Katie
Member
I am getting ready to embark on the SCD, but obviously I don't want to miss out on all these amazing recipes! Can anyone suggest an SCD-legal substitute for the arrowroot powder Elana uses in her baking recipes? I would deeply appreciate it!
Thanks!
Katie
bradnjoni
Member
Katie, I am new to all this as well. I found this website: http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html that has a ton of info on what, how, when, where- you get the idea! You might see if this helps.
Joni
ntimms
Member
I wonder if water chestnut flour is SCD legal?
If you find out some info on this one, let me know in the forum.
Let's research it!
= water chestnut powder = water chestnut starch
Notes: Asian cooks often dredge foods in this before frying them, because it gives fried foods a crisp, nutty coating. It can also be used as a thickener. Look for it in Asian markets and health food stores. Don't confuse this with chestnut flour. Substitutes: cornstarch
lisastafford
Member
I was making Elana's pancakes this morning and needed a substitute for arrowroot powder, which led me to your posts. I had never heard of SCD. I researched it and am heading out to buy the book, breaking the vicious cycle at Barnes and Noble. They are holding it for me.
Thanks to all of you for talking about SCD here. My husband was just diagnosed with Crohn's and my daughter with Celiac. The SCD diet covers both. I hope to get the whole family on board, Lord willing. I believe this is the answer I have been hoping and praying for.
lisastafford
Member
Since Elaine Gottschall has passed away and is not available to answer questions, I am concerned about getting support and help with the SCD.
Water chestnut powder is described as a starch, so I am staying away from it. I just baked Elana's bread recipe, and instead of arrowroot and flax, I just used equal amounts of almond flour. it won't be the exact same, but the bread turned out well. We'll see if my family likes it.
scottfree7
Member
Lisa,
There's a very helpful yahoo support group for people on the SCD. You might also check out http://www.NoMoreCrohns.com.
If you're interested, I'll give you the information on the yahoo support group. In the meantime, are you familiar with the website named for Elaine Gottschall's book? http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info. It's very instructive.
lisastafford
Member
Yes, I've been on Elaine's website a lot. I will check out nomorecrohns.com and would like info on the yahoo support group. thanks.
scottfree7
Member
Here's how to join the yahoo support group for scd. Send an email to scdinfo-owner@yahoogroups.com and type Join in the subject line. The response will tell you what the next steps are.
I've been reading their posts (and occasionally commenting) for about two months. I've saved some of the material that was especially interesting to me. Some of the participants are brand new and some have been on the scd diet for many years. It's an interesting mix and I've learned a lot. Good luck!
lisastafford
Member
I sent the email to join. thanks. So what do you think of Water Chestnut starch?
scottfree7
Member
Never heard of it till you mentioned it. Wouldn't trust anything with the word "starch" in it. According to SCD, it's just feeding those undesirable critters in the gut. Just learned the other day from an MD/acupuncturist that there's a branch of traditional Chinese medicine which says that starch encourages parasites. That's pretty close to what SCD says, though they wouldn't use the term "parasites." Anyway it feels very good to be encouraging the right kind of gut flora and discouraging the undesirables. Onward.
jenzyme
Member
i was wondering the same thing when i bought this almond flour cookbook. so what i have been doing when making these recipes is leaving out the arrowroot powder and substituting more almond flour instead! it worked great, i make that olive and rosemary bread for my SCD husband all the time and i just do what i said above...he loves it works great, i did it with a few others too, and they worked as well...try it!!
lisastafford
Member
Jenzyme,
Do you follow the SCD with your husband? Three in our family are following it. The teenage daughter gets a few foods not on the plan.
I will try making the olive and rosemary bread. Sounds great.
jenzyme
Member
Well we eat the good stuff we make him, but we also eat other foods not on the SCD diet, my kids and i love things like tofu and brown rice, potatoes etc..we are also vegetarian so putting them on the SCD vegetarian diet doesn't leave a lot for growing/developing children to eat. i am starting to bake more with the almond flour, i was using spelt to get away from wheat but now i love the awesomeness of almond flour and so do they!
selkie
Member
Hi, FYI the water chestnut flour is very high in sodium. I bought some and thought I'd use it to thicken sauces but never did.. sodium just too high, as bad as packaged gravy mix. Ech. I think if added to baked goods in any quantity above a tablespoon it would make them taste salty and weird.
vyvyan
Member
I've been making the bread 2.0 and have made about 10 loafs for myself and a friend. I calculated that there were about 12-13g of carbs per slice which is too much for my paleo/primal diet (try to have around 50g carbs a day).
Today I cooked two loafs of the bread 2.0 (aka nut bread) reducing the amount of arrowroot to 1/4 cup (instead of 3/4c) and bumping up the almond flour to 2cups (instead of 1.5). The bread seems to hold together well but not sure if it will crumble later on. Anyone have any experience?
gkmt50
Member
Here's a link to the legal/illegal list... water chestnuts...
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