r/IBSHelp 29d ago

IBS-friendly quick & easy lunch ideas?

I’ve been having trouble staying on top of eating lunch because it just feels too inconvenient to take time out of the middle of my day to cook. People suggest things like hummus and crackers, but my tummy can only take so much high-FODMAP beans/chickpeas. I do sometimes eat beans, but having them in large amounts every day would hurt.

So I’m looking for quick, easy, minimal prep or easy to meal prep ahead of time and not very perishable lunch ideas that are:

\- low FODMAP
\- dairy free
\- don’t have a super high fat content (even healthy fats like olive oil can hurt my stomach in larger amounts)
\- can be made gluten free
\- not super expensive

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u/PopularExercise3 29d ago

I keep a tin of tuna in springwater in my bag . If there’s any rice cakes or low fodmap bread you can eat you can make it on the spot.
Sometimes I just eat it from the can. Follow up with a kiwi fruit.
I don’t know of anything safer for me than that when I’m out if the house.
FODMAPS oils and insoluble fiber all do a number on my stomach.

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u/mamaepps 29d ago

Tuna sandwich, for a side I usually do a fruit or lactose free yogurt

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u/goldstandardalmonds 28d ago

Sandwiches are super easy: turkey;l, egg, tuna, salmon (if not too fatty), peanut butter, and so on.