What Do You Snack On?

Larabars? Although those are pretty difficult to digest.

You could make SCD muffins/bread/biscotti/crackers/macaroons and bring those.

Or maybe make a green smoothie in the morning and stash in the refrigerator if that's an option?

Funny you mention those, I have one sitting here on my desk! I love the Larabars but I agree they are probably on the harder side for digestion. I plan to wait a while before getting more once my current box is gone (I actually bought a 5lb bag of dates and cashews to make my own in the future!). SCD muffins seem to trash my stomach - I would usually eat 2-3 a day. Green smoothie could be an option...I was doing the SCD yogurt for a whle and snacking on that but I'm trying to cut out dairy to see if that helps. It's tough because I've never had a solid baseline for my foods...even stage 1 or intro diet foods don't put me in remission.

I've been playing with the idea that the diet just isn't going to work for me and perhaps following a baseline like the one in Life Without Bread...limiting carbs and keeping to the organic healthy foods I eat now. I would feel more full and have a greater variety of foods to eat.





What would really be nice is taking a medical leave to just experiment with diet and exercise to see what works best...I think it's no coincidence that when I go on vacation I feel healthier!

flyfishinjax,

Recommendation as to protein powder?

Yes the only one I use is: Dr. Mercola's Pro-Optimal Whey Protein - it's a little pricey but worth it IMO. It comes from grass-fed cows given no antibiotics or hormones. And it already contains some digestive enzymes in it, which makes it highly digestible.

I love the chocolate flavour, find it very soothing to my gut, and have at least 2 of them a day.

But my recommendation is to make it with almond milk.

I swear Larabars put me in my flare last July. I don't think I'll be eating those. Also I would suggest coconut oil for doing your veggies instead of olive oil. Heating olive oil with oxidize it and that is not good for you.

http://www.balancedbites.com/PDFs/BalancedBites_FatsAndOils.pdf

if you can tolerate nut butters , try sunflower seed butter, Sun butter I believe its called.  I find it easy to tolerate and delicious! I have seen it at Target.  I buy the one they sellk at trader joes.  Sometimes i eat it on some celery or an apple and sometimes i eat it just plain.

I dont follow the scd but i am gluten free and some good gluten and lactose free snacks are:

rice chex, either dry or with some almond milk, bananas, unsweetened unsulfured dried mango, kettle chips, fritos, celery, sunflower seed butter, apples.

have you ever made the scd chicken soup? i love that stuff.  how about making a batch of that and putting it in little containers and eating that as a snack?

i tried the scd diet and didnt last very long.  i am happy for the people who try it and find it helps.

there may be some things on the scd that are still bothersome, so keeping a food diary and avoiding what bothers YOU and not following all these diets that are touted as THE ONLY diet that can help may in the end be more helpful.

how long have you been on the scd and do you see any difference in your uc?

Fly fishing,

Make sure you're looking at the right Mercola whey protein shakes because he has several of them and they are not all equal!

The only one I like is: Pro-Optimal Whey Protein which has 18 servings per container.

I LOVE homemade rice Krispie treats made from rice Chex!

I am interested in the homemade nut butter recipe, please and thank you-

Carlie

Post Edited (Carlie) : 3/21/2012 10:22:29 AM (GMT-6)

Nut Butter Bread

1 cup nut butter (I use almond butter but the original recipe was for peanut butter)
4 whole eggs
1 egg white
1/3 cup honey (adjust as you prefer-sweeter or totally unsweet)
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Spray-oil a loaf pan (5x9 size about 4" high) I use glass but metal would be OK too
(original recipe used a 13x9 cookie sheet but I wanted a "loaf" of nut bread so I use a bread pan

Mix:
Beat 4 eggs until creamy
Add half the nut butter and honey, mix well
Add the rest of the nut butter and honey and baking soda, mix well
Beat the egg white to soft peaks (use clean bowl-I use a electric whisk)
Fold the whipped egg white into the nut batter

Pour the batter into the loaf pan
Bake for 15 minutes at 375.
Then turn off oven but leave the pan in the oven for 20-25 more minutes
I leave mine in until it's completely cooled then it pops out of the pan easily.

That's all there is to it.
For those of you who can eat more things you could add walnuts or raisins, etc
I slice the loaf up and put some in baggies for the freezer and it's fresh all week that way.

You wouldn't think that the batter would rise up and be as light as it turns out but baking soda does wonderful things.
Also, do not despair if your egg white doesn't whip up perfectly. My last loaf I did not use a clean whisk and the egg white didn't get "meringuey" and the loaf turned out just the same as always, lovely. It looks almost like a chocolate cake but has a light texture and taste.

Tell me how it turns out for you.
P.S. You could add a flavoring too such as vanilla or almond or orange. Endless possibilities.
Plus you could frost it

flyfishing,

What about canned sardines in olive oil?

Very healthy, filling, great protein, great omega 3's, and portable, lol.

imagardner: thanks for the nut butter recipe! I am going to try and make it with sunflower seed butter, i will let you know how it turns out!!!!

Almond butter and honey on Harvest Seeded sunflower/pumpkin/oat bread.

or

1 Scoup Pure green protein in my drawer with stick blender and water.