Prior to going gluten and dairy free, I did a lot of things with canned cream soups. An easy dinner after work? Add some chicken and a can of creamy mushroom soup to the crock pot before I left in the morning! Quick dinner with toddlers running around? Canned tomato soup or canned chicken noodle …
GAPS™ Introduction Diet – Stage Four
After eating bowls and bowls of soups and cooked veggies, stage four brings a welcome addition to your diet: fresh juice! By this stage of the Introduction Diet, significant gut healing has taken place, and you are now ready to begin detoxifying your body in earnest. Juicing is one way to help you to this. …
Honey – What are the Benefits?
Photo via Visual hunt "My son, eat honey, because it is good; Honey from the comb is sweet to the taste." ~ Proverbs 24:13 For centuries, people have enjoyed honey. The first use of honey by man is unknown, as its use predates the earliest known written records. Fossils of honeycomb have been found going …
Beef and Golden Beet Stew
On nasty, cold rainy days like today there is nothing better than a bowl of warm, chunky stew. The stews that I used to make would invariably contain some form of potato, whether I made them on my stovetop or in a slow cooker. Since beginning the GAPS Diet nearly two years ago, potatoes have …
Chicken and Cabbage Casserole
This is a nice recipe to make when you are looking for an alternative to soup on the GAPS Introduction Diet. This recipe really is just another variation of soup (and not a casserole), but as you're eating it, it doesn't really feel like it. The longer that you cook it, the more that the …
