Yesterday we took our boat out all day. We left at 9:00 AM and didn’t get home until 9:30 PM. The key to not being hungry all day while following the FODMAP diet is to plan ahead. I made sure to eat a decent breakfast – a piece of homemade gluten-free bread with Simply Nature Organic peanut butter, and a cup of decaf coffee with a tablespoon of french vanilla coconut milk coffee creamer and lactose-free milk. We stopped for a snack half way to the lake since the kids were hungry. I had a few True Goodness Rice crackers, which were not the greatest.
While on the boat we grilled hamburgers for my husband and myself and hot dogs for the kids. I put 3/4 of an ounce of cheddar cheese on my hamburger and brought some homemade gluten-free bread to use for a bun. I topped the cheeseburger with low-FODMAP ketchup and cucumbers and had strawberries, carrots, and Meijer crinkle chips to go with it.
Since I knew we would be out late on the boat, I made sure to bring extra slices of bread, peanut butter, and organic strawberry jelly with me. On the way home everyone got hungry, so we stopped at Wendy’s. I ordered a baked potato without the sour cream and chives (the chives would have been ok to eat) and topped it with salt and pepper, made myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and had water to drink with it. I made sure to keep the jelly to less than one tablespoon, since it still contains cane sugar. I enjoyed getting to have something hot with my peanut butter and jelly, so the baked potato hit the spot. I would recommend for anyone following the FODMAP diet to keep a baked potato in mind if they are trying to eat at a restaurant. Just make sure they do not season the baked potato with garlic or onion powder.
Eating out is the hardest part of the FODMAP diet, but if you know you will be out and can plan ahead, it can make a hard situation not so bad.
I like the baked potato idea