Pasta can be the basis of a quick and satisfying dinner at the end of a busy day. So for some people, not being able to eat their familiar wheat-based pasta has made it harder to follow the elimination phase of the FODMAPs diet. In the past, I have recommended substituting with the best of … Read more
People might avoid eating onion and garlic temporarily, while they are on the elimination phase of the FODMAPs diet for IBS. Or, they might avoid onion and garlic longterm, if the challenge phase of the FODMAPs diet shows them they don’t tolerate the fructans which onion and garlic are rich in. It’s not usually until … Read more
How many dinners a week do you already plan ahead? Could you see yourself planning for one more dinner than you currently manage? Start this week, and once that becomes easy, add an extra planned dinner per week. Take small steps like this, gradually build on them, and in the long term, you will find … Read more
It’s really hard to eat deliciously, healthfully and economically when you don’t think about what you are going to eat until the late afternoon. By that time, when you are tired, starting to get hungry, and the stores are crowded, convenience food, take out or home delivery become hard to resist. While they work as … Read more