cheating?

[Guest guest]

>

> Ground buffalo at Kroger

> Ground lamb at Kroger

> Ground grass-fed organic beef at health food store

> Ground ostrich and elk from Blackwing Meats online

>

> Most health food stores and many grocery stores carry " natural "

> brands of chicken or turkey (and occasionally pork or beef) with no

> additives.

Many breeders feed young chickens food with arsenic in it. Whole Foods' chicken

is not fed

this way. I react to a lot of chicken including some Kosher stuff, but not the

ones from WF.

As for grass fed animals, there is a lady who follows SCD on the Yahoo Healing

Crow list

serve who is obessesive about grass fed beef.

Elaine wasn't and said just following SCD prooerly first was a good idea and

sorting out all

the sidebar iissues was secondary. This is not to say she didn't have respect

for organic

food as she did, but said it was not mandatory on SCD.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> Ughhh. . . .where do you all buy your meats?

Whole Foods

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> Ughhh. . . .where do you all buy your meats?

Whole Foods

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

> In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you could

be making a delicious

> cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and meat

balls. But time after

> time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find storebought

food for SCD. ly

> even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it doesn't

taste as good.

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 6 years, celiac

>

Carol,

With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

families on this board also have children with special needs of some

kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy, OT,

music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home programs,

nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in working

hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs of

applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not hard

to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not hard

to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not talking

about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

are convenient and SCD-legal.

Marina

2 boys PDD-NOS

[Guest guest]

> In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you could

be making a delicious

> cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and meat

balls. But time after

> time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find storebought

food for SCD. ly

> even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it doesn't

taste as good.

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 6 years, celiac

>

Carol,

With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

families on this board also have children with special needs of some

kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy, OT,

music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home programs,

nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in working

hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs of

applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not hard

to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not hard

to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not talking

about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

are convenient and SCD-legal.

Marina

2 boys PDD-NOS

[Guest guest]

> In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you could

be making a delicious

> cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and meat

balls. But time after

> time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find storebought

food for SCD. ly

> even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it doesn't

taste as good.

>

> Carol F.

> SCD 6 years, celiac

>

Carol,

With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

families on this board also have children with special needs of some

kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy, OT,

music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home programs,

nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in working

hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs of

applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not hard

to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not hard

to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not talking

about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

are convenient and SCD-legal.

Marina

2 boys PDD-NOS

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Carol,

>

> With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

>

>

> I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> are convenient and SCD-legal.

>

Marina,

How about hiring someone for a few hours to make large batches of things that

can be

portion packed and frozen?

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

Hi terri,

I can buy legal meats (incl. plain turkeys) at my local grocery

store. Another local store carries some plain meats but all of

their pork is " seasoned " - which really burns me. So I don't buy

meat from there unless it is plain chicken.

I talk to the butcher quite a bit and if I am buying a meat that

isn't one of regular purchases I triple check with the butcher. I

usually say I have a sensitivity to additives that is akin to an

allergy. They are usually quite kind about it and will check the

labels that come with the meat. And if I am in doubt - I don't buy

it - since it really isn't worth getting sick over.

Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22yrs

mom of and

>

> Ughhh. . . .where do you all buy your meats?

>

>

> > >

> > > I'd be afraid of your Butterball turkey too.

> > > Last time I tried to find a turkey with no added ingredients,

I

> was

> > > not able to do so in a regular grocery store.

> > >

> > > We had duck for Thanksgiving.

> > >

> > > I'd read your Butterball label very carefully. My bet is that

> it says

> > > that it's in " broth " or a " solution " .

> > >

> > >

> > And injected with margarine.

> >

> > Carol F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi terri,

I can buy legal meats (incl. plain turkeys) at my local grocery

store. Another local store carries some plain meats but all of

their pork is " seasoned " - which really burns me. So I don't buy

meat from there unless it is plain chicken.

I talk to the butcher quite a bit and if I am buying a meat that

isn't one of regular purchases I triple check with the butcher. I

usually say I have a sensitivity to additives that is akin to an

allergy. They are usually quite kind about it and will check the

labels that come with the meat. And if I am in doubt - I don't buy

it - since it really isn't worth getting sick over.

Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22yrs

mom of and

>

> Ughhh. . . .where do you all buy your meats?

>

>

> > >

> > > I'd be afraid of your Butterball turkey too.

> > > Last time I tried to find a turkey with no added ingredients,

I

> was

> > > not able to do so in a regular grocery store.

> > >

> > > We had duck for Thanksgiving.

> > >

> > > I'd read your Butterball label very carefully. My bet is that

> it says

> > > that it's in " broth " or a " solution " .

> > >

> > >

> > And injected with margarine.

> >

> > Carol F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi terri,

I can buy legal meats (incl. plain turkeys) at my local grocery

store. Another local store carries some plain meats but all of

their pork is " seasoned " - which really burns me. So I don't buy

meat from there unless it is plain chicken.

I talk to the butcher quite a bit and if I am buying a meat that

isn't one of regular purchases I triple check with the butcher. I

usually say I have a sensitivity to additives that is akin to an

allergy. They are usually quite kind about it and will check the

labels that come with the meat. And if I am in doubt - I don't buy

it - since it really isn't worth getting sick over.

Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22yrs

mom of and

>

> Ughhh. . . .where do you all buy your meats?

>

>

> > >

> > > I'd be afraid of your Butterball turkey too.

> > > Last time I tried to find a turkey with no added ingredients,

I

> was

> > > not able to do so in a regular grocery store.

> > >

> > > We had duck for Thanksgiving.

> > >

> > > I'd read your Butterball label very carefully. My bet is that

> it says

> > > that it's in " broth " or a " solution " .

> > >

> > >

> > And injected with margarine.

> >

> > Carol F.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have been feeling the same way in reading the posts about parents

looking for convenience foods. As delicious as it is compared to store

bought, applesauce is a pain in the butt to make, I would have much

rather spend the hour preparing it in other ways.

Our kids demand a lot of our time, my ASD child is very high

functioning, I can't imagine a mom with a less functioning child reading

these messages. We do LOTS for our kids. Parents don't need guilt laid

onto them about not preferring to make everything from scratch.

It would also be nice to find some things so when eating with other

kids, my kid's eating something similar to everyone else (such as an

applesauce tub). They already stand out with their social and language

deficits, it'd be kinda nice if there were ways to help them meld in a

little more, KWIM?

Becky

mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT)

SCD 4 days

>

>

> > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you could

> be making a delicious

> > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and meat

> balls. But time after

> > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find storebought

> food for SCD. ly

> > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it doesn't

> taste as good.

> >

> > Carol F.

> > SCD 6 years, celiac

> >

>

> Carol,

>

> With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

>

> Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> families on this board also have children with special needs of some

> kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy, OT,

> music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home programs,

> nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in working

> hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs of

> applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not hard

> to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not hard

> to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not talking

> about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

>

> I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> are convenient and SCD-legal.

>

> Marina

> 2 boys PDD-NOS

[Guest guest]

I have been feeling the same way in reading the posts about parents

looking for convenience foods. As delicious as it is compared to store

bought, applesauce is a pain in the butt to make, I would have much

rather spend the hour preparing it in other ways.

Our kids demand a lot of our time, my ASD child is very high

functioning, I can't imagine a mom with a less functioning child reading

these messages. We do LOTS for our kids. Parents don't need guilt laid

onto them about not preferring to make everything from scratch.

It would also be nice to find some things so when eating with other

kids, my kid's eating something similar to everyone else (such as an

applesauce tub). They already stand out with their social and language

deficits, it'd be kinda nice if there were ways to help them meld in a

little more, KWIM?

Becky

mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT)

SCD 4 days

>

>

> > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you could

> be making a delicious

> > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and meat

> balls. But time after

> > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find storebought

> food for SCD. ly

> > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it doesn't

> taste as good.

> >

> > Carol F.

> > SCD 6 years, celiac

> >

>

> Carol,

>

> With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

>

> Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> families on this board also have children with special needs of some

> kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy, OT,

> music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home programs,

> nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in working

> hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs of

> applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not hard

> to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not hard

> to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not talking

> about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

>

> I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> are convenient and SCD-legal.

>

> Marina

> 2 boys PDD-NOS

[Guest guest]

>

> I have been feeling the same way in reading the posts about parents

> looking for convenience foods. As delicious as it is compared to store

> bought, applesauce is a pain in the butt to make, I would have much

> rather spend the hour preparing it in other ways.

>

> Our kids demand a lot of our time, my ASD child is very high

Who should be responsible for getting SCD compliant food manufactured? it's hard

enough to convince parents who can benefit their kids to go/stay on the diet,

I had to fight to start a cooking class and builkd it from four to twenty.

Well then, the thing tyou need to do is work with a food processing company to

develop a

legal applesauce. I'm afraid they will not feel there is enough of a customer

base. People I

speak to in the business are simply not convinced that SCD is the way to go and

continue

to opt for the limitations of " Gluten Free " alone and the use of articicial

sweeteners.

(Danone is adding honey to yogurt but the yogurt is not incubated as long as SCD

yogurt.)

On the other hand, Weight Watchers started the food business in New York in the

1960's

when the diet caught on and one store prepared legal meals to go. Now iWW meals

are a

significant segment Of Heinz' business.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> I have been feeling the same way in reading the posts about parents

> looking for convenience foods. As delicious as it is compared to store

> bought, applesauce is a pain in the butt to make, I would have much

> rather spend the hour preparing it in other ways.

>

> Our kids demand a lot of our time, my ASD child is very high

Who should be responsible for getting SCD compliant food manufactured? it's hard

enough to convince parents who can benefit their kids to go/stay on the diet,

I had to fight to start a cooking class and builkd it from four to twenty.

Well then, the thing tyou need to do is work with a food processing company to

develop a

legal applesauce. I'm afraid they will not feel there is enough of a customer

base. People I

speak to in the business are simply not convinced that SCD is the way to go and

continue

to opt for the limitations of " Gluten Free " alone and the use of articicial

sweeteners.

(Danone is adding honey to yogurt but the yogurt is not incubated as long as SCD

yogurt.)

On the other hand, Weight Watchers started the food business in New York in the

1960's

when the diet caught on and one store prepared legal meals to go. Now iWW meals

are a

significant segment Of Heinz' business.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> I have been feeling the same way in reading the posts about parents

> looking for convenience foods. As delicious as it is compared to store

> bought, applesauce is a pain in the butt to make, I would have much

> rather spend the hour preparing it in other ways.

>

> Our kids demand a lot of our time, my ASD child is very high

Who should be responsible for getting SCD compliant food manufactured? it's hard

enough to convince parents who can benefit their kids to go/stay on the diet,

I had to fight to start a cooking class and builkd it from four to twenty.

Well then, the thing tyou need to do is work with a food processing company to

develop a

legal applesauce. I'm afraid they will not feel there is enough of a customer

base. People I

speak to in the business are simply not convinced that SCD is the way to go and

continue

to opt for the limitations of " Gluten Free " alone and the use of articicial

sweeteners.

(Danone is adding honey to yogurt but the yogurt is not incubated as long as SCD

yogurt.)

On the other hand, Weight Watchers started the food business in New York in the

1960's

when the diet caught on and one store prepared legal meals to go. Now iWW meals

are a

significant segment Of Heinz' business.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

Thank you Becky. The daily exhaustion of the parent of an autistic

child is hard for outsiders to appreciate. My husband was

hospitalized with exhaustion 9 months ago, and since then I've been

doing everything in my power to keep it from happening again - to

him or to me. But after starting the SCD, I am feeling mighty close

to going over that edge myself. The days are endless and the nights

are brief. It's two minutes til midnight and I'm just now beginning

my 3 or 4 hour daily cooking routine. I know my son will wake up at

5:30 am, and I gave my husband tomorrow off since it's his birthday,

so at 5:30 I need to be there for my kid.

" Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

from the loony bin " food?

Off to cook,

Suzanne

> > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

could

> > be making a delicious

> > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

meat

> > balls. But time after

> > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

storebought

> > food for SCD. ly

> > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

doesn't

> > taste as good.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

> > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > >

> >

> > Carol,

> >

> > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> >

> > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> > families on this board also have children with special needs of

some

> > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy,

OT,

> > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

programs,

> > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

working

> > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs

of

> > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

hard

> > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

hard

> > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

talking

> > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> >

> > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> >

> > Marina

> > 2 boys PDD-NOS

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Becky. The daily exhaustion of the parent of an autistic

child is hard for outsiders to appreciate. My husband was

hospitalized with exhaustion 9 months ago, and since then I've been

doing everything in my power to keep it from happening again - to

him or to me. But after starting the SCD, I am feeling mighty close

to going over that edge myself. The days are endless and the nights

are brief. It's two minutes til midnight and I'm just now beginning

my 3 or 4 hour daily cooking routine. I know my son will wake up at

5:30 am, and I gave my husband tomorrow off since it's his birthday,

so at 5:30 I need to be there for my kid.

" Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

from the loony bin " food?

Off to cook,

Suzanne

> > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

could

> > be making a delicious

> > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

meat

> > balls. But time after

> > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

storebought

> > food for SCD. ly

> > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

doesn't

> > taste as good.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

> > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > >

> >

> > Carol,

> >

> > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> >

> > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> > families on this board also have children with special needs of

some

> > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy,

OT,

> > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

programs,

> > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

working

> > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs

of

> > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

hard

> > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

hard

> > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

talking

> > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> >

> > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> >

> > Marina

> > 2 boys PDD-NOS

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Becky. The daily exhaustion of the parent of an autistic

child is hard for outsiders to appreciate. My husband was

hospitalized with exhaustion 9 months ago, and since then I've been

doing everything in my power to keep it from happening again - to

him or to me. But after starting the SCD, I am feeling mighty close

to going over that edge myself. The days are endless and the nights

are brief. It's two minutes til midnight and I'm just now beginning

my 3 or 4 hour daily cooking routine. I know my son will wake up at

5:30 am, and I gave my husband tomorrow off since it's his birthday,

so at 5:30 I need to be there for my kid.

" Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

from the loony bin " food?

Off to cook,

Suzanne

> > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

could

> > be making a delicious

> > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

meat

> > balls. But time after

> > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

storebought

> > food for SCD. ly

> > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

doesn't

> > taste as good.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

> > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > >

> >

> > Carol,

> >

> > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> >

> > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> > families on this board also have children with special needs of

some

> > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy,

OT,

> > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

programs,

> > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

working

> > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs

of

> > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

hard

> > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

hard

> > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

talking

> > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> >

> > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> >

> > Marina

> > 2 boys PDD-NOS

>

[Guest guest]

Suzanne...where do you live? If you live anywhere close to me (I'm in Vancouver

Wa on the border of Portland, Or) I would be mightly glad to help you with some

cooking. Perhaps, if you do not live close to me, there is someone else on

pecanbread that could help a little with the cooking demands?

Also, anyone in the Northern California, Oregon or Washington areas, I can

hook you up with a wonderful co-op.

Summer

Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

Thank you Becky. The daily exhaustion of the parent of an autistic

child is hard for outsiders to appreciate. My husband was

hospitalized with exhaustion 9 months ago, and since then I've been

doing everything in my power to keep it from happening again - to

him or to me. But after starting the SCD, I am feeling mighty close

to going over that edge myself. The days are endless and the nights

are brief. It's two minutes til midnight and I'm just now beginning

my 3 or 4 hour daily cooking routine. I know my son will wake up at

5:30 am, and I gave my husband tomorrow off since it's his birthday,

so at 5:30 I need to be there for my kid.

" Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

from the loony bin " food?

Off to cook,

Suzanne

> > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

could

> > be making a delicious

> > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

meat

> > balls. But time after

> > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

storebought

> > food for SCD. ly

> > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

doesn't

> > taste as good.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

> > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > >

> >

> > Carol,

> >

> > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> >

> > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> > families on this board also have children with special needs of

some

> > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy,

OT,

> > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

programs,

> > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

working

> > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs

of

> > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

hard

> > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

hard

> > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

talking

> > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> >

> > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> >

> > Marina

> > 2 boys PDD-NOS

>

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

Suzanne...where do you live? If you live anywhere close to me (I'm in Vancouver

Wa on the border of Portland, Or) I would be mightly glad to help you with some

cooking. Perhaps, if you do not live close to me, there is someone else on

pecanbread that could help a little with the cooking demands?

Also, anyone in the Northern California, Oregon or Washington areas, I can

hook you up with a wonderful co-op.

Summer

Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

Thank you Becky. The daily exhaustion of the parent of an autistic

child is hard for outsiders to appreciate. My husband was

hospitalized with exhaustion 9 months ago, and since then I've been

doing everything in my power to keep it from happening again - to

him or to me. But after starting the SCD, I am feeling mighty close

to going over that edge myself. The days are endless and the nights

are brief. It's two minutes til midnight and I'm just now beginning

my 3 or 4 hour daily cooking routine. I know my son will wake up at

5:30 am, and I gave my husband tomorrow off since it's his birthday,

so at 5:30 I need to be there for my kid.

" Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

from the loony bin " food?

Off to cook,

Suzanne

> > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

could

> > be making a delicious

> > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

meat

> > balls. But time after

> > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

storebought

> > food for SCD. ly

> > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

doesn't

> > taste as good.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

> > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > >

> >

> > Carol,

> >

> > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have to

> > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> >

> > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now. Personally, I

> > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many other

> > families on this board also have children with special needs of

some

> > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech therapy,

OT,

> > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

programs,

> > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

working

> > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little tubs

of

> > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

hard

> > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

hard

> > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

talking

> > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> >

> > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods that

> > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> >

> > Marina

> > 2 boys PDD-NOS

>

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

Summer, you are very sweet and awfully generous! I can't tell you

how much your offer means. Unfortunately we're on the other side of

the country - Virginia.

After a brief lay-down, I've just decided to call it a night and

give him leftovers from today's foods (which are supposed to be

rotated out) for breakfast, and finish chopping the beets and

brussels sprouts in the morning. I'll be up too early to start

running tomorrow's errands right away in the morning. Sleep is more

important at the moment. Sometimes you just gotta find a shortcut.

Suzanne

> > > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

> could

> > > be making a delicious

> > > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

> meat

> > > balls. But time after

> > > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

> storebought

> > > food for SCD. ly

> > > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

> doesn't

> > > taste as good.

> > > >

> > > > Carol F.

> > > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > > >

> > >

> > > Carol,

> > >

> > > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have

to

> > > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> > >

> > > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now.

Personally, I

> > > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many

other

> > > families on this board also have children with special needs

of

> some

> > > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech

therapy,

> OT,

> > > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

> programs,

> > > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

> working

> > > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little

tubs

> of

> > > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

> hard

> > > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

> hard

> > > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

> talking

> > > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> > >

> > > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods

that

> > > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> > >

> > > Marina

> > > 2 boys PDD-NOS

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Summer, you are very sweet and awfully generous! I can't tell you

how much your offer means. Unfortunately we're on the other side of

the country - Virginia.

After a brief lay-down, I've just decided to call it a night and

give him leftovers from today's foods (which are supposed to be

rotated out) for breakfast, and finish chopping the beets and

brussels sprouts in the morning. I'll be up too early to start

running tomorrow's errands right away in the morning. Sleep is more

important at the moment. Sometimes you just gotta find a shortcut.

Suzanne

> > > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

> could

> > > be making a delicious

> > > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

> meat

> > > balls. But time after

> > > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

> storebought

> > > food for SCD. ly

> > > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

> doesn't

> > > taste as good.

> > > >

> > > > Carol F.

> > > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > > >

> > >

> > > Carol,

> > >

> > > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have

to

> > > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> > >

> > > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now.

Personally, I

> > > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many

other

> > > families on this board also have children with special needs

of

> some

> > > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech

therapy,

> OT,

> > > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

> programs,

> > > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

> working

> > > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little

tubs

> of

> > > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

> hard

> > > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

> hard

> > > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

> talking

> > > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> > >

> > > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods

that

> > > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> > >

> > > Marina

> > > 2 boys PDD-NOS

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Summer, you are very sweet and awfully generous! I can't tell you

how much your offer means. Unfortunately we're on the other side of

the country - Virginia.

After a brief lay-down, I've just decided to call it a night and

give him leftovers from today's foods (which are supposed to be

rotated out) for breakfast, and finish chopping the beets and

brussels sprouts in the morning. I'll be up too early to start

running tomorrow's errands right away in the morning. Sleep is more

important at the moment. Sometimes you just gotta find a shortcut.

Suzanne

> > > > In the time it takes to spin your wheels with this stuff you

> could

> > > be making a delicious

> > > > cheesecake, a batch of muffins, a pizza or SCD spaghetti and

> meat

> > > balls. But time after

> > > > time, I see the primary issue of newcomers is to find

> storebought

> > > food for SCD. ly

> > > > even if I could, I'd bet you dollars to Krispy Kremes it

> doesn't

> > > taste as good.

> > > >

> > > > Carol F.

> > > > SCD 6 years, celiac

> > > >

> > >

> > > Carol,

> > >

> > > With all due respect and admiration for your knowledge, I have

to

> > > somewhat disagree with this, for some families.

> > >

> > > Although I'm a novice at SCD, I've been slogging down the GFCF,

> > > yeast control, and Feingold paths for 8 years now.

Personally, I

> > > have two sons on the autistic spectrum, and I see that many

other

> > > families on this board also have children with special needs

of

> some

> > > kind. As a mom who has a whirlwind schedule of speech

therapy,

> OT,

> > > music therapy, social skills groups, vision therapy, home

> programs,

> > > nutritionists, etc. etc. - and I know I'm not alone here in

> working

> > > hard to help our kids! -- it would be lovely to have little

tubs

> of

> > > applesauce I could send in their school lunches, rather than

> > > peeling, coring, cooking, and mshing apples. I know it's not

> hard

> > > to bake cookies, and it's not had to bake bread, and it's not

> hard

> > > to make applesauce, but those things all add to a life that's

> > > stretched pretty thin already (on my kids' behalf -- I'm not

> talking

> > > about baking getting in the way of my next manicure!) :-)

> > >

> > > I'm not saying I won't make these things -- but I think it's

> > > completely reasonable to hope that there could be some foods

that

> > > are convenient and SCD-legal.

> > >

> > > Marina

> > > 2 boys PDD-NOS

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> " Convenience food " deserves a better name. How about " saving mommy

> from the loony bin " food?

>

> Off to cook,

> Suzanne

>

Suzanne,

I am going to just run the idea by you once more of hiring someone or enlisting

a friend

for a day to prepare food in advance that can be portion packed in Ziploc type

containers

and frozen.

Assuming there was more convenience food, there couldn't be enough to address

all your

needs. A helper can make your favorite SCD recipes and baked goods that freeze

well.

Spending hours cooking must be daunting for you under the circumstances. If you

find the

diet is working, it will get easier and be worth it.

I don';t sleep well and sympathize with what a nightmare to also have a husband

and

children to look after that need plenty of extra attention.

Carol F.

SCD, 6 years celiac

[Guest guest]

>

> Suzanne, don't mind me for saying this, but $60,000, that's extortion! For

this money,

you could be going to school to become an ABA specialist! I swear it, having a

diagnosis of

autism basically waves red flags in the medical/therapist community to stick it

to you.

>

Summer I was afraid to speak up but you did it for me. ABA although not to be

discounted,

is behavioral training and does not address the cause (or a suspected cause) of

the

problem, Last year I cried as I watched a documentary on a major network about a

family

that went bankrupt and the parents divorced because all their money went to ABA.

My

objection was they never heard of or tried SCD. I tried to contact them but

never got a

response.

A one month SCD trial might have given them positive results and hopes for the

future.

Worst of all the ABA rewards were candy and cookies.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac