This last weekend was Farm Princess’ 4th Birthday, and we went on a little road trip to celebrate her. Since we can’t count on dining out to be totally safe (and it’s expensive for a big family), I packed a cooler full of food. This is what I packed: Pepperoni sticks from New Seasons. 2 … Read more
Someone sent me an e-mail recently with this comment/question, and I wanted to share my thoughts here for all of you. “I’m finding (through trial and error) that my body needs grains everyday… when I first went GF, I was eating protein, dairy, veggies, and fruit with very little grains… I actually gained … Read more
We’re not allowing our kids to have sugar on Easter. We’re terrible parents, aren’t we? 😉 I will make honey chocolates, and they won’t miss a thing. My kids don’t complain about not having sugar. They do not lack good food, that is for sure!
We have lots of reasons we’re not allowing sugar this Easter. Every one of us is healthier without it. I’ve read a lot about sugar, too. Did you know that in a correctional facility for aggressive juveniles, there was a 44% decrease in aggression and anti-social behaviors just by decreasing the amount of sugar that they ate?? That is phenomenal.
I mis-spoke in my blog about Grains and Iron. I said that humans don’t have the enzyme phytase. That isn’t completely true (I learned tonight). We do have phytase, but we have such a tiny amount of it that our bodies are not able to process unfermented grains.
I read an article that compared the amount of phytase in a human gut to the amount in a rat’s gut. The article is called Phytase activity in the human and rat small intestine. My husband thinks the things I read are boring, what do you think? 🙂 I get excited over studies like this! 🙂
I’ve written lots of encouragement 🙂 here for staying on the GAPS diet and doing everything “just right” (I’m a first born–a rule follower–a perfectionist). Today, I’m writing about how to let the perfection go when you can’t do everything “just right.” This is our second night with 4 precious new children in our home. … Read more
I’m not talking about praying at the dinner table. 🙂 Today we had our homeschool co-op, and I learned that two of my boys were “teaching” the other kids that their snacks were unhealthy, and that donuts are full of chemicals (I told them about the Krispy Kreme Deconstructed article that I had read), and that if everyone just ate like us, they’d be healthy….
I had a talk with my boys about GRACE when we got home, and about judgement. And about not telling people “you’re wrong for doing such and such” because people don’t usually learn or make life-changes that way, and it just simply isn’t polite. Farm Boy 1 said “I just want everyone to be healthy.” For him, I think it’s a matter of compassion–he wants to fix every problem in the world. He thinks by telling people the problem, they’ll automatically want to jump on board and fix it and everyone will have a good, healthy life. Farm Boy 2 wants to make sure everyone knows the RIGHT way to do things. He’s got a bold personality and he’s not afraid to tell people what he thinks is right and wrong. I’m thankful for his strong stance against the many wrong things in this world, but he needs to learn to temper his boldness with some grace.
When most people think of losing weight and getting healthier, they think of portion control and tasteless meals. We haven’t done any portion controlling, and our meals have been super yummy! Here’s a snapshot of some of the foods we have eaten over the last year. Many of these recipes can be found in my … Read more
Woah my goodness, I can’t believe I am about to post these photos…but they’re real. This was me a year ago. Jan 4th was our 1 year anniversary of starting the GAPS Diet. These photos don’t even show the incredible difference this diet has made on our health…this is simply my weight….brace yourself…..
Maybe the GAPS Diet is too big of a resolution? Here are some suggestions for little resolutions you can make to improve your diet and health:
The 23rd was a baking day for me, as we were preparing for Christmas celebrations. Since we’re on the GAPS diet and we don’t eat any refined flours or sugars, we had to make all of our own goodies. No big deal, I like baking. 🙂 What I don’t like is having all of the kids crowd around the counter, complaining about who gets to dump in the vanilla and who gets to lick the honey spoon. I’ve been baking with my kids ever since they were old enough to have their high chair scooted next to me in the kitchen (with measuring cups in hand!), and have wondered how to deal with this dilemma. This year, I came up with a solution!