WEEK 7. I’m doing the damn thing!! I’m now in the “gut balance protocol” section which is 6 weeks long. The goals are to remove reactive foods, supplement with enzymes, balance and nourish the gut flora. The diet excludes A LOT more foods and I’m only sort of doing that because, well, it’s incredibly exclusive of basic things. But I’m going to do my best. It excludes the things I’m already excluding (gluten, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, processed sugars, and grains – although I’ve been loose on the grains because rice) but also adds eggs, legumes, nightshades, nuts and seeds, and seaweed!!! This is typically called the Auto Immune Protocol (AIP) and is mainly for people who aren’t seeing the results they want from the paleo diet. I’ve also added Thiamine, Betaine, and NAC which help with increasing energy, supporting liver function and clearing out heavy metals.
February 13
breakfast- green juice*
lunch- Amy’s Thai Curry Soup and a berry smoothie*
snack- Siete chips
dinner- burger and onion rings from Wilder Wood (it’s a completely gluten free restaurant!)
February 14
brunch- a hodgepodge of bites from Citizen Eatery including the chik’n nachos, power bowl, brussels sprouts and pesto noodles – this was a goodbye lunch for me because it was my last day at GAACC!
dinner- NY strip with sweet potato fries
dessert- Forager yogurt with fresh strawberries
February 15
breakfast- O’dough’s bagel with Kite Hill almond cream cheese and jam
lunch- cashews and a berry smoothie*
dinner- homemade steak tacos with Siete almond flour tortillas and chips
February 16
lunch- falafel, hard boiled eggs and mixed greens
snack- cashews
dinner- fish tacos from Doc’s (these hurt my stomach reaalllly bad- not sure if there were traces of gluten, dairy or other things in them but Joel loved all the things)
February 17
breakfast- Forager yogurt with fresh strawberries and paleo banana bread*
lunch- Llano Poblano burger and sweet potato fries from Hopdoddy (YUMMMM)
dinner- Madras chicken curry and glass sweet potato noodles
My sweet husband ran the Austin Marathon and he finished in 4 hours and 36 minutes.. I’m SO proud of him! We celebrated with Hopdoddy’s afterward 🙂
February 18
breakfast- Birch Benders paleo pancakes with jam
lunch- Woko Loco zucchini noodles, shrimp, veggies and oyster sauce
dinner- Banza noodles with zucchini, mushrooms and homemade bolognese
February 19
breakfast- paleo banana bread*
lunch- chopped salad at Odd Duck
dinner- Banza noodles with zucchini, mushrooms and homemade bolognese
dessert- Forager yogurt with strawberries
February 20
lunch- delicious feast from Darna including a chicken saffron rice bowl, lamb tagine, hummus with crudites, baba ghanoush, meat kofte and salad
dinner- leftovers from Darna (I couldn’t get enough!)
Darna imports key ingredients from their hometown in Morocco and everything is made from scratch. They’re also very aware of dietary restrictions and everything they made me was gluten free and dairy free! I seriously love them!
*green juice: kale, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, green apple, lemon, celery
*berry smoothie: 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, almond milk, maca powder, coconut protein powder, 1 tbsp almond butter
*paleo banana bread: 25% cassava flour, 75% almond flour, eggs, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla extract, coconut oil, ripe bananas
PS… I’M BACK IN THE KITCHEN FULL TIME! Send me a message if you need meal prep/dinner party help!
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