Re: chamomile tea

[Guest guest]

> We are new to the diet (just over 2 weeks) and my son cannot tolerate fruit

juices or

honey at this time. I gave him chamomile tea (caffeine free, nothing else

added) and he

now asks for it. Is chamomile an accepted herb at the early stage of this diet?

>

A pleasant hot drink is boiling water with cinnamon and a little vanilla and

saccharine

added for sweetness. When juiceis tolerated try adding a little orange juice.

This also

works using cloves instead of cinnamon.

Carol F.

SCD 5 years

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> We are new to the diet (just over 2 weeks) and my son cannot

tolerate fruit juices or honey at this time. I gave him chamomile

tea (caffeine free, nothing else added) and he now asks for it. Is

chamomile an accepted herb at the early stage of this diet?

Sorry, but no chamomile is SCD illegal. Here is an excerpt saved

from the LongIsland list (a sister SCDlist):

" Chamomile itself is a natural relaxant. So even

though it has not flavourings or anything, by way of its makeup it

is not

legal. It really is used as a natural drug to relax muscles etc but

can

also be very harsh on the gut. I know it makes me run to the loo.

just the ones in the book are legal. "

My daughter really likes peppermint tea she calls it candy cane

tea - perhaps that is an option. It can be sweetened with

saccharine since not using honey yet, but you may not even need

that. I like it plain.

Sheila, SCD 56 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 41 mos