After learning about the AIP Diet in last week’s blog post, we are talking about AIP Meal Planning this week. This takes following the AIP Diet to the next level by planning out your meals. The importance of AIP Meal Planning is to deflame the gut. By creating a healthy gut for ourselves, which acts as our body’s second brain, we can begin to have a healthy body. Study KETO and Paleo meal planning for recipes and ideas, but remember that the 45 Day AIP Diet is even more restrictive.

 
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Food to Eat on the AIP Diet

By following the AIP Diet for 45 days, you take away ALL possible inflammatory producers for 45 days. After 45 days, test foods back into your diet and if something you add back into your diet causes a symptom, then stop eating that food. Here are some foods that you can eat while following the AIP Diet:

  • Meat and Fish (preferably not factory raised)
  • Vegetables (but not Nightshade Vegetables; such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and potatoes)
  • Fruit (in small quantities)
  • Avocado, Olive, and Coconut Oil
  • Fresh non-seed herbs (such as basil, mint, and oregano)
  • Honey or Maple Syrup (but only to be used occasionally, in small doses)
  • For a total list, refer to our E-Book!
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Food to AVOID Eating on the AIP Diet

By avoiding these foods, you can avoid inflammatory producers and create a new feeling of wellness in your body! Here are some foods to avoid while following the AIP Diet:

  • Nightshade Vegetables (such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and potatoes; Nightshade veggies can cause joint inflammation and psoriasis flares)
  • All Grains (such as oats, rice, and wheat)
  • All Dairy
  • All Sugars (including sugar replacements [except for occasional use of honey])
  • Alcohol
  • For a total list, refer to our E-Book!
Getting Started

Following these steps is believed to reduce or prevent the immune system from attacking bodily tissues. In this way, the AIP diet aims to reduce the symptoms of autoimmune diseases. Wondering what’s next? It’s as easy as 1-2-3

  1. Decide when you are going to start and jump in!
  2. Take a Health Inventory (obtain it from our E-Book)
  3. Plan your Meals and Snacks (see page 16 of our E-Book for meal planning tips)
  4. Go Grocery Shopping (see page 18 of our E-Book for shopping tips and a shopping list)
  5. For more ideas on what to do next, refer to our E-Book!

Take advantage of our E-Book to help you get started! It is a FREE E-BOOK entitled: 45 Days to Save Your Life. It is a great resource that will:

  1. Educate you on Diet and Nutrition in layman’s terms
  2. Educate you on the Endocannabinoid system in layman’s terms
  3. Help you identify and track your symptoms on your 45-day journey
  4. Introduce you to Plant Therapies that can assist your body in achieving balance, healthing, and GUT health

Click here to get your FREE copy of our E-Book and get started to health and healing in 2022 today!