I know someone on the fodmap eating plan and this book helped me understand it a lot more. I highly recommend.

I love finding books that help me through my journey of going vegan/vegetarian. I learned a lot of good recipes and was able to even change them up so even my husband enjoyed them. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone wanting to start on their own health journey.

I found it really interesting, especially the "science" behind it. I don't follow this diet, but I am a low meat/pescatarian eater.

FODMAP Friendly: 95 Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Recipes for the Digestively Challenged is a great cookbook for those who must eat in a certain manner, though anyone would benefit from this type of eating. The author does a good job of explaining the Low FODMAP lifestyle, including essential ingredients, information, and what not to eat. The cookbook has colorful pages and great pictures of some of the finished dishes.

The cookbook is separated into sections, different from the usual, but logical in its own way. Listed below are the chapters, as well as some of the standout dishes.

Breakfast: Quinoa, Banana, and Blueberry Pancakes; Coconut Rice Bibimap

Lighter Recipes: Vegetarian Pho; Quinoa, Fresh Tomato, and Fried Bread Salad

Grown-up Dinners: Vegetarian Enchiladas; Ultimate Vegetarian Lasagna

Grab & Go Baking: Granola Bars; Streusel Muffins; Gingerbread

The Sweet Life: Strawberry Cobbler; Salted Dark Chocolate Tart

Getting Social: Pizza Crusts; Christmas Pudding

FODMAP Friendly is a short cookbook, with only 95 recipes, but its manageable size makes it a good start for beginners. Having eaten low FODMAP for several years myself, I found the recipes to be interesting and I look forward to making many of the finished dishes.

Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy of FODMAP Friendly: 95 Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Recipes for the Digestively Challenged. The choice to review this cookbook was my own.

Great cookbook with loads of important information. Highly recommended. Great resource.

* I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

Can I just say Yummy?!?! I found Fodmap Friendly by Georgia McDermott to be full of colorful, delicious looking food finds that just got me salivating right there on the spot. This author educates as well as offers some practical combinations for those looking to be careful in the area of fodmaps. This is an area that I am looking at to determine some issues that have reared themselves. That’s what I was looking for and that’s what I found in this resource.
I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.


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I really enjoyed this book and all of the fodmap recipe ideas. As a mother with different eating capabilities, I was happy to find this book and look through and read all of the delicious recipes and great options.

Gorgeous photos, diverse recipes - a must read for the digestively challenged! My only critique is that I wish this book included substitutions for common allergens (i.e, milk.)

As someone who has toyed with giving this diet a try, I was very interested in this book. Most people don't know what FODMAPs are and this book provides good information on it. It's not easy to transition to a diet low in FODMAPs.

This book gives you plenty of variety, albeit not all easy, but that's to be expected with a major diet overhall. The pictures are superb.

Thank you to The Experiment and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I think the FODMAP diet is great for anyone experiencing GI symptoms but it can certainly feel overwhelming to figure out "what can I eat?" especially for those who are also vegetarian. This was such a great cookbook with a wide variety of recipes to suit any craving. I look forward to trying the Roasted Pepper and Halloumi Shakshuka, Roasted Quinoa and Banana Crumble, Roasted Vegetable Grain-Free Tart, Vegan Furikake Rice Bowls, Baked Donuts, and Pavlova with Roasted Lemony Strawberries. Although there is not a photograph of every recipes, the photographs that are included are stunning.

Thank you, The Experiment and NetGalley, for a digital ARC!

This is a gorgeous cookbook!! My husband and I both have food restrictions that making using mainstream cookbooks a little challenging. This cookbook answers all of our restrictions, and does it with flair! It's hard to pick favorite recipes, but...the Salted Honey and Sage Baked Camembert with Baklava Crumb, Crispy Sage Breakfast Hash, and Honey Butter Roasted Carrot and Halloumi Salad with Sea Salt Pepitas are at the top of the list. The photography is dreamy, and the ingredients are easily accessible. All around bravo!

Amazing Recipes Using Restricted Ingredients

This book was far more fun than I thought it would be. I had put it off to the side of my TBR stack because I thought it might be a bit preachy and overly health conscious. Not that I mind books about healthy cooking, but they're not usually the most enjoyable cookbooks to read! I am so glad I was wrong about my initial thoughts on this book. It is nothing like I thought it would be. The book starts with the author's very personal story of her difficulties with food. I can't imagine going through such pain and suffering for so long... and all because of something we must do several times a day... eat! The author tried a variety of things to help her tummy troubles and eventually settled on a combination of vegetarian, FODMAP friendly, and gluten-free recipes. So those are the type of recipes provided in this book. My thanks to her for being so transparent in telling her story

The book is somewhat quirkily categorized, with standard sections like breakfast and dinners, but then it has other chapters not typically seen in a cookbook, like grab and go baking (e.g., muffins, trail mix, buns) and getting social (drinks and nibbles). The author is English, but she offers a surprising international range of dishes and flavors, with many heavily influenced by Asian cuisines. Most recipes do require some time to make and have longer ingredient lists than I like to see. But that’s okay. Some days are made for lazy cooking.

After a few recipes I thought sounded a little strange in the breakfast section, I was surprised at the wonderfully inventive recipes the author has created using what some would see as a limited flavor and ingredient palette. She works magic within her restrictions, coming up with such incredible looking and sounding recipes. As I kept flipping through the pages, my mouth certainly started to water at the gorgeous photographs—of which there is one for each recipe—and the intriguing ingredient and flavor combinations. I'll admit to being drawn to the very simple sea salt vinegar infused roasted potatoes. I love roasted potatoes but had never thought of infusing them with vinegar. The zucchini tart, while relatively simple to make, is stunning in its presentation. I flipped the page and literally went, “Wow!” I can go on and on about the recipes, but I suggest you just pick up this book yourself if you have any interest in vegetarian, gluten-free, low FODMAP cooking.

This is an amazing book! I found all of the information very helpful. I loved the layout and recipes.

Great insight and options for those who are struggling with food intolerance and who are vegetarians or are interested in being vegetarian. If you struggle with food, you shouldn't have to suffer from eating only bland foods or pain from eating something tasty.

You eat with your eyes first, and the pictures grabbed my attention right away! Such delicious looking food. The recipes were well written, easy to follow, and seem great for those experiencing FODMAP digestive issues. I look forward to trying many of these dishes!

Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

FODMAP Friendly is a culinary guide and recipe collection for plant-based digestive health/comfort by Georgia McDermott. Originally released in Australia in 2018, this North American release, due out 22nd Sept 2020 from The Experiment is 224 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

I really enjoyed the author's humor and witty style of writing. It's conversational and upbeat and encouraging without ever being patronizing. She explains some of her background with SIBO/gastroparesis and her own food experiences trying to get her digestive system in order. I imagine many readers suffering digestive issues (bloating, pain, IBS, etc) will be nodding along reading about her history getting a diagnosis and treatment plan underway whilst trying to get her digestion under control. The included recipes are well written and appealing. When I think of low-FODMAP/gluten-free foods, they're mostly bland and tasteless. These are anything but boring.

The recipes are grouped roughly thematically: Breakfasts, lighter recipes, grown-up dinners, grab and go baking, the sweet life, and social gatherings and special dinners. They have their ingredients listed bullet style in the sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard with metric measures in parentheses. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. The ingredients are mostly easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. The included recipes cover a number of world cuisines including Indian, Asian, European, North & South American, a truly blended selection.

The book has a resource list with links for further reading, short author bio, and index.The photography is clear and plentiful. The photos which are included in the cookbook are well done, appealing, and (for tutorial photos) easy to follow.

This book would make a great gift/housewarming for someone looking for vegetarian low-FODMAP recipes as well as fans of food prep planning / batch cooking.

Four and a half stars rounded up because of the author's truly engaging funny style and the beautifully developed recipes themselves.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I picked up FODMAP Friendly with high hopes. I've struggled with some digestive issues over the last twenty years of my life, and have been on the fence as to whether or not this diet might be for me. While I could see many intermediate to advanced cookers or those who have been following the FODMAP diet for years enjoying this book, it is definitely not for the beginner. Most recipes have difficult to find ingredients and many are extremely time-intensive. As a mother of four kids who are interested in eating familiar ingredients, this was not the right book for me. I tried a few recipes (the Pho, which was a disaster in terms of time, taste, and enjoyment). The baked goods all looked delicious, but mid-pandemic it's very difficult for me to find things like rice flour and tapioca flour at my local grocery stores. The pictures are beautiful, and if you are an accomplished chef with an adventurous palate, I would recommend this book. If you are a beginner to the FODMAP diet or cooking for a family, this is not the text for you.

I liked this cookbook. There were some great recipes that fit a wide variety of food preferences/tolerances. I think it's great that there has been such an increase in cookbooks for different food intolerances/sensitivities/allergies recently. I really enjoyed how visual this cookbook was, it seemed that there was a picture to go along with every recipe!
Personally, I found the set-up of the "social" chapter to be a bit confusing, as drinks and desserts and appetizers were interspersed instead of being all grouped together. However, this is just a minor critique.

What a great cookbook! The material is well written and presented in an easy to follow manner. I look forward to trying out several of these recipes.

I'm always looking for new recipes or ways of eating that might help with my autoimmune issues. and I'm excited to give some of these recipes a try. The recipes in this book look delicious and the photos are great.