Now I know our Scoop lovelies are into nutrition and a healthy breakfast. But do you know your pre from your probitiocs? And are you doing your best to prep your breaky and your gut for inner wellbeing? This week I’m very excited to welcome Freedom Foods on board as a Scoop Supporter, introduce you to their new cereal range and show you clever ways to prep your breaky to get ready for the day.
Pre + Pro = happy digestion, happy tummy
One of the keys to a healthy gut is to establish the right environment for good bacteria to feel at home and work effectively on digestion and absorption. It’s well established that you can boost the numbers of good bacteria by eating a probiotic yogurt and other fermented foods like kefir or kimchi. But you can help things even further by regularly eating foods with a special type of fibre, often called prebiotics or resistant starch. Prebiotics are in essence the preferred food for probiotic bacteria and together with insoluble and soluble dietary fibres, they may help you beat the bloat, maintain regularity, maximise absorption of nutrients, boost immunity, enhance feelings of eating satisfaction and keep your gut happy.
Prebiotics and dietary fibres also work their magic by producing short chain fatty acids called acetate, propionate and butyrate that can help protect colon cells from cancer, provide feedback to lower cholesterol and so much more…..but that’s getting a bit #nutritiongeek…..if you want to know more, this full paper from David Topping, Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Human Colonic Function: Roles of Resistant Starch and Nonstarch Polysaccharides is excellent.
All you need to know is that new Active Balance cereals from Freedom Foods have a whopping 7.5g dietary fibre per serve, with an innovative combo of all three – soluble, insoluble and prebiotic fibres.
Prep + Plan = happy eating, happy days To get your head and household in gear for the busy day ahead, it pays to prep your breaky too. My family loves to keep a range of cereals on hand and switch from flakes to porridge depending on the mood.
Active Balance is a fantastic gluten and nut free option for anyone on a special diet. But it’s also a good way for everyone to boost food variety at breaky and include wholegrains other than wheat and oats. The nutty flavoured Buckwheat and Quinoa (with Pepita seeds) or Multigrain & Cranberry flakes in Active Balance are delicious on their own (and nutritious with low sodium and sugar content). But the key to an energetic and healthy day, is to prep ahead for ever changing breaky toppers, you are just so happy to wake up for…..here’s our power of three this winter with pre + probiotics.
To learn more about the new Active Balance cereals from Freedom Foods www.freedomfoods.com.au RRP $5.99
So how about you lovely readers? I’d love to hear how you start your day? What are your topper ideas? How do you wake up happy on the inside? And finally a big shoutout to Miss 12 Lucy Out and About who is turning into a video pro!
Disclosure: As a Scoop Supporter, Freedom Foods have provided funds to support our mentoring program, Scoop Subs and site upgrades. They provided product samples and media release for this post, but had no input or involvement into the editorial or video content.
