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Brown rice no-tillas

  Do not be deceived by the beauty of this plate.  The tortillas may as well have been scrambled up with the tofu for all the good they did as a vehicle for the stuffing.  Needless to say, this was a fork and knife meal.  This was one of my first forays in the world of no wheat.  I’m not too impressed.    Quality ingredients and nutritional stats aside, they were similar to (a thinner) cardboard in texture.  The slightest bend and they cracked like a stale wafer.  Interestingly enough, they were packaged between individual… Read more >

September 22, 2011 Artisana, bragg's, nutbutter, tofu, tortilla wrap Read more >

Operation Elimination

Prepping for the “elimination phase” of the FODMAPS diet was a bit daunting at first.  I found myself looking up individual foods constantly to see what their chemical structure was (and if they contained FODMAPS).  But once I started to get the hang of it, I came up with lots of meal ideas. My meals will continue to be plant-based, but I want to try and make this as helpful as possible for all my fellow IBSers, so please note, the starred (*) items are for those who aren’t vegan. FODMAPS free grocery list Fruit… Read more >

September 21, 2011 Candle Cafe, chocolate, dates, enjoy life, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts, oatmeal, one lucky duck, pumpkin, quinoa, smoothie, vegan cake Read more >

Thoughts on the elimination phase

Being vegan and monitoring fodmaps is a bit tricky.  Without animal meat (or the galactans category, aka beans/legumes), there isn’t much left to provide adequate protein…or so I thought. Here’s the loop-hole: Seitan. “But that’s made with vital wheat gluten!?!” you say.  “You can’t have wheat because it has FODMAPS!” First of all, well done, you’ve been paying attention.  It’s true that wheat is a no-no due to the fructans in it.  However, seitan is made with the gluten in wheat, and is exclusively protein. See the label? No sugar.  No fiber. There are no FODMAPS… Read more >

September 20, 2011 kale, nooch, quinoa, seitan, tahini Read more >

A breakfast

Breakfast is the meal that has been the easiest while I’m in the FODMAPS elimination phase because nothing much has changed.  I typically eat oats with various add-ins (nuts, nut butters, etc.), all of which are FODMAPS free.  The only real change is having to monitor which fruits (fresh and/or dried) I throw into the mix. Most berries are fine (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.) and ripe bananas are in the clear too.  It’s just apples, pears, and stone fruits that I have to watch out for.  And raisins (in large amounts). To give you an… Read more >

September 20, 2011 nutbutter, nuts, oatmeal Read more >