Just a quick post today about hummus.  It’s an awesome snack food made with fiber rich chickpeas, tahini, garlic and everything a healthy heart could ask for….but for people with a FODMAP sensitivity–hummus can be a gut wrencher. That’s because garlic has fructans, tahini just a 1/2 tablespoon is a source of GOS and fructans […]

I love salads with a mix of savory and sweet flavors.  This week, I whipped up a yummy fall inspired salad with a maple Dijon dressing that I would LOVE to share with YOU. Check it out! My daughter, Chelsea took time off of work for an extra long weekend and visited home.  We had […]

The leaves are slowly falling off the trees here in New England. It’s a bit overcast today…a great morning to take my time and whip up a new recipe. On the docket today:  Sweet Potato Pancakes with chopped walnuts infused with cinnamon and cloves–topped with a little butter and maple sugar.  Super easy and delicious. […]

Most people think anything spicy is a no go for people with IBS–but that is not always the case.  Some of my clients enjoy hot and spicy foods quite nicely. If you happen to be a spicy food aficionado –then you might like these hot balls….Buffalo Chicken Meatballs.  OMG–they are delish! Don’t they look yummy? […]

It’s ALWAYS exciting when the Monash University researchers provide updates on food or beverage regarding FODMAP content. Well….if you are like me, today is your lucky day! But the info conflicts with some of the information I had gathered earlier. (Frustrating!) That is, I had heard instant coffee and cocoa were on the high FODMAP […]

I flew into San Francisco yesterday to teach a FODMAP workshop with my colleague Patsy Catsos today to a group of Bay area RDs.  The weather is beautiful here in SF and I had a chance to walk around the city yesterday. San Francisco  iconic trolleys make their way up the hilly streets. Walking the […]

I thought I would provide a few updates from the 2 BIG conferences I attended in September.  The 17th Annual Neurogastroenterology & Motility Scientific Meeting and The International Celiac Disease Symposium. I was so honored to be asked to speak at the Rome Symposium of the Neurogastoenterology & Motility Scientific meeting.  My topic: Practical guidelines for […]

My next post will include my ramblings from the 2 digestive health conferences I attended in the last week and a half!  Honestly, I need to let my brain marinate just a bit longer so that I can sort and sift the main take away messages. Seriously, I have knowledge overload. This weekend I tried […]

I left for sunny California last Thursday for the Neurogastroenterology & Motility Scientific Meeting in Huntington Beach!  I spoke about Food and IBS.  I was very happy to talk and share my thoughts about IBS, diet and FODMAPs with some very interesting gastroenterologists from all over the world. An extra perk: I met Mark Pimentel, […]