This is the final chapter of the Whole30 Mini Series!

Yeaaaah, you’ve finished! What now?

There is a “proper way” to end a Whole30. It is called the “reintroduction” of food. For 10 days after the Whole30 you should try a different food each day. The introduction can last as long as you want it to. Everyone is different. Some people already know certain allergies or food sensitivites they have. For example, someone who has celiacs will skip the reintroduction of gluten, because they know they are already allergic. If someone has a soy allergy, they will not take a day to reintroduce soy because they already don’t eat that.

 

Here is my example for this Whole30

I already know that I have a soy intolerance and a negative reaction to bell peppers, so those things are already cut from my diet. So for me, I plan on reintroducing in the order below for this Whole30. Yours will be different, and it should.

Day 1 Sugar: Eat or drink something that has regular sugar in it. I would maybe do a cup of tea and add some honey? Feel how you feel afterwards, and document it.

Day 2 Dairy: Eat or drink something that has dairy in it. Something that I like to reintroduce for dairy is Siggi’s yogurt, it is made very naturally and has no added sugar. See how you feel afterwards. Document it.

Day 3 Gluten: Bread! My favorite thing to do is try a regular piece of toast or make a sandwich to see how it affects me. See how you feel afterwards. Document it.

Day 4: Legumes: Try and eat some read beans, black beans, corn? Something that is a healthy legume with nothing else added to it. See how you feel afterwards. Document it.

**When I say “feel how you feel afterwards” on each date, I mean to check for the following:

How is your mood? Your skin? How are you cravings? How does your breathing feel? Do you feel any inflammation? If so, where? Do you have any headaches? And lastly, how is your energy level? Write it down, and document it so you don’t forget it.

Don’t skip the reintroduction!

This is the greatest benefit of the Whole30, truly don’t skip this step. You want to see how certain foods affect you to decide if they will be a “sometimes” food for you, or just something you stay away from completely. This will help you to have ultimate food freedom and really learn how to incorporate what you’ve learned from this Whole30 into your everyday life.

Thanks for going on this journey with me, it’s been an awesome Whole30! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions on my blog or even on my IG @thebloominghive.

One last bit of good news! We are headed to Hawaii this Friday and I really look forward to seeing how well I do in Maui with my new found food freedom. To follow along on how it goes, and how I prepared for my trip read my upcoming blog post on packing healthy for a family of 5!