This is by far one of my favourite recipe's. It's loaded with ingredients that feed the gut microbiome and tastes delicious.
Key gut loving highlights:
Prebiotics - PHGG Is a soluble dietary fibre, it helps to improve the abundance of beneficial bacteria in the gut, having the flow-on effect of improving short-chain fatty acid production (SCFA) particularly butyrate. SCFAs have incredible health conferring benefits on multiple systems within the body, such as reducing inflammation, improving gut barrier integrity and function, boosting immune system response, balancing blood sugar, and regulating colonic transit time.
Probiotics - Kefir is a fermented milk drink offering numerous health benefits, including improved gut health, enhanced immunity, and potential support for bone health and blood sugar control. It's also a great source of nutrients, including probiotics, vitamins, and minerals
Fibre - This recipe is bursting with fibre. Fibre is the ultimate fuel source for beneficial bacteria in our gut microbiome and consistently demonstrates health conferring benefits to the digestive system and throughout the entire body.
Polyphenols - Polyphenols are phytochemical compounds produced as a protective mechanism by plants to aid survival, they exert these same effects in humans when consumed in the diet. 95% of polyphenols resist digestion, they make it all the way down to the colon where they are fermented by bacteria and in turn produce metabolically active metabolites that have health conferring benefits on the entire body. They are particularly known for their incredible antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential.
Ingredients
1 x Banana
1/2 cup Blueberries
3/4 cup Dragonfruit chunks
1/2 cup Pomegranate
1/2 cup Acai berry (frozen cubes)
2 x Tbl Ground Flaxseed
2 x Tbl Chia seeds
2 x Tbl PHGG (Partially Hydrolysed Guar Gum
1/2 cup Kefir
2 Tbl Organic Greek Yoghurt
Top with Bonsoy or other milk/plant based milk alternative
***Optional - Add Monk fruit or maple syrup to sweeten
***Toppers - I'll typically add sunflower seeds, crushed nuts, oats, pumpkin seeds, more fresh fruits and dollop of yoghurt on top
*** Note - All fruit are typically frozen, however, in the cooler months you can opt for fresh fruit if preferred.
Method
- Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender and pour into a bowl
- Add toppers
Enjoy xx