Low FODMAP snacks: Savory Edition

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Low FODMAP snacks: Savory Edition

Kate Chury, RD. Registered Dietitian. Calgary, Alberta.

What should I eat?

This question comes up quite frequently for people when they embark on the Low FODMAP diet. For people with IBS, the Low FODMAP diet can do wonders to identify their food-related triggers, but at the same time this elimination diet can feel quite restrictive. Sometimes finding foods you can eat...that you want to eat, can feel like a challenge (especially when you are hungry and want something to eat NOW, right?!)

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What the FODMAP is a FODMAP?

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What the FODMAP is a FODMAP?

Kate Chury, RD. Registered Dietitian. Calgary, Alberta.

For most of us, when we first come across the term FODMAP, we may quietly ask ourselves “What the FODMAP is a FODMAP? Is it another fad diet making the rounds or some sort of ‘super food’ I should be eating?” I’m here to tell you that it’s not another fad diet (thank goodness, right?) and it certainly isn’t a new trendy food making the rounds in the posh wellness scene right now.

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Soluble vs. Insoluble Fiber: What's the Difference?

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Soluble vs. Insoluble Fiber: What's the Difference?

Fibers are long chains of carbohydrates that withstand our body’s digestive process. What’s more, is that there are two distinct types of fiber, soluble and insoluble which differ in their physical structure and impact on health. Do you know the difference between them?

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