Whose gut feels sluggish post Christmas? Mine always feels a bit off after event…
Whose gut feels sluggish post Christmas? Mine always feels a bit off after events like Christmas! But I NEVER deprive myself of food or skip meals to ‘make up’ or punish myself for Christmas. Instead I focus on getting the good stuff in! Making sure you get some prebiotic fibre is a great way to make the beneficial bacteria in our gut thrive.
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Pictured are some of the sources but there are PLENTY more including:
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Legumes- Chickpeas, lentils, red kidney beans, baked beans, soybeans.
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Vegetables- Jerusalem artichokes, chicory, garlic, onion, leek, shallots, spring onion, asparagus, beetroot, fennel bulb, green peas, snow peas, sweetcorn, Savoy cabbage.
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Fruit – Custard apples, nectarines, white peaches, persimmon, tamarillo, watermelon, rambutan, grapefruit, pomegranate. Dried fruit (eg. dates, figs.
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Breads and cereals – Barley, rye bread, rye crackers, pasta, gnocchi, couscous, wheat bran, wheat bread, oats.
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Nuts- Cashews, pistachio nuts.
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One thing on prebiotic fibre- up to about 20% of the population can have their IBS symptoms triggered by these foods- if this is you then book in to see a Dietitian in 2020! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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