3 Wholesome Snacks To Nourish Your Gut

3 wholesome snacks to nourish your gut

What you eat plays a significant role in shaping your gut microbiome. Diets high in prebiotic fibres are shown to have a positive effect by increasing the abundance and diversity of gut microbiota. Prebiotics are the food for your gut bacteria that travel through the gastrointestinal tract.

Honey Muesli Balls

Makes: 8–12 balls

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Fruit Cake

Fruit Cake
Recipe / Kfibre

Makes: 1 cake

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Zucchini Slice

Zucchini Slice
Recipe / Kfibre

Makes: 1 slice

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3 wholesome snacks to nourish your gut

By: The WellBeing Team

Made with prebiotic-packed K-Fibre to nurture your gut, these wholesome snacks make the ultimate addition to a healthy, balanced diet.


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Ingredients

  • 320g mixed fruit such as sultanas, raisins, prunes, dates, cherries, apricots — chopped
  • 1 cup raw sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 180g butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 2 tbsp Kfibre
  • 2 tbsp bicarb soda
  • ½ cup crushed pineapple, drained
  • ½ cup chopped nuts such as pecans or Brazil

Method


  • Preheat oven to 170ºC.
  • Place fruit, sugar, salt and butter in a saucepan.
  • Boil for 10 mins, stirring frequently.
  • Cool, then add the beaten egg.
  • Sift flours, Kfibre and bicarb soda into a bowl.
  • Pour in the fruit mix and stir thoroughly.
  • Add pineapple and nuts and stir well.
  • Bake in a prepared greased tin (or baking paper or oiled foil) in a slow to moderate oven for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean.

  

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The WellBeing Team

The WellBeing Team

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