I’m often asked about snacking on the GAPS Diet. Below is a selection of ‘snack’ type foods that are all GAPS friendly, including a variety of ferments.
Some of these are great to take on the go, like the sausages or trail mix. I often also bring cheese, cuts of meat and cut up vegetables as snacks on the go. Some of these GAPS friendly snacks are great to feed a crowd and would be the perfect dish to bring to a potluck, like the spinach and artichoke dip and mayo free deviled eggs. These would be enjoyed even on those not on the GAPS Diet.
As the video below shows, sometimes the simplest food is the best!
Homemade sausage is easy
Homemade Sausage
Enjoy these homemade sausages warm or cold! These also freeze extremely well, cooked or raw! I cooked and took a large batch of them with me when I went hunting and ate them for breakfast cold.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Full GAPS Spinach + Artichoke Dip
Spinach and artichoke dip - just the name conjures up images of a creamy, delicious dip. This one is made with real foods and no mayonnaise and is as delicious as a traditional spinach and artichoke dip.
Gluten Free, Egg Free
Homemade Gummy Snacks
These gummies are a good way for both children and adults to get collagen and vitamin c together! These gummies are stage five legal on the GAPS Diet because they are cooked fruit.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
GAPS Legal Banana Splits
Ah, the banana split. It’s so delicious on a hot summer’s day. This one is made with all natural ingredients and real food. This recipe is GAPS Legal if you’ve been on full GAPS for about six months, and you’re tolerating raw milk, and you make it exactly as directed.
Gluten Free
GAPS Legal Onion Rings
These onion rings are my first foray into creating GAPS Legal fried foods. These onion rings use a fermented almond flour batter and are legal on the GAPS Diet at stage 4!
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Mayo Free Deviled Eggs
Because I haven't found a mayo my taste buds approve of there is no mayonnaise in my refrigerator. So one day when I had a hankerin' for deviled eggs I got the creative juices flowing and started experimenting with recipes
Gluten Free, Dairy Free
Russian Custard
Russian custard is a delicious desert or afternoon snack. It is rich, and just sweet enough. You can whip it up in just a few minutes, and it is easy to double or triple to feed another (or more for yourself).
Gluten Free, Dairy Free
Swedish Gravlax
This is a brined fish meal legal on GAPS stage 2. You eat little pieces, one small piece a day.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Liver Pate
Liver pâté makes me feel like I am eating a treat when I'm really eating something healthy—very healthy and good for me! You can make pate out of any type of liver, but chicken liver is the most mild, so that is a great one to start with if you are not used to eating liver.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
GAPS Pancakes
Make these pancakes with pumpkin or butternut squash. Keep as a savory pancake or for a sweeter treat, add date syrup or cinnamon to the toppings.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
GAPS Legal Trail Mix
With all the hiking and camping that happens in Colorado, trail mix is almost a main food group. But commercial trail mixes contain candy, sweetened fruit, and unprepared nuts: not the superfoods they claim to be!
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Fruit Chutney
If you are following the GAPS diet this is legal on stage 5 or 6, when you are tolerating dried spices and peppercorns. This recipe is very simple—chop and combine ingredients, simmer for a while, then store in jars.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Fermented Garlic
Raw garlic, however, has many supportive health benefits. And when raw garlic is fermented, many of these increase. Fermenting garlic is very simple.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Vegetable Medley
This recipe contains five different vegetables: beets (good for liver and blood cleansing), cabbage (stimulates digestion), carrots (contain vitamin A), and cauliflower (makes it taste better, believe me), and garlic (good for immune support). It makes a very rich and flavorful liquid, which is also a wonderful probiotic drink.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
GAPS Milkshake
This delicious, satisfying and helpful beverage is a wonderful way to daily consume your freshly-pressed juices, and can even be a meal. The GAPS milkshake is mix of juice, protein, and fat.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Beet Kvass
Beet Kvass is a liver tonic. Anyone can make this simple fermented drink! It requires only a few ingredients, and only a few minutes to "put up."
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free