Grandma's Special Low-FODMAP Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe 2 ways; Gluten-free, Vegan (2024)

FAQs

How much sweet potato can I eat on a low FODMAP diet? ›

Sweet potato contains fructose, a type of FODMAP, but in small amounts. It's considered a low FODMAP food, but you should consider keeping your intake to 1/2 cup (75 grams) cooked. Comparatively, yam is lower in FODMAPs. You may be able to eat larger amounts of it on a low FODMAP diet.

YES, there are grains and starches that are Low FODMAP friendly. As you likely read in our IBS Foods to Avoid write-up, steer clear of corn and beans. Instead, rice, quinoa, oats, and sweet potatoes are great low FODMAP starches to fuel your body with needed carbohydrates.

Zucchini (Marrow)

According to Monash University's FODMAP food experts, a single 65g serving of zucchini is low in FODMAPs, and should be fine for people with a range of IBS sensitivities.

Consuming sweet potatoes in excess can result in sweet potato side effects such as Vitamin A toxicity, which is manifested in skin rashes and headaches. Due to high fibre content, excess intake of sweet potatoes can result in bloating, stomach pain and diarrhoea.

Oats can be a low FODMAP breakfast option during the low FODMAP phase. If you choose rolled oats, start with a ½ cup serving size and then test your tolerance level. If you want instant oats use a ¼ cup serving size, and mix them with rice flakes or quinoa flakes for a larger hot breakfast.

Peanut Butter is Low in FODMAPS

While almonds, cashews, and pistachios are fairly high in FODMAPs, peanuts, pecans, and walnuts are considered low FODMAP foods. This is because peanuts are technically part of the legume family, they're safe for a low FODMAP diet.

There are some other foods like potatoes, rice, carrots, bean sprouts, blueberries, Japanese/Kabocha/Kent squash, cucumber, parsnip, lettuce, oyster mushrooms, hard cheese (like cheddar and colby), choy sum, collard greens, swiss chard and silverbeet that remain low FODMAP in large serving sizes.

The Facts: FODMAP Friendly gave full-fat, Greek Yogurt the pass at 200grams. This can be attributed to the fermentation combined with the straining process. Monash list Greek yoghurt as moderate FODMAP at 93g and high FODMAP at 170g.

Examples of low FODMAP vegetables include carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, and more. To see a larger list of low FODMAP vegetables, download the Low FODMAP Diet and Food List PDF.

Asparagus is classified as high FODMAP as it contains a high amount of two types of FODMAPs; fructose and fructans. Fructose is a monosaccharide (the 'M' in FODMAP) and fructans are oligosaccharides (the 'O' in FODMAP). A high FODMAP serving of asparagus is 5 spears (75g) (1).

What vegetables are not allowed on FODMAPs? ›

The main FODMAPs present in vegetables are fructans and mannitol. Vegetables particularly rich in fructans include artichoke, garlic, leek, onion and spring onion. Vegetables particularly rich in mannitol include mushrooms, cauliflower and snow peas.

People with kidney problems must avoid eating sweet potatoes because an improper functioning kidney cannot remove potassium from their body, causing high potassium levels that can be harmful to them. Sweet potatoes contain high amounts of oxalates that may increase the risk of calcium-oxalate kidney stones.

How to tell if sweet potatoes have gone bad. If your sweet potato is soft in spots, smells rotten, or oozes a mysterious liquid, that potato should be discarded. Another sign that sweet potatoes have taken a turn for the worse is if they start growing stalky purplish sprouts.

Even though sweet potatoes are very nutritious, they are both sweet-tasting, and high in carbohydrates. Foods that have those properties tend to spike hunger.

Fortunately, sweet potatoes do fit into the low FODMAP diet, and just like many other vegetables, it's all about portion size. A low FODMAP serving size of sweet potatoes is ½ cup and a slightly larger portion of ¾ cup pushes the mannitol load into a moderate zone.

There are some other foods like potatoes, rice, carrots, bean sprouts, blueberries, Japanese/Kabocha/Kent squash, cucumber, parsnip, lettuce, oyster mushrooms, hard cheese (like cheddar and colby), choy sum, collard greens, swiss chard and silverbeet that remain low FODMAP in large serving sizes.

Yes, you can eat sweet potatoes on the low FODMAP diet. But only in a small serving. 75 grams or 1/2 cup of sweet potatoes is low FODMAP. Both sweet potatoes with brown-reddish skin and orange flesh and sweet potatoes with purple skin and yellow flesh can be eaten on the low FODMAP diet.

If you want to eat more than the recommended serving size for a low-FODMAP food then you need to check the additional information provided with each food listing. Some low-FODMAP foods will become high FODMAP at larger serving sizes, while others will remain safe to eat in bigger serves.