I love both pesto and hummus. And I eat quite a bit of both lately…great snacks that keep me satisfied and away from sweets. I’ve even recently started eating them for bedtime snack. Last night I had this with sliced cucumbers. After having to make pesto without cheese I wanted to find a way to boost the …
Meal Plans Week of 7-17-11
I know I keep saying this, but seriously, how is it the middle of July already?? This summer is just flying by. We are very excited today to celebrate Abram’s baptism. What a special day!! And we are blessed to share it with all of our family. Last week I was busy prepping for today. …
Fermented Vegetables (GAPS-legal)
I finally got around to making some fermented veggies yesterday. I followed the directions in the GAPS book. It doesn’t give quantities, but it tells the method. I used cabbage, beet and carrot. GAPS also suggests cauliflower, but I’m avoiding that right now. I hope I do ok with the carrot in this form. It was super easy …
Egg Wraps (grain free, dairy free, nut free, GAPS-legal)
Last night for dinner we had wraps. A fun, easy Friday night meal. But instead of the traditional tortilla/bread I made wraps out of eggs. I’m sure it’s not a novel idea, but I had never done it before. I got the idea from a cooking magazine at my OB’s office (I guess those long waits …
Pesto (grain free, GAPS-legal)
Yesterday I made a batch of pesto. And I realized I don’t have a recipe for it posted on my blog. I guess I don’t normally use a recipe. I just toss in what I have on hand and taste as I go. But I figured it might be a good idea to post a …
Health Update – June 2011
I normally give my weekly health updates in my weekly menu posts. But this week it seemed like there was just too much to share. So I’m doing a separate post on updates. I wasn’t even sure what to call this post because it has a lot to it. So I’m just calling it a …
Digestive Enzymes and Stomach Acid – What and Why
On my journey towards healing my gut I have focused a lot on probiotics. By now most people know about probiotics. They are the good bacteria in your gut and help digestion. So I’ve been taking those for quite some time. And thought that was enough. But it wasn’t until I read GAPS that I …
GAPS Pancakes
When doing the true GAPS diet from start to end, the first baked good allowed/suggested is nut pancakes (in stage 3). Why I haven’t made them yet? Who knows 😛 Maybe because the GAPS book doesn’t actually give a recipe…just the ingredients (no amounts). But I did a little searching and found a few versions. …
GAPS – It Does A Baby Good (and Mommy too :)
When I first got serious about wanting to try the GAPS diet I was pregnant. So I was a little apprehensive. Would it be ok for the baby? Would I be getting/giving proper nourishment? Don’t I need to eat whole grains and lots of fiber? I was nervous. But I read the GAPS book and …
Homemade Golden Grahams
We used to eat cereal every day for breakfast. It’s been over a year since we stopped doing that, but every once in a while Justin still would like a bowl. But I can’t justify buying cereal knowing how bad it is for you and what a rip off it is. So I did a little brainstorming. …