Homemade Whey: The First Step to Introducing Dairy on GAPS (and the Easiest Gut-Healer for the Whole Family) ??✨ If you’re introducing dairy for the first time — especially with a sensitive baby — this is where you start. Not milk. Not cheese. Not even yogurt.
➡️ You start with a drop of homemade whey. It’s gentle, probiotic-rich, and low in casein & lactose — just what a healing gut needs. ? What is whey?
That golden liquid that strains off yogurt or kefir. It’s packed with living probiotics, enzymes, and lactic acid bacteria that help seal the gut, soothe inflammation, and gently strengthen the immune system. ? How to make it (GAPS style): 1. Line a strainer with cheesecloth, nut milk bag, or coffee filter 2. Place over a bowl or mason jar 3. Pour in 2–4 cups full-fat plain yogurt (raw, organic, or grass-fed if possible) 4. Cover + let drain 8–24 hrs (room temp or fridge) 5. Save the yellowish liquid below = Whey!
? What’s left on top? Thick Greek-style yogurt or labneh — bonus snack! ✨ Whey Benefits for the Whole Fam: ✔️ Babies: First dairy introduction on GAPS, helps eczema & gut repair
✔️ Toddlers: Supports digestion, mineral absorption, & immune balance
✔️ Mamas: Postpartum probiotic support + mineral boost
✔️ Dogs: Helps itchy skin, digestion, & post-antibiotic recovery (they LOVE it) ? Store in a glass jar in the fridge for 3–4 weeks. Start with 1 drop for littles — and build slowly. This is ancestral nourishment at its gentlest ? ? Comment WHEY and I’ll send you my full guide with recipes, doses, and how we use it for everyone in our home — babies to pups! #HomemadeWhey #GutHealingFoods #GAPSIntro #BabyGutHealth #ToddlerNutrition #RealFoodForBabies #HolisticMama #FermentedFoods #EczemaSupport #ProbioticFoods #FirstFoodsMatter #NourishingTraditions #WheyForDogs #WheyForKids #GutHealth #StartingSolids #RealFood #MicrobiomeHealth #Postpartum #NaturalParenting #BreastfeedingMom #BabyFood #BLW

Homemade Whey: The First Step to Introducing Dairy on GAPS (and the Easiest Gut-Healer for the Whole Family) ??✨

If you’re introducing dairy for the first time — especially with a sensitive baby — this is where you start.

Not milk. Not cheese. Not even yogurt.
➡️ You start with a drop of homemade whey. It’s gentle, probiotic-rich, and low in casein & lactose — just what a healing gut needs.

? What is whey?
That golden liquid that strains off yogurt or kefir. It’s packed with living probiotics, enzymes, and lactic acid bacteria that help seal the gut, soothe inflammation, and gently strengthen the immune system.

? How to make it (GAPS style):
1. Line a strainer with cheesecloth, nut milk bag, or coffee filter
2. Place over a bowl or mason jar
3. Pour in 2–4 cups full-fat plain yogurt (raw, organic, or grass-fed if possible)
4. Cover + let drain 8–24 hrs (room temp or fridge)
5. Save the yellowish liquid below = Whey!
? What’s left on top? Thick Greek-style yogurt or labneh — bonus snack!

✨ Whey Benefits for the Whole Fam:
✔️ Babies: First dairy introduction on GAPS, helps eczema & gut repair
✔️ Toddlers: Supports digestion, mineral absorption, & immune balance
✔️ Mamas: Postpartum probiotic support + mineral boost
✔️ Dogs: Helps itchy skin, digestion, & post-antibiotic recovery (they LOVE it)

? Store in a glass jar in the fridge for 3–4 weeks.

Start with 1 drop for littles — and build slowly. This is ancestral nourishment at its gentlest ?

? Comment WHEY and I’ll send you my full guide with recipes, doses, and how we use it for everyone in our home — babies to pups!

#HomemadeWhey #GutHealingFoods #GAPSIntro #BabyGutHealth #ToddlerNutrition #RealFoodForBabies #HolisticMama #FermentedFoods #EczemaSupport #ProbioticFoods #FirstFoodsMatter #NourishingTraditions #WheyForDogs #WheyForKids #GutHealth #StartingSolids #RealFood #MicrobiomeHealth #Postpartum #NaturalParenting #BreastfeedingMom #BabyFood #BLW