Choc Chip & Hazelnut Brownie Crisps - Supergood - 110g

This vegan chocolate cake recipe is probably the easiest of all chocolate cake recipes. No eggs and no butter needed! Ready in 40 minutes! It takes only 10 min to prepare and 30 minutes to bake.

A simple and healthier alternative to a classic Easter treat! You can switch the cereal out for any of your choice, making this recipe gluten and vegan friendly.

A fun healthy snack packed with nutrients, low in fat, vegan friendly and gluten free!

If you haven’t tried nooch popcorn yet…it is high time you should. Popcorn is such an easy stovetop recipe to make.

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It's time our kids go back to school! If you are looking for healthy snacks that are perfect for taking to school or after school, then this short list is for you. Eating healthy snacks can benefit your children in many ways. These healthy snacks will help your kids grow, develop and learn. To make your life easier, you can buy healthy snacks online and fill up your pantry with nuts, dried fruits, seeds, popcorn and dark chocolate. This way, you will always have some healthy snacks at hand. Popcorn Popcorn is a whole grain that is low in fat and rich in complex carbohydrates, making it a perfect snack for kids (if you don't add butter and salt). Corn has excellent health benefits for children. It contains a lot of dietary fibre, essential vitamins and minerals. High fibre improves digestion, helps avoid constipation, and stimulates digestive juices' secretion, keeping the bowels healthy. Popcorn also contains a good quantity of iron and calcium, manganese and phosphorous, which are vital for maintaining healthy bones and the functioning of cells. Additionally, corn is loaded with B vitamins, including vitamins B3, B6, pantothenic and folate acid, which are great for the brain and mood. Popcorn contains carotenoid antioxidants like zeaxanthin and lutein that help protect eye health. Nuts A handful of organic nuts or a serving of as little as 30g daily can benefit your kids in many ways. Nuts like almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews, pistachios, macadamias and Brazil nuts are loaded with nutrients, protein and fibre to help children thrive and are an excellent fuel for the brain. In general, all kinds of nuts offer amazing health benefits, but every kind of nuts can also offer something special including preventing depression and anxiety. Walnuts contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids and DHA, which help fight inflammation. They contain twice as many antioxidants as other nuts, which improve cognitive functioning. Hazelnuts, almonds, pecans and macadamia nuts are heart-healthy. Almonds help improve your kid's memory. Pistachios are rich in oils that help preserve fatty acids and prevent inflammation. Macadamias also help in normal brain functioning. Dark chocolate Dark chocolate is a very healthy snack when consumed in moderation. It contains powerful antioxidants and flavonoids. Flavonoids improve blood flow to the brain, which can significantly improve memory and brain functioning. Veggies and Fruits Fresh vegetables are an obvious healthy snack. Packed with vitamins, they contain everything your children need to grow and develop in the right way. Dried fruits can be an excellent replacement for fresh fruits due to their longer shelf life. They contain all the nutrients of fruits but can last longer in your pantry. Your kids will love dried fruits like cranberries, dried apricots, cranberries, dates and figs.

Carob is commonly known to be a Chocolate Substitute although it rightly deserves credit of its own. The Carob plant is an evergreen tree decorated with glossy leaves, red flowers and long brown pods form on the tree, which hold seeds within sweet pulp.These seeds are the source of Locust Bean Gum - you may recognize this name.A natural ingredient to improve the texture of foods by thickening and stabilizing the food.After being sun dried, the seeds are removed and the pulp of the carob pods is ground into 'carob powder'and to make carob syrup the powder is dissolved in water and boiled to make a runny consistency.But how to use it?Carob is a natural addition to baked goods, its taste is not as rich as cocoa.It can be used as a sweetener, and replaced instead of chocolate in brownies and puddings.Note : Carob powder is less soluble than Cocoa and it can be gritty. Make a smooth paste of carob powder and warm water before adding into a drink/recipe.Carob naturally contains calcium, phosphorus, iron! Pop into our store for your sweet treat alternatives and check out our website 🌱

Carob has quietly been a favourite in health food shops for decades, often described as a natural alternative to chocolate. But what exactly is it, how does it compare to cocoa, and is it any good? If you have spotted carob powder on the shelf and wondered whether it is worth a try, here is a complete, honest guide to this naturally sweet ingredient. What is carob? Carob comes from the pod of the carob tree, an evergreen native to the Mediterranean. The long, leathery pods are dried, roasted and ground into a fine powder that looks a little like cocoa. Carob has been eaten for thousands of years around the Mediterranean and Middle East, both as a food and as a natural sweetener. The powder has a warm, malty, naturally sweet flavour with caramel notes, which is why it is so often compared to chocolate. How is carob different from cocoa? Although carob and cocoa look similar and are used in similar ways, they are quite different. The most important distinction is that carob is naturally sweet, whereas cocoa is naturally bitter, so recipes using carob often need less added sugar. Carob is also naturally free from caffeine and theobromine, the stimulant compounds found in chocolate, which makes it popular with people who are sensitive to caffeine or who want something to enjoy in the evening. Carob is lower in fat than cocoa too, and it brings its own fibre. The honest caveat is that carob does not taste exactly like chocolate. It is delicious in its own right, but it has a distinct malty, fruity character, so it is best appreciated as its own ingredient rather than expected to be an identical swap for cocoa. Is carob good for you? Carob has some genuinely appealing qualities. It is a source of fibre, contains various minerals, and is naturally caffeine-free, which sets it apart from chocolate. Because it is naturally sweet, it can help you cut back on added sugar in baking and drinks. That said, it is best thought of as a wholesome, enjoyable ingredient rather than a superfood or a health cure. As with anything, the benefits come from using it as part of a varied, balanced diet. How to use carob powder Carob powder is wonderfully versatile and can be used much like cocoa. Stir it into warm milk or a plant-based alternative for a naturally sweet, caffeine-free hot drink, a lovely bedtime option. Add it to smoothies, porridge and yoghurt for a mellow, chocolatey sweetness. In baking, use it in cakes, brownies, biscuits, flapjacks and energy balls, remembering to reduce the sugar a little because carob is already sweet. It also works beautifully alongside ingredients like banana, dates, orange and nut butter. Our Organic Carob Powder has no added sugar and is an easy way to start experimenting. Can you swap carob for cocoa in recipes? Yes, with a couple of tweaks. As a rough guide, carob powder can replace cocoa powder in roughly equal amounts, but because carob is sweeter and less bitter, it is worth cutting back on the sugar in the recipe and tasting as you go. The flavour will be gentler and maltier rather than deep and bitter, so it suits recipes where you want a softer, sweeter result. It is well worth a little experimentation to find the balance you like. Who might especially enjoy carob? Carob is a natural fit for several people. Anyone avoiding caffeine, including those cutting back in the evenings, will appreciate that it has none. It is naturally vegan and suits plant-based diets. And because it is sweet and mellow, it is often popular with children and with anyone who finds dark chocolate too bitter. It is also a useful cupboard ingredient for lower-sugar baking. A versatile & healthy ingredient Carob is a naturally sweet, caffeine-free, fibre-rich powder made from Mediterranean carob pods, and it deserves a place on the shelf in its own right. It is not a perfect chocolate impersonator, but as a wholesome, versatile ingredient for drinks, baking and snacks, it has plenty to offer. Give it a try, adjust the sugar to suit its natural sweetness, and enjoy carob for exactly what it is.

There are few kitchen disappointments quite like reaching for a handful of nuts and getting that sharp, bitter, slightly paint-like taste of rancidity. Nuts are not cheap, so throwing away a spoiled bag is a real waste of money as well as good food. The good news is that keeping nuts fresh is easy once you understand why they turn in the first place. Here are our best, practical tips for storing nuts so they stay fresh far longer. Why do nuts go rancid? Nuts are rich in natural oils, and those oils are mostly unsaturated fats. This is great news for your health, but it is exactly what makes nuts prone to spoiling. When unsaturated fats are exposed to oxygen, they slowly oxidise, and it is this oxidation that produces the stale, bitter, off flavour we call rancidity. Three things speed the process up: oxygen, heat and light. Moisture is the fourth enemy, because damp nuts can grow mould as well as spoil. This also explains why some nuts keep better than others. Nuts especially high in delicate polyunsaturated fats, such as walnuts, pecans and pine nuts, tend to turn fastest. Nuts with more stable fats, like almonds and cashews, generally last a little longer. Whatever the type, the aim of good storage is simple: keep oxygen, heat, light and moisture away for as long as possible. How to tell if a nut has gone off Your nose is the best test. Fresh nuts smell mild, sweet and buttery. Rancid ones smell sharp and bitter, a bit like old cooking oil, crayons or paint. The taste is unmistakably bitter and unpleasant. Rancid nuts are not usually dangerous, but they taste horrible and the oxidation degrades some of their nutrients, so it is best to throw them away rather than push through. If in doubt, give them a sniff before you use them. The golden rules of storing nuts Keeping nuts fresh comes down to a handful of simple habits. Use an airtight container. The less contact nuts have with air, the slower they oxidise. Transfer opened bags into a glass jar (the best option!) rather than leaving them clipped shut and half open. This one change alone makes a noticeable difference. Keep them cool and dark. Heat and light both accelerate spoilage, so store nuts in a cupboard away from the oven, the hob and any sunny windowsill. A cool, dark cupboard is the bare minimum, and cooler is always better. Keep them dry. Moisture invites mould, so make sure containers are completely dry before you fill them, and never store nuts somewhere steamy like above a kettle. Use the fridge and freezer. This is the single most effective tip. Nuts store beautifully in the cold, which dramatically slows the oxidation of their oils. The fridge is ideal for nuts you will get through over a few months, while the freezer is perfect for longer storage or for bulk buys. Nuts freeze well, do not need defrosting before use, and can keep for a year or more this way. Just seal them well to keep out moisture and fridge or freezer odours. Buy whole where you can. The more a nut is broken down, the more surface area is exposed to air, so chopped, flaked and especially ground nuts and nut flours go rancid faster than whole ones. If you buy nuts whole and chop or grind them as needed, they will keep far longer. Smart habits for bulk buyers Buying nuts in larger bags is the best way to get good value, and it works perfectly well as long as you store them sensibly. The trick is not to keep dipping into one big open bag over months, letting air in every time. Instead, decant your bulk nuts into smaller airtight portions, keep one out for everyday use, and store the rest sealed in the fridge or freezer. It is also worth labelling containers with the date so you can use older stock first. This approach means you can stock up on quality nuts without any worry. Our Organic Brazil Nuts come in a generous 1kg bag, and storing most of the bag in the freezer keeps them tasting freshly harvested for months. The same goes for more delicate nuts like our Organic Walnut Halves, which, being higher in fragile fats, especially benefit from a spell in the fridge or freezer. How long do nuts actually keep? Exact times vary by type, but as a rough guide, most raw nuts kept in an airtight container in a cool, dark cupboard will stay good for a few months. Move them to the fridge and you can often extend that to around six months or more. In the freezer, many nuts will keep for a year or beyond. Nuts still in their shells last longest of all, because the shell is a natural barrier against air and light. Always trust your nose over the calendar, though: a quick sniff tells you far more than a date ever will. Fresh nuts, every time Storing nuts well is genuinely simple. Keep them airtight, cool, dark and dry, lean on your fridge and freezer, buy whole where you can, and portion up your bulk bags rather than leaving them open to the air. Do that, and you will get the full flavour, goodness and value out of every nut, with none of that bitter, rancid disappointment. Stock up with confidence, and store smart.

Chocolate has quietly become more expensive, and shoppers have noticed both higher prices and smaller bars. Behind that shift is a genuine story about how chocolate is made, where cocoa comes from, and what actually goes into the cheaper products on the shelf. Here is a clear, evidence-based look at why real chocolate costs what it does. It starts with the cocoa bean All chocolate begins with cocoa, grown on trees that need a hot, humid climate close to the equator. In practice this means the vast majority of the world's cocoa comes from a small band of countries, with West Africa, and Ivory Coast and Ghana in particular, supplying the majority of global production. Concentrating supply in so few places makes the whole market vulnerable to anything that affects those regions. That vulnerability has shown up sharply in recent years. Poor harvests driven by difficult weather, ageing cocoa trees, and plant diseases such as swollen shoot virus and black pod have reduced yields, pushing cocoa prices to record highs. When the raw ingredient becomes scarcer and dearer, the cost flows through to the finished bar. Growing cocoa is hard, low-paid work Cocoa is largely produced on small farms, and harvesting is manual. Pods are cut from the trees by hand, split open, and the beans are then fermented and dried before they are shipped anywhere. Despite all this labour, many cocoa farmers earn very little, which is one of the reasons certification schemes such as Fairtrade exist. Ethical, better-paid sourcing adds cost, but it reflects the real work behind the crop. Real chocolate versus the cheap stuff Here is where price differences really open up. Genuine chocolate is made from cocoa solids and cocoa butter, the natural fat of the bean. Cocoa butter is expensive and in high demand, so cheaper products often reduce the amount of real cocoa and bulk the bar out instead. Two things typically fill the gap. The first is sugar, which is far cheaper than cocoa, so budget chocolate tends to contain a lot of it and correspondingly little cocoa. The second is fat substitution: some products replace part of the cocoa butter with cheaper vegetable fats. In many countries these can only be called "chocolate" within strict limits, and products that lean heavily on vegetable fat and flavourings are often labelled "chocolate flavoured" or sold as compound coatings rather than true chocolate. Checking the cocoa percentage and the ingredients list tells you a great deal: real chocolate lists cocoa mass and cocoa butter high up, not sugar and vegetable oil. Why higher cocoa content costs more This is why a bar of good dark chocolate with a high cocoa percentage costs more than a sweet, mass-produced one. The more actual cocoa in the bar, the more of that expensive, climate-sensitive, hand-harvested ingredient you are paying for. You are also often paying for better beans, more careful processing and fairer sourcing. The price gap is not arbitrary; it reflects genuine differences in what is inside. Getting more cocoa for your money If you love the taste of real chocolate but want to manage the cost, cooking with cocoa is a smart route. Good-quality cocoa powder lets you make brownies, hot chocolate and desserts with plenty of genuine chocolate flavour for a fraction of the price of bars. Our Organic Alkalised Cocoa Powder is a versatile pantry staple for exactly this. It is also worth knowing about carob, a naturally sweet pod that is often used as a caffeine-free alternative to cocoa. It has its own distinct flavour rather than being a perfect chocolate substitute, but it is a useful, lower-cost option for baking and hot drinks. Our Organic Carob Powder is worth a try if you would like to experiment. Real cocoa is expensive: Real chocolate is expensive because real cocoa is expensive: it is grown in a few vulnerable regions, harvested by hand, increasingly hit by disease and weather, and traded in a market under real strain. Cheaper products keep costs down by using less cocoa and more sugar and vegetable fat. Once you know what to look for on the label, it becomes much easier to judge when you are paying for genuine chocolate and when you are mostly paying for sugar.

If you've been feeling a bit "off" lately—perhaps your sleep is shallow, your muscles are twitchy, or your stress levels are hitting an all-time high—you aren't alone. In fact, you're in the company of roughly 80% of the UK population. Welcome to the "Magnesium Gap." Despite being one of the most vital minerals for human health, magnesium is disappearing from our diets, leaving a massive portion of the country running on empty. But here's the good news: closing that gap might be as delicious as a square of dark chocolate. What Exactly is the Magnesium Gap? Magnesium is the body's "master mineral." It is a co-factor in over 300 biochemical reactions, meaning it helps regulate everything from your heartbeat and muscle contractions to DNA repair and energy production. The "gap" refers to the chasm between the amount of magnesium our bodies require to thrive and the amount we actually ingest. While the NHS recommends around 300mg for men and 270mg for women daily, many health experts argue these figures are the bare minimum to avoid acute illness, not the optimum for peak performance. Why are we so deficient? It isn't just about poor diet choices. Several modern factors have created a "perfect storm" for deficiency: Soil Depletion: Intensive farming over the last century has stripped our soil of essential minerals. Even if you're eating your greens, they likely contain significantly less magnesium than the ones your grandparents ate. The "Stress Tax": When we are stressed, our bodies dump magnesium into our urine. In a high-cortisol world, we are burning through our reserves faster than we can replace them. Processed Diets: Refining grains (like making white flour) removes up to 80% of their natural magnesium content. Symptoms You Might Be Missing the Mark Because magnesium is involved in so many processes, the signs of a deficiency can be sneaky and easily mistaken for "just getting older" or "having a busy week." Watch out for: Muscle Cramps and Spasms: That annoying eye twitch or calf cramp at night? That's often a magnesium "help wanted" sign. Poor Sleep Quality: Magnesium regulates neurotransmitters that quiet the nervous system. Anxiety and Restlessness: Known as "nature's tranquilizer," a lack of it can leave you feeling "wired but tired." Fatigue: Since magnesium is required to produce ATP (the body's energy currency), low levels mean low batteries. The Cacao Cure: Nature's Magnesium Powerhouse If the idea of popping synthetic supplements doesn't appeal to you, there is a much more primal—and tasty—solution. Enter Cacao. Pure, raw cacao is one of the highest plant-based sources of magnesium on the planet. Unlike processed cocoa powder (which is treated with high heat and often alkalised, destroying the nutrients), raw cacao retains its mineral density. Why Cacao is the Ultimate "Food-First" Solution: Bioavailability: Minerals found in whole foods are often easier for the body to recognise and absorb compared to isolated synthetic pills. The Flavonoid Bonus: Cacao is packed with antioxidants that support heart health and blood flow, helping transport that magnesium where it needs to go. Mood Boosting: Cacao contains anandamide (the "bliss molecule") and theobromine, which provide a gentle energy lift without the jitters associated with caffeine. How to Close Your Gap Today Closing the magnesium gap doesn't require a lifestyle overhaul. It's about making smarter, mineral-dense swaps. 1. Upgrade Your Snacks Swap sugary milk chocolate for Organic Raw Cacao Nibs or a high-percentage dark chocolate (85% or higher). Cacao nibs add a satisfying crunch to yogurt, porridge, or even salads. 2. The "Cacao Nightcap" Instead of a caffeinated tea or coffee, whisk a tablespoon of Raw Cacao Powder into warm almond milk with a touch of honey. It's a magnesium-rich ritual that signals to your brain that it's time to unwind. 3. Diversify Your Plate While cacao is the star of the show, support it with other magnesium-heavy hitters available at Whole Food Earth, such as: Pumpkin Seeds: A handful provides nearly 40% of your daily requirement. Almonds and Cashews: Perfect for on-the-go mineral replenishment. Buckwheat and Quinoa: Ancient grains that haven't been stripped of their nutritional value. Have you heard of Magnesium Water? Try this amazing supplement if you have magnesium deficiency.