Comments on: Probiotics Found in Food http://www.babybites.info/2009/02/26/probiotics-food/ Transforming a picky eater into a healthy eater. A guide for parents of picky eaters that actually works. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Nonna Joann http://www.babybites.info/2009/02/26/probiotics-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Nonna Joann Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:12:05 +0000 http://www.babybites.info/2009/02/26/propiotics-food/#comment-1828 I received this email question from Kris about probiotics: "Great info on probiotics. It's a topic seldom heard about or understood by the general population. Thanks for the terrific recap. I've heard that eating almonds just before taking a probiotic supplement makes the probiotic more effective in what it does. What have you heard on that front?" I did a quick internet search. I found this interesting study funded by the Almond Board of Calif. They found that almonds may improve the level of gut bacteria. Almonds are prebiotics, non-digestible parts of foods that bacteria can use to fuel their growth and activity. The prebiotics work by stimulating the growth of the probiotic bacteria. In order to get to where they are needed, prebiotics must be able to get through the upper part of the intestine without being digested or absorbed by the body. I received this email question from Kris about probiotics: “Great info on probiotics. It’s a topic seldom heard about or understood by the general population. Thanks for the terrific recap. I’ve heard that eating almonds just before taking a probiotic supplement makes the probiotic more effective in what it does. What have you heard on that front?”

I did a quick internet search. I found this interesting study funded by the Almond Board of Calif. They found that almonds may improve the level of gut bacteria. Almonds are prebiotics, non-digestible parts of foods that bacteria can use to fuel their growth and activity. The prebiotics work by stimulating the growth of the probiotic bacteria. In order to get to where they are needed, prebiotics must be able to get through the upper part of the intestine without being digested or absorbed by the body.

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