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TOP 10 FAQ of SCD DIET (continued)
Where can SCD recipes and products be found?
Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall contains many recipes.
A compilation of recipes from members of various SCD Groups can be found at:
SCDRecipe.com
Mike Simon has a running daily "Flog" (food log) on his site as well as recipes:
Glassbird.com
The Upper Canada Lower Bowel Society (UCLBS) webpage.
UCLBS.org
Recipes from the SCD™ Organization Web Library can be accessed at:
SCDiet.org
Pictures of some fun SCD™ kid-friendly foods along with the recipes can be found at:
SCD Kid's Foods
Lucy Rosset's Book is profiled in Breaking the Vicious Cycle.
Lucy has a kitchen shop with many helpful items for following the SCD Diet.
Lucy's Kitchen Shop
Rochel Weiss's cookbook is called SCD with Taste & Tradition.
Her cookbook and other SCD™ items can be ordered from:
Digestive Wellness
J-Gourmet ready-made SCD™ products are available in Southern Ontario, Canada.
J-Gourmet
Overcoming Difficulties
Topics:
Chelation issues
Child consumed something illegal
Child is allergic (anaphylaxis) to nuts
Child is an extremely picky eater
Child is sensitive to phenols
Child is responding negatively to SCD™ or is not making any progress
Child still shows signs of malabsorption
Child takes illegal medication that has no legal version
Child won't eat foods on intro diet
Report Problems with SCD™
SCD™ Counselors to help with difficulties
School parties and other social events
Unsupportive family members and school staff
Chelation issues
We believe that the SCD™ is the best diet to follow to keep bacteria and yeast overgrowth under control.
It is well-known fact that chelating agents such as DMSA and ALA create or worsen bacterial and/or yeast overgrowths. We cannot guarantee the same degree of success with controling yeast and bacteria if a child is undergoing chelation.
Any medical treatment is a choice that must be made by the parent and the child's health care provider.
Parents need to know that by administering agents which contribute to bacterial and yeast overgrowths, that the bacteria and yeast may NOT be able to be controlled by the SCD™ alone.
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Child consumed something illegal
It happens to the best of us. If the child regresses, go back to a more basic diet for a few days.
Sometimes a parent is giving child an illegal food by mistake. Double check the legality of the foods on this website: Breaking the Vicious Cycle.
If the child is sneaking illegal foods, investigate and try to eliminate any chance for infractions. Put the cat food up. Attempt to get any illegals out of reach, out of sight or completely out of the house. Even the school bus driver can be giving your child snacks without your knowledge. It is imperative that you have the support of anyone your child comes in regular contact with, including teachers, babysitters, and family members.
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Child is allergic (anaphylaxis) to nuts
IMPORTANT: Foods that that cause an anaphylactic reaction (severe allergic reaction), should permanently be eliminated from the diet.
Elaine writes: “Some of the allergy testing is far from accurate. However, if you have ever had an anaphylactic reaction to a nut or another food, stay away from it forever and ever.”
It is recommended that any food the child has had a severe reaction to should be avoided.
For those who can't do any nuts, there are still many options that can be enjoyed with meat, veggies, fruit and SCD™-legal dairy. Nuts are not an essential part of this diet. The SCD™ without the use of nuts is still a very healthy diet.
Some very creative moms have come up with recipes for pancakes and cupcakes that do not use any type of flour.
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Child is an extremely picky eater
Sometimes kids are picky because they are self-limited to foods that harm them. Sometimes kids are picky because they want sameness and routine. Sometimes kids are picky for sensory reasons. Sometimes kids are picky for who knows what reason. The good news is that plenty of picky eaters have survived and thrived on SCD™. And, even better news, some parents of picky eaters report that their children become much more adventerous after some time on SCD™. As the gut heals, cravings for harmful foods should fade and sensory issues often--though not always--fade.
Here are some tips for parents of picky eaters:
* For children who refuse all SCD™-legal foods, see the pecanbread section entitled "Transitioning a Child to SCD™" under the heading "Food Prep."
* Veggies can be hidden. The easiest to disguise are zucchini, yellow squash, and cauliflower (especially mashed and pureed.) These can be used in muffins and SCD™-legal lasagne and breads, to name a few. Some have even used baked pureed squash in muffins as a binder replacement for eggs. Greens are trickier but workable, especially in meat dishes like meat balls. Spinach chopped really, really small can look like spice--for the picky child who is not offended by spice. Creativity is the name of this game.
* Go through all the SCD™ recipes you can find. Some overtly veggie-based recipes, like squash fries, are kid favorites.
* Some parents have used ABA techniques to encourage eating new foods. For example, every new food eaten gets a reward. And maybe that reward could be a desired SCD™-legal food.
* Some parents have used the method of allowing one bite of a preferred food in exchange for one bite of a less preferred food.
* Parents of kids with sensory issues have successfully gotten their kids to eat veggies inn the following ways:
o Pureeing a veggie into babyfood consistency.
o Steaming miscellaneous veggies then pureeing them with salt and water to create a homemade "V8".
o Using a turkey baster to drop a little bit of a pureed veggie into their child's mouth. The parent who used this method reported that it took a long time before it got easy. Sometimes her daughter would take only a bite then quit. Patience, patience, patience.....
* In general, with sensory-picky-eaters, parents need to experiment with different textures (though pureed seems to be a favorite), colors and smells. One mother reported that she herself is nauseated the color orange. Play detective: try to find consistencies in what your child gravitates to and what they recoil from.
* Sometimes a Sensory Integration Occupational Therapist can help with feeding challenges.
* Cook a food you want your child to have in as many different ways as possible. Ground beef, for example, can be burgers, meatloaf, a pizza topping etc.
* In homes where the entire family is follwing the SCD™, some picky eaters eventually come around when they repeatedly see a particular food enjoyed by everybody else. Reverse psychology often works well in this situation: don't care one bit whether or not your child joins in. The food is for everybody else, not your picky eater.
In general, we cannot control what our children put in their mouths, chew and swallow. And we don't want to be forcing anything in. But we can, for the most part, control what they don't put in their mouths. On close inspection, you might find that, eating SCD™, your confirmed picky eater is taking in a more balanced diet than you thought.
For a behavioral approach to getting your picky eater to try new foods, please read this article from TACA (Talk About Curing Autism): Picky Kids, Eating, And Autism Creative ways for healthy nutrition by Lisa Ackerman.
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