Do you pour yogurt over your muesli thinking about the benefits?
A study in Gut Microbiota Journal busted this myth: The sugar in granola kills 90% of the probiotics in yogurt.
Dr. Sarah Brewer , bestselling author of Eat Better Live Longer , compares it to "sending soldiers into battle without weapons."
Katya from Novosibirsk shared on her blog:
"After a year of eating yogurt and muesli for breakfast, I developed thrush. The doctor explained that sugar feeds the fungi, and the beneficial bacteria die."
An experiment at the University of Copenhagen showed that participants who replaced muesli with flax seeds saw their levels of beneficial bifidobacteria increase by 35%.
Solution
Nutritionist Thomas DeLauer recommends adding fiber to yogurt:
"Chia seeds or crushed walnuts create a prebiotic environment."
Try a recipe from nutrition blogger Lera Novoselova : Greek yogurt + coconut flakes + cocoa nibs.
This option contains 0 sugar and 15g of protein per serving.
Author: Valeria Kisternaya
