Gut Health Blog, Gluten Free and Grain Free recipes
These are my jam-packed, high protein, super-food, paleo, meal-in-a-muffin recipe that everyone is guaranteed to love!
I’ve been playing around with this recipe for months. I ‘ve been perfecting it; holding out for that key ingredient. Finally, I’m sharing the recipe – which now has evolved to include collagen powder.…
This post is dedicated to my Aunty.
The most significant and beneficial dietary change I have ever made, is giving up grains. I gave up wheat and gluten-containing grains as a three-week challenge and then soon after extended this to all grains. At the time, I was not sure exactly what was causing the havoc in my gut, so quitting all grains seemed like the most effective measure.
If you know my story, I didn’t reach this nil grain by mouth solution easily. I’d pondered it vaguely for 10 years and then seriously for another 10. I finally developed the will power under sufferance and when I did, I was empowered and motivated by the instant relief to my symptoms. I basically stopped having stomach pain and that was enough encouragement for me to stay grain free….
Banana flour pancakes are the new favourite weekend snack in our house. Loaded with gut loving fibre, banana flour is a unique grain-free flour alternative I’ve been keen to experiment with.
Pancakes seemed like an obvious place to start, and for good reason. Unlike the grain-free flours I regularly use, (from nuts or coconut) banana flour is fine and powdery, capable of producing a lovely smooth batter that looks and behaves like it’s made with conventional flour.…
In my opinion, there is one thing better than chia jam, and that is cultured chia jam! Chia jam teamed with homemade yoghurt, simply equals, probiotic rich, gut-loving, deliciousness.
Regular, old-fashioned jam making is time-consuming and traditionally calls for an enormous amount of sugar. I love the simplicity of chia jam because it literally takes only a few minutes on the stove. …
One of the best ways to improve your gut health is to simply eat more dietary fibre from wholefoods. It’s that simple! That’s because fibre is the preferred food source for your good gut bugs. And, this cake, even though it may be sweet, is full of the gut-friendly fibre they need!
The bonus hidden ingredient – Pumpkin, is a wonderful, sweet tasting vegetable that’s actually low in sugar so perfect for hiding in all kinds of sweet baked treats. It’s fantastic source of fibre that is easy to digest. For this reason, it’s one of the first vegetables allowed on gut healing diets such as GAPS and SCD. Don’t tell your kids – they won’t know it’s there!…
Your digestive tract’s health is linked with just about every other function in your body, including your brain studies are finding. Many scientists have begun to refer to the gut as our second brain. So it’s not surprising to find that foods that upset the gut similarly affect your brain.
Probiotic foods are well known to support our gut, but more recent research has found that probiotics indirectly benefit our brains, therefore influence our mood and behaviour. …
With so many people choosing coconut yoghurt over the dairy variety, I thought I would offer up an even simpler recipe. The original recipe required additional thickening and recommended an organic brand of coconut milk that is difficult to find in stores. This recipe is fast and cheaper to make – truly bringing coconut yoghurt to the masses!…
Move over fruit and nuts because veggies and nuts are here! And isn’t this the prettiest trail mix you have ever seen? All au naturel colour from nature’s sweetest vegetable; the humble beetroot.
With your eyes shut, you would never know it’s there. You really can’t taste it. So don’t be surprised if your kids even put a hand in for more. Stopping at one handful is nearly impossible. Nutty beetroot trail mix is seriously delicious….
Raw milk is obviously straight from an animal and free from processing which means all the awesomeness (unique bacteria, enzymes, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals) are left in, to super charge your homemade yoghurt.
Sadly, there are currently many alarmist beliefs around raw milk that scare people away from its numerous health promoting virtues. Raw milk, in itself, is a ‘complete food’ and fermented for 24 hours it’s considered a soothing healing food. …
Homemade yoghurt is a super food and nuts are a superfood and they have come together at last. Add some probiotics and you have a gut loving and healing food that is perfect for you to enjoy if you are lactose intolerant, vegan, or simply an ordinary, everyday nut addict. Absolutely no one needs to miss out on the benefits of homemade, probiotic rich, yoghurt.
Almond milk yoghurt must be made from scratch, however. There are no short cuts; you have to start right from the actual nuts. Additives and preservatives in store bought nut milk will not produce good yoghurt. But don’t worry, making nut milk at home is a breeze. You can find how to make delicious almond milk at home here….
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