{"id":1642,"date":"2021-01-04T18:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2021-11-28T19:53:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T19:53:06","slug":"preggers-prebiotic-porridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/preggers-prebiotic-porridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Preggers Prebiotic Porridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1642\" class=\"elementor elementor-1642\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d75330 elementor-section-boxed ang-section-padding-initial elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"0d75330\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91ec80 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"d91ec80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930c8df elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"930c8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Porridge-Recipe\">Take me straight to the recipe<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e032eb4 external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e032eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Preggers-Porridge-Stefanie-Foster-pgqqx3iobxvouuy0vh3ptz2d6r1ccnwdm496wcz0xc.jpeg\" title=\"Preggers Porridge Stefanie Foster\" alt=\"Preggers Porridge Stefanie Foster\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede8714 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede8714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How I got here:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Y\u2019all, I\u2019m a midwife and professional curandera who ran an organic produce co-op for many years that catered to the \u201cfood is medicine,\u201d crowd, and boy did I get my learn on. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcityco-op.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shout out to Central City Co-op!<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, when working as a midwife with a patient population that was under-resourced, lived in a food desert, and had frankly been abandoned by the medical and nutrition establishment (another clear example of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diabetes\/features\/health-care-institutional-racism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">institutionalized racism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and frequently got the d!ck around with subpar care, I kept seeing these same set of problems.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational Diabetes or riding the line high blood sugars<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undernourished\/over caloried pregnant person and baby<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fainting<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Bp<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constipation\/diarrhea especially when taking additional iron, or prenatal vitamins which led to folks not taking their recommended prenatal vitamins\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low energy\/fatigue<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acid reflux<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyper emetic\/out of control morning sickness and nausea<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babies born with erratic blood sugars\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group B strep highly colonized in labial folds and perineum<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mood swings like a mofo due to hypoglycemia<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postpartum constipation\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaky gut syndrome<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abdominal inflammation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BV<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GBS positive\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>So how many problems can I minimize or mitigate with one solution?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resetting gut health helps tremendously with most of the above list, and my teacher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ellenheed.com\/the-right-questions-do-microbiome-variations-determine-the-severity-of-exposure-response-to-coronavirus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellen Heed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says that healing in the pelvis and reproductive system will not happen until gut health is restored. She additionally says that a balanced microbiome promotes a healthy immune system.\u00a0 The pregnant person\u2019s gut biome heavily influences their baby\u2019s gut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then I heard a podcast, where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.richroll.com\/podcast\/michael-greger-522\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Greger is interviewed,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and that man is enthusiastic and comes across as slightly nutty but he for sure knows his subject matter. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/book\/how-to-survive-a-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was a pandemic specialist before he moved over to nutrition in around 2012, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he also has a team of retired medical professionals that review all the studies that are published for new information and vet for credibility before he makes his videos or assimilates it into his knowledge base. \u00a0 (Dr. Greger, if you see this or part of your team, I think vocal coaching would be a good idea, it\u2019s easier to accept veganism when delivered with dulcet tones.) He was extolling the virtues of his prebiotic porridge and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/the-health-benefits-of-sorghum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sorghum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I had a major AHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAA moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Who is it for?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b><i>My pregnant people, I\u2019m looking at you.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who else? Anybody who chews. Anybody who struggles with optimal digestion, anyone with a bloated abdomen and skin that is wrecked cause their liver is at capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Babies and littles ~ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6412837\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article suggests<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feeding babies grains during the complementary feeding time expands their palate which impacts their entire life.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholehappy.com\/blog\/2017\/5\/7\/why-babies-shouldnt-eat-grains-and-what-they-should-eat-instead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article says feed them liver<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m gonna say let\u2019s do both, when baby gets molars, or whenever YOU THE PARENT decide it\u2019s right for the baby. Adding some bone broth or soft poached egg yolk and a teaspoon of porridge sounds like THE BEST.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1822 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preggers-Porridge-Eli--683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>How does it work?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiber grabs matter that is hanging out in the digestive tract, moves it on through. This is important because fermenting and putrefying former food (chime) create an environment for pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria while stressing the infrastructure of various tubes and chutes that create the digestive tract. Second, when the digestive tract is covered with goo, actual nutrition cannot be absorbed, so you may be eating it, but your body can\u2019t utilize it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prebiotics, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6041804\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better explained by this article, but in summary, prebiotics is the food for probiotics.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The more you feed probiotics, the more they flourish and take over. Then pathogenic (disease-causing bacteria) can\u2019t wreck shop because probiotics are beneficial (positive) bacteria. The good and the bad don\u2019t get along, one dominates the other, and it really comes down to which bacteria you feed. What feeds pathogenic bacteria? Birthday cake and anything fun with sprinkles you might want to eat. What feeds probiotics? <\/span><b>PREBIOTICS\u00a0<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some other magic I don\u2019t understand. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/orthomolecular.org\/library\/jom\/2009\/pdf\/2009-v24n01-p031.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read this article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you wanna lose your mind about gut flora and pregnancy and how this can impact your babies health for the way way way better. Seriously. Whoa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/orthomolecular.org\/library\/jom\/2009\/pdf\/2009-v24n01-p031.pdf<\/li><\/ul><p><b>How often shall I eat this?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How often do you nourish something that you want to flourish? Daily, every other day, never. It\u2019s always up to you. <\/span><b>My recommendation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to start with a daily tablespoon for two weeks, and then eat a half cup a few times a week after that. If you have a big shift in routine, double up and make sure you have a serving every day. This is a good time to notice the feedback your body gives you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1825 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Preggers-Porridge-Shalan--683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"800\" \/><\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>What happens if I want to eat more than a tablespoon? Is this just the minimum quantity for benefit?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easing into diet shifts is always a good idea, this one especially because depending on how you\u2019ve been eating in the past, this can cause a serious detox and create a whole host of symptoms as your body regulates. The idea is to provide nutrition for the probiotics that are already living in your gut, and slowly grow the numbers. You are welcome to also take additional probiotic supplements to facilitate the process. (The best ones you buy refrigerated)\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we don\u2019t want to happen is for your body to freak out and respond poorly especially if you are preggers or postpartum. I\u2019d also encourage the slow approach for elderly folks, people postmenopausal, and the over 50 crowd, (hey, that\u2019s me!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e68d04 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3e68d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Porridge-Recipe\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c246a elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c246a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preggers Prebiotic Porridge Recipe AKA Fortifying Gruel**<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e55fd elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e55fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Greger\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Gregers <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prebotic Grain Combo, he calls it the BROL Bowl.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/book\/how-not-to-diet\/\" style=\"font-size: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Not to Diet <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pgs. 556-557<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400;\"> *<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His recipe is a 1:1:1:1 recipe of&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barley (hulled, purple)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rye<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oats&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lentils (black or caviar preferred)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slung into an Instant pot for 30 minutes pressure cooked. 1 cup to 2 cups water.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rowan\u2019s Updated Version, Gluten Free&nbsp; 2:1:1:1, ratio is an approximate Mix this up, store in a large glass jar.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Cups Oat Groats ( I order mine from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shilohfarms.com\/oat-groats-organic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiloh Farms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), get two bags.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Cup Amaranth ( I order mine from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shilohfarms.com\/amaranth-grain-organic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiloh Farms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Cup Sorghum&nbsp; (I order from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shilohfarms.com\/sorghum-grain-organic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiloh Farms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Cup Black Beluga Lentils (I order mine from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranchogordo.com\/products\/black-caviar-lentil\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rancho Gordo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t wanna bother being a kitchen alchemist? I hear ya. Order straight from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patgreerskitchen.com\/product\/prebiotic-porridge\/632\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pat Greers Kitchen.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s 8 whole dollars plus shipping.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pre Soak Directions:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cup mix to 2.5 cups water. This will make 4 big servings, or last you a week plus a few days if you are doing the challenge (see below).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dried fruit ~ if you are adding (\u00bd cup, one handful), like craisins, do this now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chia seeds&nbsp; ~ If you are adding chia seeds (1 tablespoon), do this now.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea Salt ~ a few twists of the grinder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover and soak overnight or at least 8 hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Instant Pot pressure cooker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In AM, take peek, if it looks dry, be brave and add a cup of liquid, water or non-dairy milk, like soy or almond.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put on &#8220;porridge&#8221; setting, set for high pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the pressure has released, add your nuts, etc stir away.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Slow-cooked<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soak for a couple of hours (like start your soaking mid afternoon so you can turn the slow cooker on when you go to bed) then cook overnight for 6 hours or more. Don\u2019t be afraid to take a peek and add more liquid if needed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s too dry stir in some nut milk before serving.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a703e external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a703e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Preggers-Porridge-Yaya-pgqqukcbx0evkomgnvowm42nkdiqm0uexkz3ciq7ow.jpeg\" title=\"Preggers Porridge Yaya\" alt=\"Preggers Porridge Yaya\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bf750 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1bf750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Yaya\u2019s approach:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><b>Sweet:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00bd cup blueberries added, with \u00bd an apple chopped up, sprinkle your cinnamon, nutmeg, chopped nuts, ground flax seeds. Put with yogurt, use non-diary if you react to animal products or are vegan. Drizzle some local honey or agave.<\/p><p><b>Savory<\/b>\u00a0with an avocado, some sea salt, ground flax seeds, microgreens, yesterday\u2019s leftover stir-fried veggies, steamed broccoli, kimchi, Zhoug seasoning, that type of thing. Use it up!<\/p><p><b>Challenge:<\/b><\/p><p>Give your body a trial, eat it 1 tablespoon a day until this batch is used up, see how you feel afterward. Report back!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef99db external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ef99db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preggers.rocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Preggers-Porridge-Robin-pgqqutqptcrqss8t4zr6b1p9i88eqzvqavhy5ac9yo.jpeg\" title=\"Preggers Porridge Robin\" alt=\"Preggers Porridge Robin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbda0e elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fbda0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my third baby and first surgical birth, I had a lot of gut issues, including recurring, painful constipation. I tried more fluids, fiber, yogurt, exercise and laxatives, but nothing worked. My doctor had prescribed a daily laxative for at least a month, but I hated the thought of doing that to my body. Getting desperate for relief, I had decided to start that regimen when Rowan recommended prebiotic porridge. After a week, there was noticeable improvement, and after 2 weeks it was like gastrointestinal magic! I eat it everyday now and won\u2019t go back! My kids won\u2019t eat it, they call it Mommy&#8217;s birdseed. That\u2019s right, it\u2019s all mine. <\/span><\/i><b><i>Robin P<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><b>Additional Tips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Think of compiling your daily breakfast bowl like a poke bowl or salad. Some of these, all of these, You. Do. You.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a cute bowl or mug, I love anything with the word \u201clove\u201d or hearts, so that\u2019s what\u2019s all over mine. If you are heading out on the road, or want to take this with you to work for second breakfast (highly recommend) then get a little wide mouth half thermos, about the size that was in a Gen X kids lunchbox, and use that. Your future self will be so pleased with past self.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porridge (one tablespoon to one cup) cold or warm, you decide. Warm is nice with a scoop of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerrygoldusa.com\/products\/salted-butter\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerry Gold Butter <\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or t<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/miyokos.com\/products\/vegan-butter\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his addicting vegan option<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yogurt (unsweetened if going the savory route)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruit (blueberries\/cut up apple\/banana\/avocado) or veggies\/microgreens<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spices (turmeric\/cinnamon\/nutmeg\/black pepper)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my omnivores out there: Soft poached egg or a drizzle of bone broth! Get crunk with Bacon bits!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ground flax seeds<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anything else you are trying to hide from yourself and eat anyway ex a scoop of collagen or maca root or a protein powder or whatever<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh herbs like chives or mint or whatever goes with everything else you have going on in the bowl. From the unfresh herb dept, this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traderjoes.com\/home\/products\/pdp\/059192\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">savory Zhoug sauce from Trader Joe\u2019s THE BEST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Buy extras, store in freezer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twist of a grinder of fancy salt<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADD A FAT!!! Healthy fats are what\u2019s up.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if I\u2019m feeling lazy?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low shenanigans option: eat a tablespoon cold and lonely right out of the container from the fridge in am.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also from Shalan: <strong>Let them eat cake!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reference Points:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a Prebiotic? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/atlasbiomed.com\/blog\/what-are-pre-and-probiotics-which-foods-and-how-do-they-work\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/atlasbiomed.com\/blog\/what-are-pre-and-probiocs-which-foods-and-how-do-they-work\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porridge and mother Biome <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2471095\/Forget-trendy-probiotic-drinks--just-eat-porridge.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2471095\/Forget-trendy-probiotic-drinks&#8211;just-eat-porridge.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*If you use the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/dr-gregers-daily-dozen\/id1060700802\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daily dozen app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you are gonna LOVE me cause you can knock like six to nine of these off your list in one bowl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">** On a side note, I had a partner in the way past who had a cutting disorder, and all sorts of body dysmorphia. It led to disordered eating, and I stumbled upon if I made them porridge in the am, their eating was steadier and healthier. Because I lived communally at the time, and we were all broke AF, I\u2019d make a big batch of porridge for the household, but because I also HATED oatmeal or anything with consistency like that, I called it \u201cfortifying gruel.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><b>Fortifying Gruel, pretty appetizing, yes? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet I still had plenty of excited takers. So put that in your back pocket.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Lastly, why am I doing this? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t make any money off of this, so what\u2019s in it for me? If one single melanated person who is on Medicaid doesn\u2019t get the fuck around over borderline sugar readings, hypertension, has a healthier pregnancy\/postpartum, and hopefully birth then <\/span><b>it\u2019s worth it.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This black mortality and morbidity disparity is utter bullshit, and this is how I\u2019m showing up, by providing tools that pregnant people can use to change their outcomes, for the better. Fingers fucking crossed. #preggerscanbechoosers #xmidwifex #beahelper<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take me straight to the recipe How I got here: Y\u2019all, I\u2019m a midwife and professional curandera who ran an organic produce co-op for many years that catered to the \u201cfood is medicine,\u201d crowd, and boy did I get my learn on. Shout out to Central City Co-op! 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