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Love your gut
Good gut health has been linked
to the health of just about
every other organ in the
body, including our
heart, skin and brain.
‘Diversifying your diet is
an easy way to increase
the diversity of your gut
microbes (GM) and, in
turn, improve gut health,’
explains Dr Megan Rossi.
Here are five simple ideas…
1 AIM FOR 30
To keep your diet varied,
it’s good to have a specific
goal. Try aiming for 30
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curry – it’ll soon add up.
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ƃEAT THE RAINBOW
Each colour of fruit or
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diversity hit, so if you like
peppers, for example, go for
red, yellow and green.
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Beans and pulses
are one of the most costefficient, widely available
foods that are packed with
prebiotics and fibre. Plus, you
can get them in handy mixed
cans for four different types
in one. Add them to stews or
jacket potatoes, or blitz into a
dip with plain yogurt.
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PACK IN
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and coriander on your
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foods per week to hand.
Try recipes like pesto at
tesco.com/recipes.
GO WITH
THE GRAIN
Be experimental
with different types,
such as quinoa and barley.
The mixed packs are perfect
for adding to soups,
stews and salads –
they’re quick
to cook and
affordable.
LOVE THE
LEGUMES
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Ask the expert
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Variety
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Megan Rossi
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GIVE ME MORE!
70%
of our immune
cells lay along our
digestive tract
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Try Megan’s kimchi recipe, p50
