Millie Copper, Author at Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

GAPS Intro Day 4

by Millie Copper | Oct 5, 2011 | Cooking

> Woke up feeling good again. Not quite as much energy as Day 3, but still good. I need the energy so I can work on my from home based business and also prepare for town work tomorrow. Usually we go to town on Thursday. I leave early and go in and do business. Then...

GAPS Intro Day 3

by Millie Copper | Oct 4, 2011 | GAPS, Starting Out

Great but slightly weird breakfast (the picture is on the left). I boiled 4 chicken thighs (bought at the Natural Grocers mark down bin/freezer for $1.58) then later added red and orange pepper and a few green onions. Later still (20 minutes or so) I put in tiny...

GAPS Introduction Day 2

by Millie Copper | Oct 3, 2011 | Cooking

> Yesterday was rough. My energy was horrible. My mood was icky and I was hungry much of the day. We did go for a walk at a park down the road and that was wonderful but about halfway through I was so hungry that I thought I was going to be sick. Funny thing was I...

GAPS Introduction Day 1

by Millie Copper | Oct 2, 2011 | Cooking

Our first day on GAPS went fairly well. I think my favorite thing to eat yesterday was carrots. I had planned to mash them but ended up just leaving them in nickels. At the end of cooking a little bit of fat from the top of a broth container was added to them which...

GAPS Introduction Starts Tomorrow

by Millie Copper | Sep 30, 2011 | GAPS, Starting Out

So far I have chicken and broth ready for tomorrow. Still to do today is make a ‘pate’ as described in this post, make a butternut squash soup (recipe from What Can I Eat Now? 30 Days on GAPS Introduction Diet), cook and mash carrots, cook broccoli and...