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
Makes: 1 cake
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Zucchini Slice
Makes: 1 slice
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3 wholesome snacks to nourish your gut
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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