GAPs Diet

So, today was the official 1st day where I have kept to the rules all strict and proper. I was kind of doing OK previously at different stages, but now my single "fast food" that was my saviour needs to be cut. Tinned baked beans. These have got us through the years with being gluten free - open up the lid, dump beans into bowl and hand to child - no heating even. Even portable when going on outings. But, the beans have a little sugar added as well as cornflour to thicken, so they need to go for now. The only other tinned items I am using is salmon and tomatoes until my own ripen.

I think I mentioned previously that we were advised Nathan had a mild egg allergy, however the paediatrician wasn't concerned due to him not reacting with it. After much research it seems that the test is not exactly reliable and no two paediatricians seem to agree what to do with results that come back as "mild". Since he is on steroids we aren't able to have allergy tests done because allergies are "masked" due the immune suppression. So best way is to do our own food eliminations, note for any subtle changes, perhaps protein even appearing on the urine strip that I do with him every morning.

Nathan is on the strict diet, me and Danielle are probably doing it 90%, and Simon maybe 70%. The three of us eat porridge or muesli with milk for breakfast and Simon is currently making his way through eating up what is left in the cupboards/freezer that the rest of us aren't to eat during the day - so he takes that for his lunches for now. As you can see, the meals are very random and kind of bitsy to fill him up while trying to offer a range of nutrients at each meal.

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Yesterday's menu with only one tiny slip...

Breakfast: Apple slices spread with peanut butter (pure peanuts with only salt added)
Homemade ice block cubes made from fresh squeezed orange juice
Cashew nuts

Snack: 100% fruit straps
Banana (needs to be ripe to avoid starchiness)
Cod Liver Oil in orange juice and extra vitamin C

Lunch: Banana pancakes (mashed banana, egg, drop of vanilla essence and fried in olive oil)
Meat broth - about 2 tablespoons
Baked beans - a couple of tablespoons - but will be removed
Fresh tomato cubes, avocado and some tinned salmon

Dinner: Soup - homemade beef broth, lentils, onion, carrots, leeks, garlic, tomato.

Day 2...

Breakfast: Left over soup from last nights dinner - meat broth, vegetables, lentils
Scrambled egg without milk
Cashew nuts
Kiwifruit

Snack and lunch ran together: Banana pancakes, apple, banana, OJ with CLO, vit C and introduced some probiotic powder (1/4 tsp), salmon, fresh tomato, cucumber, avocado with lemon juice.

Dinner: Lentil patties (was going to just serve lentils alongside the meat dish but decided to make them into patties and incorporate more veges into the meal) - lentils cooked in chicken broth, spring onions, garlic, fresh herbs, carrots, lemon rind, leeks, eggs to bind, some LSA mix to thicken (ground linseed, sesame, almond) and cooked in olive oil - Nathan ate about six of these!
Bolognaise meat sauce - mince, tinned tomatoes, onion, carrots, spinach, olive oil.
Guacamole (had a ripe avocado needing to be used up) - avocado, tomato, lemon juice and chili powder.