health foods

These cinnamon-spiced apples are so yummy, especially on top of your oats in the morning. Porridge is a go-to breakfast most days, as it's quick and healthy and such a great source of energy to start the day. It's great to add peanut butter, chia seeds or crushed nuts for an extra boost of healthy fats and protein. Here are summery and wintery versions, so you can mix it up your way.

Super simple, so delicious! If you’ve never tried flaxseed pudding before, you’re in for a treat! Flavoured with vanilla paste and sweetened with a touch of maple, this pudding is a perfect low carb dessert and also delicious as a breakfast! Ready in just 15 minutes - or easily prepared ahead of time.

The best no-bake cheesecake slices! Flavoured with lemon zest and fresh ginger for the ultimate zesty zing, this vegan cheesecake is created with a fruity and nutty base and topped with a gorgeously creamy lemon & ginger cashew based filling. Perfect for sharing & freezer-friendly, so you can always have a slice of your favourite cheesecake to hand!

Whole food Scientific research shows a host of health benefits Countless international scientific studies have researched and tested the food we eat to measure the effect they have on our health. The latest study to investigate how a healthy diet can influence our longevity comes from the University of Bergen.

Individual nuts have unique characteristics which may have an impact on health effects according to researchers. We take a look at the top nuts and each of their superpowers.

Naturally low in sugar but high in monounsaturated fat, macadamia nuts can help reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

At Grape Tree our cashews are grown and processed in the west African country of Cote d’Ivoire by an innovative producer which works with local farmers to reduce the carbon footprint of the cashews and boost their local economy into the bargain.Typically, cashews grown in African countries are exported to India or Vietnam for processing. But our partners work differently. In the Cote d’Ivoire, Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou, buy the raw cashew nuts from local farmers before processing them into kernels, employing staff from nearby communities

Two new scientific studies have reinforced the importance of vitamin D, sometimes called the sunshine vitamin, to our health and wellbeing. Scientists working in Sweden and Australia have found links to suggest the introduction of vitamin D can improve pain and fatigue during cancer treatment while a lack of it can be connected to cardiovascular disease.

From heart health to helping the kids’ study this is one meal not to skip. WHERE’S the best place to start if you want to have a healthy diet? At the beginning, of course, with breakfast. We all have seven chances a week to start out on the right path to eating well. Multiple academic studies suggest eating breakfast daily is associated with a lower risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

The humble walnut, that crunchy, tasty whole food much-loved combined with coffee in a cake, is the oldest tree food known to man - dating back to 7,000BC.

Winter is the time to bolster your immune system against the bugs and infections that abound at this time of year. From spices to nuts and chocolate we can make changes to our diet that can give us a ring of confidence during those short days and long nights. Here are the foods that can help our internal protection system:

Our health, wealth and the planet will benefit from change Feeding the world sustainably remains one of the biggest global challenges that humankind currently faces. For, according to the United Nations, agriculture accounts for almost a quarter of the world’s damaging greenhouse gas emissions. Livestock farming is considered one of the major contributing factors to the extreme weather conditions that large parts of the world are experiencing.