GAPS Diet: Gut and Psychology Syndrome

3. Introduction Phase

The first phase of the GAPS diet is called the introduction phase and can last anywhere from a few weeks to a year. This is the gut-healing phase and involves eliminating most foods. There are six stages in this phase. In the first stage, diet is limited to things like homemade bone broth and juices, tea with honey, and unpasteurized homemade yogurt. Stage two adds raw organic egg yolks and stews made with meat or fish and fresh vegetables. In stage three, avocado, fermented vegetables, and scrambled eggs are added. Stage five adds cooked apples, raw vegetables, and other fruits except for citrus, which is added in stage six. The recommendation is to move on to the next stage once the body shows it can tolerate all the foods in that stage.