Eat your veggies!

I love running. As mad as that may sound. I really love it.

And it isn't just an excuse to lounge around in activewear. (Because, seriously, who needs an excuse??) 

Running is simple. You pick up one foot, move it forward through the air, place it on the ground again, and repeat. For a more advanced version, you do this quickly. 

But while running is straightforward, running nutrition is not. 

There is a lot of conflicting information out there about what you should eat, how much, and when. 

At one point I tried to understand and synthesize all this information, but I soon gave up. I decided that the best piece of advice I had heard - and the only one I really needed - was this: "Eat your veggies".

Pretty great life advice in general, really! 

But alas, vegetables can be a little bit problematic on a low-FODMAP diet. Gone are the days of being fussy about what vegetables I will eat, that's for sure!

Admittedly, my days of fussiness are now over, almost exclusively because I am unable to tolerate peas. Some have speculated that my adoption of the low-FODMAP diet is actually an elaborate plan to avoid my culinary nemesis, such is the extent of my loathing. However, I am simply not that cunning. 

Besides, irritable bowel syndrome has to have some perks!

And indeed, there are some pretty exciting, delicious vegetable options that FODMAP-averse foodies can sink their teeth into. 

To help me make the most of them, I've compiled a wee table of common low-FODMAP vegetable options by season (similar to the post I put together on low-FODMAP fruit). 

All of the veggies I have been eating will surely help me smash my half-marathon next weekend. Well, the veggies, months of training, and, of course, my shoes. 

Little known fact: pink shoes make you run faster.

Low-FODMAP vegetables by season

This guide was put together using the Monash University app and Healthy Food Guide. 

This list is not extensive. A range of other vegetables may also be suitable, depending on the portion size and your tolerance to different FODMAPs.

Some of these vegetables listed below (and denoted by asteriks) are high in FODMAPs when large quantities, or certain varieties or parts of the vegetable are consumed. See the app for details. Blue denotes that the vegetable is imported at that time of year.