How many of you are thinking about “going GAPS” since the holidays are over? You want to finish up the last few sugar cookies and the last half of the pie you made, then start, right? I get it. 
Well, I want to make it easy for you to find GAPS Intro recipes. You can search the internet, and it’s confusing–what exactly can you eat on the GAPS Intro Diet? Well, I’ll post some guidelines and then a linkup for the recipes here! I do not recommend doing the GAPS Diet only based on information from blogs like mine. While I love to share information with you, and so do many other great bloggers, we are not doctors–and we are certainly not as awesome and smart as Dr. Natasha Campbell Mc Bride. I suggest you read her book. It’s essential to doing the GAPS Diet successfully and to understanding it completely.
Stage 1
The Best Foods to Start with:
boiled meats
broth
vegetables cooked in broth like zucchini, yellow squash, winter squash, carrots, pumpkins, turnips, cauliflower
lots of good fat like tallow, lard, duck fat
garlic, fresh or cooked
lemon in room temperature water
ginger tea (made with fresh ginger)
sea salt and black pepper
Then you can introduce:
a little more fibrous vegetables, cooked in broth, if you’re doing ok–like: beets, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, eggplant, green beans, kale, peas, peppers (not hot), spinach, tomatoes (if you haven’t had issue with tomatoes before), watercress
coconut oil
juices from fermented vegetables
homemade 24 hour yogurt
If you are a blogger and you have recipes you would like to share in this round-up, please make sure that they fit the above criteria. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Stage 2
GAPS Stage 2 is very similar to Stage 1, except that you can add eggs. First, add raw egg yolk. If the egg yolk is well tolerated, add a soft-boiled egg yolk. You can also add fresh herbs in Stage 2, which is a welcome addition!
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain raw or soft boiled egg yolk and/or fresh herbs. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Stage 3
In GAPS Stage 3 there is a little more freedom with the additions of:
almond flour
asparagus, cooked
avocado
cabbage, cooked
celery, cooked
celery root/celeriac, cooked
eggs, gently scrambled (cooked in plenty of fat)
fermented vegetables-homemade, lacto-fermented
pickles-homemade, lacto-fermented
sauerkraut-homemade, lacto-fermented
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1 and 2 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain at least one of the above ingredients for Stage 3. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Stage 4
In GAPS Stage 4, you can start adding a little more flavor to your food with dried herbs and roasted meats. In addition to all of the Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 foods, you can add the following in this stage:
dried herbs
carrot juice (freshly juiced)
grilled meats (beef, chicken, duck, fish, goose, pheasant, pigeon, pork, turkey)
olive oil
roasted meats (beef, chicken, duck, fish, goose, pheasant, pigeon, pork, turkey)
shellfish, cooked
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1, 2 and 3 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain at least one of the above ingredients for Stage 4. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Stage 5
In Stage 5 you get to add some sweet stuff! In addition to all of the foods in Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4, you may add:
apple puree, cooked
apple juice (freshly juiced)
cucumber, peeled
lettuce-soft parts
mango juice
mangoes
onions, raw
papaya juice
pecan flour
pineapple juice
spices-pure, single
string beans
tomatoes, raw
walnut flour
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain at least one of the above ingredients for Stage 5. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Stage 6
Stage 6 is a fun stage to get to when you’ve worked so hard on the intro! On stage 6 you can have all of the foods listed in Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and you may also begin to include:
apple, raw
almond butter
apricots
banana
berries
black radish
brazil nuts
broccoli with stalks, raw or cooked
capers
cauliflower with stalks, raw or cooked
cherries
chestnuts
cinnamon
coconut
coconut milk (homemade)
coriander
dates
dill
filberts
garlic, raw or cooked
honey, raw (can add more at this stage)
huckleberries
kiwi
lettuce
nectarines
papaya, raw
peaches, raw
pears
pineapple
prunes
raisins
raspberries
satsumas
spinach, raw
ugli fruit
vinegar
tomato juice
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain at least one of the above ingredients for Stage 6. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
An InLinkz Link-up
Full GAPS
Full GAPS is really a diet that you could stay on for life if you choose to. There are so many nutrient dense foods on this diet, and eating this way is very healthy. Note that on Full GAPS there are no refined flours, sugars, or alternative sugars. There are also no grains or starches like tapioca, potatoes or corn. In addition to the foods that are listed in Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, you may eat the following on the Full GAPS Diet:
almonds, raw
almond oil
asiago cheese
avocado oil
beans-navy, lima
baking soda (naturally mined)
barbecued meats (home barbecued)
butter
cashews
cellulose (in supplements only)
cheeses-blue, brick, brie, camembert, colby jack, edam, gorgonzola, gouda, havart, limburger, monterey jack, muenster, parmesan, romano, roquefort, stilton, swiss (aged cheeses)
citric acid
coffee
cottage cheese, dry curd only
dried fruit (no added sugar)
fried meats (in approved oils)
gin
grapes
grapefruit
hazelnuts
herbal teas
kumquats
lemons
lentils
limes
melons
mushrooms
mustard seeds
nutmeg
olives
oranges
peanut butter (no sugar)
peanuts
peas, raw
pecans
pine nuts
rhubarb
scotch
tangerines
tea-weak & fresh
vodka
walnuts
wine-dry red or white
Bloggers who are adding recipes, please look at the Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 5 and 6 GAPS Intro rules and make sure that your recipes fit those requirements and also contain at least one of the above ingredients for Full GAPS. If I notice anything that doesn’t fit, I’ll have to remove it.
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Have you found or created any good recipes for the GAPS Intro Diet? Share them here! Comment below with reviews of recipes & thoughts about the GAPS Diet!