Tonight I prepared a quick dinner and I thought about how this GAPS thing is so simple for me these days. Once upon a time, spaghetti, rice-a-roni and white flour tortillas were the norm in our home, and it was really difficult for me to think of what to cook for dinner that was GAPS … Read more
The reason for this post: I don’t want to look like this. 🙂 I am going to be really real in this post. Beware! I shared here how I had lost a bunch of weight on GAPS. I also got a flatter, but not totally flat belly (a little pooch just never went away, but … Read more
I make my obsession over chocolate no secret on this site. I LOVE chocolate. It was one of the biggest “issues” I had with starting GAPS–how could I live without chocolate? Pre-GAPS, I always had a stash of Cadbury Mini Eggs. Yes. I would bulk-buy at Easter. I know they make them at Christmas time, … Read more
This was Farm Boy 1 not long after he came home from the hospital (he was 3 months old here and about 5 lbs). He was a GAPS baby. How do I know? Because GAPS babies live their lives something like this: While they are getting Mommy’s breast milk, they might be mostly ok. Or, … Read more
photo credit Yesterday, I wrote GAPS is not a Low Carb Diet. Today, I thought I’d share with you everything I know (ha! ;)) about what carbohydrates are allowed on the GAPS Diet and which ones are not. In Gut and Psychology Syndrome, Dr. Natasha talks about the three most common molecules that make up carbohydrates: … Read more
One of the biggest complaints that we heard when we were putting our children on GAPS was that it was a low carb diet, and that isn’t healthy for kids. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who don’t understand the diet and who really believe it is supposed to be a low … Read more
Last week I had a friend from church ask me: “So, do you ever cheat on the diet, or are you hard-core GAPS?” I was thinking that would be a good post for all of you. Then today, I saw Cara’s post called GAPS Cheats-what to do if you cheat, how to cheat with minimal … Read more
Sometimes while doing GAPS, you will find yourself at a restaurant…what do you order? At first I thought this would be very overwhelming or impossible, but after eating at restaurants a few times since starting GAPS, I have found that it isn’t as bad as I first thought. Most restaurants are very willing to work with … Read more
(Stock and soup have been staples around here…please excuse my stove mess!!) With the chilly days here it has been a wonderful comfort to enjoy soups! I can see how starting GAPS Intro during the cooler months would be a blessing (we started in July! lol!) With our recent move, I was getting totally behind … Read more
What does GAPS look like with a family? Well, I can only give glimpses of what it looks like in our family, but it will look very different for each family! The above picture is of our three year old son, Auston, cooking one of his favorite foods (bacon with brussel sprouts although he says … Read more