I spend a good deal of time fasting nowadays. In a typical week I fast Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 15-24 hours each day. It's not hard to do, and honestly I appreciate not having to concern myself with food. I don't have to think about what I should eat, or what I want to eat. I don't have to consider the nutrients in what I'm thinking about eating, or the amount. I certainly don't need to keep track of anything. Saturday, Sunday and Monday are more of a challenge. I tend to eat, frequently. I suspect the problem is that food is readily available (it's just a few steps away in the refrigerator whereas when I'm at work I typically do not have food available).
I try to wait to eat until 6:00 pm on the days I'm home, but so far that has been unattainable. I also have the problem of once I start eating, I continue to eat. Frequently. I haven't quite figured out how to succeed, and I suspect the problem is habit more than anything. I have given in to eating frequently so often on the weekends, that it has become habit. I need to strengthen my habit of not giving in to eating so frequently!
I have a few favorites for my weekend eating, and one is pictured above. It is very simple, but quite delicious.
Yogurt Delight
Serves 1
- 1 cup GAPS legal yogurt (the safest way to ensure legality is to make your own)
- 1 serving (typically one square) of 100% cacao or chocolate (unsweetened)
- 1 ounce walnuts [affiliate link] or pecans [affiliate link]
- 1 scoop hydrolyzed collagen peptides (this is the kind of gelatin [affiliate link] that can mix into cold foods without hardening into an inedible gummy blob)
- Sweetener of choice (honey [affiliate link] is GAPS legal)
- Place 1 cup of yogurt into a bowl.
- Using a sharp knife, shave the chocolate into small pieces
- Chop the nuts into small chunks
- Add the collagen.
- Add your sweetener and mix together. Honey is the only GAPS legal sweetener but if you are at a point where your healing is significant you can try using other sweeteners like stevia.
- 1 cup GAPS legal yogurt (the safest way to ensure legality is to make your own)
- 1 serving (typically one square) of 100% cacao or Baker's chocolate (unsweetened)
- 1 ounce walnuts or pecans
- 1 scoop hydrolyzed collagen (this is the kind of gelatin that can mix into cold foods without hardening into an inedible gummy blob)
- Sweetener of choice (honey is GAPS legal)
- Place 1 cup of yogurt into a bowl.
- Using a sharp knife, shave the chocolate into small pieces
- Chop the nuts into small chunks
- Add the collagen.
- Add your sweetener and mix together. Honey is the only GAPS legal sweetener but if you are at a point where your healing is significant you can try using other sweeteners like stevia.
Oh, and by the way, yes we can have chocolate on the GAPS diet. Click here to learn more: Can I Have Chocolate on the GAPS Diet?
Let me know what you think of this dessert in the comments.