Frost has featured Lizi’s fabulous mueslis before and we love them, but as a doctor interested in healthy eating, I’m blown away by their newest creation – Lizi’s Digestive Health Granola.
Just to remind you, Lizi’s granolas and mueslis are specially created from high quality natural ingredients to have a low Glycaemic Load (GL), This means they release sugars into your blood slowly, avoiding unhealthy ‘spikes’. This matters because sudden, steep rises in blood sugar can trigger inflammation, leading to heart disease, cancer and type II diabetes. After a sugar spike our blood sugar falls sharply– making you feel hungry again. So eating whole foods with low GLs is very important to keep you healthy and slim.
But I digress – why am I so excited about Lizi’s Digestive Health Granola? Well, besides tasting far too good to be as healthy as it is, because it contains oats, coconut, cocoa butter, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, cashew, almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts – it also contains probiotic bacteria – 1 billion cultures per serving.
I think we’re all aware nowadays of the importance of healthy bacteria in our gut. But as further research results appear, it’s becoming even more apparent that the types of bacteria and other microbes in our guts have a much greater influence on whether we are healthy, happy or slim than we ever realised.
How we eat can help make sure that our guts have the best bacteria colonies for our needs. Eating a good mixture of grains, nuts and seeds, such as we see in all Lizi’s granolas and mueslis is great in itself, but the added benefit of probiotic bacteria is pure genius. I notice another of the ingredients is chicory fibre – this is a prebiotic – a food which feeds our gut bacteria, so another clever ingredient.
This is why I’m really sold on this new and seriously tasty Granola. But I have to admit that I’m still hooked on Lizi’s Super Muesli series too, and my absolute favourite is Glow Muesli – with red apple, figs and golden raisins for a delicious flavor, whilst almonds, linseeds, toasted oats and quinoa provide the crunch. Containing Vitamin B2 and selenium, it’s designed to help fight tiredness and keep hair and nails healthy.
But Lizi’s have such a fabulous range of breakfast products, it’s worth browing their website, where you can order whichever ones appeal. They’re also available at Ocado and Amazon, and they’re vegan-friendly too.
So enjoy – breakfast was never so pleasurable and yet so good for you.
By Dr K Thompson, award-winning author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows
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Note: These articles express personal views. No warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of information given and you should always consult a doctor if you need medical advice.