Re: Suggestions for lunch for an 8 yr old boy

January 3, 2011

Hi ,I think coconut would be totally fine for GAPS. I have also used sunflower seed butter to make muffins which would work well in the your son's nut free classroom. I'm not sure about flax seed; I remember Dr. -McBride writing something about flax seed oil being too high in one of the omega fatty acids which then puts the body out of balance.On Jan 2, 2011, at 9:43 PM, Stefani Whelan wrote:

Hi,

I've finally decided to take the plunge and put myself and my son on the

GAPS diet. I'm actually doing more a low carb with no dairy or grains

whatsoever to start, but my son is doing more the typical GAPS.

He doesn't have any severe physical symptoms, mostly a tendency to end

up with diarrhoea, and ADHD, and Aspergers. I've decided to start now,

because we've been leading up to it with a decrease in dairy and other

processed foods, and an increase in fermented foods. He loves Bubbies'

pickles, and we've made our own ketchup and apricot spread (from NT, but

GAPS appropriate) and I think he's ready and can handle it now.

My big issue is school. I'm fully familiar with the normal baking

options for GAPS; I've low carbed off and on for years, so have some

great recipes, but they are mostly based on almond flour as replacement

for grains. My son is in a nut-free class, and so cannot bring those to

school. I'm making the almond flour egg custards for breakfast, coconut

meringue cookies and muffins for snacks at home, but what can I do for

school lunches?

I've seen posts about coconut flour as the latest in non-grain baking,

but does that work on a GAPS diet? There are some great recipes at:

http://www.tiana-coconut.com/coconut_flour_recipes.htm which would make

life easier, but only if they are allowed on the GAPS diet. Has anyone

tried them or seen anything about coconut flours for the GAPS diet?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions? What about flax seed meal,

(soaked/fermented of course) is that something he can eat on GAPS?

Hoping for more options than I've found so far,

Stef

January 3, 2011

Thanks for the info and ideas, !

Like I said, there are some good recipes for coconut flour, but I also

like your idea of sunflower seed butter. I'll have to see if I can find

it, or make my own. I guess I could also use tahini (sesame seed butter)

as well, and I know where to get that.

Stefani

On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:10:33 -0800, us <deniseajacobus@...>

wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> I think coconut would be totally fine for GAPS. I have also used

> sunflower seed butter to make muffins which would work well in the your

> son's nut free classroom. I'm not sure about flax seed; I remember Dr.

> -McBride writing something about flax seed oil being too high in

> one of the omega fatty acids which then puts the body out of balance.

>

January 3, 2011

We got special permission to bring the

nuts into my child’s classroom. If that doesn’t work, you need to

use large lettuce leaves for sandwiches. Also, lots of soups and stews.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Stefani Whelan

Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011

12:43 AM

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Suggestions for lunch for an 8 yr old boy