Day 2/42

So far, so good. Matt felt much better this morning than he has been feeling in the mornings, and had minimal stomach cramping. I had some discomfort yesterday that is probably just my body saying "hey, what are you doing to me?". Yesterday was not about gorging myself and I'm a pretty good eater so that was part of the issue. The other part was there were foods I did not give up, that I probably should have. Like I said yesterday, once we get through these few items left (today or tomorrow), I'll be committing to this more.

Breakfast -

Cereal and Almond Milk (Kix are low FODMAP!!)


Lunch -
Chicken Salad with 1 celery stalk, mayo, salt and pepper on lettuce wraps
Small handful of walnuts


Dinner -
Five Guys Cheeseburger (double patty), wrapped in lettuce topped with low-FODMAP approved veggies
Regular fry to split
Soda Water


We wanted to give Five Guys a try because we read that they were relatively low-FODMAP friendly depending on how you order your burger. What we forgot about is the grilled onions, and that they would obviously grill the onions on the same grill as the burgers. I also mistakenly read that ketchup was likely okay for low-FODMAP. We both felt a little off after eating and chalked it up to the HFCS in the ketchup and fry sauce. Friday night was a long night because we needed to do some shopping for our low-FODMAP journey so we knew we wanted to give a fast food option a try on this night. It wasn't bad but we felt it could be better!

FODMAP Friendly Recipe - Potato Hash

This is an easy and quick dish that is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Potato Hash
1-2 Russet Potatoes
1 Sweet Potato
Coconut oil
Seasonings: Garlic-free Chipolte Chile powder, Garlic-free Chile powder, Salt, Pepper

Directions
Peel all potatoes and dice into small pieces, about 1 inch. Place on a plate and cover with a microwaveable steaming cover, second plate or saran wrap. Microwave for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Continue microwaving the potatoes until they are just fork tender. Overcooking them will lead to pan fried mashed potatoes (but maybe that's your thing!)

While the potatoes are warming, add a teaspoon or so of coconut oil to a warm pan on medium heat. Add the potatoes to the pan when ready and add some more oil if necessary. I usually like to do half coconut oil and half olive oil so the flavor is not as strong, but its up to your preference. Once the potatoes are starting to crisp up add your seasonings to your preference. We like to use chipotle chili powder for a little more spice, but salt and pepper would be just fine as well.

Serving Options

Serve a sunny side up egg on top of the hash, the potatoes will catch all of that runny yolk.

An easy low FODMAP lunch or dinner would be chicken breast cooked with low FODMAP compliant seasonings, potato hash and green beans or a small salad. If you make the has for breakfast, make some extra to have for lunch or dinner of that same night.

FODMAP Friendly Recipe - Korean Beef

This recipe has been adapted from Six Sisters' Stuff Korean Beef recipe. 

Korean Beef

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef

2 teaspoons garlic infused olive oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce

1 Tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 – 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers (depending on how spicy you like it)
salt and pepper
1 bunch green onions - spring green part only, diced

Rice, cooked

Directions:

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown hamburger with garlic oil. Drain most of the fat and add brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, salt and pepper and red peppers. Simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors. Serve over steamed rice and top with green onions.

Notes: 

Drizzle a bit of garlic oil after draining the beef if you need a little more garlic flavor. 

Day 1/42

We chose to start today because in 6 weeks Matt will have his follow up appointment with our GI in Salt Lake City, UT. It should be noted that while Matt is following a very strict low FODMAP diet, I will be a little more lenient with my food choices in these first few days. We have some things in the house that we need to get rid of that I can finish up within the first few days.


Matt
Breakfast -

Lunch -

Dinner -
Korean Beef

Gina
Breakfast -
1 packet of instant apple cinnamon oatmeal - not low FODMAP friendly for a few reasons, but as stated above, I'm eating some items to not waste them. Dried fruit, added sugars (too sweet!), and apples are "no-no's"

Lunch -
Turkey wrapped in green leaf lettuce
Banana
Potato Hash

Dinner -
Korean Beef

Welcome to our blog!

We hope you are able to find some helpful tips, tricks and recipes here as you navigate a low FODMAP diet. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to comment and we will help as we can. As has been stated, we are not medical professionals or nutritionists to any extent. We have been suggested to this diet by a medical professional and have done a lot of reading and researching and have found that there weren't as many resources as we'd like so we will post our journey and our findings in hopes to help you. Please consult a medical professional before beginning this or any other type of elimination diet.