Easy-to-make gut-friendly recipes from chilli to smoothie bowls

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Love Your Gut Week kicks off on Monday, September 18 so it's time to feel inspired to eat with flavour and colour in mind, but also nutrition - and that means having an awareness of what the food you enjoy is doing from the inside-out.There's an abundance of seasonal and fresh food available that will help aid digestion, soothe aches and pains and is jam-packed with goodness, healthy bacteria and fibre-rich qualities.

All of which will have your tummy feeling very happy indeed! Forget heavier, wintry meals for now and feel satisfied with this selection of lighter breakfast and main meal options created by Dr Joan Ransley - suitable for all the family whatever their age.

Breakfast Smoothie Bowl Serves 4 Ingredients 250g live, plain, dairy yoghurt or plain, vegan yoghurt 2 ripe, medium-sized, peeled bananas 30g rolled oats 120g frozen mixed berries, defrosted 80g muesli (no added sugar) 20g mixed seeds such as poppy, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed 30g walnuts, chopped 150g fresh seasonal fruit such as blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, blackberries, strawberries Method 1.

Place the yoghurt, bananas, oats and berries into a blender and blitz until smooth. You may have to do this in batches. 2. Pour the smoothie mixture into the base of 4 bowls.