Posts by innerhealth
Easy Mushroom Risotto
Another simple dinner meal for one of those busy work weeks. This one can be made the way you like it (i.e. meat containing, or having no meat – vegetarian). Serves: 4-5 Prep/ Cooking Time: Less than 30 minutes Recipe: Ingredients: 1 brown onion 3-4 cloves garlic 1 tbsp extra virgin olive olive 2 cups…
Read MoreBounty Inspired Chickpea Cookies
Chickpea cookies.. whattt?! Yep that’s right, the main ingredient in these cookies is chickpeas. Packed full of fibre and protein, these cookies are gut-friendly as well as taste-friendly! Makes: 14Prep/Cooking Time: Less than 30 mins Ingredients:1 1/2 cup chickpeas rinsed and drained (1 x 240g tin). 1/3 cup wholemeal SR flour (plus extra if the…
Read MoreToasted Cinnamon Muesli
The perfect balanced breakfast for the warmer months approaching us. This muesli is packed with prebiotic fibre to keep your gut bacteria thriving, as well as the perfect amount of sweetness, too keep your tastebuds happy! Serves: 2Prep/ Cooking Time: Less than 30 minutes Ingredients (makes 8):3 cups rolled oats1/4 cup chopped macadamias1/4 cup chopped…
Read MoreGreek Style Tzatziki Salad
A simple & nutritious Mediterranean style meal, loaded with vegetables and colour. This recipe can be made to suit those with different dietary preferences, such as those following a vegetarian diet. Alternatively, this meal makes a great #meatlessmonday option.
Read MoreChoc-Banana Bread
A simple banana bread recipe that will leave your mouth salivating. Combined with the perfect amount of chocolate and banana, this recipe is a win for many households. Tip: When making banana bread the more spotty and brown the bananas are, the better the banana bread: both taste (sweetness) and texture! Have you ever wondered…
Read MoreGut Loving Breakfast Bake
After watching Dietitian Connection’s ‘Thank Goodness For Your Gut Webinar’, we felt inspired to create a “gut-loving” breakfast recipe to share with you all. This recipe contains: – Pre-biotic food sources.– Probiotic food sources.– Fibre. You may be thinking what is the difference between prebiotics & probiotics?. Probiotics are live, active bacteria that can improve…
Read MoreKey Kitchen Items to Cook Like a Pro
With an abundance of Instagram influencers and cooking shows inspiring us to cook amazing foods, it can be easy to become overwhelmed when you are a cooking novice. Now that you’ve decided to start cooking nutritious and delicious foods at home, it may be worth considering what kitchen equipment will make your life a little…
Read MoreBlack Beans for Gut Health
Delicious black beans are a cheap and healthy way to improve gut health with their indigestible carbohydrates that provide fuel for our gut bugs. A study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry found that consumption of black beans increased the abundance of healthy bacteria and helped in strengthening the lining of the gut. Beans…
Read MoreResistant Starch for Gut Health
With all the hype around going ‘low carb’ or ‘keto’, carbohydrates have been getting some bad publicity lately. Is it necessary to remove carbohydrates from our diet to be healthy? The good news is no! Carbohydrates are essential fuel for our brains and bodies and are an important source of B vitamins for energy and…
Read MoreAsk An Expert – What is the Gut Microbiome?
With recent media interest in the role ‘gut bugs’ play in health, many people are asking what actually are gut bugs and why are they so important? The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of tiny microscopic organisms (and their genetic material which is like a little instruction booklet that exists inside all living…
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