Intro Diet Recipes {Stage 3} – Afterthoughts (2024)

FAQs

Is honey allowed on GAPS diet? ›

HONEY. The GAPS recommends choosing honey as the sweetener of choice.

The bottom line. The GAPS diet is a restrictive diet that was created to treat many different medical conditions. But, the current research right now does not offer any convincing evidence that this is true. Also, the diet can be hard to follow and has some health risks.

The Introduction Diet lasts eighteen to thirty days (roughly three to ve days per stage) and involves removing all foods that might be gut irritants, such as dairy, from your daily intake. You then reintroduce certain foods slowly and look for adverse reactions.

To follow the GAPS diet, eliminate grains, sugar, soy, pasteurized dairy, starchy vegetables, and processed foods from the diet. The diet is restrictive and may take up to 2 years to complete.

Fruits in the GAPS Diet are only allowed in moderation: Apples. Banana. Berries.

Initially no dairy products are to be consumed. You will be instructed how and when to introduce the foods on this list. Raw cheese from organic grass-fed cows is always preferred. All dairy should be hormone-free.

Downsides of the GAPS Diet

The GAPS diet is extremely restrictive, which has several consequences. For starters, this makes it time-consuming to plan and cook meals. More concerning, however, is that the diet was originally developed to help children suffering from behavioral and digestive issues.

The GAPS diet is a very restrictive protocol that requires you to cut out many nutritious foods for long periods of time. It also provides little guidance on how to ensure your diet contains all the nutrients you need. Because of this, the most obvious risk of going on this diet is malnutrition.

Vegetables that are not allowed on the diet include potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and yams. Beans and legumes are also not allowed on the GAPS diet. On the GAPs diet, sugar is considered harmful to the gut lining.

Alcohol should be avoided, though small amounts of dry wine or scotch, gin, bourbon and vodka are allowed occasionally. Beer should be completely excluded because of its high starch content. Fruit, including berries, should be avoided for the first few weeks.

Can you drink milk on GAPS diet? ›

Commercially available milk should never be consumed even when coming off the GAPS diet. Many patients do well with raw milk once the Dairy Introduction Diet has been successfully completed. When introducing dairy, it is recommended to first perform a sensitivity test.

The GAPS diet focuses on reducing intestinal and systemic inflammation. By removing grains, pasteurized dairy, starchy vegetables, and refined carbohydrates, the diet aims to minimize inflammatory triggers in the gut. This reduction in inflammation may have positive effects on overall health and well-being.

Prescribing more bananas did help patients eat fewer foods made with barley, wheat, and rye, which helped eliminate or minimize symptoms.

The GAPS diet is similar to the customized Paleo diet, with the following distinctions: It restricts all sources of starch (e.g., sweet potatoes, potatoes, plantains, etc.).

Our recommendation is that all refined food products are best avoided. While on the GAPS Diet, limit your sweeteners to fresh fruit, raw honey, and whole leaf stevia in very small amounts.

Honey is sugar and is recommended to avoid during the protocol. However, for some without issues such as yeast overgrowth or blood sugar control, small amounts of raw local honey may be okay. High quality raw honey does contain small amounts of vitamins and minerals, as well as antioxidants.

Raw honey contains oligosaccharides (sugars) that can serve as a fuel source (prebiotic) for beneficial bacteria in the gut. Raw honey contains small amounts of polyphenols that protect good bacteria and displace bad bacteria.

Honey is 100% carbohydrate, so it isn't part of the keto diet plan. For reference, one tablespoon of honey contains 17.2 grams of sugar. If you want to kick yourself out of ketosis, honey is a good way to do that.