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Foods that heal your gut

by Lee Holmes February 16, 2016

Foods that heal your gut

By: Lee Holmes

Explore the gutâ€“brain axis with wholefood chef Lee Holmes, plus enjoy three delicious gut-healing recipes.

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Ingredients

A sterilised glass bowl or large jar, blender, strainer, cheesecloth, elastic band, wooden spoon. (Avoid using metal and store in glass jar.)
3 young coconuts (room temperature)
2 probiotic capsules or 1 tbsp powder (dairy-free)

Method

Open coconuts and strain water into glass jar and set aside. Scrape out coconut flesh, trying not to get any husk, and place in a blender. Add coconut water and blend until creamy. It should be the consistency of yoghurt.
Pour mixture into a glass bowl and add probiotic capsule or powder. Cover bowl with cheesecloth and elastic band and place in cool, dry, dark place for 24–48 hours until ready; it should taste fairly sharp without a hint of sweetness. Add stevia to taste or serve with fresh berries.

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#Tags: gut health, quick kitchen, Recipes

Lee Holmes

Lee Holmes is a nutritionist, yoga and meditation teacher, wholefoods chef, Lifestyle Food Channel’s Healthy Eating Expert, blogger and author of the best-selling books Supercharged Food: Eat Your Way to Health, Supercharged Food: Eat Yourself Beautiful, Eat Clean, Green and Vegetarian, Heal your Gut, Eat Right for Your Shape and Supercharged Food for Kids.

Lee’s food philosophy is all about S.O.L.E. food: sustainable, organic, local and ethical. Her main goal is to alter the perception that cooking fresh, wholesome, nutrient-rich meals is difficult, complicated and time-consuming. From posting recipes, her passion to share her autoimmune disease story and help others has snowballed and the blog has recently taken home the overall prize at the Bupa Health Influencer Awards as well as the best blog in the Healthy Eating category. She also runs a four-week online Heal Your Gut program.