive. I don't even buy organic

and I spend about $350/month in food and it's only me and my daughter and I only

have her 1/2 the time.

If you'll send your location, I can try to google local alternatives for you. I

sure don't mind helping. I know how hard it can be.

Best of luck to you.

Misty Kimble

Louisiana

CD - no meds

SCD - 18 months

[Guest guest]

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of christine

shah

Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:52 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

[snip]

I use eggs in things a lot but the baby can't have

them, the 7 year old doesn't like them and the 3 year old will only eat hard

boiled eggs, so he has one or two a day (again, I was out of hard boiled

eggs today and they had pancakes, which are loaded with eggs)

The egg is a wonderful food with much nutrition. There are

ways to use them without your egg-disliking kids knowing or actually tasting

them as eggs, per se (see below).

… They like the

banana pancakes without the flour but, frankly, I think they are repulsive

and only fed those to them when they couldn't yet have the nut flours.

… But you’re not the one eating the banana pancakes, so it

doesn’t matter if you think they’re repulsive. J If

they like them, I would say go for it. And make them with some almond flour

in them, if they can now tolerate that. And cinnamon. The almond flour

improves the texture (and taste), in my view. And of course, an egg or two in

the batter.

I want to make smoothies but I am concerned about the raw

fruit, since they only eat raw banana now. I don't know how to know

when to move to raw foods except to try it and they are doing so well I am

afraid to rock the boat.

Most often raw fruit pureed (blended) as part of a smoothie

doesn’t have the same digestive effect as raw fruit in its original form,

because the blending is breaking down fibers. I regularly use a peeled apple

(along with banana and any other fruit I happen to have and want to throw in)

in yogurt shakes that I eat at lunch.

Anything else I can put in a smoothie other than just

banana, pineapple juice and ice?? Actually that sounds kind of okay as

it is...maybe some coconut oil, they need the fat.

Re: other fruit: Apples, blueberries, strawberries, peaches,

pears, etc. And above all add an egg or two (raw). I guarantee you

your kids aren’t going to know there’s egg in it (don’t let them see you put

it in!) and it will add much needed protein and fat, as well as other

nutrients.

n

Crohn’s: 30 years; SCD: almost 6 months

[Guest guest]

Someone else mentioned that bananas are constipating. That may

be true for many people but is not universally true. It’s not true for me, and

it sounds as if it’s not true for Chrissy’s sons.

Just wanted to clarify that, in case some people are avoiding

bananas for that reason without having experimented with them.

n

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of J.H.

Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:01 AM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

www.enzymedica.com

has a digestive enzyme that you sprinkle on the kids food. That would be my

first suggestion. The 2nd would make sure their is enuff fat at each meal.

Make up some muffins, and have them ready to eat 1. Give them water, as it is a

good cleanser. The bananas will constipate them, if they have been on the diet

for awhile, can they have fresh fruit, fresh veggies? Cooked green beans seems

to be easy on the gut.

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone for all the ideas and advice. This whole thing is a major

challenge for my family (I'm sure we aren't alone in that!) and it is a paradigm

shift to have my kids hungry all the time, especially when what I have to feed

them is so limited.

I imagine eventually that many bananas will constipate them but for now all is

well and it is one of only two or three things they are excited to eat and can

carry with them to the car or in a picnic. Applesauce just doesn't work for a

three year old on a picnic at the park!! I didn't mean to give the impression

they normally eat 7+ bananas a day each...yesterday was unusual in that respect.

It is more like 4, which is still a lot.

When I said they don't tolerate something I absolutely am referring to bowel

issues. If they don't like something that is a matter of taste but I still give

that item to them over their protests.

We don't yet do any kind of bean, any raw fruit or veggies (other than banana

and avocado-which the 7 year old won't eat in anything but chicken salad).

So...they don't tolerate zucchini, asparagus,

I am trying to find a way to make meatless meals more often to save money but I

can't come up with anything everyone will eat (hubby despises eggs, of course,

just to make things more fun ) that is filling, has protein and is reasonable

in price. This diet should be called the Specific Conundrums Diet - I want to

do A but I can't because of B and C, and sometimes D, so I will try E but maybe

then I won't be able to do F.........anyone else feeling insane?

I am going to start the smoothies and maybe introduce raw, peeled, seeded fruit

that way...is 7 weeks in too soon for that?? Many of you recommend that as a

good snack and my kids would agree!

I am also going to try the grated veggie fritters...they would like them, I am

just concerned about their tummies, so maybe not today. The oldest is turning 7

today and I don't want bowel issues during his party tonight!! LOL!

Any recommendations on buying honey? I am starting a small SCD baking thing...I

will be selling muffins and cakes at a couple of farmers markets to make some

food money and will need a better source of honey. Thanks for all the

help...it is so appreciated!!

Chrissy

mama to three boys on SCD 7 weeks

Elijah - 7

iel - 3

Alec - 1

>

> Sorry, www.scdrecipe.com (no 's').

>

> Debbie 40 cd

>

[Guest guest]

I have just the opposite. I’ve found that the increase in protein

and fat in my diet sticks with me quite a bit longer than when I was a big

bread/starch eater. And I no longer feel hypoglycemic, which I often did

previously. (See Good Calories, Bad Calories and Life Without Bread

as to why that’s true for most people.)

n

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Alyssa

Luck

Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:28 AM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

From what I've read and

experienced, this is normal around the stage you are in but you could post at pecanbread.com.

Maybe someone can explain the why's on this because I can't remember except I

felt better and as soon as I ate, I was hungry again.

I think part of the reason we are more hungry on the SCD is

because of food combining. I've always found that when I eat a proper food

combination (no protein with starch) it digests faster and I'm hungry sooner.

With the SCD there's really no food that's considered a 'starch,' so you

automatically have a better food combination. I think the fact that the SCD is

easier to digest gives us all bigger appetites because our food isn't just

sitting like a lump in our stomachs for so long!

Pour Dieu, pour terre,

Alyssa 15

UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

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[Guest guest]

Alyssa, I think you are right and I have thought the same thing many times,

though not in terms of food combining specifically since I don't know anything

about that. I just can tell that they feel better, their tummies are not

distended like before, their stools are tremendously better and they have sooo

much energy. The flip side of that is quicker digestion of all this

easier-to-digest stuff. They eat every couple of hours on a good day, every

hour on a hungry mungry day. It is like having babies!!

Chrissy

>

> > From what I've read and experienced, this is normal around the stage

> > you are in but you could post at pecanbread.com. Maybe someone can

> > explain the why's on this because I can't remember except I felt

> > better and as soon as I ate, I was hungry again.

>

> I think part of the reason we are more hungry on the SCD is because of

> food combining. I've always found that when I eat a proper food

> combination (no protein with starch) it digests faster and I'm hungry

> sooner. With the SCD there's really no food that's considered a

> 'starch,' so you automatically have a better food combination. I think

> the fact that the SCD is easier to digest gives us all bigger

> appetites because our food isn't just sitting like a lump in our

> stomachs for so long!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that n...I worry about it from time to time but what you say

seems to be true. They are gaining weight and are blooming with health, partly

due to their comsumption of bananas IMO. They have more energy and are more

cheerful when they have them than when we are out of ripe ones and they are

banana-free. The oldest had one instance of constipation for a week but I upped

his water intake and a little more magnesium and he has been good ever since so

I don't think it was the bananas per se. He is a bit of a camel...will drink a

lot every once in a while but mostly nothing unless pushed to do so. Maybe

bananas are constipating for those without express train guts, which is the

situation with my kiddos!

Chrissy

>

> Someone else mentioned that bananas are constipating. That may be true for

> many people but is not universally true. It's not true for me, and it sounds

> as if it's not true for Chrissy's sons.

>

> Just wanted to clarify that, in case some people are avoiding bananas for

> that reason without having experimented with them.

>

>

>

> n

>

>

>

> From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> Of J.H.

> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:01 AM

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

>

>

>

> www.enzymedica.com has a digestive enzyme that you sprinkle on the kids

> food. That would be my first suggestion. The 2nd would make sure their is

> enuff fat at each meal.

> Make up some muffins, and have them ready to eat 1. Give them water, as it

> is a good cleanser. The bananas will constipate them, if they have been on

> the diet for awhile, can they have fresh fruit, fresh veggies? Cooked green

> beans seems to be easy on the gut.

>

[Guest guest]

My hubby would get irritated too if I put him on SCD as he likes his favorite

foods. I commend you for doing this for your whole family. I also bought organic

chicken too, but in my area it was way too expensive. I settled for grain fed,

hormone free, antibiotic free, additive free meat products that I could get at

the supermarket and it was more reasonable. When the brand I like goes on

" special " - I buy a lot of it and freeze it.

It looks like you are feeding your kids a wonderfully healthy diet that will

serve them well in the long run.

I know some people in my area are part of a food coop where they buy organic

food in bulk and then divide it. Perhaps you can join one where you are.

PJ

> >

> > Someone else mentioned that bananas are constipating. That may be true for

> > many people but is not universally true. It's not true for me, and it sounds

> > as if it's not true for Chrissy's sons.

> >

> > Just wanted to clarify that, in case some people are avoiding bananas for

> > that reason without having experimented with them.

> >

> >

> >

> > n

> >

> >

> >

> > From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> > Of J.H.

> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:01 AM

> > To: BTVC-SCD

> > Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

> >

> >

> >

> > www.enzymedica.com has a digestive enzyme that you sprinkle on the kids

> > food. That would be my first suggestion. The 2nd would make sure their is

> > enuff fat at each meal.

> > Make up some muffins, and have them ready to eat 1. Give them water, as it

> > is a good cleanser. The bananas will constipate them, if they have been on

> > the diet for awhile, can they have fresh fruit, fresh veggies? Cooked green

> > beans seems to be easy on the gut.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My hubby would get irritated too if I put him on SCD as he likes his favorite

foods. I commend you for doing this for your whole family. I also bought organic

chicken too, but in my area it was way too expensive. I settled for grain fed,

hormone free, antibiotic free, additive free meat products that I could get at

the supermarket and it was more reasonable. When the brand I like goes on

" special " - I buy a lot of it and freeze it.

It looks like you are feeding your kids a wonderfully healthy diet that will

serve them well in the long run.

I know some people in my area are part of a food coop where they buy organic

food in bulk and then divide it. Perhaps you can join one where you are.

PJ

> >

> > Someone else mentioned that bananas are constipating. That may be true for

> > many people but is not universally true. It's not true for me, and it sounds

> > as if it's not true for Chrissy's sons.

> >

> > Just wanted to clarify that, in case some people are avoiding bananas for

> > that reason without having experimented with them.

> >

> >

> >

> > n

> >

> >

> >

> > From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> > Of J.H.

> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:01 AM

> > To: BTVC-SCD

> > Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

> >

> >

> >

> > www.enzymedica.com has a digestive enzyme that you sprinkle on the kids

> > food. That would be my first suggestion. The 2nd would make sure their is

> > enuff fat at each meal.

> > Make up some muffins, and have them ready to eat 1. Give them water, as it

> > is a good cleanser. The bananas will constipate them, if they have been on

> > the diet for awhile, can they have fresh fruit, fresh veggies? Cooked green

> > beans seems to be easy on the gut.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My hubby would get irritated too if I put him on SCD as he likes his favorite

foods. I commend you for doing this for your whole family. I also bought organic

chicken too, but in my area it was way too expensive. I settled for grain fed,

hormone free, antibiotic free, additive free meat products that I could get at

the supermarket and it was more reasonable. When the brand I like goes on

" special " - I buy a lot of it and freeze it.

It looks like you are feeding your kids a wonderfully healthy diet that will

serve them well in the long run.

I know some people in my area are part of a food coop where they buy organic

food in bulk and then divide it. Perhaps you can join one where you are.

PJ

> >

> > Someone else mentioned that bananas are constipating. That may be true for

> > many people but is not universally true. It's not true for me, and it sounds

> > as if it's not true for Chrissy's sons.

> >

> > Just wanted to clarify that, in case some people are avoiding bananas for

> > that reason without having experimented with them.

> >

> >

> >

> > n

> >

> >

> >

> > From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> > Of J.H.

> > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:01 AM

> > To: BTVC-SCD

> > Subject: Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

> >

> >

> >

> > www.enzymedica.com has a digestive enzyme that you sprinkle on the kids

> > food. That would be my first suggestion. The 2nd would make sure their is

> > enuff fat at each meal.

> > Make up some muffins, and have them ready to eat 1. Give them water, as it

> > is a good cleanser. The bananas will constipate them, if they have been on

> > the diet for awhile, can they have fresh fruit, fresh veggies? Cooked green

> > beans seems to be easy on the gut.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm the SCDer in my family and I've recently been on a big smoothie kick for ME!

I've found that a LOVE green smoothies (I've been learning about the raw foods

diet which I want to incorporate after I've made it through the pecanbread

stages (I'm almost through stage 2 now). Anyway, I wanted to suggest some

smoothie ideas I've been using AND suggest that you check out YouTube for more

(especially looking at raw smoothie recipes and then make it with cooked items,

at least that's what I've been doing and it's great!).

Smoothie Ideas

1st Spinach (cooked) with banana, any kind of nut butter, coconut oil

2nd Romaine lettuce (cooked for me, but I did try it raw and it tasted

delicious, but my body didn't process it) with banana, and nut butter

3rd combination of the above greens with banana and some nut butter

I did use honey in the beginning (but have since taken it out because I'm

worried about candida), but have found that I enjoy it just as much without the

honey!

The green color might be offputting for some kiddos, but mine ALWAYS want some

of my smoothies!!

Also, other fruits would be great, I'm sure, but I haven't experimented much

beyond banana. I love the creamy texture it imparts. I HAVE tried it with

yogurt and it's all right, but I don't prefer the tang. I enjoy my yogurt by

itself, after my smoothie or meal, but not in my smoothie.

I don't really know what to do about the budget thing myself. I have 3 girls

who eat a lot and are perfectly thin. I try to lean toward veggies and fruits

with some cheese and nut butters.

I hope you've found something in here helpful.

> Anything else I can put in a smoothie other than just banana, pineapple juice

and ice??  Actually that sounds kind of okay as it is...maybe some coconut oil,

they need the fat.

>  

> Thank you again for helping us!!

> Chrissy

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to say that I think it's really wonderful that you're looking into

raw SCD. A lot of my meals are raw and I was actually thinking about trying to

do a week, a month...some extended period of time on the raw (but still SCD)

diet. A friend of mine even sent me a link a few days ago of an interview of a

UC patient who basically cured himself through going raw. Isn't diet an amazing

thing?

Stacey

>

> I'm the SCDer in my family and I've recently been on a big smoothie kick for

ME! I've found that a LOVE green smoothies (I've been learning about the raw

foods diet which I want to incorporate after I've made it through the pecanbread

stages (I'm almost through stage 2 now). Anyway, I wanted to suggest some

smoothie ideas I've been using AND suggest that you check out YouTube for more

(especially looking at raw smoothie recipes and then make it with cooked items,

at least that's what I've been doing and it's great!).

>

>

> Smoothie Ideas

> 1st Spinach (cooked) with banana, any kind of nut butter, coconut oil

> 2nd Romaine lettuce (cooked for me, but I did try it raw and it tasted

delicious, but my body didn't process it) with banana, and nut butter

> 3rd combination of the above greens with banana and some nut butter

>

> I did use honey in the beginning (but have since taken it out because I'm

worried about candida), but have found that I enjoy it just as much without the

honey!

>

> The green color might be offputting for some kiddos, but mine ALWAYS want some

of my smoothies!!

>

> Also, other fruits would be great, I'm sure, but I haven't experimented much

beyond banana. I love the creamy texture it imparts. I HAVE tried it with

yogurt and it's all right, but I don't prefer the tang. I enjoy my yogurt by

itself, after my smoothie or meal, but not in my smoothie.

>

> I don't really know what to do about the budget thing myself. I have 3 girls

who eat a lot and are perfectly thin. I try to lean toward veggies and fruits

with some cheese and nut butters.

>

> I hope you've found something in here helpful.

>

[Guest guest]

Misty,

Love the crockpot beans idea--I'll soak them first, then put them in to cook. Thanks! I have a SubZero All- freezer which is huge, but I think I'm going to add a freezer in my basement because all my stock and bones for stock take up a lot of space in containers. The other thing is my significant other hunts in the winter and we plan to process some deer and will need the freezer room. I like your idea of buying half a cow--we have farms here in RI that do that as well. I think the Local farms that are part of a CSA will give you fresh veggies all summer for a fee and some hours of commitment to work on the farm.

I know I didn't ask these questions, but you gave me some great ideas, too!

Terry

Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

Hey I have all kind of ideas :)I buy meat in bulk when it's on sale and freeze it. I'll make a roast, usually beef, with carrots, onion, celery, parsley, and garlic. Brisket is usually a chepaer cut of meat but has to be slow roasted. You could also do a pork roast and cut it into "pork chop" sized portions. I buy only dark meat chicken mostly with skin and on the bone or whole chickens and cut them up. Have you checked to see if you have a Farmer's Market near you? They say local is the new organic. I love to buy local. We have 2 Farmer's Markets near me so I'm lucky. You can go to http://www.localharvest.org/ to find one near you. I don't think it's necessary to buy organic if you can find a good local source for your food. And, it's a helluva lot less expensive. You will usually have to do a little work for the food, like trimming the green beans and such. You can also freeze fresh veggies by blanching them in boiling water for 2 minutes and removing them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Let them dry, and freeze. I freeze mine on a cookie sheet that way they freeze individually and don't stick together so bad. I freeze all my fruits and veggies this way. Another option you have is to use a deep freezer. You can find a local farmer that sells large portions of cows and pigs and purchase 1/4 of a cow or pig at a time and freeze it. It will come all cut up with all kinds of good cuts of meats. You can even have your pig parts taken to a local smoker and smoked. You might try introducing beans to your boys diet. There are a lot of options once you do that to make food last longer. I do ok with beans. I'll make a crock pot full of red beans, bring them to work and eat them all week long for breakfast, lunch and snack. You might start with lentils though... I found they were easier to tolerate. I cut up one onion, 2 or 3 stalks of celery, 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, and put all that in the bottom of the crock pot. I then add the rinsed beans to the pot and fill it with water until it almost reaches the top of the beans. They need to cook on low for about 4 hours. Then I take a potato smasher and smash them all up until they're thick. These are southern style beans. Me and my daughter love them. I understand what you mean about it being expensive. I don't even buy organic and I spend about $350/month in food and it's only me and my daughter and I only have her 1/2 the time. If you'll send your location, I can try to google local alternatives for you. I sure don't mind helping. I know how hard it can be.Best of luck to you.Misty KimbleLouisianaCD - no medsSCD - 18 months

[Guest guest]

Misty,

Love the crockpot beans idea--I'll soak them first, then put them in to cook. Thanks! I have a SubZero All- freezer which is huge, but I think I'm going to add a freezer in my basement because all my stock and bones for stock take up a lot of space in containers. The other thing is my significant other hunts in the winter and we plan to process some deer and will need the freezer room. I like your idea of buying half a cow--we have farms here in RI that do that as well. I think the Local farms that are part of a CSA will give you fresh veggies all summer for a fee and some hours of commitment to work on the farm.

I know I didn't ask these questions, but you gave me some great ideas, too!

Terry

Re: Any Advice for Food Budget??

Hey I have all kind of ideas :)I buy meat in bulk when it's on sale and freeze it. I'll make a roast, usually beef, with carrots, onion, celery, parsley, and garlic. Brisket is usually a chepaer cut of meat but has to be slow roasted. You could also do a pork roast and cut it into "pork chop" sized portions. I buy only dark meat chicken mostly with skin and on the bone or whole chickens and cut them up. Have you checked to see if you have a Farmer's Market near you? They say local is the new organic. I love to buy local. We have 2 Farmer's Markets near me so I'm lucky. You can go to http://www.localharvest.org/ to find one near you. I don't think it's necessary to buy organic if you can find a good local source for your food. And, it's a helluva lot less expensive. You will usually have to do a little work for the food, like trimming the green beans and such. You can also freeze fresh veggies by blanching them in boiling water for 2 minutes and removing them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Let them dry, and freeze. I freeze mine on a cookie sheet that way they freeze individually and don't stick together so bad. I freeze all my fruits and veggies this way. Another option you have is to use a deep freezer. You can find a local farmer that sells large portions of cows and pigs and purchase 1/4 of a cow or pig at a time and freeze it. It will come all cut up with all kinds of good cuts of meats. You can even have your pig parts taken to a local smoker and smoked. You might try introducing beans to your boys diet. There are a lot of options once you do that to make food last longer. I do ok with beans. I'll make a crock pot full of red beans, bring them to work and eat them all week long for breakfast, lunch and snack. You might start with lentils though... I found they were easier to tolerate. I cut up one onion, 2 or 3 stalks of celery, 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, and put all that in the bottom of the crock pot. I then add the rinsed beans to the pot and fill it with water until it almost reaches the top of the beans. They need to cook on low for about 4 hours. Then I take a potato smasher and smash them all up until they're thick. These are southern style beans. Me and my daughter love them. I understand what you mean about it being expensive. I don't even buy organic and I spend about $350/month in food and it's only me and my daughter and I only have her 1/2 the time. If you'll send your location, I can try to google local alternatives for you. I sure don't mind helping. I know how hard it can be.Best of luck to you.Misty KimbleLouisianaCD - no medsSCD - 18 months

[Guest guest]

> Alyssa, I think you are right and I have thought the same thing many

> times, though not in terms of food combining specifically since I

> don't know anything about that. I just can tell that they feel

> better, their tummies are not distended like before, their stools

> are tremendously better and they have sooo much energy. The flip

> side of that is quicker digestion of all this easier-to-digest

> stuff. They eat every couple of hours on a good day, every hour on

> a hungry mungry day. It is like having babies!!

> Chrissy

Chrissy,

Also keep in mind that the fact that they are eating so much means

that they are still not all the way better and are not deriving the

full amount of nutrition from the food, thus the constant feeling of

hunger.

Once their body adjusts to their new gut ecology and their bodies

are better healed and they are deriving proper nutrition from the food,

this will slow down.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mara- I live hours away from any TJ or Whole Foods, but the good news is

that I am traveling near both in the next few weeks and will bring a large

cooler.

I will ask everyone for their favorite shopping lists at each store before I

leave.

PJ

>

> > My hubby would get irritated too if I put him on SCD as he likes his

> > favorite foods. I commend you for doing this for your whole family.

> > I also bought organic chicken too, but in my area it was way too

> > expensive.

>

> Trader Joes has it for much less than other places like Whole Food.

>

> Kosher organic chicken much less too, which is nice for me.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mara- I live hours away from any TJ or Whole Foods, but the good news is

that I am traveling near both in the next few weeks and will bring a large

cooler.

I will ask everyone for their favorite shopping lists at each store before I

leave.

PJ

>

> > My hubby would get irritated too if I put him on SCD as he likes his

> > favorite foods. I commend you for doing this for your whole family.

> > I also bought organic chicken too, but in my area it was way too

> > expensive.

>

> Trader Joes has it for much less than other places like Whole Food.

>

> Kosher organic chicken much less too, which is nice for me.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting response and may explain why some people here started

gaining weight after a while on SCD. Maybe they were not getting all the

calories before but when healed are absorbing more on the amount they were

eating?

PJ

>

> > Alyssa, I think you are right and I have thought the same thing many

> > times, though not in terms of food combining specifically since I

> > don't know anything about that. I just can tell that they feel

> > better, their tummies are not distended like before, their stools

> > are tremendously better and they have sooo much energy. The flip

> > side of that is quicker digestion of all this easier-to-digest

> > stuff. They eat every couple of hours on a good day, every hour on

> > a hungry mungry day. It is like having babies!!

> > Chrissy

>

> Chrissy,

>

> Also keep in mind that the fact that they are eating so much means

> that they are still not all the way better and are not deriving the

> full amount of nutrition from the food, thus the constant feeling of

> hunger.

>

> Once their body adjusts to their new gut ecology and their bodies

> are better healed and they are deriving proper nutrition from the food,

> this will slow down.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting response and may explain why some people here started

gaining weight after a while on SCD. Maybe they were not getting all the

calories before but when healed are absorbing more on the amount they were

eating?

PJ

>

> > Alyssa, I think you are right and I have thought the same thing many

> > times, though not in terms of food combining specifically since I

> > don't know anything about that. I just can tell that they feel

> > better, their tummies are not distended like before, their stools

> > are tremendously better and they have sooo much energy. The flip

> > side of that is quicker digestion of all this easier-to-digest

> > stuff. They eat every couple of hours on a good day, every hour on

> > a hungry mungry day. It is like having babies!!

> > Chrissy

>

> Chrissy,

>

> Also keep in mind that the fact that they are eating so much means

> that they are still not all the way better and are not deriving the

> full amount of nutrition from the food, thus the constant feeling of

> hunger.

>

> Once their body adjusts to their new gut ecology and their bodies

> are better healed and they are deriving proper nutrition from the food,

> this will slow down.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting response and may explain why some people here started

gaining weight after a while on SCD. Maybe they were not getting all the

calories before but when healed are absorbing more on the amount they were

eating?

PJ

>

> > Alyssa, I think you are right and I have thought the same thing many

> > times, though not in terms of food combining specifically since I

> > don't know anything about that. I just can tell that they feel

> > better, their tummies are not distended like before, their stools

> > are tremendously better and they have sooo much energy. The flip

> > side of that is quicker digestion of all this easier-to-digest

> > stuff. They eat every couple of hours on a good day, every hour on

> > a hungry mungry day. It is like having babies!!

> > Chrissy

>

> Chrissy,

>

> Also keep in mind that the fact that they are eating so much means

> that they are still not all the way better and are not deriving the

> full amount of nutrition from the food, thus the constant feeling of

> hunger.

>

> Once their body adjusts to their new gut ecology and their bodies

> are better healed and they are deriving proper nutrition from the food,

> this will slow down.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

I think I've actually become a bit hypoglycemic since being on the diet. I find

that when I'm out and about (even if just for an hour), it's a good idea to take

a little can of pineapple juice with me. I discovered this by accident. Usually,

I'd take a tea with me, and by the end of shopping/going to the doctor/etc., I'd

feel poorly. One day I took the pineapple juice instead, and sipped on it every

now and then. It was the first time that I actually still felt decent when I got

home. Now I make sure to take either the juice or a fruit leather when I leave

the house.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> I have just the opposite. I've found that the increase in protein and fat in

> my diet sticks with me quite a bit longer than when I was a big bread/starch

> eater. And I no longer feel hypoglycemic, which I often did previously. (See

> Good Calories, Bad Calories and Life Without Bread as to why that's true for

> most people.)

>

>

>

> n

[Guest guest]

I think I've actually become a bit hypoglycemic since being on the diet. I find

that when I'm out and about (even if just for an hour), it's a good idea to take

a little can of pineapple juice with me. I discovered this by accident. Usually,

I'd take a tea with me, and by the end of shopping/going to the doctor/etc., I'd

feel poorly. One day I took the pineapple juice instead, and sipped on it every

now and then. It was the first time that I actually still felt decent when I got

home. Now I make sure to take either the juice or a fruit leather when I leave

the house.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> I have just the opposite. I've found that the increase in protein and fat in

> my diet sticks with me quite a bit longer than when I was a big bread/starch

> eater. And I no longer feel hypoglycemic, which I often did previously. (See

> Good Calories, Bad Calories and Life Without Bread as to why that's true for

> most people.)

>

>

>

> n