Plans kind of scare me. On the one hand, I like planning. I like reading recipes or travel brochures or patterns. I love, LOVE to shop for things. I love to dream about how its all going to go together. But when it comes right down to it, I just can't follow through. Oh sure, I make the food/sew the project/teach the lesson or whatever. I just don't do it the way I planned. Trouble is, when it comes to the GAPS diet, there isn't really much wiggle room. And as far as I can tell, a lot of the foods I think M will be interested in eating take quite a bit of forethought. No more rummaging around and throwing something together. It will be too easy to fall back on illegal foods "just this once" if I don't have something ready.
A lot of my preparations so far have been practicing. I've been making yogurt, I've started making kombucha, I've bought a juicer and played with it. I am trying to figure out how to work the constant rotation of soaking seeds. But I have yet to make up a day by day meal plan. Perhaps all this practice is my way of getting ready to 'wing it' as I know I will. My menu planning is leaning towards making lists of possibilities. Maybe my practice should include one heck of a lot of freezer stocking!
Ohh, I have an idea! I could stock my freezer/pantry/fridge and then have cards for the items on hand. M would be able to draw out the cards he wants, giving him a sense of control. A lot of work, but I think bribery may be the alternative.
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