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 >
Elise
September 21, 2011
Candle Cafe, chocolate, dates, enjoy life, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts, oatmeal, one lucky duck, pumpkin, quinoa, smoothie, vegan cakeFODMAPS
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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 >
Elise
September 20, 2011
nutbutter, nuts, oatmealFODMAPS
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One last run in Central Park. That’s how Kyle and I spent our morning before we said goodbye to the big apple. I actually ended up pulling a weird groin muscle on the run, but let’s just pretend it was all hunky-dory and nicely bookended our trip. Post-cardio, we showered, checked out of the hotel, and hit up Le Pain Quotidien for brunch. In case you were wondering, Le Pain Quotidien translates to "the daily bread." Mastering the pronunciation, on the other hand, is not my area of expertise. Their website offered little help… Read more >
Elise
September 18, 2011
le pain quotidien, oatmealrestaurant review
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Guess what finally opened!!! Tender Greens’ new Santa Monica location! I have been waiting for this for quite some time (remember last week when I tried to go and it wasn’t open yet?). While I was thrilled to learn that it was opening this past weekend, I was sad that it happened while I was away in NYC. Naturally I made a beeline for the place as soon as we got back in town. 🙂 I took Kyle and my girlfriend Lauren with me. Lauren got the Harvest salad with Organic Fruit, Artisan Cheese, Local… Read more >
Elise
September 16, 2011
big salad, enjoy life, hummus, kale, kind bar, nuts, oatmeal, quinoa, tender greens, vegan cookiesrestaurant review
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I worked Saturday, but had Sunday and Monday off. Wee! Let’s fly through Saturday so I can show the fun stuff. I got up at 4:30 am to work out. It was mediocre since I had a headache. I don’t know that my heart rate got up since there wasn’t any cardio going on, but I did some weight stuff, resistance bands, and yoga/stretching for 30 minutes. My headache disappeared once I drank a few glasses of water (and a mug of almond milk/coffee). My half-caf-java was followed by the above breakfast of vanilla soy… Read more >
Elise
September 5, 2011
Ezekiel, food should taste good, granola, justin's nutbutter, larabar, millet, oatmeal, smoothie, soy yogurt, udi's
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