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Maybe I’m just dairy intolerant? If only it were so simple… let’s have a quick look at what the deal is with dairy. Let’s start with the basics: what is it about dairy that can irritate your bowels? Milk is made up of many components, each of which interacts with our bodies differently. These are casein (the…
It’s not just what you eat: how to eat for IBS It’s easy to get caught up in all the food charts and recipes and “how do I make this tasty” side of a low-FODMAP diet, and miss another key part of eating well: how am I eating? I made this exact mistake and only…
http://www.ibsdiets.org/fodmap-diet/fodmap-food-list/ This site has a lot of great information about IBS, including this relatively thorough FODMAP food list. It’s nicely split out into high/low and food groups, which makes for quick browsing if you print it out and stick it on the fridge.
http://fodmapfriendly.com/ The website for the FODMAP Friendly certification program not only has some great information about FODMAPs in general, you can also learn about the exciting program itself. FODMAP Friendly certification, is the only registered certification trademark worldwide certifying FODMAP levels in food products that have been laboratory tested to be low in FODMAPs. It’s designed…
We have several go-to salad combos that are very easy, provided you remember what they are, and have the ingredients. Hence the “Ireland” salad – green, white and orange, like the flag of Ireland, and of course it’s low-FODMAP too. Print Recipe Incredibly easy “Ireland” salad Ever since our low-FODMAP journey began, there hasn’t been…
Living FODMAP is hard-going – especially if you have a bit of a sweet tooth – because one small discrepancy can cause you a world of unpleasantness. We’ve found that it all becomes that little bit easier if you can find a handful of little guilty pleasures that, although they taste like they’re bad for…
We have several go-to salad combos that are very easy, provided you remember what they are, and have the ingredients. Hence the “Bangladesh” salad – green and red, like the flag of Bangladesh, and of course it’s low-FODMAP too. Print Recipe Incredibly easy “Bangladesh” salad Green and red, like the flag of Bangladesh, this salad…
Maybe I’m just gluten intolerant? If only it were so simple… let’s have a quick look at what the deal is with gluten. Let’s start with the basics: what is gluten? It’s a mixture of proteins found in wheat, and other grains like barley and rye. Wheat is a grain often found in breads, pastas,…
You CAN have cheese on a FODMAP diet At the beginning of my FODMAP journey, one of the biggest downers was that cheese would be a no-no. Milk contains lactose, which falls into the D (Disaccharides) of FODMAP, and cheese is made of milk – game over. And then, I watched a documentary about a…
When you hear “potato salad”, I bet “juicy” is not one of the words that immediately comes to mind… Well this potato salad has a hearty dose of egg, some healthy greens, and a sneaky touch of orange to make it a little bit fruity and a little bit juicy. Print Recipe A little bit…