Finding your low FODMAP diet a bit restrictive? Well you’re not alone! But it could be less so if you use the Monash App properly! As you’d know, the ‘Guide’ section of the App provides a traffic light rating of foods at a full serve. But did you know that if you click into each food you can see its traffic light rating at a half serve? Many foods rated ‘red’ at a full serve are rated ‘green’or ‘amber’ at a half serve. Likewise, many foods rated ‘amber’ at a full serve are rated ‘green’ at a half serve.
The 10 foods listed below are all rated ‘red’ at a full serve, but ‘green’ at a half serve.
1. Pasta (wheat) – ½ cup cooked, 74g
2. Wholemeal bread (wheat) – 1 slice, 24g
3. Lima beans (boiled) – ¼ cup, 39g
4. Butter beans (canned) – ¼ cup, 35g
5. Sweet corn – ½ cob, 43g
6. Snow peas – 5 pods, 17g
7. Avocado – 1/8 avocado, 20g
8. Raisins – 1 tablespoon, 13g
9. Almonds – 10 nuts, 12g
10. Chocolate chip biscuits – 1 biscuit, 12g
There are many more examples in the Monash App, including of foods rated ‘amber’ at a full serve and ‘green’ at a half serve, so have a play around. You might just find that your low FODMAP diet is less restrictive than you originally thought!
