Maybe stupid question.. but does butter have casein in it?

[thedell19]

I know butter is mostly just fat and it is legal on the SCDiet which is very very restrictive... but does it contain casein the milk protien? I cant get a definative answer.

[Polly]

Hi Terps!

Yes, it does. If lactose were your problem, butter might be OK, because it contains little lactose compared to other dairy products. However, since casein is the culprit, you must avoid ANY product made from milk. Sorry.

Polly

[moremuscle]

Yes definitively

I noticed your questions somewhere else about goat and/or sheep milk and cheeses. In response to that I can tell you that most of us experience intolerance to those types of dairy as well - there is casein in it.

Karen

[Matthew]

My first read through of the SCD prompted the same reaction that you have had. Woe , very , very restrictive. Seemed kind of overboard. Amazingly enough in the next few months of my recovery I discovered it was exactly what I had to to to get well. Now, a few short years later, rather than being restrictive I find that a diet of fruits, vegetables, seafood and natural meat to be a very freeing way of eating.

Grocery shopping is simplicity in itself. A trip down the produce isle, the meat and fish isle and some eggs and nuts and I am done. Over a period of time I have found that I have no reason to buy the expensive health food store products

It is not difficult to learn how to make nourishing soups and stews or make a delicious quick meal on the stove top ,with the the help of a few basic herbs and and some basic cooking techniques. I have learned to enjoy food and health all over again.

The first nine to twelve months were a real learning curve for me. I hope we can help you shorten it.

To your continued recovery.

Matthew

I hope you have visited Marsha’s link on the science of the SCD diet posted in the “Discussions on Treatment Options Using Diet, and/or Medications” room.

http://www.pecanbread.com/scdscience.html

Thanks Marsha !!!!!!

[artteacher]

Dear Matthew,

Thanks for the thanks! I was afraid nobody saw it; and I thought it was so cute. I am so grateful for the food lists offered on the SCD sites. They are so complete. You can never have too much information: between "simple and complex carbs", and lectins, and additives, and paleo foods, all of these have things to think about. And I really like your last post. It is rather freeing to just eat real food and skip chemicals and additives. My grandma cooked for 12 kids that way and still milked the cows and did the garden - how hard could it be? even if you do have to skip a food group or two.

Love, Marsha

[Jean]

Andrew,

Here's my list of Dairy products. It's safe to assume if it's made from milk it has casein in it. This is also posted in the user group Information on Diet. --Jean


Dairy (Casein and Lactose)
* indicates that it could contain dairy
This list may not be complete

Ammonium Caseinate
Calcium Caseinate
Casein (dairy protein)
Casein-, anything
Caseinates
Colostrum
Curds
Dough Conditioner
Galactose (from lactose) not everyone reacts
High protein*
Lactalbumin
Lactoglobulin
Lactose (Milk sugar)
Lact-, anything that begins with
Lactic acid*
Micellar Casein
Micellar Protein
Milk solids
Potassium Caseinate
Protein*
Protein enriched*
Recaldent
Rennet
Sodium caseinate
Sodium lactate
Sodium lactylate
Whey

This list does not include obvious sources of dairy; milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, etc.

Make sure people in restaurants don’t assume you mean lactose intolerant when you say you are dairy intolerant.