Recipes your microbiome will thank you for

Everyday meals built around two simple ideas: plenty of plant fiber, and something fermented most days. Nothing here needs a specialty shop.

Lunch recipes(2)

Lunch

30-plant rainbow grain bowl

20 min

Why it helps: Plant diversity is the single strongest predictor of microbiome diversity.

  • 1 cup cooked quinoa or barley
  • Roasted carrots, red cabbage, chickpeas
  • Raw fennel, parsley, pumpkin seeds
  • Lemon-tahini dressing

Roast the vegetables and chickpeas at 200°C for 20 min, pile over grains, add raw crunch and seeds, dress and toss.

LunchNew

Miso & shiitake noodle soup

15 min

Why it helps: Unpasteurised miso adds live cultures; mushrooms and leeks bring prebiotic fibers.

  • 2 tbsp unpasteurised miso paste
  • 150g shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 leek, sliced
  • Buckwheat noodles, spring onion, ginger

Simmer leek, ginger and mushrooms 8 min, cook noodles separately, then whisk miso into the broth off the heat so cultures survive.

A gut-friendly shopping list

Keep these on hand and most of the recipes above come together without planning.

Kefir or live yogurtSauerkraut & kimchiOats, barley, buckwheatLentils & chickpeasLeeks, onions, garlicBerries & applesFlax, chia, pumpkin seedsExtra virgin olive oil

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The morning routine took me five minutes and my bloating settled down within two weeks. It never felt like a diet.
Maya R. · Portland, OR