Monday 17 October 2011

Taste Testing



I have been doing some experimenting this weekend with food.

Life has finally started to slow down and I can actually cook some good wholesome food.

I have been very slack with my food choices and have not been careful in regards to Fodmap friendly vs. not friendly.

Yes I have felt sick and have been laying on the couch thinking "what the hell was I thinking!!!!!"
Regardless of how many time I have been in this position I still find myself there doing the same thing over.

It is so easy just to join the rest of the world and pretend like I can eat what ever I want without consequence.

Saturday morning I made Biscuits for my grandma friend in the nursing home.
Peanut butter and chocolate cookies sounded like a great afternoon treat for her.
During the process of making these cookies I convinced myself that I needed to taste test them.

As I started to make these amazing delicious cookies my mouth started to water.

I surely would not want to kill my old lady from my cooking right?
"Need to make sure it taste right"  I thought!

Within seconds my hands were reaching for a taste.
The cookie dough was amazingly good and once you start you can not stop.

Within 20 mins the pain hit me and I was burping my stomach up.
Nothing like a eruption of gas from your stomach to make you feel better.

Only FODMAP intolerant sufferers would totally understand what this feels like.
A stabbing pain down your left side followed by a eruption of Gas and to top it off a belly that would place me about 4 month pregnant.


Symptoms can last anywhere from 4- 24 hours.
After my symptoms start it is usually about 3-4 days before I get an energy back.

I find if I eat well and exercise my body bounces back a lot better if I have a episode.
If I have been pushing the boundaries and not watching what I eat then I feel a lot sicker for longer and it takes awhile for my stomach to settle down.



Symptoms can last anywhere from 4- 24 hours.
After my symptoms start it is usually about 3-4 days before I get an energy back.

I find if I eat well and exercise my body bounces back a lot better if I have a episode.
If I have been pushing the boundaries and not watching what I eat then I feel a lot sicker for longer and it takes awhile for my stomach to settle down.

I don’t know how many of you out there have the same type of reaction.
It would be interesting to see what type of reactions you all have.
Let me know if you experience something Different related to FODMAP issue.

I have a face book page that I also link to this Blog that I have quiet a few followers on.
A lot of people who suffer from FODMAP also have a secondary issue.

I want to only know though what peoples reactions are if they are FODMAP intolerant only.

Also what foods are the biggest killers in you.

I know for me it is Onions and garlic.

I have the worst reactions with these veggies.
I am ok when I use them as flavour but if I eat the actual plant before you know it Bang I am done in.





FODMAP INTOLENCE

Friday 14 October 2011

Pumpkin and Maple Muffins

I was searching for something different i could make to have as a snack at work that would be FODMAP tolerant.
I was on the Veggie Num Num website and had seen Trudys version of this Muffin and thought what a great idea.
So yesterday i did some research and last night I officially tested it and Wolla!
I have created my version of the Pumpkin Muffin and it rocked :)

100 veggie and FODMAP safe.
Enjoy guys I did !!!


Makes 6 muffins


2 cups plain spelt flour (You can use rice flour or gluten free flour)
2  teaspoons baking powder
600g piece of pumpkin raw (1 cup cooked)
3-4 Tsp of maple syrup
60g butter
1/2 cup of Milk
1/2 cup of Brown Suger (optional)
1tsp Vanilla
2tbs Freshly Squeezed Orange  juice
1tsp Ground Cinnamon
2 tbs Icing sugar
1)Cut the pumpkin into cubes and steam until soft and tender.
    Mash the pumpkin, add the Orange juice and Set aside to cool.

2) Sift the flour and baking powder into a larger bowl.
3) pre heat the oven to 180 Degrees cel
4) Cream the butter and sugar together adding to the mixture the vanilla and maple syrup
5) Add the creamed butter to the flour and baking powder along with the mashed pumpkin.
6) mix all ingredient together folding the mixture until combined.

7) Lightly oil a muffin tray with a pastry brush
8) place muffins into the Muffin tray

Bake for 15-20 mins
Check the muffins are cooked by using a skewer and seeing if it comes out clean.

*Once cooked place on a baking tray to cool.
*Combine the icing sugar and Cinnamon and sift over the muffins to Finnish