Hello! Time for another GAPS Intro update. Actually, I’m a little overdue! I didn’t do an update last week. (There wasn’t much to report.) But I’ll still fill you in. When I last wrote, I had introduced new foods too quickly and forgot to balance the new foods with plenty of healing sauerkraut. Well, that … Read more
Patience is a virtue. All good things come to those who wait. Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. He that can have patience can have what he will. The theme of Week 4: you guessed it. I got in a hurry. When we … Read more
Has it been a week already? I can’t tell if it feels like it’s been a few days or a few months. But it is time for an update, so here we go. Week 3 We ended week two in the beginnings of Stage 4 of the Intro diet. We were able to have simmered … Read more
Hi, y’all. I’ve been putting this post off, but it’s time for a recap of week 2 on the GAPS intro diet. If you haven’t read Week 1, you can do so here. If you’ll remember, last week ended up with me on cloud nine, because for two days, my sweet six-year-old didn’t react to … Read more
Fat is Phat Well, well. Here you are reading a post with the words FAT BOMBS in the title. Bravo for you!! Yes, dear friends, if you weren’t already aware: SATURATED FAT is GOOD for you. Our bodies need fat! I’d love to chase the saturated fat rabbit, but that’s not why I’m here today. … Read more
Our Little World Has Changed When your kiddos are on the Intro part of the GAPS diet, they look forward to any treat, do they not? My kiddos look forward to the ginger tea we “brew” each day – it’s practically the highlight of their day. Hey, whatever works. . . this diet starts off … Read more
Well. . . hello there. I never thought I’d be so happy to tell you – we survived. We survived our first week on the GAPS intro diet. If you’ll remember, the GAPS diet is a healing diet for those with gut issues – helping anything from food allergies to IBS to even autism. In … Read more
Confession: Somehow, as a young adult, I ended up with some pretty incorrect theories about food and nutrition. I remember thinking as long as I got calories, I was eating healthy. . . whether those calories came from a bowl full of cookies, a drive-thru fast food meal, or a salad, I thought as long … Read more