Transcript You can eat

The
Specific Carbohydrate
Diet
Shands at UF
What are Carbohydrates?
You’ve probably heard a number of confusing
and conflicting statements about carbohydrates.
This is, in part, due to the fact that the term
carbohydrate is used for a whole variety of
foods that are not very much alike.
Another confusing fact about carbohydrates
is the ones that are usually considered healthy,
may not be healthy for you.
The carbohydrates we eat are chemicals made up of
of one ring, monosaccharide, two rings, disaccharides,
or more than two rings, polysaccharides.
The carbohydrates we eat are chemicals made up of
of one ring, monosaccharide, two rings, disaccharides,
or more than two rings, polysaccharides
If a carbohydrate has more than one ring, the rings need
to be broken apart before the nutrients from the
carbohydrate can enter the body.
The Simple Carbohydrate Diet includes
only the monosaccharide, the carbohydrate
that doesn’t have to be broken down before
it can enter the body.
The Simple Carbohydrates are:
Glucose, Fructose, and Galatose
Simple carbohydrates are often
considered unhealthy and glucose
is confused with table sugar.
Glucose is the necessary nutrient that
our body needs for energy and table
sugar, which has two rings, is
eliminated on the Specific Carbohydrate
Diet.
Starch is a polysaccaride, or a nutrient
made up of lots of rings.
However, the some vegetables with
starch are allowed on the
SCD since their rings are arranged
in such a fashion that they are
simpler to break down.
So you can’t have any grain
Or anything with sugar,
which leaves out most
processed food What can you eat!!!!!!
You can eat:
1. Fresh and frozen meats
2. Fish, fresh or frozen or canned in water or oil
3. Eggs
4. Natural Cheeses
5. Homemade yogurt
6. Most fresh or frozen vegetables
7. Most dried legumes
8. Most fruits, fresh, raw, cooked, frozen, and dried
9. Most nuts
10. Most oils, mustards, and vinegar
This diet is very healthy, but in order to
be clear about which foods are allowed
it is best to get the book by Elaine Gottschall,
Breaking the Vicious Cycle.
You can also get a lot of information
and recipes on the web.
To get started you need to assemble
the ingredients and foods you will
be eating.
The most difficult part of the diet for
most people will be preparing food
and taking it with you. You will need
to remember to have your mixed nuts,
fruits, boiled eggs, and other acceptable
foods with you wherever you go.
Recipes for chicken soup or meatloaf
are available in the book and are a good
way to get started.
There are a lot of bean recipes that
can be made ahead and are nutritious
and inexpensive.