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Posted 3/30/2012 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
I ask because I made the latest recipe from againstallgrain.com which are banana-chocolate-pecan muffins and they were excellent. I have stayed away from chocolate for a long time but if others are OK with it I might keep eating these things.
Posted 3/30/2012 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Levi,
Are you on the SCD? Why are you avoiding chocolate? The scd explicitly bans chocolate but there was a lot of excitement on the scd boards a few years ago when the moderator "okayed" cocoa butter as a baking ingredient. Is that what's in the muffins? If not, they are ILLEGAL!
Posted 3/30/2012 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
I kinda follow SCD but have tinkered with it because not all SCD-legal foods were tolerated by my cranky colon, in other words my UC diet was more restrictive than SCD. And yes I stayed away from chocolate for a very long time (with occasional intake). When my colon was cranky chocolate was off the list for sure along with caffeine.

I feel I am in remission now because I'm in the best shape in 12 years with UC and am adding foods like chocolate in small amounts with no problem. One of my biggest problems with chocolate is that a little is never enough and I always want more lol. I cannot have it in the house or I go overboard. Nothing else has this craving effect on me except ice cream.

I do not know if chocolate contributes to inflammation or not but am willing to chance it at this point. If D restarted or urgency and multiple BM's then I quit chocolate again. Same with dairy and ice cream. If I saw negative results they are the first to go.
Posted 3/30/2012 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
These are the chocolate chips you buy in a little bag-Nestle or whatever. I'm pretty sure they are illegal. Maybe cocoa butter would be a good sub. I'll be making them again very soon and I will probably try that, thanks.
Posted 3/30/2012 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
imagardener2: Do you jsut eat cocoa butter chocolate or other types considered illegal also?
Posted 3/30/2012 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
I follow my own lower-carb (yes, very boring! But it keeps flare frequency way down in conjunction with my supplements, probiotics, LDN etc) version of the SCD and I have to stay 100% away from chocolate and cocoa ... They quickly give me pain, gas, cramps, D and flaring- I used to cheat now and then and quickly noticed the correlation. In a previous life I was a sugar-holic and choc-oholic- I now get my fix by treating the wife to delicious dark chocolate presents now and then (unlike me she has self control over chocolate) and just sniffing it and imagining that I am eating it, lol.
Posted 3/30/2012 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
imagardener2: Do you jsut eat cocoa butter chocolate or other types considered illegal also?

I've got no idea, lol.
I eat a Snickers now and then (I'm sure that's totally illegal haha) and to control myself (so sad that I am powerless with chocolate but it's true) I will melt a square of dark Baker's chocolate and make hot chocolate, that's probably cocoa butter chocolate (?). Because it's unsweetened (I add sugar, another illegal) and requires work it's "safe" to keep in the pantry. I like to use half and half and at least try to make it SCD friendlier.

I am not recommending anyone go off their SCD but I was on a very strict diet (more strict than SCD) for 2+ years and after getting so much better felt like taking the chance. So far so good.
Posted 3/30/2012 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
OK, I know everyone is different but you're one of the SCD queen bees so if you're sneaking Snickers, remission or not, I'm not gonna worry about some grain free muffin with chocolate chips :)
Posted 4/1/2012 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
I am ok with using raw cacao powder in my baking. Definitely not any chocolate/chocolate chips with sugars or agave!

There are little chocolates by the name of Heavenly Organics which only contain raw chocolate, raw honey and the mint/pomegranate or almond extract. Super yummy and GAPS/SCD legal. I actually just a few tonight! They are pricey but they are awesome to keep in the pantry when I need a little chocolate and I don't have anything pre-made:)
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