Resource

Here are some helpful links and files for living on the diet.

Cheat Sheets:

I compiled a master list of legal and illegal foods from the following sources: the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle, the official website for the book, the UCLBS website, Wikipedia and directly from some food manufacturers. However, these cheat sheets should not be used in place of reading the BTVC book. They are meant as a convenience for people who have already read the book and are aware of the bigger picture.

Download (right click, save as) in spreadsheet form (MS Excel). This can be searched and manipulated at will.

Download (right click, save as) in simple list form (MS Word). This is not a manipulatable as the spreadsheet, but more universally readable.

Download (right click, save as) in PDF format . You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Download (right click, save as) a ‘legals only’ shopping list (MS Word). This is condensed to legal foods only and will fit on one letter sized piece of paper, front and back.

Download (right click, save as) a ‘legals only’ shopping list that can also be read on your notes capable ipod. This file is in the “txt” format and will be readable by just about any computing device.

Cooking Files:

Download (right click, save as) a file (MS Word) listing smoke points of cooking oils and fats.

Download (right click, save as) a file (TXT format) listing smoke points of cooking oils and fats.

Download (right click, save as) a file (MS Word) with unit conversions. Can’t remember how many teaspoons in a tablespoon or how many cups in a quart? This is your file.

Download (right click, save as) a file (TXT format) with unit conversions. Can’t remember how many teaspoons in a tablespoon or how many cups in a quart? This is your file.

How done is my steak? Check out the handy ‘Steak Doneness Chart’ at Food Network Canada (near the bottom).

The Web:

Breaking the Vicious Cycle The official website for the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle.

Hughson Nut This is where I get my almond flour, directly from the grower. They have good prices and excellent customer service. I’ve found single pound bags of almond flour in my local supermarkets, but it’s very expensive compared to buying in bulk. Use that Google!

SCDrecipe An excellent site featuring SCD recipes, news, a blog and great info.

Lucy’s Kitchen Shop An excellent resource for products for those on the SCD.

Miller’s Honey A honey seller in Colton, CA. I haven’t tried them yet, but their prices per pound are less expensive than what I can get locally. Let me know if you have experience with them.

Penzeys Spices A spice retailer. I find their spices to be much better than what I can get at my local grocer, and at a better price.

The SCD Database “The web’s most comprehensive list of resources for theSpecific Carbohydrate Diet^TM”

Books

Breaking the Vicious Circle. Intestinal Health Through Diet The book that changed my life. A must read for anyone who wishes to follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.

Eat Well Feel Well An excellent gourmet cookbook made for the SCD. Also a good story about a mother treating her daughter.

Recipes for the Specifc Carbohydrate Diet Raman Prasad has hit a delicious sweet spot. He manages to combine simple to prepare dishes with cuisines as diverse as Italian and Indian. With plenty of mouth watering pictures and recipes no longer than a page, this cookbook should expand just about anyone’s palate. You just may forget you’re on a “diet.”

The Best Recipe By the editors of COOK’S ILLUSTRATED Magazine I find this to be one of the best all around reference cook books. It explains how they arrived at their best recipes and includes tons of helpful information about cookware, cuts of meat, etc., etc.

Homemade Root Beer Soda & Pop I’ve had great success making soda with the help of this book. It should be noted however that this books calls for ale yeast. The BTVC website isn’t super clear on yeast. It says that baker’s yeast (saccharamyces cerevisae) is illegal, but also says that mead, which contains yeast, is legal. Upon further research, I found that baker’s yeast is also known as top-fermenting yeast and sometimes “ale yeast”. Therefore, I have chosen to use lager yeast for my fermenting needs. Proceed at your own risk.

herbs & spices the cook’s reference This is a beautiful, thorough, and informative book. It covers a wide range of spices from common to exotic. A good read.

What’s Cooking Indian Though not an SCD cookbook, it features wonderful Indian cuisine that can be adapted. See my version of chicken khorma, for instance. Includes photos of finished dishes and dishes in progress.

What’s Cooking Thai Though not an SCD cookbook, it features wonderful Thai cuisine that can be adapted. Includes photos of finished dishes and dishes in progress.

Ball Blue Book of Preserving A concise, well illustrated, easy to follow primer for preserving foods through hot water bath and pressure canning. It also contains recipes that can be converted for the diet. Note that for canning fruits with a light syrup, a ratio of 7 parts water to 1 part honey works well.