Fibre Food, Digestive Health and Blueberries

Wild Blueberries: Fibre Rich Foods that Can Aid in Improving Digestion

As a nutrition-packed fibre food, blueberries are excellent for your digestive health.

They're a great source of fiber/fibre (in the form of pectin); half a cup has as much fibre as a slice of wholewheat bread. This means fiber food hero blueberries can help to relieve constipation and diarrhea.

Which is always nice.

Blueberries' anti-inflammatory properties also have a beneficial effect on the stomach and digestive process. The tannins in blueberries work like an astringent in the gastro-intestinal tract, reducing damaging inflammation.

Tannin helps to control excess blood sugar, so also gets credit for part of the blueberry's anti-diabetic reputation.

If you're looking for an easy way to introduce this berry as part of a healthy diet, try adding a half cup to porridge in the morning.

Each on its own is a high fiber food, and together they're a nutritional powerhouse.

Blueberries and raspberries in particular, go together wonderfully well with oatmeal.

Think of them as fiber supplements that happen to taste good!

If you have stomach problems, or are just interested in maintaining a healthy digestion, give blueberries a try. They might not be the first thing you think of when looking for a fibre food, but as fiber sources they're at the top of the food chain.