Most of us have heard of probiotics - the "good" bacteria that live in our gut and keep everything in balance. But have you heard of prebiotics? These are the fuels that help beneficial bacteria to proliferate.

Micro-organisms such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacili play a crucial part in our digestion by living in our gut and fermenting the food we eat. Researchers are now realising that we can improve the bacteria's effectiveness by feeding them - much like an athlete chooses specific foods to improve performance.

Prebiotics are food naturally in many foods, including whole grains,onions, bananas, garlic, honey, leeks, artichokes and beans. They're also available in tablet form as a dietary supplement.

To get the most benefit, nutrition scientist Anna Denny from the British Nutrition Foundation suggest eating the above sources of prebiotics either before or with probiotics, such as live yoghurt with honey and a banana.

source : RD food - RDasia.com

Quoting from [davadi]:

Prebiotics are food naturally in many foods, including whole grains,onions, bananas, garlic, honey, leeks, artichokes and beans...

That should be true, but unfortunately isn't, as soils are typically nutrient-depleted and only receive the most basic nutrients, like carbon and nitrogen. There are food producing systems that address this problem (in fact, I distribute one), but most of the times, eating the above food doesn't do you any good.

sounds delicious