What fruits & veggies do you eat during a flare?

Well cooked spinach has always been gut friendly for me, also green beans and bok choy and celery. I know potatoes are not SCD approved but resistant starch and potatoes are so loved by my gut and have been so beneficial. Any way they are cooked is good and add some cheese.

I keep trying with fruit but it keeps being a bad idea for me. Fructose just does not work for me although small amounts of white sugar are A-OK. Yogurt whether SCD or any kind = not OK, wish it was, LOVE yogurt.
Have you tried making carrot cake with GF flour? Yum. You can replace carrots with zucchini.

You can spice up your recipes by using herbs (basil, lemon basil, cilantro, dill) and ginger. They really make a difference.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 10/26/2016 2:38:12 PM (GMT-6)

I usually eat whatever I want when I am flaring because food has no effect on my flares. If it goes in my mouth, it will hurt coming out. I would avoid all raw vegetables and stick to cooked to death ones just in case. The SCD veggie list is pretty big so he has plenty to chose from if he is following it. I remember I made a lot of cooked carrots, squash, apples, and pears when I was on it but I was still in the hospital all the time, too. Trying to get any SCD foods in the hospital is not going to happen.

DD followed 100% strict SCD diet for close to 2 yrs . Those days -cooked and puréed butternut squash soup was her main dish for lunch and dinner . I always seasoned it with garlic and onion in coconut oil.

She had plenty of well cooked spinach too in a dip form along with turkey sausages ( home made -with lots of ginger, garlic and onion ) .

In short DD was able to tolerate all well cooked SCD legal vegetables.

Fruits - Bananas - plenty .
Apples - restricted to 2 slices .
Pears - 2 slices.

Each of us are different . So try little at a time - track the symptoms and move on .

Patience , dedication, perseverance and diligence are very much needed to follow this diet as there is no short cut other than cooking from scratch .

Appreciate your good heart for being there to help for your husband's UC struggle!!!

I am sure if we parents weren't involved- DD would'nt be able to gain this remission ...


Best wishes..

"What fruits & veggies do you eat during a flare?"

Well cooked vegetables but only in moderation. As when we're flaring we don't want lots of excessive fiber in our systems because they're bulking and can disagree with us. I'd stick with really bland and non-spicy broths and soups, chicken, rice, and potato based meals. If you have to divert a little bit from SCD then so be it, it's extremely restrictive and you might find other things are better on your gut and sit better when you're flaring.