Prepared Products

Please note that I have not received written confirmation of legality from the manufacturers themselves, unless specifically noted next to the product. I am, however, extremely sensitive to illegal ingredients and have had no reactions from these products. It is adviseable, though, to always obtain a written statement from the company to verify whether the product has any illegal lingredients that are not listed on the label.

For a sample letter that you could use to write to a food manufacturer, click here.

If you receive a written statement from the manufacturer proving any of these products to not be SCD-legal, please forward a scanned copy of the statement to me, or forward a copy of the email to me at nomorecrohnsmagazine@gmail.com. I will review it and take the product off of this page. Thanks!

Additionally, if you have discovered a product that you believe to be legal, I'd love to hear about it! Write to me at nomorecrohnsmagazine@gmail.com!

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Note: As with any prepared product, make a note of whether it gives you any symptoms. If so, discontinue use. Not all companies detail which ingredients make up less than 2% of the total product, or whether they add anything to aid the production process, so a sure way of finding out what is in the product is to write to them and ask them for a list of ingredients in writing before you try a product. Refer to "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" for more instructions about prepared products.

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Happy Shopping!

Note: I waited until I didn't have any Crohn's symptoms before I added prepared products to my diet. That way, I could be sure to tell if I had a reaction to a product and discontinue use. Any time you eat something prepared by others, you take a risk. But if the product is legal, and it makes your life a little bit easier, that risk could be worth it.

I share these with you not to say that I know they are legal but to show you how I very carefully have added a few products that look legal and that have given me no symptoms. Then you can make your own decision about whether you would want to try them, write to them, or not try them. It's up to you! :)

Many of these and other prepared products are also available in our Amazon Corner Grocery Store.

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Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's Customer Service stated to me in an email about whether their products contain anything other than what is stated on the label, and about the peach halves in particular: "Thank you for contacting us with your concerns. Trader Joe's will always list every ingredient used in any of the Trader Joe's brand name products. There is nothing else added to the Peach Halves other than what is listed on the ingredient label. Thank you for shopping at Trader Joe's. Kellye, Trader Joe's Customer Relations."

Yellow Cling Peach Halves (also Pear Halves) in white grape juice.

Crushed garlic (contains garlic, oil, and preservative)

Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water

Unsalted Dry Toasted Pecan Pieces

Vacuum Fried Pineapple Chips

Freeze Dried Mango

Larabar - Make sure to choose a legal flavor with fruit and nuts only such as: Ginger Snap, Pecan Pie, Cherry Pie, Cashew Cookie, Apple Pie, Pistachio, Cinnamon Roll, Peanut Butter Cookie, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Carrot Cake, or Coconut Cream Pie (but be cautious about coconut especially at the beginning of the diet, as coconut is very fibrous and could be an irritant on a healing digestive system.)

Black Mission Figs

Just Blueberry Juice (there may be a few other legal juices at Trader Joe's - check that it contains nothing but 100% juice and NO "natural flavors."

100% Apple Juice

Premium Chunk White Chicken in water

Also at Trader Joe's: Small bags of almond flour (be aware though that some people do not do well with it because it contains the skins), dried unsweetened fruit, some types of fruit leather with just fruit and preservative - avoid those with "natural flavors", and unsalted nuts.

Apple + Strawberry bars, as well as Apple + Mango, and Apple + Coconut. Be careful with coconut when starting the diet, as BTVC states. I wouldn't recommend eating the Apple + Banana bars as they are made with bananas that may not have been speckled.

Costco
I love to get everything possible at Costco, because it really helps save money! Since we eat so many of the same items, buying in bulk makes sense for us on the SCD.

Philippine 100% pure Mango Juice

Kirkland Brand Solid White Albacore in Water (check to make sure it doesn't contain broth.)

Large containers of pure honey. I have read in the Costco magazine how they source their honey locally and don't add anything to it.

Kirkland brand pre-cooked bacon (store in freezer; any bacon is legal on the SCD if eaten once a week, crisply fried according to "Breaking the Vicious Cycle.")

Kirkland Brand Peanut Butter (contains peanuts & salt only)

Hatch Diced Green Chiles. Contains chiles and preservative only.

Tree Top Organic Apple Sauce (no sugar added)

Sun-Maid Organic Raisins

Festival canned Sliced Mushrooms. Contains mushrooms and preservative only.

Bare Fruit Cinnamon (and regular) Apple Chips

Tropicana 100% Orange Juice (make sure it does NOT contain added calcium or vitamin D)

Also at Costco: Kirkland brand sugar-free vanilla extract with vanilla & water & alcohol only.

Grocery Store: Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, etc.

Tropicana 100% Orange Juice (make sure it does NOT contain added calcium or vitamin D)

Dannon All Natural Plain Yogurt (only to be used as a starter for making SCD yogurt! Make sure it is not the nonfat kind, which contains pectin.)

Campbell's Tomato Juice - small and large cans

Dole Pineapple Chunks *in its own juice* (make sure Dole has not added Vitamins A & E, which are bound with cornstarch). Several years ago they changed their formula to contain Vitamins & E, but changed it back because so many people contacted them. My understanding is that Dole Pineapple *in its own juice* is SCD-legal again.

Dole Pineapple Orange juice small cans (make sure Dole has not added Vitamins A & E, which are bound with cornstarch)

Larabar - Make sure to choose a legal flavor with fruit and nuts only and no fruit juice concentrates, such as: Ginger Snap, Pecan Pie, Cherry Pie, Cashew Cookie, Apple Pie, Pistachio, Cinnamon Roll, Peanut Butter Cookie, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Carrot Cake, Coconut Cream Pie (but be cautious about coconut especially at the beginning of the diet, as coconut is very fibrous and could be an irritant on a healing digestive system.) It has been recently reported that Larabar was sold to General Mills and they have not verified legal ingredients with a letter. I, however, still eat legal flavors with no problem.

Laura Scudder's (or Smucker's) Peanut Butter (contains peanuts & salt only)

Most store brand mustards, if they contain only legal spices and vinegar.

Twinings Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea

The official SCD website lists decaffeinated products as illegal. However, it explains that this is because SOME decaf products might contain chemicals left over from the decaffeination process. When I was on the Long Island List Serve and Elaine was answering questions, Elaine verified with Lipton that Lipton uses a legal process to make their decaf black tea. I used Lipton decaf for a long time. I then switched to Twinings decaf black. The Twinings website states that they use liquid carbon dioxide that leaves no residue on the tea. Therefore, this looks legal. I have used this tea and have had no symptoms. Read more on their website: http://www.twiningsusa.com/static/FAQ/FAQ.aspx

Also available at grocery stores: various brands of jarred crushed garlic containing garlic, oil and preservative.

Sprout's Farmer's Market

Ground chicken and ground turkey that contains no illegal additives such as "natural flavors"

Also available: various brands of jarred crushed garlic containing garlic, oil and preservative.

Smart & Final

First Street Pure Vanilla Extract (contains vanilla, water, and alcohol only)

Other Products

Heather K. forwarded me an email response from Sonoma Brinery, stating that their RAW sauerkraut is legal:
"Hi Heather. There is nothing in our
Raw Traditional Sauerkraut other than cabbage, salt, filtered water......
except great bacteria for your tummy!
Keep up the great work!!
Jill Lyon
Sonoma Brinery
707-477-8349

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