We are soy, grain, and legume free. We could easily give up dairy, but good quality, aged, full fat dairy is beneficial for the issues we are addressing through food changes. Keep a food diary to monitor what you eat. You can eliminate everything the ped suggested from your diet for 3-4 weeks. If LO starts doing better, slowly incorporate 1 thing at a time back in to find the culprit(s).
The trick is to cook from scratch. Shop the exterior walls of your grocery store and make sure that the vast majority of your ingredients come from there. Look for paleo recipes, as they would be a good fit for your needs. Just ignore the ones that are beef-based. Or maybe substitute bison or venison for the beef in those recipes. The other trick is to cook in advance and freeze things, so that you always have something easy to grab when necessary. Right now I have 2 dozen turkey burgers (3 different varieties) sitting in my freezer. I can just pull a few out the night before, allow them to defrost in the fridge, and cook them up for an easy dinner when I’m feeling lazy. I also keep frozen batches of homemade soups and chilis for nights when I don’t want to cook. Put the bag of frozen chili under cold running water until it starts to loosen up, dump it into a pot on low-medium, warm, and serve. Just make sure to cook another batch the following weekend to replenish your stash.
Here’s what a normal daily menu in our house looks like:
Breakfast- spiced pork, turkey, and apple skillet (I made a batch last night that will be 2 days worth of breakfast servings, and I’ll make another breakfast dish on Tuesday night to give us another few mornings of breakfasts)
Lunch- zucchini and bison burger patty with leftover veggies (today that’s asian style parsnip “noodles” and a greenbean salad)
Dinner- smoked shrimp with a lime-cilantro cucumber salad and roasted brussel sprouts