Let’s face it, real food cannot be prepared as quickly as a TV Dinner. While you might find 5 ingredient real food recipes, and possibly even 30 minute dinners, you will likely have to do some prep work (like mincing garlic ahead of time, etc.). Animal protein takes a while to cook. And since animal … Read more
One of the ways our family saves budget money (to use the savings for our food $$) is to have in-house date nights! To us this usually means that on Friday night when the kiddos are in bed (sometimes earlier than usual!) we enjoy a “treat” and a borrowed movie from the in-laws or a … Read more
This is me before we started the GAPS Diet: We had eaten gluten free for 1 year at this point (gluten free made me gain weight. My body does not like rice flour and potato starch!). This is me after we were on GAPS a little over a year: (ignore the squinty expression on my … Read more
This is our kitchen on a day when we must have been having people over good day. I LOVE my kitchen. Sure, there are things I don’t like about it: the 1 drawer that is unfinished. The water that really needs a water softener hooked up to it so that my dishes won’t be … Read more
This is a guest post by my friend, Tarena Beckham. So…maybe, just maybe your kind-of thinking of trying GAPS. Maybe. Well, I thought I would share a bit about what it might look like and what you should do before you start GAPS. (Jackson on our first day of GAPS enjoying some stock!) A … Read more
There have been a few questions about baking soda on my muffin recipes, so I thought I’d answer this one as best I can! So, the big question: Is baking soda ok on the GAPS diet? In short, the answer is yes…and maybe not. 😉 On the Foods to Avoid list online, baking powder is … Read more
{photo credit} I’m not opposed to all factories, or even the overall concept of factories–they have their place. I believe that food, however, should not be a factory product. When industrialization and capitalism and food meet, the end result is not pretty. Because the problem is, industrialization and capitalism are also so closely connected to … Read more
So glad you are joining me for “Celebrate Birthdays the GAPS Way! Part 2” ! Click here to link over to Part 1 if you would like to enjoy another yummy cake recipe! As our boys have birthdays really close together, we celebrate with friends all at one time and it is such … Read more
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post called GAPS vs Paleo Part 1, and then a couple of days later, GAPS vs Paleo Part 2. Well, I am always learning, and I realized (thanks to many of YOU! :)) that I had something wrong. I thought that there were hugely differing Paleo views out there. … Read more
It’s my Birthday week! This year, for my Birthday, I want to give all of YOU a gift! Between now and Sept 11, 2011, if you purchase any of the GAPS Legal Meal Plans, you’re going to get some extra weeks (or months!) for FREE! Purchase the 3 month plan & get 2 extra weeks … Read more