Coffee Aip Diet
Why can t you have coffee on aip.
Coffee aip diet. Wine is one thing chocolate is a little painful but ok. Coffee isn t part of the paleo approach and is something i had to give up before i adopted the aip when i realized it was the culprit for my daily stomach issues. This recipe for aip herbal coffee alternative is my version of what i found. Well to start we avoid all seeds during the elimination diet as outlined by sarah ballantyne in the paleo approach this is because seeds along with nuts are a common food sensitivity for some folks.
The aip diet focuses on foods rich in vitamins and other nutrients. Why is coffee avoided while on the autoimmune protocol. I dug through my pantry and found a bag of roasted chicory and dandelion with the added bonus of roasted carob from mountain rose herbs. I even reintroduced coffee successfully and have been drinking bulletproof coffee with my breakfast in the morning and feel great.
So i decided i needed to post my recipe for aip herbal coffee that helped me get through when i was doing strict aip had to give up coffee. Reintroducing coffee after aip. Giving up coffee is the only thing i struggle with daily and that s really saying a lot because i was addicted to baked goods and breads when starting aip. Coffee isn t allowed on aip because it s a seed and since seeds are not allowed during the elimination diet portion of aip it s not compliant no it s not actually a bean despite the term coffee bean seeds are eliminated on aip because they contain compounds that can be hard on our bodies and may exacerbate leaky gut and bacterial overgrowths.
One of the most commonly missed eliminations during the autoimmune protocol is you guessed it coffee. It made the aip diet seem elementary compared to what the bulletproof diet uncovered and overcame. Coffee was one of the hardest last things i gave up to further my healing process. To stand in as an aip coffee replacement dora created this recipe.
This herbal coffee alternative can be adapted to suit your regular coffee taste as it can be served flat or with some coconut milk or coconut oil and frothed like a latte to keep things aip friendly. You have a lot of health benefits from the chicory dandelion and oil as they can help to regulate the system and detoxify your liver but you. Before we get into the specifics i want to briefly review the ways that we know coffee and caffeine impact the immune system. A person following it will not eat anything with added sugar or other additives that can trigger an autoimmune response.