How we value nutrition and your gut health at Hungry Scarecrow
At Hungry Scarecrow, we truly are all about the inside. We believe a healthy gut is essential to a healthy mind. This is why our gluten-free flour blends provide you with delicious bakes that actively work to look after you from within.
Absolutely no additives!
Many conventional mixes contain a vast number of additives and thickeners which can irritate a sensitive gut. That's why we focus on using only nutrient-dense, fibre-rich ingredients that naturally support better digestion. As a company, we care deeply about what our customers put into their bodies-just as much as we care about what we put into our own. By being mindful and intentional with every ingredient, we believe our customers will truly feel the difference.
We don’t add any rising agents, so you can use what suits you, whether it’s yeast, baking soda or sourdough starter. Give our millet sourdough starter a go. With simple step-by step instructions on how to create and feed your sourdough.
The Nitty Gritty of ingredients
Our core ingredients have many benefits to your health. For example, in our blends we use organic psyllium husk. This is a soluble fibre that is a prebiotic. It’s incredible for your gut! A natural appetite suppressant which makes you feel fuller!
Soluble fibre can be helpful to those who suffer from any gut inflammation and issues like IBS. This is because of how it digests in your body, making food move more easily through the stomach. Soluble fibre has also been suggested to be better for people with diabetes, due to the possibility that it can slowdown sugar absorption in the blood. Click on the link to discover the positive effects of using soluble fibre in your diet https://www.diabetes.co.uk/nutrition/soluble-fibre.html. They discuss the benefits of soluble fibre for digestion and weight loss too.
The prebiotic aspect of soluble fibre is great for the bacteria in the gut – Prebiotics can help strengthen the bacteria in your gut, which is great for your general wellbeing and strength. It also relieves constipation and treats diarrhoea, lowers cholesterol, manages blood sugar by slowing sugar absorption and regulates blood pressure
Foods that look after the gut are extremely important and can help anyone feel energised and strong. All our ingredients are carefully chosen with gut health and nutrition in mind. It just happens to be a bonus we’ve made it taste amazing in our breads!
Inclusivity
Being suitable for coeliacs is just the beginning. We know gluten-free baking can be challenging, which is why we’ve created products that are accessible for everyone. We understand how difficult it can be to enjoy the foods you love when you’re intolerant to ingredients like gluten or diary. That’s why our mixes are free from gluten, yeast, eggs, soy, gums and diary – quite the list, we know! But it shows exactly how committed we are to developing products that truly include you.