A Gut-Soothing Kitchari With A Sneaky Addition Of Veggies To Spice Up Your Meal Plan

Recently, I've found myself in a rut of making the same bland meals over and over, using the same grains and produce, and generally becoming bored in the kitchen. But one thing I've learned is that there's no reason to lean into this laziness when thousands of recipes exist on the internet that are packed with diverse, nutritious ingredients that can feed your gut microbiome and entice your taste buds.

One such recipe is this Ayurvedic Cleansing Green Kitchari from mbg Collective member Phoebe Lapine of the blog Feed Me Phoebe, who shared this dish on Instagram as a delicious option to support your gut. "Kitchari is traditionally made from either yellow lentils or split peas, basmati rice, a mixture of digestive spices, and ghee," she says in the caption. "But I have a low-FODMAP version that uses just rice."

But just because this dish is already packed with healthy ingredients doesn't mean it can't get any better. In fact, we recommend adding a tablespoon of mbg's organic veggies+ to the mix of seasonings to incorporate a diverse blend of organic sea veggies, berries, herbs, prebiotic fiber, and probiotics—to further promote a healthy gut microbiome and aid in digestion.*