Week One of the GAPS Diet - Complete Health and Hope

Since we are planning on going quickly through the GAPS diet and only doing it strictly for a month, we will be completing the entire Introduction Diet in one week. This is the part that really should be tailored to each individual’s needs and progressed as quickly or slowly as needed. It is also the part that gives the benefit of the quickest and best healing, so it is imperative if there is severe digestive issues. If need be, we may continue any phase longer, but here is the plan for our week one of the GAPS diet.

Day 1-Intro Diet Phase 1:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or apple cider vinegar (ACV) first thing.
Breakfast: warm chicken broth, yogurt, kraut or kimchi juice
Lunch: warm chicken broth, yogurt, kraut or kimchi juice
Supper: meat and vegetable soup with sour cream and water
Throughout the day broth and yogurt will be available as well as water, but this will be similar to a fast day.

Day 2-Intro Diet Phase 2:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: soft boiled eggs with yogurt or sour cream and broth
Lunch: leftover soup with sour cream from Day 1 supper and kraut or kimchi juice and water
Supper: meatball soup with sour cream and water

Day 3-Intro Diet Phase 3:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: soft scrambled eggs with kraut/kimchi and sour cream, avocado and broth
Lunch: leftover soup from Day 2 supper and water
Supper: chicken casserole with sour cream, kraut/kimchi and water

Day 4-Intro Diet Phase 4:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: soft scrambled eggs with kraut/kimchi and sour cream, avocado and broth
Lunch: leftover chicken casserole with sour cream and water
Supper: grilled chicken and roasted veggies with kraut/kimchi, nut bread and broth/water

Day 5-Intro Diet Phase 5:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: cooked apples with sour cream/yogurt and fried eggs
Lunch: leftover grilled chicken and nut bread
Supper: spaghetti squash with tomato and pesto and water

Day 6-Intro Diet Phase 6:

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: kefir smoothie, eggs and turkey sausage
Lunch: leftover spaghetti squash and water
Supper: meatloaf and cooked cabbage and apple pie

Day 7-Implement Full GAPS Diet

Glass of filtered water with lemon or ACV first thing.
Breakfast: larabar and yogurt or yogurt and fruit/honey
Lunch: meatloaf and cooked cabbage
Supper: salmon and salad

Each day, yogurt will be available as snacks. Beginning on Day 3 nuts and nut butters will also be available with meals and snacks. Raw vegetables and some fruit juices will also be allowed on Day 5 and raw fruit and honey will be added on Day 6. All of these will be options at meals or as snacks.

There you have it. Our week one of the GAPS diet. This will definitely be the hardest week, but as the week progresses and more foods are added it should get easier. By the second week we will be doing the full GAPS diet and things should continue pretty easily with more food options.