Added on August 30th, 2010
Found in Dried Fruit, nuts, organic, wholefoods
With the summer holidays coming to an end and a new school year approaching, with a home made organic wholefood lunch your children can perform at their very best, also a home made lunch can bring some of the comforts of home. For a succesful school lunch :
- Involve your children, don’t make eating well a battle. What is their favourite wholefood dish? Do they like a few organic nuts (or seeds if nuts are not allowed) and some dried fruit.
- Fibre and protein should be included in the lunch box, so look for the wholemeal option where possible, so wholemeal bread is a good start with a nourishing filling, an organic nut or seed butter can make a good filling.
- Try your lunch ideas at home first so that you are sure the children like them and also perhaps it does not want to be too wacky.
- Dried organic fruit makes a great easy snack, you can eat these on the run and they are a good for morning break. Dried fruit has a high calorie count so on games day or if the children run around lots dried fruit is a good idea. With five lunches a week to prepare it is a good idea to buy in bulk when you can.
- Don’t forget a drink.
- Sandwiches can get boring, you could try a wholefood salad made with organic brown rice or wholemeal pasta and vegetables or beans/pulses.
- Home made wholemeal pizza can make a good change.
- Find a healthy alternative to the high calorie sweets and chocolate. Home made biscuits are a good alternative, you can add sesame seeds or nuts also if you get the children to help bake then they will also be more likely to eat them.
- Make sure the lunch is well packed so that is appetising and appealing at lunch time, so an extra minute in packing can be a minute well spent.
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Added on August 25th, 2010
Found in Dried Fruit, nuts, organic, wholefoods
If you follow a wholefood diet with lots of nuts, grains, pulses and dried fruit the holiday time can be a problem, especially if you want to also have the Organic option. These are not always available or easy to find. So, instead of missing out on either your holiday or your health we have come up with ten top tips.
- Before you go do a little research, there may be some local speciality to savour, or alternatively that local organic shop with a great selection of nuts, dried fruit and other wholefood lines. If you are lucky they may also do sandwiches, or you could order ahead to pick-up. If things are not available locally have a box delivered, Naturally Good Food delivery nationally in the UK so you could have a box of organic goodies waiting for you, no shopping no mess.
- Ask someone locally where you can get good food.
- You are on holiday so enjoy a few luxuries, try a new organic fruit add a luxury to your shopping basket.
- Take snacks with you, organic dried fruit and organic nuts travel really easily. If you take snacks with you then this will save a fortune and you can guarantee to get what you want.
- Take a cooler with ice packs to keep your snacks and beverages cold in. You can also use the cooler to store a meal or two.
- Order a soup or a salad to eat with your main course. Soups and salads are generally healthy and start to fill you up so that you eat less of the more calorie-dense main meal.
- Don’t super-size your meal. It sounds like a great deal, but you will eat way too much calories, fat, and sodium.
- Try self catering as a holiday, you control what you eat.
- Don’t buy food at the airport it is always too expensive and often not great quality.
- Take a thermos flask, a sharp knife or veg peeler with you.
Added on August 23rd, 2010
Found in nuts, organic
In the US the USDA regulations require that nuts be steamed or treated with a chemical in response to salmonella outbreaks in 2001 and 2004 blamed on raw almonds that left some ill.
These rules are now being challanged by organic producers who have won a legal victory last week when a US Court of Appeals judge ruled they could proceed with a lawsuit challenging the regulations.
At Naturally Good Food we stock Spanish Almonds that have not been processed in this way.
Added on August 18th, 2010
Found in gluten free cereals, natures path, organic
With some supermarkets no longer stocking the Nature’s Path Millet Rice Flakes you may be looking for an alternative supply. Look no further at Naturally Good Food we continue to stock the whole Nature’s Path range with a 10% case discount.
Added on August 17th, 2010
Found in organic
Black Strap Molasses is the by-product of sugar refining, it is all the good bits left after the refined white sugar is produced. So Black strap Molasses is bursting with goodness, best known for its high iron content, but it has many other good things. A tablespoon of blackstrap molasses contains as much calcium as a glass of milk, as much iron as ten small eggs, more potassium than virtually any other food, and a whole host of B vitamins and vitamin E. It’s also rich in magnesium and copper.
Black strap molasses can be added to stews, casseroles, cakes and marinades, or if you prefer a tablespoon diluted in warm water is also a good way to get the benefit of Molasses.
At Naturally Good Food we stock a range of Black Strap Molasses products, in both organic and non-organic form, from producers such as Meridian and Martlet and don’t forget if you buy a case we offer a standard 10% case discount.
As an aside the name is derived from the black strap or mark that distinguished the cask of raw cane sugar from the cask of molasses when it was shipped in a joint cargo.
Added on August 14th, 2010
Found in Crazy Jack, Dried Fruit, organic
The website “AllaboutYou.Com” have selected the Crazy Jack Organic Ready to Eat Apricots as one of the top ten organic foods. Allabout you say “Sink your teeth into one of these dried apricots and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a toffee. Soft with a moreish honey flavour, they make a great snack and will add depth and a unique sweet richness to any stew.” Waht more could you say about these great Apricots except to say they are part of a wider “Ready to Eat” Range from Crazy Jack all of which have that great taste.
Allabout you also selected other lines we stock among their favourites.
Added on August 9th, 2010
Found in nuts, organic, wholefoods
The American journal Archives of Internal Medicine has recently published a list of the best nuts to snack on for health, no surprise that nuts are a good snack, but here is the list :
- Walnuts – highest in omega-3 fatty acids and a good way to help reduce your cholesterol.
- Almonds – the best source on calcium for strong bones.
- Brazils – high in selenium a powerful antioxidant that has been linked to prevent some cancers.
- Chestnuts – lowest in calories (macadamia are highest).
- Nut Butters – a good choice and have the same nutritional advantages as nuts.
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Added on August 8th, 2010
Found in bulk, bulk purchase, nuts, organic, wholefoods
If you love walnuts and that is not difficult you can spend a great deal on whole organic walnuts when either organic half walnuts or organic quarter walnuts will work just as well. Buying walnuts as quarters saves you about 10% on buying organic halves, and is an even bigger saving on whole walnuts, and from Naturally Good Food you can also buy walnuts in bulk which will save you even more.
Don’t forget Walnuts are an excellent source of plant based omega 3 fatty acids, well known for fighting heart disease. They are also packed with micronutrients, antioxidants and plant sterol, which lower cholesterol.
Walnuts also provide protein and phosphorus as well as vitamins B and D. Walnuts are great as a snack, with your breakfast in a Risotto or with a salad. We also stock Walnut Oil is delicious in salads or on pasta dishes.
Added on August 5th, 2010
Found in organic
Over the years we get asked lots of questions on organic production, organic standards and how things work, below are some of the more frequently asked questions :
- How do I Know it is Organic – any item you buy that is labelled as organic must be produced to an organic standard and the producer must be audited to show that they are producing to the organic standards. There have been cases of companies fiddling the system and the authorities have taken severe measures against the culprits, in the UK this has included company directors being sent to prison.
- Is all Organic Food the same – no not all organic food is produced to the same standard, all organic food is produced to a minimum standard, after this minium standard different auditing authorities have different standards. In the UK the Soil Association is the main organic standards setter and they have very high standards.
- Should I look for an Organic label -yes this is your guarantee of where your product has come from, in the UK look for the Soil Association symbol. You can find the symbol on all sorts of products from fresh fruit and veg to dried fruit, nuts and wholefoods. In addition it is available now on a wide range of cosmetics.
- Is Natural Food the same as Organic - no natural has no legal meaning and producers tend to use the term as they like.
- Can I grow organic vegetables in my garden - yes of course you can, but you can’t sell it as organic, you know what you have grown and don’t forget you can buy organic seed.
- Do I need permission to grow organic nuts – you don’t need any permission, but you should remember that trees take longer to reach organic status.
- Why is organic food more expensive – when organic food is more expensive it is often because of the additional labour involved, but organic does not need to be more expensive, you need to choose.
- Can I afford to eat organic food – organic food is for everyone, if you adjust
- Is Animal Welfare part of an Organic system – yes most definately, the Soil Association standards in particular are leading the moves to improve animal welfare.
- Where I can I buy organic food - organic food is now widely available and of course you can buy on-line. If you buy from a specialist company with full Soil Association accreditaion such as Naturally Good Food then you know all is well.
Added on August 4th, 2010
Found in nuts, organic, seeds, wholefoods
Making your own organic flapjacks is easy, great fun and good to make with the children especially in the summer holidays when they take them out with them to play.
Good flapjacks should be gooey and chewy and you can fill them with fruit, nuts and seeds.
You could try this recipe
Ingredients
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