3 Best Low FODMAP Recipes with Bread for a Restricted FODMAP Diet (2024)

DISCLAIMER: This post was developed in sponsored partnership with COBS Bread, however, as always, all opinions are genuine.

Medically reviewed by Abbey Sharp, Registered Dietitian (RD), BASc.

I share my 3 best low FODMAP recipes with bread for those who are following a restricted FODMAP diet who are trying to reduce digestive issues and IBS including my low FODMAP PB&J Baked French Toast, a Fall Vegetable Strata, and a Roasted Vegetable Hummus Halloumi Sandwich.

I know that a lot of my followers have already taken a ride on the gluten-free bandwagon, but disappointingly, they still haven’t found relief of their digestive issues. While there are definitely people who have legitimate issues with gluten (that is, the protein inherently found in grains like wheat, rye, barley, triticale, and oats), the evidence suggests that the bigger culprit is often something we call FODMAPs.

What are FODMAPs?

FODMAP stands for fermentable oligo-di-mono-saccharides and polyols. They’re a classification of short-chain carbohydrates that are found in a lot of the same foods as gluten so often gluten becomes the unfortunate scapegoat. But current research suggests that in fact, FODMAPs may be the more likely cause of common digestive symptoms like bloating, gas and pain for a lot of people who are suffering with IBS.

Where are FODMAPs found?

There is unfortunately a long list of foods that contain FODMAPs broken into the following categories:

Fructose: A simple sugar found in fruits and vegetables, plus added sugars. High FODMAP options include snap peas, apples, cherries, mango, agave, honey and watermelon.

Lactose: Found in dairy products, especially in ricotta and cottage cheese, cow’s milk, and ice cream.

Fructans: Found in grains like wheat, spelt, rye, and barley, and produce like ripe bananas, dates, prunes, leeks, artichokes, garlic, and onions.

Galactans: Found in legumes like baked beans, navy beans, and split peas.

Polyols: Found in sugar alcohols like sorbitol, along with fruits and veggies like apricots, blackberries, pears, and plums.

This is just scratching the surface and by no means an extensive list of high FODMAP foods, so if you’re looking to trial a Low FODMAP diet, you will want to work with a registered dietitian.

How Do You Follow a Low FODMAP Diet?

Again, if you’re suffering from IBS and interested in following a low FODMAP elimination diet to see if this helps reduce or rid you of your symptoms, the best thing I can recommend is to work with a Registered Dietitian. I know the list of foods high in FODMAPS is long and arduous but the good news is that you don’t necessarily need to remove all of these foods from your diet forever. It’s very likely that with the help of a dietitian, you can identify which FODMAP-rich foods are problematic for you, and can reintroduce the rest of them as you pinpoint the exact culprits.

I love bread, but I’ve cut it out. Is there a low FODMAP Bread I could try?

Finally, yes there is! COBS Bread is the first to launch a baked fresh daily low FODMAP bread in Canada that actually tastes great. Available in a full LowFOD loaf, mini loaf and buns, they’re Monash certified, made with a combination of oat bran, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, flax and sorghum plus no preservatives. I personally don’t have issues with FODMAPs but I have family members who do and the new COBS LowFOD products have become a staple in our house as an easier-to-digest option for everyone. I also love that unlike a lot of gluten-free options out there which are highly refined and low in fibre, this LowFOD bread is nutrient dense! Not to mention, there’s nothing better than a freshly baked loaf of delicious bread. And now, for the 20 million Canadians who suffer from digestive woes, they can now fall in love with bread again with the new COBS LowFOD offering which is available at the more than 120 COBS Bread bakeries across Canada. To my celiac friends, please note, this bread is not for those with Celiac disease as it contains gluten.

Low FODMAP Recipes

While I’ve talked about FODMAPs before here, I realize haven’t really offered any delicious low FODMAP recipes for those of you who are trying to navigate the elimination diet! Well today is your lucky day because I’m sharing three of my favourite low FODMAP recipes using COBS LowFOD bread. Whether you’re craving the PB&J Baked French Toast, the Fall Vegetable Strata, or the Roasted Veggie, Haloumi and Hummus Sandwich, they’re all so delicious!

What are some of your go-to low FODMAP recipes?

Have you tried this new low FODMAP bread?

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Disclosure: This post was developed in paid partnership with COBS, however, all opinions are genuine.

Updated on July 21st, 2020