23/04/2021
How many foods have you been avoiding in the name of gut health?
It's so disheartening listening to the stories my clients tell me about the various foods they have shunned from their diets for YEARS.
Eating becomes more fun & satisfying when we focus on what we can ADD vs REMOVE from the diet.
In some cases, food elimination is necessary on a very SHORT TERM basis, but not for everyone.
I help my clients weigh the pros & cons of various elimination diets so they feel empowered to choose whether it's right for them.
In some cases such as celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity or other intolerances or allergies, there may be a small handful of foods that do need to be avoided long term.
Most of the time when gut health is optimized & we work on rebuilding & repairing the gut, tolerance to previous trigger foods IMPROVES.
You all know I'm always preaching diversity in the diet. For long term gut health, consider what new plant based foods (fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains, nuts/seeds) you can add into your diet.
Ensuring you consume a wide variety of plant-based foods ensures a healthy microbiome. A healthy microbiome will support digestive health, immune health and more.
See the list below for some ideas to shake things up in your diet next time you visit the grocery store or farmer's market.
🍍 Select 1 new fruit
🥦 Select 1 new veggie
🥜 Swap peanut butter for almond or sunflower seed butter (another idea is to rotate which nut butter you use each time you go to the store)
🍚 Find a new whole grain (quinoa, buckwheat, sorghum or millet)
🥥 Add a fiber booster (chia, ground flax, h**p seeds, shredded coconut) to the grocery haul that can be added to smoothies, yogurt, oatmeal, etc.
Which will you choose on your next shopping trip?!
