Hello FODMAPers and Friends,
I hope you all enjoyed the “last weekend of summer”. We had such a fun summer filled with walking the beach in Maine with Lucy (our chocolate lab), tubing down the Ogunquit river and vacationing with my family on to the quaint island of Nantucket. Feel free to check out my son’s creative Nantucket video re-cap that really showcases the beautiful island, here. I am a proud Mama…he is self taught and talented!
With fall in the air, I thought I would share a few of my favorite low FODMAP pumpkin recipes from my blog.
Pumpkin treats are one of my favorite things about the fall. To find several recipes featuring pumpkin, simply search my blog by adding the word “pumpkin” to the search bar on the right side (half way down) on the blog home page. Here are a few of my favs.
Pumpkin granola bars for on the go. YUM! 🙂 Recipe here.
Delicious coffee cake with a pumpkin, pecans and pumpkin spice. OH yeah! Recipe here.
And a creamy spiced filled pumpkin smoothie! Recipe here.
Another yummy pumpkin recipe you might want to check out is the low FODMAP spiced pumpkin mug cake, here. Yes, please!
A few quick reminders about canned pumpkin. Did you know I was the “helper” that shopped for canned pumpkin in US stores to send to Monash University of formal FODMAP testing? This required sourcing multiple different brands from different stores to create a mixed sample of pumpkin for the actual testing.
Individual US style canned pumpkin can vary in the amount of fructans and GOS. Have you ever opened a can of pumpkin and found the consistency and color is vastly different from brand to brand? Food can be complicated! As a general rule of thumb, stick to the 1/4 cup canned pumpkin serving to stay in the low FODMAP zone. FODMAP content of food is not a black and white concept! The goal is to just reduce FODMAPs to assess the diet’s benefit. The low FODMAP diet is not a NO FODMAP diet!
If you are reading other low FODMAP recipes from around the globe, do note that other countries refer to many types of squash as pumpkin. If you have the Monash University app, you will note butternut squash is termed butternut pumpkin.
Oh…and if you haven’t entered in my recent give-a-way…head over to my previous blog about the potential benefit of eating kiwifruit for gut health and constipation relief. I will be selecting a winner for the Zespri kiwifruit swag later this week!
Kristin Hatch
Hi Kate,
Just wanted to let you know that we followed your recommendation and visited Cisco’s, during our bike ride on Nantucket a couple of weeks ago. Rest assured, it was as pleasant an experience as you promised. Also some awesome time at the beach.
Glad that you have had a great summer. We have , as well.
Kristin
Jane W Young
I loved your son’s video of Nantucket. Visiting there is going on my bucket list!!
katescarlata
Thank you so much Jane! I hope you get to Nantucket–it is a very special place.
Linda Bryan
Another fall fave is recipes with yams and/or sweet potatoes. After using the Monash app, which I don’t have before me as I type, I learned that these are not synonyms and that one is much higher in FODMAP.
Sarah
What about a Starbuck’s decaf pumpkin spice latte with almond milk?
Andrea Gaines
Hi Kate,
I am new to your website, so I’m not sure if I am in the correct area, but I have had IBS and more than likely a Candida overgrowth for quite some time. I was wondering of isagenix is okay on a FODMAP or Candida diet?
~Andrea ~
katescarlata
Can you cut and paste ingredients. I can comment regarding whether it has known FODMAP ingredients.
Linda
Hi Kate,
I would love to make this recipe, however, my doctor told me last week that I have to stop using sugar completely due to my SIBO. I am really in a quandary, as I’m not sure what to use now, some type of fruit like bananas or pineapple? I had no idea that SIBO would cause me to have a red itchy scalp, but I have been to two dermatologist and they do not think it is dermatitis, so I went to my doctor and she said yes, it is due to sugar. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you!
katescarlata
Can you use dextrose? Dextrose is well absorbed and might offer an alternative for some recipes.
Linda Bryan
I went looking for dextrose in stores. Couldn’t find it in grocery or pharmacy. Found it in some health food stores–you may have to order it if you’re in a small town. Is sold in a bag, not as large a quantity as sugar is is packaged in. It’s more powdery and less granular than sugar. If you pair it with a FODMAPy fruit in recipes, the power of the fructose will lessen.
Have fun!
Linda M.
Thank you so much Kate; I will give it a try!
Thank you too Linda B for checking out where I might be able to find it!
Fathima
Hi
I do have the Monash app but dont find much information on the fodmap content of fresh pumpkin like red pumpkin, Indian pumpkin etc. Have these been tested anywhere else?