Setting and sticking to a food budget can be tricky, particularly if you’re following a low FODMAP diet. Buying specialty food products such as those that are certified FODMAP Friendly products can be expensive. Often specialty food products include ingredients that are expensive to source, and production volumes may be lower, leading to higher […]

  Fruit is easy to eat on the go. From a whole apple or banana, to fruit bars and balls, it’s always been easy to hit your 2 fruit a day requirements. But it’s certainly not as easy to eat vegetables this way. Did you know 92% of people don’t eat their 5 serves of […]

  While the Low FODMAP Diet can have a huge impact on improving IBS symptoms for many people, some people may find they are having a poor response to the diet. This could be due to a variety of reasons. The Low FODMAP Diet is a complex dietary strategy to follow, which is why it […]

  It started with a dream – how CEO Vica Dias’ Chocolife came about CEO Virgínia (Vica) Dias decided at 14 years old that she would one day begin a small artisanal chocolate business. At age 17, ever so precocious, Vica realised that there was a need for healthier chocolate that consumers could feel comfortable […]

  This week we’re shifting our focus to the ‘P’ in FODMAPs – Polyols. Polyols are found naturally in some fruits and vegetables, as well as added artificially to sweeten ‘sugar-free’ packaged food products. Humans can’t absorb polyols properly, so should we be avoiding them? What are polyols? Polyols, namely sorbitol and mannitol, are found […]

Fructose is a monosaccharide, being the ‘M’ in FODMAP. Many people think fruit when they hear the word fructose, which is mostly correct. The main sources of fructose is in fruits. However, fructose is not in all fruits. AND there are some foods which contain fructose that are easily digested if you have fructose intolerance. […]