Chocolate Peanut Butter (No-bake) Bars

Plus: A dietician's gut health deep dive on 3 recipes from Real Healthy

Jul 25, 2024

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On Tuesday I had the pleasure of doing an IG live with Dr Emily Leeming PHD, registered dietitian, microbiome scientist at King’s College London, and one of the experts (along with: microbiome expert & co-founder of Zoe, Professor Tim Spector; nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert; immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi; and gastroenterology doctor, Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed) who kindly supported my new book, the Amazon number 1 and Sunday Times Bestseller, Real Healthy.

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‘Joyful food at its finest, and just as importantly healthy and supremely practical too – Melissa’s recipes are my go-to for mid-week healthy meals that nourish body and soul.’ Dr Emily Leeming PhD

I’m very grateful to Emily for this endorsement. And more generally, I’m grateful for her ability to simplify and cut through the noise surrounding food science and nutrition. Experts like Emily are hugely informative for me as I do my best to create easy, delicious recipes that will help you cook and enjoy REAL food. She is kindly sharing the gut health benefits of three Real Healthy recipes below.

In today’s newsletter:

My recipe for no-bake chocolate peanut butter bars from Real Healthy
Dr Emily Leeming’s deep dive on the gut health benefits of these bars - yes, there are gut health benefits from such a delicious chocolatey treat! - as well as two other recipes from the book
More information from Emily on why the gut is thought of as the second brain
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