Low FODMAP Sandwich Fillings - How to make a low FODMAP sandwich (2024)

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In this blog, I want to talk about what to put on a sandwich when you are on the low FODMAP diet. In the Netherlands, sandwiches still are the most popular things to eat for lunch and if you are just starting the low FODMAP diet eating a sandwich can be quite difficult.

Next to the question what bread you have to buy, what to put on it can also feel like an issue. Because what is low FODMAP and what isn’t?

Luckily there are a lot of things that you can buy in the supermarket that are still low FODMAP and with a bit of creativity, you can also make your own low FODMAP sandwich fillings.

I already have quite a few recipes on my blog and I will link to those below. I am very curious what you put on your bread or crackers during this diet!

Meat, fish, cheese and eggs

Sliced meat is something that you have to be careful with on this diet. I am not entirely sure how this is in other countries, but when I started this diet and started to read labels, I was shocked by thelong list of ingredients that a simple package of slices of chicken breast had.

Some packages easily contain 15-20 ingredients next to chicken. I prefer not to eat these things, even if all ingredients are low FODMAP.

Because there are so many ingredients the chance is bigger that I react to something and therefore I rather choose a kind of meat that has fewer ingredients.

In general, meat is low FODMAP, but sliced meat often contains things like garlic, onion, or milk powder which makes it high in FODMAPs.

My favorite low FODMAP sandwich toppings with meat and cheese are:

• Smoked beef with slices of egg
• Homemade tuna salad
• Smoked salmon with egg, lactose-free cream cheese, or a little bit of avocado
• Homemade egg salad (boiled egg with a bit of mayonnaise and spices)
• A slice of cheese or goat cheese with tomato and cucumber
• Mozzarella with tomato and fresh basil
• Avocado spread made with avocado and lactose-free cream cheese
• Lactose-free cream cheese with tomato, cucumber, pepper and salt

Vegetarian and vegan low FODMAP sandwich fillings

Vegetarian and vegan sandwich toppings are (except for the sweet toppings below) a bit more difficult to buy in the supermarket because often high FODMAP ingredients such as garlic or onion have been added.

But luckily you can make a lot of things yourself, so they are low FODMAP. My favorites are:

• Homemade hummus (this version is low FODMAP up to 40 g per portion)
• Muhammara, a delicious smoked red pepper dip with walnuts
• Roasted red pepper dip, slightly different than muhammara, but also very good
• Baba ganoush, a smoked eggplant dip with tahini
• Black olive tapenade
• Mashed avocado with pepper, salt (and egg). Avocado is low FODMAP up to a limited amount. Monash University has tested that 1/8 is low FODMAP.

  FODMAP Friendly, another organization that also tests products on their FODMAP levels, tested ½ avocado to be low FODMAP.

  The testing process may have caused this difference. It is important to test your own tolerance level, but it might be possible that you tolerate a bit more avocado than 1/8.

  I found that I can eat 1/2 avocado without trouble.

Sweet sandwich fillings

• 100% natural peanut butter
• Strawberry or blueberry jam. I prefer eating a jam with less sugar (I find normal jams too sweet) and I love eating it with a tablespoon of cottage cheese. The sweet and savory flavours go together very well (cottage cheese contains lactose, but is low FODMAP in a small serving)
• Homemade strawberry chia jam
• Homemade Nutella. You might also find dark chocolate spread in the supermarket that is low FODMAP. Check the ingredients well for FODMAPs.
• Dark chocolate sprinkles (yup, this is a weird Dutch habit, sandwiches with butter and chocolate sprinkles. Not healthy, but so good now and then, especially when you combine it with peanut butter).

See, it is not like there is nothing to put on your sandwich when you are on a low FODMAP diet!

And this definitely isn’t an exhaustive list because there probably are a lot more possibilities.

This was my list with favorites, what is your favorite low FODMAP sandwich filling?

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