Recipes developed by a specialist dietitian
Saag Aloo is a classic Indian curried potato and spinach dish. I often make it as a vegetable side accompaniment to something like a Korma or as a main dish with a Dhal. It’s a great choice to make low FODMAP as the two main ingredients (potato and spinach) are both low in fermentable carbohydrate…
Festive stuffing can be a bit of a FODMAP minefield often containing onion, apricots, apples, breadcrumbs etc. Vegetarian stuffing mixes can also have mushrooms, cashews and pulses (all high FODMAP). Quinoa is a great vegetarian alternative to breadcrumbs, adding a nice texture and being a very nutritious high protein, low FODMAP choice. I’ve tried various…
I’ve said it before but aubergine is one of my favourite vegetables and happily it’s low FODMAP (although a large 260g serving of aubergine would be high in sorbitol). I love it in curries, moussaka, barbecued, as part of a roasted veg mix but my top choice is probably to have it baked with mozzarella…
2022 update: The FODMAP content of red peppers was recently re-tested by Monash University. They were found to be high in fructose and now classified as high FODMAP. However, a small portion (43g serving) is still classed as low FODMAP so I have not altered the quantities in this recipe as it should make 4…
Lentils and other pulses are high in galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS -a FODMAP) and not normally allowed on the low FODMAP diet. However tinned lentils in smallish amounts (1/4 of a can) are actually classed as low FODMAP. This is because GOS is water soluble so it leaches out of the lentils and into the water surrounding…
