Bircher Muesli Berry & Apple
Healtheries Apple and Berry Bircher Muesli is a delicious, easily digested and sustaining blend of grains, seeds, apple, raspberry flakes and raisins.
It is wheat free, an excellent source of dietary fibre, and a natural source of iron, B vitamins - niacin and folate, and essential omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
Bircher Muesli is based on Swiss nutritionist, Dr Bircher-Benner's original recipe created in the late 19th Century for patients at his clinics. Dr Bircher believed that adding fruit, unprocessed grains, and seeds to the diet would dramatically improve his patient's health. Oats and flaxseed are now well known for their beneficial effects on cholesterol levels, while whole grains mixed with seeds and dried fruit balances and maintains blood glucose levels for sustained energy and appetite satiety.
Bircher muesli is designed to be soaked overnight or briefly microwaved to activate enzymes in the seeds and wholegrains, and to assist digestion. Flaxseed especially needs soaking to release its gel-like soluble fibre, which nourishes healthy gut flora.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, required to boost the metabolic rate and provide mental and physical energy for the day's activities, and for maintaining a healthy weight. Bircher muesli with its low GI* provides a nutritious and appetizing way to achieve this.
*What is the Glycaemic Index (GI)?
Not all carbohydrate foods are created equal; in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The Glycaemic Index or GI describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Choosing lower level GI carbs - the ones that produce only small changes in blood glucose and insulin levels - is the secret to long-term health, reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and is the key to weight management. The Glycaemic Index for Healtheries Bircher Muesli was tested by the University of Otago Department of Human Nutrition.
Ideal for
- For those requiring a nutritious breakfast cereal for sustained energy
- To assist in improving heart health and improving cholesterol levels
- For those requiring a high fibre cereal to improve daily regularity
- Low Glycaemic Index diets
- Wheat free diets
- For those requiring a good iron, niacin and folic acid intake
Not suitable for
- Gluten free diets - contains oats and barley
- Diabetic diets - contains sugar
- Sulphite free diets - dried fruits contain sulphites to maintain natural colour and shelf life
- Nut allergies - processed on equipment that processes foods containing nuts (excluding peanuts)
Directions for use
- To enjoy the traditional Bircher method put half a cup of Healtheries Bircher Muesli in a bowl with 1/3rd to a ½ cup of cold water, milk, yoghurt, or juice; stir and cover, and leave overnight in the fridge to soak.
- Alternatively pour hot water over and leave for 5 to 10 minutes to soak briefly, or for a quick, hot, delicious breakfast prepare as above and microwave on high for 1 to 3 minutes.
- To enhance the healthy properties and improve nutrition content serve with acidophilus yoghurt. If desired, add chopped almonds or other nuts, and grated raw apple or other fresh fruit before serving. Sweeten with a teaspoon of Manuka honey if desired.
- Reseal packet after opening and store in a cool dry place.
Contains No
Artificial colours, flavours, salt, wheat
Ingredients
Oats, Barley Flakes, Raspberry Flakes (10%) [Fruits - Apple, Raspberry Juice; Sucrose; Dextrose; Humectant - Glycerine; Gelling Agent - Pectin; Rice Flour; Apple Fibre; Acidity Regulator - Citric Acid; Red Elderberry Juice Concentrate; Nature Identical Flavour], Buckwheat, Sunflower Seeds, Flaxseed (Linseed)
Raisins - seedless, Dried Apple - granulated (4%), Preservative (220 – Sulphur Dioxide)
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Nutrition Information Servings per package: Approx 7
Serving size: 78g (Approx 1/2 cup)
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| Avg Qty per Serving |
Avg Qty per 100g |
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| Energy | 979kJ (232Cal) |
1490kJ (356Cal) |
| Protein | 7.3g | 11.2g |
| Fat, total | 5.1g | 7.8g |
| - saturated | 0.7g | 1.1g |
| - trans fat | <0.1g | <0.1g |
| - polyunsaturated |
??g | ??g |
| - omega 3 | <1.0g | 1.0g |
| - alpha-linolenic acid |
<1.0g | 1.0g |
| - omega 6 | 4.7g | 6.1 |
| - monounsaturated | 2.5g | 3.2g |
| Carbohydrate | 38.8g | 52.5g |
| - sugars | 7.7g | 11.8g |
| Dietary Fibre | 5.9g | 9.1g |
| Sodium | 10mg | 16mg |
| Folate | 27mcg (20% RDI*) | 63mcg |
