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Homemade Coconut Milk – Healthier and More Cost Effective!
We already know that homemade coconut milk is healthier than store-bought, and it seems to be much more cost effective too! To make coconut milk, you only need 2 ingredients: water and coconut butter. I have a new favorite creamed coconut, and the package is the perfect size for making a quart of milk. You could actually make more than 4 cups, but I like to make it fairly thick. As I’ve shared before, coconut milk is simple to make. This particular coconut butter makes it even easier! Instead of warming the jar and trying to scoop it out, you simply open the box, take out the inner pkg, drop…
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Green Fries – Quick and Easy GAPS Snack
Before we started our toddlers on the GAPS diet, they looooooved french fries. Since potatoes are off-limits due to the high starch content, I’ve had to get creative. I personally think that just about any vegetable tastes better roasted, and green beans are no exception. One day I roasted some green beans for the girls and told them they were “green bean french fries”. You know, sometimes it’s all in how you sell it 😉 They gobbled them up, and now they often ask for “green fries”. They are so healthy and easy to make that I’m happy to give them as a snack anytime. Seems too simple to call…
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Toddler GAPS Lunch… To-Go!
Yesterday I felt like getting out of the house, yet it was nearing lunchtime. I called my mom, who agreed to meet for shopping and lunch. One of the toughest parts about GAPS is that most of the meals aren’t super portable, nor are there restaurants that serve GAPS-friendly meals. Sure, we could go to a restaurant and order plain meat and veggies, but that wouldn’t be very tasty, and most kids wouldn’t be happy watching everyone else chow down on burgers and fries while they eat their flavorless meat and vegetables! GAPS food need not be flavorless, but the only safe options in a restaurant would be pretty boring.…
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Zucchini Chips
This is a fun snack that I’ve been making for my toddlers on GAPS. We call them Zuke Chips and the girls love them! I have to admit, they are pretty tasty, and a healthy alternative to potato chips. I’ve seen quite a few recipes online, but these seem the simplest. Enjoy! Zucchini Chips Print A tasty and healthy alternative to potato chips! Ingredients Zucchini Olive oil Real kosher salt Instructions Slice the zucchini thinly with a mandolin or food processor. Pat the slices dry with a paper towel. Toss zucchini in olive oil (or brush the tops after arranging them on baking sheets). Arrange zucchini slices on baking…
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GAPS Toddler Lunch – What They Eat Wednesday
I thought it would be fun to start a “what they eat” series. Ideally I’ll share every Wednesday, but as I’m a busy mom I’m not gonna commit to that! A lot of people wonder what people eat while on the GAPS diet, and in particular, what kids eat. My girls are technically on Stage 6 of Intro (the stage just before Full GAPS – woo hoo!), though we’ve had to modify it quite a bit due to food intolerances. Today for lunch, they started with a simple salad of romaine lettuce tossed with extra virgin olive oil and topped with ginger beet kraut (yep, I buy it.) Next they…
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GAPS – Challenging, but Worth It!
I have another post in the works with more detail regarding my youngest and how the GAPS diet has brought such improvement for her. In the meantime, here’s an overview of our GAPS story. My 3 1/2 year old daughter, Lily, has Down syndrome. She also tends to have nasal congestion, though thankfully she’s never had an ear infection (yay!), and she is prone to eczema and dry cheeks. My youngest, Lauren, had her second birthday in April of this year. Her story is the one I’ll be sharing later, so I’ll be brief and say that she was diagnosed with Mixed Development Disorder in November of last year. (I…
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Best Crock Pot Turkey!
While I was shopping for meat the other day I saw bone-in turkey breast, and remembered that turkey breast made in the slow cooker was moist and delicious. Who needs Thanksgiving to enjoy turkey? I thought it would be a nice change of pace from all the chicken the girls have been eating. There’s a popular recipe that includes turkey breast and a packet of onion soup mix. This GAPS-friendly turkey breast recipe is just as tasty and a lot healthier! You can even use the drippings to make gravy using either a traditional method with starch or using Great Lakes Kosher Beef Gelatin for a grain-free, GAPS-friendly gravy. My…
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Zoodles and Nomato Sauce – Grain-Free, GAPS and Paleo AIP Friendly Dinner
What the heck are zoodles? And what is nomato sauce? It’s zucchini noodles and sauce similar to tomato-based marinara, without the tomatoes! As part of the GAPS diet, my toddlers are completely grain-free. This means no pasta, not even gluten-free. No quinoa. No rice. None of that. Tomatoes are allowed, but I noticed my youngest had an eczema flare-up after eating them. I’m not sure the tomatoes were the cause, but I was so frustrated that I decided to try incorporating some AIP ideas, such as removing nightshades temporarily. I had seen the idea of making “noodles” out of zucchini a long time ago, and it came to mind recently,…
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Easiest Ever Ground Beef in a Slow Cooker
One of the best time-saving kitchen tips I’ve found is that you can cook ground beef in a slow cooker. Recipes that call for ground beef usually require you to brown it first (slow cooker or otherwise). Personally, I despise raw meat. Looking at it, touching it, cleaning up afterward… it is high on my eww factor list. And, I have this thing for totally and completely cooking meat. My husband jokes that I like my steak cooked like a piece of cardboard. I disagree with that. Hmph. However, I will admit that I like meat well done, and I probably brown my ground beef longer than most…you know, just to…
