One of my areas of special interest is IBS. I recently authored the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well with IBS. In this book, I introduce the reader to FODMAPs, a group of fermentable (gas producing) sugars and fibers. Minimizing FODMAPs in the diet has made a world of difference for many of my clients. Yeah!
Available on Amazon: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well With IBS
Are all the recipes in your book FODMAPs-friendly?
Kerstin:
There are several FODMAP-friendly recipes in the book and the majority can be tweaked slightly to make FODMAPs friendly. A few of the FODMAP-friendly recipes include: Strawberry Balsamic Salsa, Orange-chocolate chip muffins, Wheat-free Granola, Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, Seared Scallops, Asian Sesame Noodles for starters. When I wrote the book, garlic and onion powders and salts were considered safe…SO being a huge lover of garlic and onion flavor, I added them to many recipes. GOOD NEWS…it’s easy to sub in chopped chives or a bit of garlic-infused oil into those recipes to make them FODMAP-friendly with little effort. If you don’t know how to make garlic-infused oil, check out my post here:http://blog.katescarlata.com/2012/01/21/garlic-infused-oil/
Also there are many FODMAP-friendly recipes on the blog and I am working on a FODMAP friendly recipe booklet so stay tuned! Glad you stopped by the blog.
I was recently diagnosed with IBS and knowing what I do now, have had symptoms most of my life. I very reluctantly eliminated many of my favourite foods and have been pleasantly surprised by the loss and/or reduction of most symptoms. I’m still learning and my biggest frustration has been the inconsistency of info. Your recent trip to Australia did help clarify…..I guess this is a relatively new field of research and thus constantly changing.
Love your posted recipes! I would rather suffer than eat poorly or blandly!
Yes Susan…the diet is relatively new! Monash University in Melbourne, Australia is where the bulk of the research is done and the analysis of food to assess FODMAP content is a time consuming job…I believe the researchers have tested over 450 foods, but there are so many more to evaluate. So….we are all learning together. Fortunately we know enough to make the diet interesting and delicious!
Forgot to ask-am traveling to Maui. Any suggestions what to avoid or eat to my heart’s content?
Oh…Maui…how fun! Well…we enjoyed lots of grilled fish when I visited Maui. Rice dishes were popular as well–just ask about garlic and onion–and avoid dishes made with those ingredients. You want to feel well…so what I recommend on vacation is eat light for breakfast (oats and berries) and lunch (salad with chicken or fish)…and then relax with a nice dinner….and sometimes, you may just want to eat to your heart’s content.
Hi Kate,
Is Miso soup fodmap safe? Also soy milk is still a grey area for me… I’ve been drinking soy milk occasionally since I started on the low fodmap diet 4 weeks ago – then I saw that the brand that all baristas in NZ use (vitasoy) is unsafe – eek! Does this mean I need to start over?
Thank you very much for your helpful blog
No you do not need to start over. Just avoid that soy milk for now. I am not sure about Miso soup sorry.