Tiffany Higgins, a fabulous nutritionist, came to speak at our Relief Society Meeting tonight. She is so smart! She knows all about nutrition, and the body. I can seriously listen to her for hours. Here are some of her key points, and good reminders to myself;
If you can change one thing...change your fats.
Your cell wall is made up of fat. You want stable cells, that do not mutate, so you need a strong wall. You must eat plenty of good fats in order to keep those cells stable and strong.
Your brain in some areas are 90% fat. In order to have a healthy, functioning brain, eat good fats.
Good fats are: Butter, Coconut Oil, Animal fats, Olive oil, Ghee, Palm Oil
Childrens' diets should be made up of 30-80% fat. Their brains and bodies are still growing.
Eat about 3 Tbl. of coconut oil a day for weight loss.
Olive oil should be refrigerated after 10 -12 weeks (Yikes!)
Coconut oil is cheaper then butter, incorporate and ROTATE all good fats, they all have there importance!
Sugar is sooooo damaging to the body. It is so incredibly processed, it is foreign to the body.
It takes 32 molecules of calcium to breakdown 1 molecule of sugar, so sugar is depleting your body of minerals that it desperately needs.
Keep good/healthy sugars and treats on hand, so you don't make a quick Circle K run.
Natural sugars: Honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, stevia etc.
Eat natural sugar with fiber or fat to slow the digestion process of the sugar.
Shop at Azure Standard for better deals.
Add more minerals to your baths, water, and food.
So, the biggest key, eat MORE good fats, eat LESS sugar.
Tiffany shared her candy bar recipe with all of us. The first time I tasted it, my sister-n-law made it for us. It was soooo good! We have it almost on a weekly basis, but I have to confess, I have actually never made it. My husband is the candy bar maker around here! Tomorrow I plan on posting it, and then you must try it!
If your interested in learning more about Tiffany and the classes she does, you can go to her website at healthorigins.org to get more info. She is a WEALTH of information, for better HEALTH!
Keep eating fat!
Brittney
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
If you only master two things....
If you only make two things from scratch, let them be BROTH, and some kind of FERMENTED FOOD, like pickles, yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, etc.
Broth has been used for years medicinally, and for excellent health. Broth has all the major vitamins and minerals, except Vitamin C and Vitamin K. It seals and heals the stomach lining. It's a POWERHOUSE!
I already posted how to make sauerkraut, (which is a fabulous source of Vit. C). I will post other ferments in the future, but ferments are ALIVE foods. They are great detoxers, and are also a powerhouse of good bacteria, (which most Americans are seriously lacking.)
At the beginning of our diet, we had to drink broth or have soup at least three times a day, times that with 5 people, and that was a lot of broth. I started making broth a month earlier, and I stocked up on quite a bit. Unfortunately, I didn't care about making it taste all that good, because I just wanted to quickly make a ton, without a lot of the extra ingredients. (Basically just water and chicken.) Big Mistake! I learned quickly, that taste did matter, and that broth was quite yummy and comforting when you made it right. It was a little bit of a struggle to get my kids to drink it at first. We had a sticker chart, and if they drank all the broth that they needed in a week, then we did a fun family outing. My two older kids caught on, but my 2 yr. old just didn't get the concept. I first had to hold the cup in order for him to drink it, and then he wanted me to stand right by him when drinking it. He had the hardest time. I was always trying to convince him somehow. About 4 months in, one day my youngest asked for seconds on broth, I about fell out of my seat. Now, he asks for it all the time. :) Yeah!
Chicken Broth:
1 whole chicken
Just enough water to cover the chicken
a bunch of fresh parsley
2 carrots (or some peelings and tops)
2 celery
2 twigs of fresh rosemary
a few peppercorns
salt to taste
Put the whole chicken in a stock pot. Fill the pot with water, til' the chicken is covered. Bring the water to a boil. At this point, some scum will appear on top of your water. Turn the heat down to a very low simmer. Skim off the scum, and discard. Add the remaining ingredients, and put the lid on. Let it simmer on a very low heat for about 3-4 hours. Pull out the chicken. Strain the broth, add your salt, and viola, you have homemade broth you can add to soups, gravies, savory dishes, etc.
Enjoy...oh yeah, when you put the broth in the refrigerator, the fat will form a white crust on top. Do not skim it off! That is good animal fat. The kind that is good for the body and the brain. It will melt back into your broth when warmed up! Enjoy!
Keep eatin' fat!
Brittney
Broth has been used for years medicinally, and for excellent health. Broth has all the major vitamins and minerals, except Vitamin C and Vitamin K. It seals and heals the stomach lining. It's a POWERHOUSE!
I already posted how to make sauerkraut, (which is a fabulous source of Vit. C). I will post other ferments in the future, but ferments are ALIVE foods. They are great detoxers, and are also a powerhouse of good bacteria, (which most Americans are seriously lacking.)
At the beginning of our diet, we had to drink broth or have soup at least three times a day, times that with 5 people, and that was a lot of broth. I started making broth a month earlier, and I stocked up on quite a bit. Unfortunately, I didn't care about making it taste all that good, because I just wanted to quickly make a ton, without a lot of the extra ingredients. (Basically just water and chicken.) Big Mistake! I learned quickly, that taste did matter, and that broth was quite yummy and comforting when you made it right. It was a little bit of a struggle to get my kids to drink it at first. We had a sticker chart, and if they drank all the broth that they needed in a week, then we did a fun family outing. My two older kids caught on, but my 2 yr. old just didn't get the concept. I first had to hold the cup in order for him to drink it, and then he wanted me to stand right by him when drinking it. He had the hardest time. I was always trying to convince him somehow. About 4 months in, one day my youngest asked for seconds on broth, I about fell out of my seat. Now, he asks for it all the time. :) Yeah!
Chicken Broth:
1 whole chicken
Just enough water to cover the chicken
a bunch of fresh parsley
2 carrots (or some peelings and tops)
2 celery
2 twigs of fresh rosemary
a few peppercorns
salt to taste
Put the whole chicken in a stock pot. Fill the pot with water, til' the chicken is covered. Bring the water to a boil. At this point, some scum will appear on top of your water. Turn the heat down to a very low simmer. Skim off the scum, and discard. Add the remaining ingredients, and put the lid on. Let it simmer on a very low heat for about 3-4 hours. Pull out the chicken. Strain the broth, add your salt, and viola, you have homemade broth you can add to soups, gravies, savory dishes, etc.
Enjoy...oh yeah, when you put the broth in the refrigerator, the fat will form a white crust on top. Do not skim it off! That is good animal fat. The kind that is good for the body and the brain. It will melt back into your broth when warmed up! Enjoy!
Keep eatin' fat!
Brittney
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Graham Crackers and Detox
We survived the holidays! Wahoo, Gaps-style!
One of my kids favorite snacks, is homemade graham crackers. My sister-n-law gave me this recipe, and I tweeked it for GAPS. She said she even liked them better then the original, so gaps food can be GOOD!
Homemade Graham Crackers:
4 c. of almond flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 c. honey
1 tsp. vanilla
4 T. of coconut oil, butter or ghee
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the liquids. Stir together until well blended. Grease some parchment paper, and place on top of a jelly roll pan. Press out the mixture onto the pan until it covers the whole pan. Cut into 2 inch squares and poke them with a fork (so they look like Graham Crackers). Bake 10-15 min. at 350 degrees. They should be slightly brown when ready. Enjoy!
DETOX:
It's been a Major DETOX week, or more like a HEALING CRISIS for my older son. We started juicing, which is a gentle, natural way to detox the body. We also upped the fermented foods, which is another way to detoxify the body.
He had flu-like symptoms Saturday evening, that turned into a huge asthmatic coughing attack on Monday, and both nights, he had Night Terrors. A lot of his issues were coming forward all at the same time. Luckily I was ready to take on what we call, "die-off."
A couple ways to help with Detox or Die-off:
Epsom, Baking soda, Apple Cider Vinegar baths (alternating)
Drinking lots of water
Resting
Enemas
Activated Charcoal
Drinking Broth
Walking outside in fresh air
For my son, the baths and enemas seem to be very effective. So Monday, I started the baths with essential oils. The coughing seemed to die down a little, but it was very deep. He was seriously coughing every second, and it was soooo deep. I gave him plenty of broth and water, but he needed something more. I gave him an enema. His nose became very runny, as if something had finally unclogged. About an hour later he went to bed. He woke up once in the night coughing, (which was better than the night before). I gave him one more dose of eucalyptus essential oil. By morning, coughing was gone. I had a happy boy, with barely a whisper of a voice from all the coughing that was done the day before.
Two weeks earlier, I had started him on the Juicing. A lot of his symptoms were getting stronger and stronger as I was pulling toxins from his body. When I upped the fermented foods, it added just enough detoxifying to create this "Healing Crisis." There not fun to go through, but once they are over, he is so much more alert, and his stimming decreases too. People on the GAPS Yahoo forum say that the die-off will happen less and less as you move through the diet, and that his symptoms will hopefully become less and less until they disappear. We will see what happens with Crew, but I am seeing some good things!
I had some die-off too, but more on that in another post!
Eat more fat, it's how the tummy and brain heals!
Brittney Smith
One of my kids favorite snacks, is homemade graham crackers. My sister-n-law gave me this recipe, and I tweeked it for GAPS. She said she even liked them better then the original, so gaps food can be GOOD!
Homemade Graham Crackers:
4 c. of almond flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 c. honey
1 tsp. vanilla
4 T. of coconut oil, butter or ghee
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the liquids. Stir together until well blended. Grease some parchment paper, and place on top of a jelly roll pan. Press out the mixture onto the pan until it covers the whole pan. Cut into 2 inch squares and poke them with a fork (so they look like Graham Crackers). Bake 10-15 min. at 350 degrees. They should be slightly brown when ready. Enjoy!
DETOX:
It's been a Major DETOX week, or more like a HEALING CRISIS for my older son. We started juicing, which is a gentle, natural way to detox the body. We also upped the fermented foods, which is another way to detoxify the body.
He had flu-like symptoms Saturday evening, that turned into a huge asthmatic coughing attack on Monday, and both nights, he had Night Terrors. A lot of his issues were coming forward all at the same time. Luckily I was ready to take on what we call, "die-off."
A couple ways to help with Detox or Die-off:
Epsom, Baking soda, Apple Cider Vinegar baths (alternating)
Drinking lots of water
Resting
Enemas
Activated Charcoal
Drinking Broth
Walking outside in fresh air
For my son, the baths and enemas seem to be very effective. So Monday, I started the baths with essential oils. The coughing seemed to die down a little, but it was very deep. He was seriously coughing every second, and it was soooo deep. I gave him plenty of broth and water, but he needed something more. I gave him an enema. His nose became very runny, as if something had finally unclogged. About an hour later he went to bed. He woke up once in the night coughing, (which was better than the night before). I gave him one more dose of eucalyptus essential oil. By morning, coughing was gone. I had a happy boy, with barely a whisper of a voice from all the coughing that was done the day before.
Two weeks earlier, I had started him on the Juicing. A lot of his symptoms were getting stronger and stronger as I was pulling toxins from his body. When I upped the fermented foods, it added just enough detoxifying to create this "Healing Crisis." There not fun to go through, but once they are over, he is so much more alert, and his stimming decreases too. People on the GAPS Yahoo forum say that the die-off will happen less and less as you move through the diet, and that his symptoms will hopefully become less and less until they disappear. We will see what happens with Crew, but I am seeing some good things!
I had some die-off too, but more on that in another post!
Eat more fat, it's how the tummy and brain heals!
Brittney Smith
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
What in the world do we eat?
I get asked this question ALL the time. Luckily, we started with the Intro Diet which is very restricted, and as we are moving into the Full Gaps Diet, it seems like there are TONS of things we can eat! Basically, we can eat:
Healthy fats (animal fats, butter, ghee, coconut oil, nut/seed oils and olive oil)
Meat (Chicken, Beef, Duck, Goose, Wild Game, Pork etc.)
Fish (Wild Caught)
Veggies (cooked with fat, raw or ferments)
Fruits
Nuts/Seeds
Some beans
Fermented Dairy (Yoghurt, Sour Cream, Kefir, Cheese)
We are not quite on the Full Diet yet, so some of the above is still restricted. A typical day would be:
A glass of lemon water first thing in the morning/ or freshly pressed juice (carrot/apple combo).
Breakfast:
Fried eggs with steamed carrots, broccoli, and tons of butter or Ghee.
Lunch: Dinner leftovers with a cup of broth and either 1 tsp. of sauerkraut juice, or one bite of sauerkraut. (We are all at different stages with this one.)
Dinner: Soup, stew, chicken legs, roast, hamburgers, tacos, mini-meatloafs, fish, chicken nuggets, spaghetti (Gaps-style), chicken alfredo (Gaps-style), etc. Usually 2 veggies, and a cup of broth. The more fat, the merrier on these meals.
That's it! I keep it pretty simple. I plan one meal a day for dinner, re-heat leftovers for lunch, and we typically always have the same breakfast. It took me a while to get this routine down, and figured out, but it really works for us. On top of the three meals a day, I have a few food items that I typically make each week.
Snacks:
Butternut squash pancakes
Sausage patties
Graham crackers
Bread or muffins
Yoghurt
Sour Cream
Coconut Milk (new staple)
and...I'm usually always soaking or dehydrating some nuts to make nutbutter or nut flour for baking.
My Husband's weekly food items he makes are: (He makes the treats!)
Homemade chocolate (Super yum!)
Peanut Butter Bars
Smoothies
Present and Future Breakfast Ideas:
Fried Eggs w/ bacon
Scrambled eggs w/ sausage
Omelettes
Muffins with Yoghurt
Fruit with Yoghurt
Granola w/ Coconut milk
Almond Flour Waffles
Coconut Flour Crepes
Banana Pancakes
Banana Bread and Yogurt
Snack Ideas:
Butternut Squash Pancakes
Carrots or mini cucumbers with dip
boiled eggs
avacados and avacados with a little salsa in the middle
homemade jerky
chicken muffins
deviled eggs
apples with nut butter
applesauce with yogurt, raisons, cinnamon
yoghurt with blueberries
smoothies
juicing
Dinner and lunch Ideas:
Hamburgers
BBQ pork
Meatballs
Almond flour crusted chicken nuggets
Beef or chicken tacos, wrapped in lettuce
Cowboy stew
Roast w/ cauliflower potatoes
Salmon Croquettes
Fish
Salmon w/ Dill
Honey Chicken Drumsticks
Mini-meatloafs
Almond crusted chicken thighs
Cauliflower potatoe-sausage soup
Chicken Alfredo on Spaghetti Squash
Turkey Hash
Moraccan-stuffed acorn squash
Turkey green-chili stew
Pumpkin soup
Apple Cinnamon Pork Loin
Spaghetti w/ meatballs, red sauce on top of spaghetti squash
I know I need to be better at posting recipies, so that will be my goal for the next couple of posts!!
Hope this gives you some good ideas!
Keep eatin' fat!
Brittney
Healthy fats (animal fats, butter, ghee, coconut oil, nut/seed oils and olive oil)
Meat (Chicken, Beef, Duck, Goose, Wild Game, Pork etc.)
Fish (Wild Caught)
Veggies (cooked with fat, raw or ferments)
Fruits
Nuts/Seeds
Some beans
Fermented Dairy (Yoghurt, Sour Cream, Kefir, Cheese)
We are not quite on the Full Diet yet, so some of the above is still restricted. A typical day would be:
A glass of lemon water first thing in the morning/ or freshly pressed juice (carrot/apple combo).
Breakfast:
Fried eggs with steamed carrots, broccoli, and tons of butter or Ghee.
Lunch: Dinner leftovers with a cup of broth and either 1 tsp. of sauerkraut juice, or one bite of sauerkraut. (We are all at different stages with this one.)
Dinner: Soup, stew, chicken legs, roast, hamburgers, tacos, mini-meatloafs, fish, chicken nuggets, spaghetti (Gaps-style), chicken alfredo (Gaps-style), etc. Usually 2 veggies, and a cup of broth. The more fat, the merrier on these meals.
That's it! I keep it pretty simple. I plan one meal a day for dinner, re-heat leftovers for lunch, and we typically always have the same breakfast. It took me a while to get this routine down, and figured out, but it really works for us. On top of the three meals a day, I have a few food items that I typically make each week.
Snacks:
Butternut squash pancakes
Sausage patties
Graham crackers
Bread or muffins
Yoghurt
Sour Cream
Coconut Milk (new staple)
and...I'm usually always soaking or dehydrating some nuts to make nutbutter or nut flour for baking.
My Husband's weekly food items he makes are: (He makes the treats!)
Homemade chocolate (Super yum!)
Peanut Butter Bars
Smoothies
Present and Future Breakfast Ideas:
Fried Eggs w/ bacon
Scrambled eggs w/ sausage
Omelettes
Muffins with Yoghurt
Fruit with Yoghurt
Granola w/ Coconut milk
Almond Flour Waffles
Coconut Flour Crepes
Banana Pancakes
Banana Bread and Yogurt
Snack Ideas:
Butternut Squash Pancakes
Carrots or mini cucumbers with dip
boiled eggs
avacados and avacados with a little salsa in the middle
homemade jerky
chicken muffins
deviled eggs
apples with nut butter
applesauce with yogurt, raisons, cinnamon
yoghurt with blueberries
smoothies
juicing
Dinner and lunch Ideas:
Hamburgers
BBQ pork
Meatballs
Almond flour crusted chicken nuggets
Beef or chicken tacos, wrapped in lettuce
Cowboy stew
Roast w/ cauliflower potatoes
Salmon Croquettes
Fish
Salmon w/ Dill
Honey Chicken Drumsticks
Mini-meatloafs
Almond crusted chicken thighs
Cauliflower potatoe-sausage soup
Chicken Alfredo on Spaghetti Squash
Turkey Hash
Moraccan-stuffed acorn squash
Turkey green-chili stew
Pumpkin soup
Apple Cinnamon Pork Loin
Spaghetti w/ meatballs, red sauce on top of spaghetti squash
I know I need to be better at posting recipies, so that will be my goal for the next couple of posts!!
Hope this gives you some good ideas!
Keep eatin' fat!
Brittney
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Get your D on!
I can't believe it's December tomorrow, and I wore shorts and a short sleeve shirt outside today. What a beautiful day!
My oldest son is deficient in Vitamin D, along with over 60% of Americans! Vitamin D is soooo important for overall health! Why are we so deficient? Because we live inside. With the computer age, we all of a sudden didn't have to go anywhere. We can bank online, pay our bills online, shop online, and even grocery shop online. Most of us work inside, and if we do go outside, we slather ourselves and our kids with sunscreen. I used to do this as well, until I found out that skin cancer is really a weakening of our cells caused by toxins and chemicals that we ingest or that seep through our skin. Sunscreen is just adding to the total toxic burden.
When I really think about it, humans have lived outside for millions of years. We were meant to be outside. I don't think the sun would be so huge, cover the entire earth and shine brightly for many hours a day, if we were suppose to hide from it. I also think of other living things like plants. They need the basics; water, food, and sun in order to grow and live. I'm pretty sure we are the same.
This entire blog post was written for me, to rededicate myself to getting outside. We had done pretty good for a while, but preparing for birthdays and holidays the last couple of months have kept me inside for the majority of time. Today we got out, and it felt great!
For us, we will get out daily, at least 30min. to an hour. Work up slowly, so you don't burn. For me there are exceptions for sunscreen use. I would never go to the beach for 6 hours without it, but I would try and find a sunscreen with the most natural ingredients and take plenty of big umbrellas for shade.
So enjoy! Go outside, ride bikes, go for walks, play with your kids, and for those of you in cooler weather, go snowboarding, or have a snowball fight! Don't fear the sun, enjoy the sun!
...and I hear, that the more good fats you eat, the less you burn, so keep eating fats!
Brittney
My oldest son is deficient in Vitamin D, along with over 60% of Americans! Vitamin D is soooo important for overall health! Why are we so deficient? Because we live inside. With the computer age, we all of a sudden didn't have to go anywhere. We can bank online, pay our bills online, shop online, and even grocery shop online. Most of us work inside, and if we do go outside, we slather ourselves and our kids with sunscreen. I used to do this as well, until I found out that skin cancer is really a weakening of our cells caused by toxins and chemicals that we ingest or that seep through our skin. Sunscreen is just adding to the total toxic burden.
When I really think about it, humans have lived outside for millions of years. We were meant to be outside. I don't think the sun would be so huge, cover the entire earth and shine brightly for many hours a day, if we were suppose to hide from it. I also think of other living things like plants. They need the basics; water, food, and sun in order to grow and live. I'm pretty sure we are the same.
This entire blog post was written for me, to rededicate myself to getting outside. We had done pretty good for a while, but preparing for birthdays and holidays the last couple of months have kept me inside for the majority of time. Today we got out, and it felt great!
For us, we will get out daily, at least 30min. to an hour. Work up slowly, so you don't burn. For me there are exceptions for sunscreen use. I would never go to the beach for 6 hours without it, but I would try and find a sunscreen with the most natural ingredients and take plenty of big umbrellas for shade.
So enjoy! Go outside, ride bikes, go for walks, play with your kids, and for those of you in cooler weather, go snowboarding, or have a snowball fight! Don't fear the sun, enjoy the sun!
...and I hear, that the more good fats you eat, the less you burn, so keep eating fats!
Brittney
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Chronic Allergies
My oldest son had/has chronic allergies. It was pretty sad and annoying at the same time. He would snort and sniff all day long. He was so used to it, he just thought it was apart of life. His teachers thought he was always sick with a cold, sneezing and stuffy. I had to tell them it was allergies and that he wouldn't get anyone else sick. His worse season was Sept-March, and then it would come and go. Summers were pretty good, but every September, it would creep in again like clock work.
Since starting the GAPS diet, his allergies came and went. The summer was pretty good, so I thought, YES, his allergies have been healed, but then, September came, and so did his allergies. It was the same time I was introducing egg whites, so it was hard to tell if it was his regular allergies coming back, or if it was a reaction to the egg whites. I finally stopped the egg whites, and with it, his allergies stopped. It's been about 8 weeks, and he has been allergy free. 8 weeks, it's crazy! He was so chronic, even on the GAPS diet, that I'm in awe that it's November, (when it's typically the worst), and he has been breathing clearly. I'm sure his allergies are not over, as there is still alot of healing to take place, but it's amazing to me that he has been this clear, for this long.
A lot of times, allergies occur because your body is overwhelmed by toxins, and the liver (which is your major detoxifying organ), may be too backed up, and not able to detoxify the body. So, inflammation occurs. A good way to clean out the liver, is with essential oils. I love essential oils, I can't say it enough about them. They can be used instead of medicine, to help with sickness. For the liver cleanse, I use:
1 drop of lemon essential oil
1 drop of peppermint essential oil
in 1 Tbl. of lemon juice
I would take it in the morning about 15 min. before I ate anything. You should take it 3 weeks on, and one week off.
This can be pretty strong, and hot, so you can dilute it with water at first in order to get use to it. I added a little stevia (pre-gaps) in order to make it like a little lemonade for my kids.
My oldest son's liver must be getting stronger! I used the liver cleanse on him last year, and when he was on it for the three weeks, he did fabulously. When I would take him off for a week, all of his allergies would come rushing back. This year, I haven't had to use it. Yeah!!
It took about 2 months on the liver cleanse before I saw results in him last year. Everyone's body is different. I hope this helps!
Keep eatin' fat!
Britt
Since starting the GAPS diet, his allergies came and went. The summer was pretty good, so I thought, YES, his allergies have been healed, but then, September came, and so did his allergies. It was the same time I was introducing egg whites, so it was hard to tell if it was his regular allergies coming back, or if it was a reaction to the egg whites. I finally stopped the egg whites, and with it, his allergies stopped. It's been about 8 weeks, and he has been allergy free. 8 weeks, it's crazy! He was so chronic, even on the GAPS diet, that I'm in awe that it's November, (when it's typically the worst), and he has been breathing clearly. I'm sure his allergies are not over, as there is still alot of healing to take place, but it's amazing to me that he has been this clear, for this long.
A lot of times, allergies occur because your body is overwhelmed by toxins, and the liver (which is your major detoxifying organ), may be too backed up, and not able to detoxify the body. So, inflammation occurs. A good way to clean out the liver, is with essential oils. I love essential oils, I can't say it enough about them. They can be used instead of medicine, to help with sickness. For the liver cleanse, I use:
1 drop of lemon essential oil
1 drop of peppermint essential oil
in 1 Tbl. of lemon juice
I would take it in the morning about 15 min. before I ate anything. You should take it 3 weeks on, and one week off.
This can be pretty strong, and hot, so you can dilute it with water at first in order to get use to it. I added a little stevia (pre-gaps) in order to make it like a little lemonade for my kids.
My oldest son's liver must be getting stronger! I used the liver cleanse on him last year, and when he was on it for the three weeks, he did fabulously. When I would take him off for a week, all of his allergies would come rushing back. This year, I haven't had to use it. Yeah!!
It took about 2 months on the liver cleanse before I saw results in him last year. Everyone's body is different. I hope this helps!
Keep eatin' fat!
Britt
Friday, November 4, 2011
My Fav!
There have been a few recipies that have been my fav, since starting the GAPS Diet. I'm going to name a few in hopes to post them all at some point.
Homemade Chocolate Bar
Homemade PB (So Yummy!) (Spread a little PB on the chocolate bar, and Heaven has been made!)
Cauliflower Potatoe, Sausage Soup
Graham Crackers
Honey Sausages
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Brussel Sprouts w/ Bacon
Crepes
Butternut Squash/Spaghetti Squash (Ok, this isn't really a recipie, but my kids insisted I post this too!)
Since we are licking every drop of our bowls tonight, I thought I would post the Cauliflower Potatoe, Sausage Soup. (And for those of you who tried it on Halloween night, I made it with ground beef instead of sausage, and it was YUCK, in comparison to the sausage.) Tonight it has warmed my soul!
CAULIFLOWER POTATOE, SAUSAGE SOUP
2 T. Butter (plus a chunk of butter for later)
1 onion Chopped
4 cloves of garlic minced
3 Lrg. heads of Cauliflower
4 C. of Chicken broth (Try to make some of your own if u can!)
3 T. salt
1 T. Pepper
6 carrots diced into smaller chunks
1 lb. of ground pork, seasoned with about 1/4 tsp. salt, pepper, sage, thyme and fennel
I feed 5 in this family, and always try to make double or triple of everything we eat, so we can have leftovers. So, when your done, this fills an 8 qt. Stock pot.
Ok, put about 2 T. of butter or Ghee in a stock pot on medium heat. Throw in the onion and minced garlic. Stir it around til' the onions become translucent. (About 5-10 min.) Chop up your cauliflower and add it to the pot. At this point I add more butter, (maybe another Tablespoon). Stir til it's all mixed up a bit. Add your Chicken stock. Put the lid on, and bring it to a boil. Once it's at a boil, I turn it down to a medium heat, (still boiling). Let it cook til' the cauliflower is really soft. (About 20-25 min.) While that is going, I boil my chopped up carrots until soft, and I make up my ground sausage w/ seasonings in a medium skillet. Once the Cauliflower is soft, I take my immersion blender and blend the whole soup together til' it's all smooth. I then add the chopped carrots, sausage, salt and pepper, and a hunk of butter. (A hunk is usually about 2 T.) Enjoy!
On the Gaps Diet, we can't have any starches. Unfortunatly the bad bugs like them too much, so lucky enough, cauliflower can be steamed, blended up with butter, salt and pepper, and you have mashed potatoes. I was missing a creamy potatoe soup, and I thought, well why can't I make soup with cauliflower to mimic potatoes, luckily I had made some sausage that morning, and I thought that sounded good in it too. So, with a few carrots later, our Cauliflower Potatoe/Sausage Soup was born!
I can't leave you hangin', so I wanted to post a treat too! The Carrot Cake Cupcakes are not my recipe, but you can search for it over at wellfedhomestead.com. There called "Coconut Flour Carrot Muffins". Super Delish!!
Keep Eatin' Fat!
Brittney
Homemade Chocolate Bar
Homemade PB (So Yummy!) (Spread a little PB on the chocolate bar, and Heaven has been made!)
Cauliflower Potatoe, Sausage Soup
Graham Crackers
Honey Sausages
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Brussel Sprouts w/ Bacon
Crepes
Butternut Squash/Spaghetti Squash (Ok, this isn't really a recipie, but my kids insisted I post this too!)
Since we are licking every drop of our bowls tonight, I thought I would post the Cauliflower Potatoe, Sausage Soup. (And for those of you who tried it on Halloween night, I made it with ground beef instead of sausage, and it was YUCK, in comparison to the sausage.) Tonight it has warmed my soul!
CAULIFLOWER POTATOE, SAUSAGE SOUP
2 T. Butter (plus a chunk of butter for later)
1 onion Chopped
4 cloves of garlic minced
3 Lrg. heads of Cauliflower
4 C. of Chicken broth (Try to make some of your own if u can!)
3 T. salt
1 T. Pepper
6 carrots diced into smaller chunks
1 lb. of ground pork, seasoned with about 1/4 tsp. salt, pepper, sage, thyme and fennel
I feed 5 in this family, and always try to make double or triple of everything we eat, so we can have leftovers. So, when your done, this fills an 8 qt. Stock pot.
Ok, put about 2 T. of butter or Ghee in a stock pot on medium heat. Throw in the onion and minced garlic. Stir it around til' the onions become translucent. (About 5-10 min.) Chop up your cauliflower and add it to the pot. At this point I add more butter, (maybe another Tablespoon). Stir til it's all mixed up a bit. Add your Chicken stock. Put the lid on, and bring it to a boil. Once it's at a boil, I turn it down to a medium heat, (still boiling). Let it cook til' the cauliflower is really soft. (About 20-25 min.) While that is going, I boil my chopped up carrots until soft, and I make up my ground sausage w/ seasonings in a medium skillet. Once the Cauliflower is soft, I take my immersion blender and blend the whole soup together til' it's all smooth. I then add the chopped carrots, sausage, salt and pepper, and a hunk of butter. (A hunk is usually about 2 T.) Enjoy!
On the Gaps Diet, we can't have any starches. Unfortunatly the bad bugs like them too much, so lucky enough, cauliflower can be steamed, blended up with butter, salt and pepper, and you have mashed potatoes. I was missing a creamy potatoe soup, and I thought, well why can't I make soup with cauliflower to mimic potatoes, luckily I had made some sausage that morning, and I thought that sounded good in it too. So, with a few carrots later, our Cauliflower Potatoe/Sausage Soup was born!
I can't leave you hangin', so I wanted to post a treat too! The Carrot Cake Cupcakes are not my recipe, but you can search for it over at wellfedhomestead.com. There called "Coconut Flour Carrot Muffins". Super Delish!!
Keep Eatin' Fat!
Brittney
( I think it's more fun when pics. are posted. This is my now 6 year old daughter at 2 yrs. old. So cute, they grow so fast!)
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