When I first become a parent, I learn it is very important to feed and watch for my child’s diaper. This points to the health of the baby. I try to get my daughter to drink more water for better digestion. However, this can be a little tricky to make plain water tasty to entice my little one. She does not understand how water by itself is quite refreshing. Char cannot have her wheat, this might have affected her digestion. Instead, I decided to try a different approach to better gut health. Do You Have Bathroom Issues?
Introducing gluten-free Fiber
New regime, new meal plan, this will improve issue with healthy digestion. A gluten-free fiber is known as psyllium husk. It is a laxative. What it does is to absorb the water in the gut and improve the bowel movement. Psyllium is a prebiotic, something that gives healthy probiotics to grow in the gut. Good bacteria in the digestion is very important for the immune system.
Child’s new regime
What I do the first thing in the morning is to make a cup of smoothie for my daughter. Then, I would add some psyllium husk in her smoothie. For either lunch or dinner, I can sprinkle a little in her dish. It is very important for her to have her water, so I would get her to have water with each of her meal. Also, the psyllium husk requires a good amount of water intake.
Peach and Raspberry Smoothie
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of fresh or frozen peach
1/4 cup of fresh or frozen raspberry
1 tbsp. of maple syrup
1/2-1 cup soy milk
1/2 cup coconut water
2 prune
pinch to 1/2 tsp psyllium husk
Instruction:
- Pour the liquid in a blender.
- Add all the fruits, maple syrup, and prunes.
- Blend the items together. If the items are not blending well or there is not enough liquid, add more liquid until everything blends together.
- Once everything is mix well. Pour into a glass. Sprinkle psyllium husk on top. Stir.
- Ready to enjoy.
Little One’s Approvable
The sweetness of the smoothie really had my daughter asking for more. The psyllium husk really helps with my child’s constipation. And, the smoothie helps with the liquid intake. You can add more coconut water to the smoothie for more water content. Do you have bathroom issues? Then, you try psyllium husk to see if it would help you. Let me know.
Next time I will try incorporating psyllium husk into a loaf of bread recipe.