Preparing for the GAPS diet took a lot of time - mainly searching the Internet, researching products, and rereading blog posts over and over again trying to figure out what to eat and what I needed to buy.
Here are some of the things that made the first 30 days of GAPS a little bit easier-
Kitchen essentials:
Immersion Blender - when all you are eating is soup every meal this thing is a big time saver. I also use it to blend chicken 'pate' to be added into soups later.
Crock Pot - in my opinion (and for the hot summer months) the crock pot is the best for making stocks, roasting chickens, other types of meats and vegetables without heating up the house. A big bonus is that unlike the stove, you can leave it on when you are out of the house.
Cast Iron Enameled Skillet - no non-stick pans should live in your kitchen anymore... this company is suppose to be great and is also very cost efficient.
Stock Pot - Used for making enormous quantities of soup at one time or for stock.
Mason Jars - I use the quart size for freezing soup and stock and have pint size for future yogurt making.
Food Processor - I use it for slicing vegetables when you are making bulk soup or ferments, grinding soaked/dehydrated nuts into flour and making frozen banana ice cream (eventually!)
Pickl-it - Great for making raw lacto-fermented vegetables. You can also make kefir water, yogurt, and many other things you wouldn't even think of like spiced eggs, relishes, salsa, hot sauce, the list goes on... read the benefits here
Food Dehydrator - I have used it to dehydrate nuts and will use it in the future for kale and zucchini chips, sun dried tomatoes, dried fruit, beef jerky, and homemade yogurt... oh and maybe cookies too.
Thermoses - Don't even fool yourself into thinking there is any food you can eat that was prepared outside of your house while on the intro diet. Thermoses are a must for transporting soups to work especially since food can not be microwaved. When prepped properly and filled with very hot food, I have had these keep soup warm for 8-10 hours.
Teakettle - I bought this cheerful red one - good for boiling water to heat thermoses and making tea obviously!
Strainer - For the gallons of broth you will be straining.
Sharp knives - If you don't have good knives now, get one and keep it sharp, you'll be using it a lot and you don't want to end up butchering your fingers like I did. These are the ones I have and they are very nice.
Juicer/Vitamix - I haven't purchased one of these yet, but juicing is big part of intro and the ongoing diet.
Other GAPS diet essentials:
- Shower filter - You don't want to take your 'detox' baths in a pool full of chlorine do you?
- Epsom Salt/Baking Soda/Apple Cider Vinegar - can be used in rotation for your detox baths
- Peppermint oil - since over the counter pain killers aren't really allowed on this diet, you'll need
something to combat those detox headaches. A little peppermint oil works amazingly well.
- Magnesium flakes - for making magnesium oil or for adding to the bath.
- Hand Sanitizer - I live in NYC so this is a necessity, especially since the chemical based alcohol ones are not suppose to be used.
Supplements:
Fermented Cod Liver Oil - This brand is suppose to be the best. Read more about FCLO here.
Probiotics - Biokult is recommeded, but I am sure there are others out there that are just as good if not better.
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