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Going low fodmap can be hard and finding low fodmap products at the grocery story can be even harder. Since I went low fodmap in May of 2018 there have been so many new low fodmap products have hit the selfs of big name grocery stores. If you are interested in my experience with starting the low fodmap diet check out my blog post How I Survived My First Two Weeks of Being Low Fodmap . I also have a blog post on Low Fodmap Snack Ideas . In that blog post I also share other low fodmap products that you can find at any grocery store. In this blog post I will be talking more specifically about certified low fodmap products and certified gluten free products. Fody Fody is a company that sells certified low fodmap products. Fody is great because you can purchase products from their website or use the store locator  to find a store that sells the products near you. I first saw Fody products in Hy-Vee in June of 2018. My favorite Fody products that I have been able to get at the ...

Since going low fodmap I have experimented with a number of different snacks. I eat a snack about two to three hours before dinner and have found that this list of snacks keeps me from being hungry until then. I proportions I used for these snack ideas came from the application Low FODMAP diet A to Z . Its a great resource and I highly recommend checking it out. Rice Cake BLT Ingredients Quaker Lightly Salted Rice Cake spinach or your favorite type of lettuce tomato bacon (1 piece of bacon cooked in the microwave for 1 minute on half power) Almond Butter and Chocolate Chip Rice Cake Ingredients Quaker Lightly Salted Rice Cake 1 tbsp of almond butter 3 tbsp chocolate chips (Enjoy Life or Lily's Sugar Free Chocolate Chips) Almond Butter and Pumpkin Seed Rice Cake Ingredients Quaker Lightly Salted Rice Cake 1 tbsp of almond butter low fodmap allows for up to 2 tbsp of pumpkin seeds  Almond Butter and Strawberry Rice Cake Ingr...

In this blog post I am going to explain why low fodmap is the right eating plan for me. I will give the pros and cons that I have experienced in my first two weeks for being low fodmap. I also included what I eat in a day, both regular and workout days. I also share some of the low fodmap recipes that I tried, loved and recommend. This post also includes some of the low fodmap foods that I try and will continue to repurchase. Why Low FODMAP? For as long as I can remember I have at least one stomach ache a day. One of my doctors referred me to an allergist and immunologist. Through discussing what I eat each day and when I get a stomach ache, the doctor was confident that if I ate a low fodmap diet I would no longer have stomach aches. Prior to being low fodmap I had been milk free for eight years and rarely ate gluten.  First Two Weeks Being Low FODMAP I was so excited and ready to give the low fodmap diet/eating plan a try because I had high hopes that it would work...

Dealing With Food Allergies and Dietary Restrictions in College Step 1 Do your research. Look on your school's website and see if they have a director of university dinning services. I know mind does.  Step 2 If you are planning to make a visit to the school schedule a meeting with the head of dinning or director.  From my experience of doing this I meet with the director of university dinning and we went to one of the dinning halls and campus and my parent and I were shown how read the labels that they place on the food and where special allergy food was kept in the kitchen. I was also instructed to make the staff aware of who I was (my name) and what my allergies are (milk and choose to be gluten free). If the staff knows you and what your dietary needs are they can better help you when questions arise. Special Meals The dinning hall connected to my resistance hall offers a special menu for those with specific allergies. With that menu I am able to call...