Frugal GAPS? a start towards health

Our family is setting ahead on the GAPS diet.  I read the book three weeks ago, saw a nutritionist to discuss this diet and children, and began slowly implementing the diet this week.  

My goal has been to remove sugar this week and I have been able to do that! 

The ingredients are costly and difficult to begin.   I decided to use a menu from my pantry and eat that food instead of shopping that week.  

That left $100 to start the diet.  

$30 for 4# almond flour

$18 for 5# organic coconut flour

$25 for 54 oz EV coconut oil

$7 for raw honey

I bought probiotics too.

The next week I spent $100 on veggies, fruits, eggs, organic dairy and fish.  We continued eating the frozen meats on hand.  

Having the flours and healthy fats on hand, made it possible to ease into the diet with basic baked goods as treats like pancakes with almond flour and cookies with coconut flour. 

Stuffed Potatoes

Whenever I bake banana bread, I have a empty rack in the oven. It feels like a wasted opportunity and energy, so I try to fill it up.
Today a threw in some potatoes for supper.
Tonight we have baked potatoes with steamed broccoli and cauliflower (frozen .99 a pound) quarter pound of bacon crumbled (bought a 3 pound box of bacon ends for 2.33 a pound) and cheese sauce like this.

Chicket Pot Pie Casserole

Yesterday I boiled up some chicken and had some broth to use.  I had bought peas and carrots for 0.67 and that popped into mind.  I whipped up some homemade cream of chicken soup.  It was something like this. Then tossed in one shredded chicken breast and half a pound of peas and carrots.  I greased a 9x9 and poured it in there.

I was too lazy to make a crust or biscuits to top it, so I buttered some bread ends seasoned and chopped those up.  I broiled them on on low for 4-5 minutes and put that on top of the casserole with about 1/4 cup of cheese.

Everyone liked it, which is a small miracle. 

Apples...

Many people's trees are full, but unpicked.  I asked on Facebook if anyone needed to have their apples picked.  They did! :) Free food.

I made nine quarts of apple pie filling.

This is the recipe I used.  It's good and gooey.  I can see it being used as a filling, a pie or on top of waffles.

Then I had a mound of apple peels.  Google to the rescue.  I am making these chips now. 

I put all the cores into water and boiled.  I strained it and had apple "juice" after I added a little sugar and pumpkin pie spice. 

I have 4 friends offering apples... what to make next?