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April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, so we sat down with Registered Dietitian Beth Candela to answer your top 10 questions about the disorder, FODMAPS and more. Part one of this series covered the basics of IBS and FODMAPs, and this one goes into more depth about what to expect when following a low-FODMAP diet.

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, so we sat down with Registered Dietitian Beth Candela to answer your top 10 questions about the disorder, FODMAPS and more. We’re proud to be able to say that we offer healthy and low-FODMAP compliant cooking oils to individuals suffering from IBS. Find Beth’s IBS-friendly recipes (pictured throughout this post) here made with Colavita Monash FODMAP Certified Roasted Garlic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

This recipe for Cauliflower Pizza Bites uses cauliflower as the crust, giving you perfect little snack-sized bites of pizza, that just happen to be gluten free and good for you. It’s a great way to add some more veggies to your family’s diet, and you’ll love them too!

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Impress your valentine with this four-course seafood dinner complete with wine pairings from Panebianco Wines.

Last November, 10 teams of two competed against each other with hopes of advancing to the third and final round of the Colavita Challenge at the Food and Finance High School in Manhattan. At stake was the grand prize of an all-expenses paid trip this summer to Italy where they will get the chance to learn traditional Italian cooking methods and explore a handful of cities throughout the country. Additionally, each winner will be given a $2,500 scholarship to aid in their upcoming college expenses.

Explore new regions in the kitchen with this West African vegetarian delight made with collard greens, sweet potatoes and peanut butter. Peanut stew, also known as maafe, is native to the Mandinka and Bambara ethnic groups of Mali in western Africa. There are many variations and room for customizations, so if you must have a source of protein other than peanut butter, lamb, beef or chicken make good additions. But our New Year’s resolution at Colavita was to figure out interesting ways to incorporate vegetables into our recipe collection to inspire you to do the same in your kitchen. What it lacks in meat, it makes up for in flavor. Thick from the peanut butter and served over rice, you definitely won’t leave the table hungry.

What does the holiday season mean for you? It’s highly subjective, but for many it offers the opportunity to commune with family, friends or even coworkers in some way. The most common way? Over food, of course.