Baking has become the new pastime during lockdown as can be evidenced by the lack of flour on the supermarket shelves. That includes me. I have made Anzac biscuits, ginger crunch and several batches of peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies because they are so delicious and satisfying. Use dark chocolate and a plain peanut butter with no additives including salt and sugar. Make small cookies or eat only half if they are larger. Today, the New Zealand government announces whether we are lowering to level 2 lockdown (of 4 levels) so that the country can almost completely open up again, but still with the borders shut. NZ has had between zero and two daily cases of the virus for the last week, and all the cases can be traced to a known contact. In other words, we have no community transmission. Things are finally looking up - in this part of the world at least. Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cookies Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Serves: 18 Ingredients 1 cup oats ¼ … [Read more...] about Low Fodmap Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cookies
Low Fodmap Recipes
My 7 Most Popular Recipes for 2019
These are the seven recipes that were viewed most often during 2019. Low Fodmap bread I suppose this one shouldn't surprise me since most of my clients are fixated on getting bread back into their diets after doing the 6-week program with me to find their triggers and create a final diet that keeps them safe from symptoms. Many months of experimenting resulted in this bread recipe. If you follow it exactly without any substituting, it will provide you with a delicious, moist, low Fodmap bread. Zucchini Hummus This is a tasty alternative to the classic hummus which is made with chickpeas and garlic, which is high Fodmap. Just don't get carried away and eat too much at any one time. Spicy Potato Pie This is an easy dish that takes not a lot of time to make, and the family will love it. It is a complete meal which covers all the food groups. It could be a great pot luck dinner contribution so that if there is nothing else you can eat at the event, you can at … [Read more...] about My 7 Most Popular Recipes for 2019
Low Fodmap Pineapple and Pecan Cake
Extra-moist and studded with nuts and dried cranberries, this low Fodmap pineapple cake is delicious. Be careful not have more than a small slice at a time. If you’re making it for a special occasion, you could cover it with a frosting made from powdered sugar, butter, and water. If fructose is a trigger for you, you’ll have to reduce the size of your slice. PINEAPPLE AND PECAN CAKE Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Serves: 12 slices Ingredients 2 cups (316 g) white rice flour ½ cup (64 g) tapioca flour ½ cup (96 g) potato starch 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground gingerroot Pinch of salt 1 cup (200 g) white sugar ½ cup (55 g) chopped pecans ½ cup (60 g) dried cranberries 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1½ cups (354 ml) light olive oil 1 can (8 ounces, or 225 g) of crushed pineapple 3 just ripe bananas, mashed Method Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Sift together all the dry ingredients except the sugar. Add the sugar and combine. Then … [Read more...] about Low Fodmap Pineapple and Pecan Cake
My 5 Best Low Fodmap Cakes
Unlike what many think, we can eat sugar on the low Fodmap diet. A certain amount of table sugar is okay on the diet because it has equal quantities of fructose and glucose, and the glucose pulls the fructose, cell by cell, through the lining of the small intestine, so it is absorbed. If there is excess fructose to the glucose as in honey, agave syrup etc. then the excess is not absorbed and goes down into the bowel where it gets fermented and causes all the problems. However, we can’t eat much of even the safe sugars like table sugar or maple syrup because the glucose stops helping the fructose to be absorbed after a while, and the rest goes down into the bowel to cause symptoms. Because of this, most of your sugar should be got from 2-3 fruits a day. However, living without any sweet treats is almost impossible for most people so I have created many low Fodmap cakes, cookies etc that you can safely consume. Today, I am going to show you my five best low Fodmap cakes. Banana … [Read more...] about My 5 Best Low Fodmap Cakes
My Favourite Low Fodmap Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
I eat vegetarian four times a week in order to eat a good balance of diverse protein sources without always resorting to meat. At this point, I have quite a repertoire of vegetarian meals that I default to when I am lacking creativity. Here are five of my favourites: Spinach and cheese quesadillas Fennel, brie and walnut tart Cheese and basil risotto Spinach gnocchi Feta and quinoa patties … [Read more...] about My Favourite Low Fodmap Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
My 5 most popular low Fodmap recipes
Last week, I listed my 6 most popular videos on IBS and the low Fodmap diet. This week I am sharing the 5 most popular low Fodmap recipes on my website with you. Low Fodmap bread I suppose this one shouldn't surprise me since most of my clients are fixated on getting bread back into their diets after doing the 6-week program with me to find their triggers and create a final diet that keeps them safe from symptoms. Many months of experimenting resulted in this bread recipe. If you follow it exactly without any substituting, it will provide you with a delicious, moist, low Fodmap bread. Zucchini hummus This is a tasty alternative to the classic hummus which is made with chickpeas and garlic, which is high Fodmap. Just don't get carried away and eat too much at any one time. Spicy potato pie This is an easy dish that takes not a lot of time to make, and the family will love it. It is a complete meal which covers all the food groups. It could be a great pot luck … [Read more...] about My 5 most popular low Fodmap recipes
