Going Out to Eat

Keeping things simple when going out seems to be the safest option. Think of sticking to foods that are whole. Look for a restaurant that has gluten free and vegan menus and try not to get too complicated. Even when following a vegetarian diet it seemed to work better if I looked for gluten free and vegan items and then asked them to leave out veggies with FODMAPs. For example I might ask for gluten free pasta primavera and ask them to leave out the onions and green peppers.

If you look at the restaurant section of this blog I've included restaurants I know or have heard of that have gluten free and/or vegan menus. It seems to be a good place to start.

Breakfast
Going to breakfast seems easier to me than any other meal.
- If vegetarian you can get an omelette with swiss cheese, tomatoes, spinach, red peppers, etc. and have it served with home fries. No toast of course and make sure they don't use milk to make the omelette.
- If vegan home fries, sliced (grilled) tomatoes, grits and oatmeal are good options. One place I go serves the oatmeal with blueberries on top, perfect!

Lunch/Dinner Options:
- Pasta primavera as outlined above.
- Gluten free vegan pizza with toppings such as red peppers, olives, butternut squash
- Salad with oil and vinegar or with oil and lemon, lately I've been eating salad with just lemon or vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Be sure they use all low FODMAP vegetables in the salad.
-Plain white or brown rice with "safe" vegetables
-French Fries

-Gluten free vegan vegetable fried rice