These are the “Super Six” when it comes to gut health 🥰
The best way you can positively influence your gut health is to eat a diverse range of plants including a variety of:
⭐ Vegetables
⭐ Fruits
⭐ Nuts & seeds
⭐ Beans & legumes
⭐ Wholegrains
⭐ Herbs & spices
I like to think of our gut microbiome as a beautiful big garden of flowers. If you don’t take care of your garden the weeds can start taking over.
For the flowers to flourish you need to water them, fertilize them (by feeding them with fibre) & keep the weeds at bay (through diet & lifestyle).
Aim to consume at least 30 different plants per week & both you & your gut (your flower garden) will thrive!
Tips to increase plant diversity
👉 mixed nuts as a snack
👉 mixed berries in a smoothie, or with with Greek yoghurt
👉 dry roasted seed mix to sprinkle over your salads
👉 a salad/slaw/stirfry with at least 5 different vegetables
👉 each week buy a vegetable or fruit that is not one of your usual go to options
👉 add herbs & spices for flavour
👉 make your own muesli with a combo of wholgrains e.g oats, buckwheat, quinoa, millet, nuts & seeds
👉 when adding a carbohydrate portion to your salad, stirfry or curry try a combo of brown rice & quinoa
You gut this! 😉 xx