Planning, gathering, preparing, eating, cleaning up it's a never ending cycle around here. I have hit a rut or two in meal planning and prep over the last month. I have been resisting making menus and grocery shopping like nobody's business.
I think partly because I miss bread so much. I can't express how much I would love to have a slice of pizza or a beer. Even though it hasn't been that hard (I don't know if that makes sense). I think when you are determined to help a loved one get or remain healthy it's hard and not that hard at the same time.
Josh has had a couple of migraines since we started on GAPS, but they have been short or easily treated with a prescription strength Aleeve and/or celery juice. When those migraines have come about Josh gets very upset and sometimes wants to though in the towel. Who can blame him? I completely understand what it feels like to be betrayed by your body.
I was reading Jora's plan and the comments and I ran across a comment by Kim. She suggested that Jora watch this Ted talk. I really enjoyed it and it gave me some inspiration. It's funny how simple ideas that you already know presented in a new way can give you wind in your sails.
Dr. Terry Wahls suggests a diet that consists of 3 cups of green vegetables (which we do), 3 cups of sulfer vegetables (brassica family), 3 cups of color (berries, carrots, peppers, red cabbage), wild and grass feed meat and wild oily fish, and organ meat once a week. That breakdown gives me some goals. Hopefully my green juice counts towards some of that 9 cups of veg a day. I don't know if my jaw can take all that chewing.
I have been craving a great salad prep book. You know a book with all those lovely salads that you eat when you go out. With super yummy, creative vinaigrettes and a variety of vegetables. I haven't found one so I'm thinking that I will do a new/old salad 3x a week and post it. That way I know what has worked and what hasn't and I have a place to go for inspiration when all is lost.
I would love for you all to share any of your favorites in posts or emails. I think it's going to lead to a plate full of goodness.
image via: Shaved Cauliflower and Radicchio Salad
Have you tried the herbed flatbread (pizza) from Roostblog.com (almond flour)?: http://www.roostblog.com/roost/herbed-flatbread-with-prosciutto-arugula-pesto-sheeps-milk-c.html
ReplyDeleteI think you pinned the detox salad (fennel/orange/avocado) . We loved it: http://tinyurl.com/6pmrpw3
This creamy cauliflower with greens soup from Bitten Word was super yummy too: http://tinyurl.com/6t88zcr
I eat kale chips to get in a large quantity of greens. I like them with salt & apple cider vinegar or lemon. You can eat a whole bunch of kale while satisfying the need for something salty and crispy.
I'm glad that you found new inspiration. I need some! I'm supposed to start the GAPS intro again...can't seem to motivate!
Hang in there-- you are such a super supportive 'wifey' xxoo.
Thanks for the comment Colleen. I know it was a lot of work;)
ReplyDeleteI have made the flatbread from Roost. It's not pizza. It's tasty, but thinking it will take the place of Blind Lady is just mean.
I'll have to try that soup. I have a few cauliflower soups that I love. One that's on here http://sproutedkitchen.com/?p=3558
I eat kale chips all the time. I love them. I put lemon on mine too. I can't wait until I can sprinkle it over popcorn again. Yum.
It's a hard one to motivate towards. I can understand the resistance.
Ha! I understand. I miss blind lady pizza too. I know that nothing will replace it. ...same with yummy crusty bread.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that when we're done with this grain-free stuff I'm going to try doing sprouted flours and sour dough.
Kale chips on top of popcorn? yum.
That will be my bread route too. That was mostly what we ate in the bread dept before GAPS.
ReplyDeleteI've been making the pie crusts in Elana's cookbook. I love them. I think I will make them long after GAPS. They are so yummy. I made Chicken Pot Pie and Quiche this week. All successful.
I love that you are going to do salad postings...please do it! I don't have dietary restrictions, but absolutely love salads and would like them to be the mainstay of my diet. I just get stuck in a rut with preparing them and need some creative inspiration. I try to eat as locally as I can, but I'm missing a whole lot of veggies/fruits in the winter because of that. Maybe I should move to CA...I almost cried when I went to the farmers market early last spring and I saw all the colorful choices. So in the meantime, I've determined that I need to cheat a little on the local thing in order to satisfy my salad cravings. :)
ReplyDeleteNot being able to eat bread would slay me! Glad you found the video to be inspiring. I am not a fan of organ meat at all, so I won't be following those orders, but I have been trying to really amp my veg intake.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I starting working out, I am always craving for healthy greens in a form of a BIG SALAD, Elaine from Seinfeld style. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite salad is this called "California Classic" from Fresh (a very popular vegetarian and gluten free restaurant in Toronto):
The salad:
Pesto white beans, toasted pecans, hearts of palm, avocado and graphic tomatoes on salad greens with
The dressing:
In a bowl, mix apple cider vinegar, onion, poppy seeds, agave nectar and sunflower oil.
Munch! :)
Patricia Ann
www.theshapesofthings.com