Breakfast:
Today's morning juice was carrot and apple. For a special treat, we had bacon with our eggs. Yes, bacon is on the avoid list in the GAPS diet book, but I was able to find some uncured bacon without sugar at Costco that is safe (
Coleman Natural Uncured Hickory Smoked Bacon). Hurray! It's one of our favorites!
Morning Snack:
The kids call this loved snacked "Ants on a Log." It's just a 1/2 banana with Organic Sunbutter and raisins. You could use any nut or seed butter. Quick, easy and delicious!
Lunch:
I made Italian Meatball Soup for lunch. It is a beef stock based soup with a jar of strained tomatoes, a chopped onion, and carrot slices served with homemade Italian Meatballs with some hidden chia seeds. I use
Bionaturae Strained Tomatoes. BPA in the lining can be problematic in canned goods particularly with tomato products due to their acidic nature, so I like that this product is sold in a glass jar. Italian Meatballs recipe coming soon! How do you get little kids to eat broth? Let them drink it with a straw! Less mess and more fun for the kids!
Afternoon Snack:
The kids finished up the Energy Balls that we made yesterday and had a handful of blueberries for snack.
Dinner:
Dinner was not exactly a culinary masterpiece, but the kids like it. We had baked spaghetti squash with
Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo sauce and some leftover chicken. I substituted chicken stock for the water in the recipe to increase the healing power of the meal. According to Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, bone broth is important for "healing and sealing" your gut, so it is an important component of the
GAPS diet
. Therefore, I add broth into recipes whenever possible.
Bedtime Snack:
I told the kids that we didn't have much color for dinner, so they needed to choose a colorful snack. They decided to have a Berry Coconut Smoothie. Check out the simple recipe from this previous post.
Berry Coconut Smoothie Recipe
