For comfortable digestion after 50
Gentle meals that add fiber slowly, so your gut can keep up.
The 28-Day Gentle Gut Kitchen gives you a menu for every day and 40 simple recipes for one or two, in large print. A plan, not a lecture.
- 8 ingredients or fewer, from a normal grocery store
- Cooking for one or two, with leftovers planned in
- Every fiber number from USDA data
for one or two
Does any of this sound familiar?
- You “do all the right things” and mornings are still slow and uncomfortable.
- Fiber was supposed to help. Instead it left you bloated and gassy.
- By late afternoon your waistband feels two sizes too small.
- The laxative that used to work now takes more and more.
- Reflux means you stop eating early just to get some sleep.
- Your tests came back normal, and nobody handed you an actual plan.
You’re not doing it wrong. Nobody gave you the “how.”
Why fiber didn't work before
Too much, too fast.
Most advice says “eat more fiber” and stops there. Nobody says which fiber, how much, or how slowly. So you add a big bowl of bran, and the bloating starts.
The gentle way is to add about 5 grams a week, with a glass of water alongside, starting with the softest fibers like oats and cooked fruit. A good daily goal for most adults over 50 is about 21 to 30 grams.
The 28-Day Gentle Gut Kitchen turns that into breakfast, lunch and dinner for every single day.
Your 4-week ramp
Fiber per day, from the daily menus
Feeling bloated? Repeat the week. Slower is part of the plan.
One plan, three tracks. Pick yours.
Everyone follows the same gentle menus. Your track adds the swaps and habits for what bothers you most. You can pick more than one.
For slow, “backed up” mornings
Sluggish Mornings
Kiwi, prunes, oats and rye built into breakfast, a regular morning routine, and the swaps that help most. Food-first, and never a reason to stop a medicine on your own.
For the afternoon balloon
Bloat & Gas
Gentler, soluble fibers first (oats, cooked fruit), smaller steps up, and simple habits like eating slowly and skipping fizzy drinks.
For reflux and restless nights
Easy Evenings
Lighter dinners you can finish 2–3 hours before bed, and the evening habits published guidance recommends for night-time reflux.
What you'll cook
Real food you already know how to love
A few of the 40 recipes, with the fiber per serving printed on every one.
Week 1
Gentle Oat Porridge with Pears
Week 1
Chicken & Rice Soup with Carrots
Week 1
Baked Salmon with Mashed Potatoes & Carrots
Week 2
Banana Oat Pancakes
Week 2
Lemon Chicken with Barley & Peas
Week 3
Turkey & Black Bean Chili
Week 3
Baked Potato with Broccoli & Cheese
Week 4
Lentil, Carrot & Tomato Soup
Week 4
Sheet-Pan Chicken, Sweet Potato & Broccoli
Look inside
Large print, clear pages, nothing to figure out
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Made for kitchens like yours
You cook for one
Every recipe serves one or two. Leftovers become tomorrow’s lunch, so nothing goes to waste.
You’re tired of feeling bloated
The Bloat & Gas track starts with the gentlest fibers and steps up slowly, so your gut can keep up.
You worry about your laxative
The Sluggish Mornings track is a food-first routine to talk over with your doctor, with the questions to ask.
You take several medicines
The “Is It My Meds?” checklist and doctor-visit summary help you have a clear, calm talk with your pharmacist.
He’d rather not talk about it
Men over 60 deal with gas and slow mornings too. No lecture, no fuss: just a menu for the week.
You cook for a parent or partner
Large print, 8 ingredients or fewer and simple steps make it easy to cook for someone you care for.
Choose your plan
One payment. Yours to keep.
Instant download, large print, and Maggie's welcome video with every plan.
7-Day Gentle Start
Try the first gentle week
$27
- Getting Ready chapter + Week 1
- 7 daily menus, 9 recipes
- Grocery list and 7-day tracker
- Meds sheet, doctor-visit summary, USDA fiber chart
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The 28-Day Gentle Gut Kitchen
The complete 4-week plan
$47
- 4 weeks of daily menus that step up slowly
- 40 recipes for one or two
- All 3 tracks with weekly swaps
- Printables: 28-day tracker, 4 grocery lists, meds and doctor-visit sheets
- “Day 29 and beyond”, USDA fiber chart, recipe index
The Gentle Gut Kitchen Library
Everything, plus 12 more weeks
$97
- Everything in the 28-Day plan
- 40 large-print recipe cards + The Gentle Pantry guide
- Soups & Slow-Cooker Comfort Collection: 20 more recipes (60 total)
- 12 More Gentle Weeks: weeks 5 to 16, a grocery list every week
The 28-Day plan, recipe cards and soup collection cost $96 bought separately. 12 More Gentle Weeks is only available here.
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Your guide in the kitchen
Hello, I'm Maggie.
I'm not a doctor or a dietitian, and I'll never pretend to be. I'm the kind neighbor who has read the research so you don't have to, and turned it into simple food for a small kitchen.
Everything in the plan is built on published guidance from sources like the NIDDK, the American College of Gastroenterology and the British Dietetic Association. Every fiber number comes from USDA FoodData Central, and the sources are listed at the back of the book.
Where your health needs a professional, the plan says so plainly. For everything else, there's a warm bowl of porridge.
Questions people ask
Is this a diet?+
No. There’s no calorie counting and nothing to give up. It’s a gentle way to eat a little more fiber each week, with normal meals you already know: porridge, soups, sandwiches, salmon, chili.
I tried adding fiber before and it made me bloated. Why is this different?+
Too much, too fast is the most common reason fiber “makes it worse.” This plan adds about 5 grams a week, with a glass of water alongside, and starts with the gentlest fibers like oats and cooked fruit. If a week feels like too much, you simply repeat it. Slower is part of the plan.
Is it safe with my medications?+
The plan never asks you to stop or change a medicine. It includes the “Is It My Meds?” checklist (some common medicines can affect digestion) and a doctor-visit summary, so you can talk it over with your pharmacist or doctor. Always ask your prescriber before changing anything.
I live alone. Will I waste food?+
Every recipe serves one or two, and leftovers are built into the next day’s menu. The grocery lists are written for one person (double them for two).
Do I need special ingredients or supplements?+
No. Everything comes from a normal US grocery store, and each recipe has 8 ingredients or fewer. No powders, no pills, nothing to order online.
I’m not good with computers. How do I get it?+
Right after you pay, you’ll see a big “Download” button, and we email you the same button. Tap it and the book opens on your phone, tablet or computer. You can print it on normal letter paper. If anything is unclear, email maggie@maggiemoss.com and we’ll walk you through it.
How big is the print?+
Large: 16-point body text in an extra-readable font, on a soft cream background, with plenty of space. The Library adds 40 recipe cards in even bigger print.
Which plan should I choose?+
Most people choose the 28-Day Gentle Gut Kitchen: it takes you through all four weeks of the ramp. Choose the 7-Day Gentle Start if you just want to try the first week (you can upgrade later and only pay the difference). Choose the Library if you want everything, including 12 more weeks of menus and 20 comfort soups and slow-cooker dishes.
Is this a subscription?+
No. You pay once and the files are yours to keep.
How soon will I notice a difference?+
Everyone is different, so we don’t promise results or timelines. What we can promise is a plan that’s gentle, clear and easy to keep going, built only on published guidance and USDA data.
Is this medical advice?+
No. It’s education and a kitchen plan. The book includes a “When to see a doctor” page, because some symptoms (like blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss or a lasting change after 50) need a doctor, not a recipe.
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