Gut Health Banana Bread: With Collagen

Gut Health Banana Bread

with Collagen

Adding a collagen supplement powder to what I'm baking is the easiest #GutHack that my gut —and my skin thank me for.

I wouldn’t be #TheGutGirl if I didn’t pay close attention to gut health because of the impact it has on my mood, digestion, immunity, and just about everything else.

But I'm interested in collagen's beauty benefits, too.

Collagen is probably most well-known for how it supports the skin, but as someone who has experienced postpartum hair loss, I care about how it supports my hair health.

I pay special attention to the quality and sourcing of foods and supplements I use. That's why I’m impressed with this collagen. It has 4 different sources of collagen including: grass-fed beef collagen, wild-caught fish collagen, chicken collagen and eggshell membrane collagen concentrate. Plus it has 19 grams of protein!

Includes types I, II, III, V, X.

I even mix it with my REPLENISH for a hydrating, protein filled pick-me-up.

Breakfast Banana Bread

Goods To Get

1.5 cups green banana flour
¼ cup tapioca flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 scoop collagen peptides
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup very ripe bananas (about 2 small to medium bananas), mashed
3 tbsp. coconut sugar (can omit for a naturally sweetened version)
2 large eggs
2 tbsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla

Dark chocolate oat & seed mix:

1 tbsp. dark chocolate chips
1 tbsp. pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp. oats
1 tbsp. hemp seeds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan with cooking spray or coconut oil.
In a medium bowl whisk green banana flour, tapioca flour, cinnamon, collagen peptides, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, mash the banana and mix together with sugar (optional). Add in eggs, coconut oil and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
Pour dry ingredients into the large bowl containing the other ingredients. Use a wooden spoon to stir.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, and top with dark chocolate oat and seed mix.
Bake for 20 minutes uncovered, then add foil for the last 20 minutes of baking to prevent the top from browning too quickly.
Remove bread from the oven and let cool on a wire rack. Once bread is cooled, cut and enjoy!

Product Perks:

Collagen

Promotes elasticity and skin hydration
Strengthens hair and nails & enhances skin moisture
Helps protect from photoaging

Green Banana Flour

If you've done my Gut Refresh Program. You are well aware that green bananas are the ish when it comes to gut issues. They're full of prebiotic fiber to feed all your little love bugs & they're low FODMAP making them A OK for the REPLACE phase on the Gut Refresh.

Here's why you should add it into your diet stat!

Prebiotics: When your probiotics devour the resistant starch in green bananas they produce a short-chain fatty acid called butyrate. Butyrate is useful for the cells that line the colon because it keeps them healthy, even helping fight off cancerous cells!
Low Glycemic: Green Banana Flour is low glycemic which makes it pretty great for those watching their weight. It has even been shown to help with metabolic syndrome.
Insulin: Got insulin issues? The Butyrate that is produced has been shown to prevent and treat diet-induced insulin resistance.
Gluten Free: It make not seem like a product perk but finding a cooking flour that is good for the gut and gluten free is a blessing from above.

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Chanelle Cozette Doyle

#TheGutGirl