Giving Up Grains

Grain Free, Dairy Free Beef-Broccoli Stir Fry

2 tablespoons sherry

2 tablespoons gluten free soy sauce (I used SAN-J organic)

1 pound boneless lean sirloin steak, cut diagonally across grain into thin slices

1/2 cup organic beef broth

1 tablespoon tapioca flour

1 teaspoon grain free chili hot sauce (I used HOKAN chili hot sauce with garlic)

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon ginger

2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 heads of broccoli chopped into florets

1/4 cup water

1/3 cup sliced green onions

Combine 1 tbs sherry, 1 tbs GF soy sauce, and cut up beef in a bowl and set aside.

Stir together 1 tbs sherry, 1 tbs soy sauce,broth, tapioca flour and chili sauce and set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add beef mixture;saute 3 plus minutes until browned. Remove beef from pan.

Add remaining tablespoon on oil to pan. Stir in broccoli, ginger and garlic. Add 1/4 c water. Cook 1 minute. Add onions; cook one minute stirring constantly. Add broth mixture and beef mixture.Cook 3 minutes until beef is heated. Serve with additional chili sauce for an extra kick!

 

 

 

My Collin

 Collin is our 8 year old who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 20 months. I have learned and constantly learn so much from this child. Much of which involves food as Collin has been on a gluten free, casein free diet since he was 2 years old. 

The diet brought about many positive things like SLEEP and focus and a happier boy and family all together. In Novemeber 2009 I attended a Robb Wolf Paleolithic Solution seminar  which lead me to the decision that our entire family needed to eat gluten free. As a side note I had another child who was 3 now who had been a REALLY tough baby due to not sleeping and a lot of throwing up and fussiness. Ryan could not tolerate milk and I eventually took him off gluten as well. Anyway, our whole family ate gluten free for a year. After that year passed I know there was still something not right with our son's diet. Collin had been off dairy, off soy and off gluten for years at this point but his belly was distended and his bathroom trips were not regular or normal! I asked my husband if he wanted to attend Robb's seminar as he was coming back to Atlanta agin. He said yes and he went to Robb's Seminar in October of 2010 and came home with Robb's new book "The PaleolithicSolution:The Original Human Diet". He had also had a short conversation with Robb about Collin and Robb stated that we needed to get Collin off the other grains.

So here I was once again about to take a huge chunk of Collin's diet away. No gluten free pretzels, gluten free toast, gluten free crackers, gluten free ice cream cones. No more popcorn, gluten free cupcakes or potato chips. But we did it and it was fine. KID ARE REALLY ADAPTIVE. So many people say to me "I could never do what you do because my kids would never agree." Well they do. It was really only about three day of suggesting other options at any request for crackers, chips,popcorn ect. So now our entire family eats a grain free diet. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen trying to" paleofy" recipes or dream up new snacks for the kids which is why I started this blog. We have all seen posative results in eating a grain free or Paleo-ish diet and Collin looks and feels better and better. I hope these recipes and information help others who think they can't do it. Your really can, and nothing makes me more happy than when we are in the market and my just turned 5 year old says "Mom, I need a healthy snack. Can I get some beef jerky and a bowl of cut up fruit?" True story!!!

Collin is still autistic but the changes in his focus and behavior have been major all due to proper food choice. I am very happy that our family has chosen to eat for a longer healthier life.

Dairy?

This podcast from Robb Wolf clears up many questions I get about dairy. This is the iTunes podcast link. The first 10-12 minutes of the 12/8 episode is very informational. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=340221970 or you can get it straight from his site. http://robbwolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Paleolithic-Solution-Episode-5.mp3 In a nutshell......dairy makes you grow! (good if your a body builder or underweight athlete  but bad if you have pre cancerous cells)If you are trying to lose bodyfat and/or have ANY autoimmune disease you want to stay away from dairy. If you are trying to "get big"and are healthy already....some dairy consumption would help. Raw milk and grass fed dairy would be best as it is full of Omega 3's.(we need MORE Omega 3's to help fight the 20:1 Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio our country has developed) Dairy does give you an insulin spike! You have to use it wisely. My son's Collin (age 7 w/autism) and Ryan (age 3 and typical) have never been able to tolerate dairy. Collin has been on the gfcf diet since age 20 months.  Ryan  always threw up and never slept or felt good when I breast fed him (I ate and drank dairy) and/or when he took  formula as a baby. It was not until he switched to soy that he calmed down. The day we started Collin on the gfcf diet he slept through the night after MONTHS of not sleeping well or even waking up at like 1:30am FOR THE DAY! It was crazy! [caption id="attachment_177" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dairy?"][/caption]