GAPS Diet Begins!

In an effort to manage some of my residual health issues I've seen a doctor who I trust and like who treats patients very differently than a standard MD. As such, he has prescribed the GAPS diet which I started a couple weeks ago and have been enjoying and struggling with ever since.

Some of the wonderful things about it are:
- it is the first thing to clear up some recurrent skin issues (other than steroids which only work for a time then fail)
- some of the foods I've made have been better than the standard bread and cheese fare I used to partake in
- it causes me to be very creative in the kitchen which has been fun!
- the baked goods I make from coconut flour and nuts are so good I don't miss cupcakes at all, sort of
- I love fresh and dried fruit which nicely replaces much of the sweet stuff I used to consume

Some of the hard parts about it are:
- dining out with friends outside of San Francisco is very difficult to do effectively because I live in a beautiful organic, locally bought food bubble
- dining out with friends in San Francisco almost always requires me to ask for something on the side
- with my massive sweet tooth, there are still many occasions when I want a Kara's cupcake...
- my work place is very much a food culture where we celebrate birthdays monthly with cakes and where breakfast pastries are brought in for meetings

More to come with recipes, observations, and general comments about my experience. In the meantime, check out a photo of my breakfast, above, with a muffin made from pecans, banana and honey and topped with honey ghee; a bowl of farmer's market fresh plums and apricots; and a bowl of eggs sunny side up with cooked onions and red peppers topped with avocado.