How we evolved from SCD to … SCD ! With a few exceptions

I’ve briefly explained the SCD in another post.

Now, what did we do after two years of strict SCD? We were actually feeling so good, that we didn’t go back to a regular diet.

But I did reintroduce a few foods, to make my life easier, selecting them on the following criterias :

• alkaline for the body (= no acidic renal charge): I did identify that eating alkaline foods is very important. They are basically vegetables and fruits.
• low glycemic index: I was already eating low glycemic index before, no way I start to hurt my pancreas!
• absence of effects on the whole family.

On a weekly basis, I reintroduced chickpeas. They’re legumes, they contain fiber, they have a low glycemix index. Hummus with carrots is convenient as a snack, and roasted chickpeas are even more!

I also now buy a few crackers containing flaxseeds or chia seeds. Not that I like these seeds much, but the other ingredients in these crackers are all SCD. And let’s be honest, being able to take some store-bought crackers out when we leave for a field trip, is very helpful. I have a couple recipes for SCD crackers though…. recipes to be posted soon 🙂

On a monthy basis, I cook potatoes – because my husband looooooooves potatoes, and because they’re alkaline. If it were only for me, I’d skip :-). I steam them, to lower the glycemic index as much as possible, and I always serve them with fresh parsley (calcium), and vegetables on the side. The interesting point is that my kids enjoy eating potatoes once a month….. but they will never eat them twice on the same day. Their body doesn’t need them.

My friend Raluka was kind enough to share with me her beautiful recipe of lentils soup, which does contain a sweet potato. Go for the sweet potato here and there, because this soup is awesome, and sweet potato is alkaline 🙂

For celebrations, like birthdays, the kids choose what they want to eat. They sometimes ask for bread (which will be homemade, and with spelt), they love cheese (we only eat the ones allowed in the SCD, which contain no lactose), and my second daughter always asks for a chocolate dessert. My third daughter loves tiramisu (dairy-free recipe from Marie Chioca). All the kids regularly ask for fries (homemade and fried in olive oil).

For Christmas, we’re probably the sole family on earth who enjoys eating…. pasta with cheese :-D.
Lentils pasta, actually. We’re never that far from SCD;-). Yuuuuuummmmm!!!!!!!
(Cherry on top: I’m cooking all year long. For Christmas, we’re having the fastest meal ever :-D)

Here and there, I’ll also prepare some quinoa. It’s alkaline and low glycemic index as well. It’s a different carb. Pairs well with lots of dishes (salmon, butter chicken, osso-bucco….). But to be honest…. I rarely remember I have quinoa on the shelf, because I have new cooking habbits now 🙂

I used to love rice. Now, I don’t feel like eating rice anymore. First, it’s very acidic, and I have heartburn everytime I eat some.
Also because my body instinctively knows it’s a bad food. Crazy.
At least, I can say rice is not a drug like gluten. Show me rice, I will resist it effortlessly. Show me homemade bread? Raaaahhhh! I’ll eat it all. BUT if I don’t have gluten around, I don’t think of it anymore….

I hope this information is helpful for people willing to stay healthy after recovering from a gut disease. Of course, we’re all different, and may all react differently to certain foods. However, I do believe the alkaline lead is THE path to follow to stay healthy. A doctor in the 1930’s already said that no disease, even cancer, can appear in an alkaline environement. Interesting isn’t it? Especially at a time when medicine didn’t have half of the means we have now to research…..

Feel free to comment, or share your own journey with SCD !