Whether you’re new to the SCD Diet, or you’re an old time pro looking for fresh options to try, this 30-day SCD Diet meal plan is for you! While the intro phase of the SCD Diet is very restrictive, and it takes time to re-introduce foods into your diet and evaluate how they make you feel, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. And it’s a pretty delicious one!
There are TONS of yummy SCD legal breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes you can try, and we’ve curated 90 of our favorites below. From delicious breakfast cookies, pancakes, and waffles, to oven baked chicken nuggets and a delicious shaved Brussels sprouts Caesar salad, to family-friendly cauliflower pizza and pulled pork short ribs, we hope you love this SCD Diet meal plan as much as we do!
What Is the SCD Diet?
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet was developed by Elaine Gottschall – whose own daughter was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis at the age of 4 – and has helped people all over the world manage the symptoms of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, celiac, diverticulitis, autism, cystic fibrosis, and other ailments rooted in the digestive tract.
The SCD Diet allows specific foods based on their chemical structure. It limits the use of complex carbohydrates (disaccharides and polysaccharides) and focuses primarily on monosaccharides. Foods that are not properly digested, such as grains, sugars, starches, and processed foods, are banned on the SCD Diet as they cause bacterial and yeast overgrowth, irritation of the small intestine, and challenges with food absorption. The SCD Diet is designed to restore gut flora and stop the vicious cycle of bacteria and yeast overgrowth by eliminating the foods they feed on, thereby allowing the intestinal tract to repair and heal.
You can find an extensive list of the foods that are and are not allowed on the SCD Diet HERE, and I urge you to read Elaine’s book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, in its entirety as she does such a great job of describing the role diet plays in the treatment of the disorders listed above.
We’ve written an entire post about the SCD Diet, including tips for beginners, strategies to stay motivated, and some of the things my husband and I learned through trial and error, which you can read HERE.
Oh! And if you’re looking for more recipes, there are heaps of great SCD-friendly cookbooks you can purchase. Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet by Erica Kerwien and Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet by Raman Prasad are two of our favorites!
