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GAPS Diet for Kids {food your kids will love!}

Of course, the one of the biggest question people have about GAPS is “how will I get my kids to eat it?”

I’m not gonna sugar coat this (that would totally defeat the goal of the diet, wouldn’t it?):  if, due to you or your kid’s needs, you need to do the Intro Diet, then it may be a little tricky in the beginning. Cara of Health, Home, and Happiness has a great post getting kids to eat GAPS. She is so encouraging, and I would just add: remember you are not alone, and you are totally doing a great thing for your kids!

We are not actually doing the Intro diet because we don’t have any allergies or digestive issues to address, but we have had our kids on the less-restrictive Full GAPS (a grain and sugar-free diet) for a week now and no one has declared mutiny or skipped  meal!

Here’s photos of some of the meals that we’ve enjoyed this week:

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Banana Pancakes

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grain-free personal pizzas

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Chocolate Peanut Butter cookies (flourless and sugarless like my favorite brownie recipe)

(Side note: these cookies kept us up till midnight because of the delicious amount of cocoa powder in them! From now on, chocolate is a breakfast food for this family! LOL)

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Pumpkin Pie Souffle (good for breakfast, snacks, or dessert!)

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Butternut Squash Fries and Meatzza

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French Toast Souffle (Souffles are pretty much our favorite way to eat eggs)

For snacks we did cheese, fresh and dried fruit, and leftover pancakes or souffle. It’s been a great week of knowing I was nourishing them well and jump-starting their nutrition for the coming year. They have hardly complained at all, although they are looking forward to their first soaked grains tomorrow–Jesse has requested oatmeal! (I’m staying on GAPS for a little while yet, but am adding in a few soaked grains here and there to the kid’s diet.)

If you have questions about the GAPS diet or are wondering where to start, please check out my GAPS resource page!

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  1. Kristin says

    November 29, 2017 at 5:44 pm

    Did you ever run your family through intro? What was your reasoning to go on a gala diet? Thanks!!

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    • Trina says

      December 4, 2017 at 10:10 am

      I did not, they did not have any health issues that would require that extreme. For myself, I am always working to cleanse my body, especially between pregnancies, so the GAPS was a gentle cleanse option that wouldn’t mean starving myself or putting myself on the couch…I could keep up with mothering but still give my body a nice reboot.

      Reply
  2. Rachel says

    September 16, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    Hi, I tried zooming in on my computer so I could read your french toast souffle recipe- but to no avail! Would you mind posting the recipe?! It looks delicious! Thanks 🙂

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    • Trina says

      September 19, 2016 at 10:58 am

      Hey, Rachel! Here’s the link to the Souffle recipe…http://trinaholden.com/weird-wednesday-enjoying-eggs-part/

      Reply
  3. Emily says

    March 19, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    Am I missing these recipes somewhere? Every spring my oldest daughter had terrible allergies. Last year we did gaps and it helped but I can’t find my stash of recipes so I’m frantically looking for me ones.

    Reply
    • Trina says

      April 1, 2016 at 9:53 am

      Emily, I don’t have the recipes typed up, but you can find similar just by googling the names of these, or checking out my “Grain Free Goodness” pinterest board! https://www.pinterest.com/trinaholden/grain-free-goodness/

      Reply
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    December 10, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Κeep this going please, great ϳob!

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  5. Amanda Medlin says

    January 14, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    Just bought the bundle. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Leah Rader says

    January 14, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    Just came across your blog from a link at the desperate mom blog. I am looking forward to gleaning encouragement and recipes from your blog!

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    • Trina says

      January 14, 2013 at 9:00 pm

      Lovely to have you stop in, Leah!

      Reply
  7. Noel McNeil says

    January 14, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    I’m pretty sure cocoa powder and Oatmeal are not on the GAPS list of foods to eat. My family and I are on GAPS right now. Are you doing your own version?

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    • Trina says

      January 14, 2013 at 8:59 pm

      Noel, you are right–oatmeal isn’t on GAPS! But because we’re don’t have any underlying digestive issues with the kids, I’m slowly introducing some soaked grains for them this week. As to the cocoa powder, I’ve heard that Dr. Natasha says cocoa is ok for healed guts. 😉

      Reply

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