The First 4 Days

First 4 days of this diet have been more of a trial and error than a straight detox. Our goal was to detox his body in 10 days of all these substances that have been effecting him. But in our efforts to do so, and to keep him eating things that are as close to what he likes as possible, we found we made some mis-steps, which we are kicking ourselves for. For starters we should not be giving him so much fruit. The sugars allow yeast to grow, so not a good choice. We will be pairing back on this! We also bought a ton of foods at Market Street & Whole Foods that we thought would be fine, but when we got home and REALLY read the label, found that they contained yeast or had "trace" amounts of flour. ARGH!!!! Who knew that link smoked sausage has flour in it????
As for Colton, we are not seeing any major behavioral differences yet. We are seeing small flashes of things like a little bit better eye contact and walking along side us at the zoo without bouncing all over the place. But we still have a long way to go.
This is a lot harder on my husband and I than I thought it would be. Cooking everything from scratch, eating real quickly so Colton can't see us eating something he likes, and thinking constantly about "his next meal". I know this will get easier but WOW! Our daugther is 7 and is heartbroken for her brother that he can't eat "yummy" things, as she puts it. She is very sweet and trys everything I give him and will "oo and Ahh" about how good it all is. She's trying to be super supportive and I love her to death for that!
So here is our first 4 days, the good & the bad....


DAY 1
Breakfast
Strawberry & Banana Smoothie (fresh Strawberries, 2 bananas, Vanilla Almond Milk & Agave Nectar
*in hindsight we should have cut fruit & sweetners out completely the first 4 days....argh!

After School Snack
Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie (Made with Smart Source Peanut Butter, Bananas, Plain Almond Milk & agave Nectar)

Dinner
Sauteed Tilapia with salt, pepper & red pepper...cole likes spicy things
Green beans, plain with salt & pepper
Natural Apple Sauce w/ 1/2 tsp Arctic D Cod Liver Oil

DAY 2
Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs, used Pam
Bacon
Natural Applesauce w/ 1/2 tsp Arctic D Cod Liver Oil

Lunch
Tacos (Taco Meat made with organic beef, organic spices Chili Powder, Garlic Salt, Cumin) Shells were gluten free. Be Careful here...some shells include flour!
Grapes

Snack
Glass of Almond Vanilla Milk (he thinks this is like a dessert treat)
Shrimp coctail (with NO cocktail sauce)

Dinner
Sauted Tilapia in olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper
Steamed Broccoli

DAY 3
Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs using Pam
Bacon
Apple Sauce w/ 1/2 tsp Arctic D Cod Liver Oil
Vanilla Almond Milk

Lunch
Tacos again, b/c he asked for it
Left over Tilapia, random...I know

Dinner
Steak, rubbed with olive oil, salt and cracked pepper
Garlic Green Beans, French cut. Saute fresh garlic in olive oil. Toss in green beans, stir on high, then drop temp to low and let cook down for 15 mins.
Vanilla Almond Milk
Natural Apple Sauce w/ 1/2 tsp Arctic D Cod Liver Oil

Dessert
GFCFYF Homemade Pumpkin Pie (recipe to follow) *the whole family loved this!!!

DAY 4
Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs using Pam
Bacon
Grapes
Diced Hash brown potatoes (recipe to follow)
Natural Applesauce w/ 1/2 tsp Arctic D Cod Liver Oil

Lunch
Strawberry & Banana Smoothie with J Rob protien & Stevia

Snack
Pure Organic Wild Blueberry Bar (very yummy. I would eat this on my own)

Dinner
Homemade GFCFYF Chicken Tenders (recipe to follow)
Cut Green Beans with salt & pepper
Corn (steamers with salt & pepper)
Vanilla Almond Milk