What is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)?
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a biologically based diet that removes complex carbohydrates (grains, refined sugars, lactose) to starve harmful gut bacteria and reduce inflammation. It is primarily used to manage IBD (Crohn's and Colitis) and support long-term digestive health.
What makes the SCD Diet hard?
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is notoriously strict. It eliminates all grains, lactose, and processed sugars to starve harmful gut bacteria. Keeping track of the "Illegal List"—like knowing that canned coconut milk often has illegal thickeners or that most store-bought broths contain hidden sugars—is mentally exhausting and time-consuming.
How Meadow Mentor helps:
Our AI personal chef scans ingredients against the official SCD legal list so you don't have to memorize it. Meadow Mentor automates the "breaking the vicious cycle" process by generating 100% compliant recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists tailored to your current healing stage, allowing you to focus on thriving rather than just reacting to symptoms.
SCD is hard. Dinner shouldn't be.
You’ve read Breaking the Vicious Cycle. You’ve purged your pantry. But you’re still stuck asking:
"Is this store-bought sauce actually legal?"
"What can I eat during a flare?"
"How do I cook for my family without making two separate meals?"
The Pivot: You don't need another list of ingredients to memorize. You need a Chef.
Your Pocket Concierge for Gut Health.
The "Illegal" Filter is Built-In
We removed the grains, sugar, lactose, and starches so you don't have to. Every recipe in our SCD engine is pre-vetted for safety.
Flare-Friendly Mode
Having a rough week? Toggle on "Flare" mode to instantly strip your meal plan of roughage, skins, and seeds while keeping the nutrition.
The Intro Diet & Beyond
Whether you are on the strict Intro Diet (chicken soup, gelatin, peeled carrots) or reintroducing advanced foods, the app adapts to your stage.
Eat Real Food. Feel Real Good.
The cornerstone of the diet doesn't have to be boring. Our recipes are both delicious and aligned to SCD principles, so you get the probiotics with flavor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We adhere strictly to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet principles—no grains, no sugars, no starches.
Absolutely. You can combine SCD with Nut-Free, Dairy-Free and individual ingredient filters to fit your unique gut.
Yes. Your recipes automatically convert into a grocery list.