The Specific Carbohydrate Diet

My current favorite cookbook is called “Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet”, by Raman Prasad. I suggest this book to anyone who is interested in alternative cooking. It, as well as its precursor, “Breaking the Vicious Cycle” by Elaine Gottschall, are available on Amazon.com.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (which I shall from here on call SCD) is a grain-free, lactose-free, sugar-free diet that has shown improvement for those suffering from IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic Fibrosis, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, and more. But even more than stemming the tide of certain diseases, this book offers great and tasty ways to encourage healthy eating.

As with all diets, there are those who heavily advocate this one, as well as those who aren't completely convinced. We have not jumped solely on this bandwagon. After all, Matt doesn't even have any of the above mentioned diseases. But you will find in these books some healthy recipes that taste good and feel even better.

When my cousin Rebecca last visited from college, she couldn’t stop munching the mixed nut brittle, and betwixt the three of us, we practically licked the pineapple upside-down cake platter clean. Since then I have had a chance to try a lot more of the tasty dishes in this book, and not one of them has been a disappointment.

I will post some of the recipes that we have tried, but if you are more daring than we, get the book, and then call me and let me know how Yunus’s Kheema or Anjoos Aubergines taste. I’m a little scared of those.

Here is Elaine's site http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/ for more info.