The Phase blog
Living well with IBS, one phase at a time
Research-backed guides to the low-FODMAP diet, trigger foods, and flare-ups — written to be genuinely useful, with sources you can check.
July 18, 2026 · Food lists
Low-FODMAP Breakfast Ideas Beyond Plain Toast
Easy low-FODMAP breakfast ideas beyond toast: oats done right, eggs, smoothies, and yogurt swaps — plus the honey, apple, and wheat traps to skip.
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July 16, 2026 · Cooking for IBS
What Can I Cook for Someone With IBS? A Partner's Guide
A calm, practical guide for the partner or parent cooking for someone with IBS: safe default dinners, the sneaky ingredients to skip, and how to ask about it without making them feel like a burden.
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July 15, 2026 · Cooking for IBS
Low-FODMAP Family Dinners Everyone Will Eat
One-pot and sheet-pan low-FODMAP dinners the whole family eats — no separate “sick person” meal, no cooking two dinners a night. Safe by design, normal on the table.
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July 15, 2026 · Food lists
Low-FODMAP Snacks: 25+ Easy Sweet & Savory Ideas
Low-FODMAP snacks aren't off-limits on elimination. Sweet, savory, on-the-go and store-bought ideas, plus why serving size is the rule that matters most.
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July 14, 2026 · Cooking for IBS
Hosting Someone on the Low-FODMAP Diet
How to host a dinner party or holiday meal when a guest has IBS: a menu that happens to be safe, the one question to ask beforehand, and what not to say at the table.
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July 12, 2026 · Protocol
What Is the Low-FODMAP Diet? The 3 Phases, Explained Simply
The low-FODMAP diet is the best-researched dietary approach for IBS — but most people are handed the food list and nothing else. Here's how the full three-phase protocol actually works, and why the elimination list was never meant to be forever.
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