Thompson’s UNMALTED Slippery Elm Food – 454g
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Mixed with milk, makes a soothing drink and a tasty porridge for all the family
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Ideal for invalids, convalescents, and those with a delicate digestion of any age
Slippery Elm is the finely ground powder of the inner bark of the tree of the same name
For many people, milk, full of goodness, is difficult to digest. The Proteins in milk can form into heavy clots in the stomach. Mix Slippery Elm Food with milk and a smooth mucilage is made. This combination prevents unpleasant clots forming and makes a much more easily digestible drink.
Ingredients:
Pre cooked Wheaten flour, Powdered Slippery Elm Bark, Sugar
Nutritional Information:
Per 100g
per 100g:
Energy 1572kJ/369kcal, Protein 9.3g, Carbohydrate 78.1g, Fat 1.1g.
Half a pint of milk made up with two teaspoons of Thompson’s Unmalted Slippery Elm Food Powder provides about 230 calories.
How to Make
Fill a half pint beaker with milk. Pour into a saucepan and heat, leaving at least two tablespoons of cold milk in the beaker. Add one generous teaspoon of Thompsons Slippery Elm Food to the milk in the beaker and mix carefully to a thin smooth paste. Slowly pour the nearly boiling milk onto the mixture stirring continuously. Do not reheat as this will spoil the beneficial action of the malt.
Can alternatively be microwaved.
Sweeten or flavour to taste if desired.
Before Bed
A warm nourishing drink before going to sleep has been a comfort for many, many years. It helps you relax and wind down, so that you can enjoy a good night’s sleep. Many people find that Slippery Elm Food does just that
Older Folk
Older people often have small appetites, yet they still need sound nutrition for normal health and strong immunity. Milk is full of nutrition. Slippery Elm Food adds other nutrients as well as making milk easier to digest.
Delicate Tummy
All too common these days. Slippery Elm Food, mixed with milk is an ideal first food for children, and grown ups of any age, with delicate tummies. It also helps create an interest in solid foods again.
Convalescing
If you’ve not been well, you’ll find that Slippery Elm Food makes a light and nutritious food or drink. Slippery Elm Food is absolutely natural which means that your natural digestive processes are encouraged to work properly.