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.

New recipes(3)

BreakfastNew

Green banana & flax smoothie

5 min

Why it helps: Slightly green banana carries resistant starch, a favourite fuel for butyrate-producing bacteria.

  • 1 slightly green banana
  • 1 cup unsweetened yogurt
  • 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • Handful spinach
  • 1/2 cup water or milk

Blend everything until smooth. Drink within a few minutes of blending.

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.

DessertNew

Dark chocolate & kefir mousse

10 min + chill

Why it helps: 85% cacao is rich in polyphenols that beneficial bacteria ferment, and kefir keeps it live.

  • 100g 85% dark chocolate, melted
  • 3/4 cup thick plain kefir or yogurt
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • Pinch of sea salt, raspberries to serve

Fold cooled melted chocolate into the kefir with the syrup and salt, chill 2 hours, top with raspberries.

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