Healthy Eating

Digestive Health

To help maintain a healthy digestive system, a diet rich in dietary fibre is essential. Fibre-rich foods include vegetables, fruit, wholegrain breads and cereal products, nuts and legumes.

There are three main types of fibre found in foods, all of which have different functions in the body. For the best effects on digestive health, all of these are essential to a healthy diet:

• Insoluble fibre is the type of fibre that helps keep the bowels functioning regularly. It is found in wholegrain breads and cereals, some vegetables and nuts.
• Soluble fibre helps clear out the digestive system and also helps to maintain blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels. It is found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and oats.
• Resistant starch is a special type of starch that is not digested in the small intestine and provides protection to the lining of the bowels. It is found in firm bananas, baked beans, many low glycemic index breads and cooked & cooled potatoes.

Fibre-rich foods can also help keep you feeling fuller for longer, meaning you don’t get hungry as often. For the best digestive functioning, it is recommended that people eat at least 30 grams of fibre each day. It is also important to drink plenty of water and fluids each day, and keep active every day to help keep the digestive system moving!

For the highest fibre muffins in the Muffin Break range, try our Soy and Linseed and Bran Muffin varieties – they’re delicious to eat and contain over one third of your daily fibre needs in each muffin!