SCD Stages

Can I eat everything that’s on the legal list right away?

It is imperative to follow the diet in stages. Begin the diet similar to how one would introduce foods to an infant just starting to eat solids. Jumping to advanced foods can inhibit healing and make one feel worse than before starting the diet. Give every stage sufficient time until you feel your body is liking the foods and is ready to continue. Introduce one new food at a time and give it at least 24 hours to determine whether you are ready for it and your body is liking it. The most important thing is to go slowly, adding new things gradually in small amounts and recording the results in a food diary. The stages below is just an example of how one should introduce foods on the diet, however, it may vary depending on one’s symptoms. Smaller frequent meals are always best for max absorbtion and digestion.

Intro

Fruits

Legal Juice or Gelatin Only

Grape Juice (100% grape, any color, not frozen, not with calcium)

Apple Cider (non-alcoholic cider only, brown, refrigerated; commercial apple JUICE IS NOT legal)

Vegetables

Peeled & well cooked

Carrot (cooked for 4 hours and pureed for moderate to severe symptoms)

Meats

Roast/Boiled or Broiled

Chicken, Beef, Turkey, Lean Pork, Lean Game Meats, (NO Ham or Bacon)

Eggs

Any Style

When cooking,keep fats to a minimum because they are harder to digest

Stage 1

Fruits

Peeled, deseeded & well cooked

Homemade Applesauce, Homemade Pear sauce

Vegetables

Peeled, deseeded & well cooked

Artichoke-french, Asparagus, Cucumber, Garlic, Green Beans, Mushroom, Peppers, Pumpkin and other winter squash varieties, (excluding spaghetti squash), Watercress

Meats

Baked

Nuts

Homemade Nut Milk (see note above chart)>

Blanched Almond Milk, Pecan Milk, Homemade Zucchini, Nut Milk Yogurt

Eggs

Any Style

Stage 2

Fruits

Peeled, deseeded & well cooked

Apricot, Avocado (cooked), Peach, Pineapple, Plum, Tomato RawAvocado

Vegetables

Peeled, deseeded & well cooked

Artichoke-french, Asparagus, Cucumber, Garlic, Green Beans, Mushroom, Peppers, Pumpkin and other winter squash varieties (excluding spaghetti squash), watercress

Meats

Baked

Nuts

Nut Butters

Blanched Almond Pecan

Homemade Nut Milk

Coconut Milk, Blanched Cashew Milk, Blanched Hazelnut Milk, Macadamia Nut Milk

Stage 3

Fruits

Peeled, deseeded & well cooked

Blueberry, Blackberry, Cantaloupe, Cherry, Date, Elderberry, Fig, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Mango, Orange, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Strawberry, Tangerine, Watermelon, Dried Fruit and Raisins, (well cooked in water and soft. Note : raisins are more advanced than other dried fruits)

Vegetables

Peeled (as appropriate) & cooked

Beet, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celeriac, GoosCelery*(see note)eberry, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Eggplant, Kale, Leek, Lettuce, Lima Beans-Fresh, Olive, Onion, Parsley, Pea, Peppers, Rhubarb, Shallots, Snow Peas, Spaghetti Squash*, Sugar Snap Peas, Swiss Chard, Watercress

Meats

Pan Fried

Crisp-fried pork or LEGAL bacon can be added

Nuts

Nut Flour

Pecan Flour, Blanched Almond Flour (Pecan flour and Blanched Almond Flour are the easiest to digest)

Nut Butters

Blanched Cashew Butter, Blanched Hazelnut Butter, Macadamia Nut Butter Milk

Stage 4

Fruits

Raw, peeled * (see note above the chart)

Apple Apricot Avocado Cantaloupe Cherry Date Elderberry Fig Gooseberry Grapefruit Grapes* (see note) Kiwi Fruit Kumquat Lemon Lime Mango Orange Papaya Passion Fruit Peach Pear Persimmon Pineapple Pomegranate Plum Tangerine Tomato Watermelon

Vegetables

Raw

Bok Choy Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Chinese Cabbage Collard Cucumber Daikon Radish Kale Leek Lettuce Mushroom Olive Onion Peppers Radish Rhubarb Shallots Snow Peas Sugar Snap Peas Spinach Swiss Chard Watercress

Meats

Battered/Deep Fried

Nuts

Nut Flour

Blanched Almond, Pecan, Nut Pieces, Shredded Coconut

Beans

Cooked (prepared according to BTVC)

Haricot Beans, Lentils, Lima Beans, Navy Beans, Split Peas

Stage 5

Fruits

Raw

Apple, Apricot, Blueberry, Blackberry, Cherry, Date, Elderberry, Fig, Gooseberry, Grapes, Olive, Peach, Pear, Persimmon, Plum, Raisin, Strawberry, Tomato, Dried Fruits, (All dried fruits that have not been cooked in water should be eaten sparingly.) Raisins (try cautiously)

Meats

Dried Jerky

Nuts

Whole Nuts (chewed well)

Blanched almond, Pecan, Blanched Hazelnut, Cashew, Macadamia Nut, Walnu, Shredded Coconut

Beans

Cooked(prepared according to BTVC)

Black beans, Kidney Beans