Do you experience bloating, vomiting or diarrhoea after consuming gluten containing products such as bread and pasta? This could be due to a gluten sensitivity, or an auto-immune condition called coeliac disease. In fact, these are two different conditions, which require different dietary ...
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Is avoiding gluten healthier?
Chances are you know someone who is avoiding gluten. You may even be avoiding gluten yourself! With the 'wellness' industry spruiking claims about the many benefits of gluten-free diets, the popularity of gluten-free grains and availability of gluten-free products, it's no surprise that the ...
Low FODMAP Protein Powders
In a world that is becoming more and more health-focused, I’m sure you’ve heard protein being praised by many as the ultimate nutrient in the quest for a healthy life. So is protein really the mega nutrient it is made out to be? Protein an essential nutrient in our diet, we couldn’t survive ...
Low FODMAP Mother’s Day Breakfast
One of my fondest memories growing up was helping dad make Mum poached eggs on mother’s day (even though my task was just cooking the toast). This act of making Mum breaky on mother’s day is a very common and lovely gesture. Whether it breakfast in bed, at the dining table, in the backyard, or out ...
Low FODMAP ANZAC Biscuits
Us Aussies share a lot of great traditions, many of which involve certain foods. We definitely have some ripper food icons to say the least. A few that are likely to feature in most of our childhood memories include lamingtons, pavlova, vegemite and fairy bread! Now let’s not forget the humble, ...
Cooking For A Low FODMAP Person…When You Aren’t!
In 2017 it seems like the chance of catering for someone with special dietary requirements is almost a given. It is great how accommodating today’s society is becoming with dietary requirements. Twenty years ago you certainly wouldn’t see any products labelled as ‘Low FODMAP’ or ‘FODMAP friendly’, ...
Wheat Vs Gluten
I’m sure you have heard of both wheat and gluten. If following a low FODMAP diet, it is likely you are avoiding these (at least in the initial stages). What many people don't understand is what wheat and gluten actually are. Are they the same thing? Is there actually a difference? Can you react to ...
Are oats ok on a low FODMAP diet?
A question I often get asked is if oats are ok on a low FODMAP diet. This can certainly be confusing, especially as there is so much conflicting information out there! ...
The Trend of Food Avoidance
The CSIRO recently released their Healthy Diet Score Report for 2016, and for the first time, food avoidance was surveyed, with some interesting results! Is there a trend of food avoidance, or are we avoiding foods for good reason? ...
Is Gluten Free Healthier?
Given the abundance of media articles citing gluten to be evil when it comes to food. You’d be forgiven for thinking that eating a gluten free diet automatically makes your diet healthier. But does it? And why are people making such claims? Gluten is a type of protein. Unless you have Coeliac ...