How can you add milk thistle flour to your everyday diet?

Its powder or fine-flour form makes this product easy to mix into food you already prepare. A few tried-and-tested options:

• Porridge and hot dishes: add 1–2 teaspoons to oat porridge, buckwheat or another porridge at the end of cooking — milk thistle has a neutral or slightly herbal taste, so it hardly changes the familiar flavour of the dish.
• Yoghurt and cottage cheese: stir the powder into fermented dairy products — the fibre makes the texture slightly thicker and more filling.
• Smoothies: the powder is easy to stir into a liquid base and goes well with both fruit and vegetable versions.
• Home baking: milk thistle flour can replace part of the regular flour in recipes (up to 20%) — this adds dietary fibre to the finished dish.

If you are including such a product in your diet for the first time, start with a small amount and gradually increase the serving, paying attention to how you feel. When increasing the proportion of fibre in your diet, it is important to drink enough water throughout the day — this helps your digestion work comfortably.

Consult a specialist before regular use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take medication or have a sensitive digestion.