The meal plans are geared specifically for those with autoimmune conditions or for those on a gut healing journey. All meal plans are gluten, soy, and dairy free. We also have Targeted meal plans for low lectin, thyroid support, leaky gut support, menopause support, Hashimoto's, autoimmune flares, etc. They are all carefully designed to reduce inflammation and remove common GI triggers while providing a balance of macronutrients so that your body can work at its best. Without balance, we can actually do harm to our body (and especially gut) in the long rung. We include healthy fats, whole fruits and vegetables, gut healing superfoods, and healthy vegetable-based starches and carbs. 

When you are focusing on creating a healthy microbiome and body, calories don't count. Really, they don't! It is all about quality over quantity here and you will see how that decreased inflammation and takes weight off easily (if you are someone who has weight to lose). With that being said, I created the meal plan to be around 1,300-1,500 calories for the best balance for the average person. 

The meal plans are designed to help you feel more satisfied, full, and nourished than ever before. You won't be feeling deprived or starving!

Many "diets" succeed in helping you lose weight in the short term because they restrictive and very low calorie. You know as well as I do that never works because as soon as you stop the diet, you gain all of the weight you lost back...and sometimes even add extra weight in the process. This happens because restricting your body of what it needs actually slows down your metabolism, which in turn makes it even more difficult to loose weight the next time around.

The good news? Our meal planning membership isn’t like that. In fact, it is the opposite. Our approach is that you are fueling your body with the protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals it needs so that it can let go of toxins and restore the gut microbiome to balance all the other areas of your body.  

Your body has a natural set point. When you are fueling with the right balance and food--you will gain weight if you need to and lose weight if you need to. These meal plans help your body get going in the direction of that set point. 

You get to decide what you will and will not do. We don't include alcohol on the meal plan, but we do include gut healing coffee beverages and small amounts of natural sugars in some of the recipes. However, this is all ultimately up to you and we believe any gradual change in the right direction will help you along your gut health and autoimmune journey! 

Each monthly meal plan is naturally gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free, and it is overall favorable to those with special dietary needs. The foundation of the membership is keeping out any foods that can be irritating to the gut for at least a week every month to help you reduce inflammation. Therefore, many food sensitivities people have are inflammatory foods. When you participate in the private facebook group and our monthly Q & A's, you can always ask your personal questions regarding any restrictions you may have for that monthly plan! Along with that, as you accumulate meal plans throughout the membership, you will have many meal plans with new recipes and we encourage you to repeat recipes and reuse meal plans. After only 4 months of the membership--you will have accumulated an entire 4 weeks of meals plans if you wanted to follow a new plan every week and keep rotating them. There will be more than enough recipes to choose from if you need to make some substitutions and modifications. Again, if you need extra help or recommendations on food swaps, you can always ask our team of experts and community members in the Gut Healthy Society private Facebook group.

We formulated the meal plans to include grass-fed pasture raised meats ad wild caught fish for 1 meal a day. If you are a vegetarian--you can sub eggs. If you follow a strictly plant-foods-based or animal-foods-free vegan diet, the meal planning membership program may not be for you. 

We use a whole-foods based balanced dietary approach which is safe for people with diabetes. 

That said, if you are under the care of a medical professional, are insulin dependent, or are taking blood sugar regulating medications, we recommend that you consult with your doctor before beginning any new dietary change. 

You may find that your medications need to be adjusted as your body becomes more efficient at regulating blood sugars on its own, and enlisting the support of your doctor will be important to make changes in your medications. 

The balanced way of eating that we’ve outlined for you in each of our monthly meal plans will help with nearly all medical conditions because at the heart of nearly all health issues is inflammation, and these meal plans works on healing and getting rid of existing inflammation. That said, you should always consult with your medical doctor before beginning a new program. 

Once you officially sign up, you will have access to your first meal plan and we will walk you through the whole process. At that time you can download all your guides and read over your meal plan so you can go grocery shopping and start your meal prepping. You can also ask questions right inside the private FB group!