Hell Yasss!!! We have landed in Boots! You can now get your hands on our delicious Vegan Chocolate Butter Cups in selected Boots across the UK.  

Check out the full list below for your nearest Boots store.

For the perfect start to your day, check out our recipe for this mouthwatering choccie pancakes! 

Ingredients

• 1 Cup of Oat Flour
• 1 Mashed Banana
• 1 Cup of plant-based milk
• 1 teaspoon of Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
• 1 tablespoon of Raw Cacao Powder
• Choice of toppings:
• LoveRaw Vegan Chocolate Butter Cup
• Choice of nut butter
• Maple Syrup

Instructions

Blend all the ingredients together. Heat a teaspoon of coconut oil in a pan on a medium to high heat. Pour out your batter into medium sized pancakes and flip onto the other side once you notice lots of air bubbles on the surface of your pancake. Top with peanut butter, maple syrup and BUTTER CUPS!

BAM!! Bon Appetit!

Buy our Vegan Chocolate Butter Cups here!

• LoveRaw Turmeric Chai Latte Almond Drink
• 1 Cup of Rolled Oats
• 2 tablespoon of Chia Seeds
• Half a Mango
• Additional fruit and seeds to decorate

Whilst burgers are classically made from meat, there is a growing range of burger recipes out there that are made from nothing but veggies! They're ideal for vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, anyone looking for a healthier option or even a meat eater looking for something different...so basically anyone and everyone!

Check out our fav plant based burger recipes below, and why not give them a go this National Burger Day! Can't choose? We've created our own recipe - the Turmeric Chickpea Burger - combining all of our favourite parts from these recipes!

Quinoa, Sweet Potatoes & Turmeric Burger

If you're obsessed with turmeric as much as us, you're going to love Happy Skin Kitchen's quinoa, sweet potato and turmeric burger. Seasoning is key to vegetarian burgers to avoid a bland patty - turmeric, coriander, cumin and paprika ensure this meal packs a punch!

Beet Burgers with Portobello Buns

This juicy beetroot burger recipe by Madeleine Shaw is definitely a show stopper for your summer BBQ and will leave everyone wanting more! Portobello mushrooms make an awesome gluten free bun option and the sweetness of sweet potato fries perfectly compliments the earthiness of the beetroot.

Spicy Chickpea Burger

Lucy And Lentil's chickpea burger is ideal if you have a cupboard full of herbs and spices that are just dying to spice up your life! We love the alternative garnishes - hummus, yogurt, spinach and spiralized carrot, but Lucy encourages you to alter these depending on what you have in your cupboards or your own personal preferences. Gotta love a customisable recipe! 

Sweet Potato, Lentil & Avocado Burger

Anything with avocado gets the thumbs up from us - include sweet pots, lentils, mushrooms and spring onions and you've got an all round winner!

This mouth watering recipe by The Mindful Chef encourages you to serve their burger with Portobello mushrooms as they are healthier alternative to bread buns, but they are also high in fibre, protein and B vitamins. Win, win!

Herby Edamame & Chickpea Burgers with amazing Green Dressing

If you love your greens Rebel Recipe's herby edamame burger is exactly what you want this National Burger Day! Served with a zingy green dressing made from coriander, mint, tahini, garlic and lemon juice, this recipe is super fresh & light and packed full of flavour!

Check out our very own veggie burger recipe here!

boohoo Attic - the hub of eating, socialising, meeting, working and events at boohoo HQ! 

To celebrate the launch of our snack bars and Food Boosters (added to their homemade smoothies) in boohoo's cafe, we chat to Catering & Hospitality Manager, Katie about life in the Attic!

You were taken on to design the boohoo cafe from scratch. What was your vision and how did you achieve that?

I was very fortunate to be given such a fantastic opportunity at boohoo. After meeting up with the CEO’s and getting an understanding of what they were looking for, there were 3 key things that were important for me to achieve.

boohoo Attic would need to be the hub of boohoo; inclusive for all, improve employee relationships, networking and productivity and a multi-functional space for eating, socialising, meeting, working and holding events.

It would be need to represent boohoo as a brand; we’re a vibrant, fast paced bunch with high expectations and I try to reflect that through the variety of menu options and our personalised style of service. Aesthetically we display campaigns, current imagery and video content to heighten employee’s sense of belonging, that they are a part of boohoo and everything boohoo represents - ‘The Global Fashion Leader for a Social Generation’

And thirdly its primary function is to improve employee welfare. My Attic standards of performance’- ‘The 4 c’s’ define our role to the consumer and allow us to maintain a steady customer experience by offering;

Convenience - be user friendly & fair, offer speed of service & efficiency

Consistency - dependability, repeat custom, staple items, reliable & innovative

Cleanliness - duty of care, due diligence, confidence, out do expectations and be exemplary

Customer service - L.A.S.T technique, listen, apologise, solve & thank, using customers names.

What's a typical day for you at boohoo HQ?

My day starts on the shop floor, I like to be in the thick of it with the team and get a feel for the day. What’s the staff morale like? How busy is it today? What are the stock levels like? Are the customers engaging with what we have on offer? Is service efficient?

This sets the pace for the rest of the day and allows me to prioritise where I need to be - in the office, on the shop floor or spending time with my team. On average we serve 350 customers a day with 70% footfall being from breakfast to brunch

What kind of food do you serve at the boohoo Attic?

The demographic at boohoo is 71% female with 60% of our customer base being under 30. This reflects the majority of our menu choices such as smashed avo on sourdough, kale & mango smoothies and homemade soups. We pride ourselves on good quality coffee, smoothies and wholesome food that will fuel our employees for the working day.

How do you design the menus and where do you get your inspiration from?

Being in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter we are surrounded by creativity and trend led eateries, so it's important to me that we are ahead of the pack. I work very closely with my suppliers and keep a close eye on the market, reading trend reports and following food blogs to see what the next hottest food crazes are. From oat milk porridge topped with chia seeds, unicorn hot chocolates, espresso sodas or Buddha bowls, boohoo are on point!

How have eating habits changed at boohoo during your time there?

We’ve been open almost five years now and have built a foundation of loyalty and trust with our customers. They are open to our recommendations I think, so they’re more experimental these days. We have seen coffee addicts switch to Matcha, helped flexitarians commit to veganism and overall made certain products a lot more accessible to our customers so they can make informed choices about what they want to eat.

Smoothie Recipe: Turbo Twister

The perfect Monday blues buster or afternoon pick-me-up.

This banana smoothie is a plant based, vegan friendly option perfect for those with nut, milk and soy allergies.

Katie uses a dark roast espresso with ripe red fruit notes of cherry and a dark caramel treacle-like body which complement the cacao and carob giving a natural sweet finish!

• 250ml Oat Milk
• 1 shot of espresso
• 14 slices of frozen banana
• 3 ice cubes
• 1 teaspoon of Energise Food Booster (Cacao, Maca, Carob, Baobab, Guarana & Moringa)

Blend until smooth!

First Sainsbury's, now Waitrose...world domination is well on it's way here at LoveRaw!!

After many months of hard grafting and hustling we are so excited to be able to say that our Almond Drinks are now stocked in one of our fav supermarkets - Waitrose!!! You will now be able to pick up all three flavours in nearly 300 stores!

Which Waitrose stores are you?

We're in nearly 300 stores throughout the UK. Head to our stockist map, type in your town or postcode to find your closest store! Having trouble finding one? Just ping us an email!

Which section of Waitrose will I find the Almond Drinks?

You will find our Almond Drinks in the ambient milk section, however they are best served chilled before you drink them so pop them in the fridge as soon as you get home!

It's not un-common that many people believe that healthy foods are more expensive than less healthy options.

When you look at the bigger picture, healthy eating is actually the more affordable option, especially in the long term. Here we debunk this misleading theory that healthy food is expensive and take a look at how our attitude needs to change towards healthy eating.

They've Been Bullsh**ing You - Misleading Reports

In October 2014 The University of Cambridge released a report saying that

'...healthy foods were consistently more expensive than less healthy foods, and have risen more sharply in price over time.' (1)

The question to ask here is how were they comparing and measuring these stats to come up with this report? Their methodology was based on price-per-calorie which is not only unfair, but also pretty damn misleading! Let us elaborate...

The prices of nearly 100 foods were assessed per 1,000 calories, but as healthy foods tend to have a much fewer calories per gram than less healthy foods, this process of measuring gives an unrealistic comparison. Basically, you would need to buy and consume around 30 cucumbers (!) to gain around 1,000 calories, compared to about one 200g packet of ginger nut biscuits. (2) 

See what we're getting at here??!

However, when The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) measured food costs based on edible weight (instead of the flawed price-per-calorie method) they found...

'...the cheapest ready-meals, pizzas, burgers and sugary breakfast cereals cost more than £2 per kilogram, whereas typical fruit and vegetables cost less than £2 per kilogram. And whilst £1 will buy you one cheeseburger, that same £1 could buy you a kilo of sweet potatoes, two kilos of carrots, two and a half kilos of pasta, ten apples or seven bananas.' (3)

Basically you get more for your money when you measure food value by weight instead of calories. Think how many meals you could make out of all those veggies!!

So what does this all mean??

We're not going to deny that in some cases healthy food does cost more, but what is important to consider is what you're actually getting for your money.

Put it this way...you're buying a house and you have found two that are the same size, look the same and are in the same location, but one is more expensive than the other. Why would you buy the more expensive one??

The more expensive house was made by experienced builders, using better quality materials. The cheaper house on the other hand was built using the cheapest materials with the builders goal being as many houses as possible for the most affordable rate. Whilst you'll see immediate savings by opting for the more affordable house, in the long term it will cost you more as the building deteriorates and you'll miss out on the premium benefits!

It's the same when choosing food at the supermarket. Do you want the cheap snack bar filled with additives and refined sugars or the slightly more expensive snack bar that uses nothing but natural, ethical and organic ingredients, that will not only keep you fuller for longer, but nourish your body with much needed vitamins and minerals.

View your health as an investment not an expense!

You're Asking The Wrong Question...

Forget 'why is healthy food so expensive', the real question we should be asking is:

Why is unhealthy food so cheap??

What corners are they cutting? What is the quality of ingredients like? What are additives and fillers are they using to bulk it out? Are their manufacturing processes ethical?

Money shouldn't be the only thing to consider when choosing the food to fuel your body - consider what are you putting in your body and how will that affect your health!

Team LoveRaw

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What is Camu Camu?

Camu Camu is a berry from the rainforests of Peru. It’s about the size of a grape but don’t let that fool you, it provides 50 times more Vitamin C than an orange. It's great for:

• A healthy immune system
• Healthy eyes, gums and skin
• Energy levels

How to use Camu Camu everyday?

Unless you can go foraging for berries in the Peruvian rainforest, the best way to consume Camu is in the raw powder form. Due to its potent properties it has a rather strong taste and a very bitter flavour. So here are our recommendations on how to incorporate Camu goodness in your everyday lives:

1. Smoothies and Juices

Mix it in your smoothie/juice. Not a green smoothie, more fruity e.g. pineapple, banana, mango, strawberries. This balances the bitterness.

2. Porridge

Mix it into your oats with your favourite fruits and nuts!

3. Yogurt

Tastes amazing with coconut yogurt and fresh berries.

4. Tea

Mix a level teaspoon with your favourite fruity herbal tea. NOTE: Don’t use boiling hot water!

5. Facemask

Mix 1 teaspoon of raw Camu powder with 1 desert spoon of raw honey and 1 teaspoon of yoghurt. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off. Voila - beautiful skin!

Buy our Skin Food Booster which contains Camu Camu!

 Team LoveRaw x

Buying our Almond Drinks has just got a hell of a lot easier! We've just launched in select Sainsbury's stores across the UK, meaning you can now pick up your favourite LoveRaw Almond Drink at a store near you.

Now doesn't that make your weekly food shop so much more exciting!

Which Sainsbury's stores are you in?

We are in the following 92 stores across the the UK...

Which section of Sainsbury's will I find the Almond Drinks? 

You will find them in the chilled drinks section. Not sure where that is? Just ask a member of staff in store. 

Team LoveRaw x

Modern farming is letting our veg down! We’ve looked into what’s been going wrong and what needs to change. 

So, it turns out that we aren’t getting the same amount of nutrients in our fruit and veg as our grandparents did and in some cases, you’d have to eat more than double the amount that your ancestors did just to get the same nutrient intake...hello food baby! We’ve researched into this issue to see where modern farming is going wrong, as well as what we can do to make up for this loss.

What We Discovered

Donald R. Davis, a biochemist from the University of Texas at Austin, conducted much of the in-depth research into our nutrient problem. He studied the decline of nutrients in our fruit and veg in the UK (and US) in the last 50-100 years and published an article summarising the three main kinds of evidence that tell us about this decline. Here we’ve broken them down for you:

1. The (literal) s**t we’re putting on our crops is diluting it

Whilst advanced fertilisers and irrigation systems, as well as environmental changes, has seen our crop yield increased in both physical size and numbers over time, unfortunately, this increase has been linked to a drop in nutrient content. This is called ‘the dilution effect.’[1]

Scientists studied this with raspberry plants and found that, although fertilisers increase nutrient content, these nutrients become diluted in the rest of the plant due to it's increased in size. [2] In short, the more crop we have to eat (because of the super-fertilisers), the less nutrients we get in each veggie.

2. Our grandmas’ veg was better than ours

This evidence comes from studying ‘historical food composition data’ via the ancestry.com for carrots and broccoli. A nutrient ratio was calculated by dividing modern plant nutrient data with historical data. Davis tells us:

‘...the strongest evidence for declines occurred for minerals in vegetables, especially calcium and copper, with median declines of 17% - 80%.’ [4]

He explains that although this 80% drop might seem too steep to be true, he found that copper also had the largest ‘dilution effect’ in the raspberry plants study.

3. ‘Super-veg’ vs. the golden oldies

These studies were pretty similar to the fertilisation studies, except they compared the nutrient content of historical low-yield and modern high-yield cultivars (basically a modern selectively-bred super-veg). This was to see if their genetics make a difference to their nutritional value. The first culprits of this ‘genetic dilution effect’ was broccoli, which was seriously lacking in calcium and magnesium compared to its ancestors.[6]

In theory, this issue could be affecting all of our food, as a further study looked into the correlations between yield and mineral concentration in 14 types of wheat, with similarly pessimistic results.

...But Supplements Aren't the Answer

Most solutions to this problem come in the form of synthetic supplements such as capsules, tablets, liquids, or powders. These impersonators mimic the way natural vitamins work in our bodies. Although made to be chemically almost identical, they’re created in a different way to those found in fruit and veg, so the body may not react to them as effectively.

It’s better to get your nutrients from entirely natural food-based products, because that way you’re absorbing the vitamins alongside other contents like minerals, cofactors and enzymes that help with absorption. For example, one study found that with apples, the positives associated with vitamin C came from other elements of the fruit. They explained that

‘vitamin C in apples with skin accounts for only 0.4% of the total antioxidant activity, suggesting that most of the antioxidant activity of fruit and vegetables may come from phenolics and flavonoids in apples.’[8] (You don’t get these bits in synthetics).

We believe that people should be consuming their vital nutrients through foods rather than artificial supplements. It would be pretty tough to double your food intake just to reach this goal, so we’ve done the hard work for you...

We've Got Your Back

To help you up your intake of vitamins and minerals without resorting to supplements, we’ve created Food Boosters! They’re made up of 100% natural, certified organic ingredients meaning that their high vitamin and mineral contents will be absorbed as though you were eating the veggies whole (which you actually are, just dried). The ingredients used in our Food Boosters were chosen because of their particularly high vitamin contents, and have been designed to be added to pretty much any of your daily meals and drinks. Each Food Booster boasts a different health benefits (approved by the European Food Safety Authority) meaning that you don’t have to alter your diet (or eat twice as much) to increase your vitamin intake...goodbye food-baby!

We have Skin Food, Energise, Easy Greens and Immunity. Now, do yourself a favour - order some Food Boosters, make a cracking meal and sprinkle it aaaaall over!

Team LoveRaw x