What I have in my cupboard when I need a quick and easy meal

These are some of the items that I keep in my cupboard for when I don’t have time to cook a meal from scratch. Having those keep me away from grabbing a quick sandwich at lunch time which I know will leave me unsatisfied and not doing much for the health of my gut.

Mixed beans: A truly fabulous source of prebiotics fiber to fed your gut bacteria. Mix in some harissa paste, season and warm up and you have just made yourself some baked beans!

Pouches of precooked wholegrain rice, quinoa, Puy lentils and chestnuts are so handy. Fry an onion and some garlic use about 1/2 pouch and mix in some mixed frozen vegetables adding a bit of water or vegetable stock. I also like to use some herbs, feta or Parmesan cheese to flavor my improvised meals.

Sardines are an amazing source of omega 3s which are anti-inflammatory. I mash a few of those on a slice of ‘The heart of Nature Bread’(@Waitrose) This bread is full of fiber that will fed my gut bacteria. You can slice the bread and freeze in small bags then toast or defrost.

CUPBOARD ESSENTIALS WHEN THERE IS NO TIME FOR COOKING