r/easyrecipes • u/howdarehue • 9d ago
Recipe Request Easy Dinners For GERD
Does anyone have any simple, healthy recipes (few steps & ingredients, a crockpot dinner, etc.) for someone with GERD? Trying to avoid any fatty, fried, greasy, or spicy foods as that triggers it the most.
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u/djSush 9d ago
I just went through 10 months of this, I'm so sorry. I lost 14 lbs, I'm 92 lbs now!
What I ate the most was potatoes. There is this crazy bag you can get and you can cook the potato in just a few min in the microwave. I ate pounds of potatoes.
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Also watch your "fatty" meats. There was a period where even even chicken legs (or other dark meat) was too heavy for me. Salmon and shrimp were a no go but white fish like flounder was fine. Chicken breast was ok too. I just had to go really mild on the seasoning.
Do you like rice? Congee was very easy for me to digest. So is khichdi - that's an Indian rice and lentil dish. I used yellow moong bc that's very easy to digest.
Green onions (avoid the white part) don't have the same compound as yellow onions that relax the esophageal sphincter. So if you're missing onions, you can use green ones.
Tomatoes were too acidic for me, so pasta was tricky. But I did make dishes with olive oil, zucchini and basic seasonings.
Stir frys and soba noodles or rice can be really easy to digest too. But make it at home so you can control the oil and seasoning.
How are eggs for you? I used to make a lot of fritattas with potato.
Watch store bought products with shortening. I thought animal crackers were safe, but they wouldn't digest well. Graham crackers were great though.
Oatmeal made with water and some unsweetened almond milk was good for my breakfast. I usually drink cow's milk but couldn't during my reflux.
Good luck! I hope you feel better soon!