For the many families who started GAPS or Paleo eating after the first, Monday is the day that many children head back to school. Even if you don’t plan on being strict while at school (it’s hard – we had to homeschool while we did strict GAPS), it would be hard on the system to switch back to a bread-based lunch of
Because cutting grains and sugar from the diet helps keep the body from craving carbs and sugar, you will be happy to see your children enjoy protein-based lunches with meat, eggs, almond flour bread, and soup.
Variety in the veggies ideal. We haven’t been grocery shopping today, so carrots it is…
I have a case of Epic Bars on the way as well. These are really nutrient-dense for bars. My kids don’t like them as much as I do, but I love them.
Containers used:
Thermos (I’ve found that cheap thermos aren’t worth purchasing)
Compostable flatware (oddly this holds up in the dishwasher)
Nalgene bottles for water
Lunch 1:
Beef patty
Hard boiled egg
Carrot sticks
Cashews
Lunch 2:
Almond flour bread, sweetened with honey (I added 1/4 cup honey to this recipe)
Carrot sticks
Lara Bar
Lunch 3:
Cauliflower and red-pepper soup with coconut milk
Carrot sticks
Cashews
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Thanks for the post – some nice ideas here. I take it you are doing full gaps and mostly healed. Lara Bars have a TON of sugar in them and fruit leathers as well – doesn’t work to give to kids with intense sugar cravings and candida. But I appreciate the other suggestions.
Yes, we’ve been off GAPS for 2 years (after two years on GAPS, over a year of that low carb – ugh). Dr. Natasha allows dried fruit, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with them once you tolerate dried fruit as long as it doesn’t displace protein.
Thanks for these suggestions. It would be wonderful to see some nut-free ideas too, as most schools here in Australia have a strict nut free policy for lunches due to some children having life-threatening allergies.
Most families that I know of that do nut free use a lot of sunbutter and homemade sunflower-seed flour to replace nut flour and nutbutter. Jerky is a good replacement for the snack cashews.