Phase 2 Foods on the SCD Diet

OK, phase 1 foods have probably been all added to your diet by now.  You should be feeling so much better.  Your symptoms should be diminishing also.  If you haven't seen much improvement, before going onto phase 2 there is one thing you can try taking out of your diet to see if things improve, and that is eggs.  Some people are bothered by eggs, and so for about 1-2 weeks, try taking out eggs and see if things improve.  Doing without eggs, can be very difficult, and so I hope you are not someone who has to, but feeling well and healthy is worth it!

But, if things are going well, and you are finding relief, now is the time to go onto Phase 2 , and add more foods to your diet.

A Quick Look at Phase 2 Foods:

Vegetables
asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, pumpkin, winter squashes, artichokes, cucumber, and watercress.
If you do not have an autoimmune condition you can also add peppers and tomatoes, but many people believe night-shade vegetables should never be eaten.  Again, try them cautiously, and see how your body responds.  Also, do not include spaghetti squash in phase 2.

Fruits
pineapple, plum, apricot, avocado

Nuts
Homemade Milks:
blanched cashew, blanched hazelnut, macadamia, coconut
Nut Oils:
pecan, coconut, olive oil, almond
Nut Butters:
pecan, blanched almond

Meats
beef, turkey, lean pork, lean game, fish, legal bacon (preservative, nitrate and sugar free), eggs

PDF of Phase 2 Foods

Follow the same procedure as in Phase 1, continue adding one food item to your diet every 4 days.  Continue to write in your journal, continue to pay close attention to how your body reacts to the foods, and continue looking for those recipes that will keep you motivated to cook and eat what you cook.  Also, don't forget to continue peeling all of your fruits and vegetables as much as you can, and cooking them.  This starts the digestive process and allows for your body to process them easier. Juicing is another way to add these foods to your diet.

In this phase, I began adding juicing to my schedule.  There are many articles on the internet that explain the various kinds of juicers available and reasons for this kind or that kind, but what I have found is that the masticating juicers (my favorite brand: Omega) seem to provide the best juice.  The reason I added juicing to my already busy schedule, is that it allows me to provide a wider variety of vegetables and fruits to our diet and this juice is very easy to digest.  My way of juicing: I buy cucumbers, celery, apples, lemons, pineapple, watermelon, plums, apricots, kale, chard, ginger...whatever other fruit that might be in season and create various quart size jars of different flavors of juice.  And I freeze them!  This allows me a couple of weeks worth of juice.  Yes, my freezer is full of  juice, chicken and beef broth, waffles, muffins, and several days of lunches and dinners in individual glass, microwavable containers.

Besides a juicer sitting on the kitchen counter, another item that gets constant use is the food processor.  In Phase 2, nut butters are added to the diet, and the food processor does a beautiful job of making them.  There are also many other recipes that I use this machine for and now cannot see how I can survive without it.  Nut butters are a wonderful snack, alone or on bananas and apples.  When I make them in the food processor, I will add coconut oil a bit at a time to create a smooth and creamy nut butter.  Cashews are a very dry nut, so they take a bit more coconut oil than other nuts.