Nutrition
Our approach is based on using the most nutritious ingredients we can without sacrificing taste, and making sure that every calorie counts. Here's a little bit more about what we do or don't use, and why
Key Ingredients
These are the foods that we feel most influence a healthy, balanced diet.
Gluten
We use all gluten free ingredients (such as gluten free oat milk and flour mixes) and do not use any wheat or gluten-containing food items in our cooking. However, as we cook in a home kitchen where other items containing gluten are present, we cannot guarantee that there has been no cross contact. Please contact us if you wish to discuss this further.
Low Dairy
Dairy avoidance is difficult since cheese is so delicious! But sadly it is also inflammatory, and causes bloating and gastric issues in many of us. So, we minimise our use of dairy where possible, always using gluten free oat milk, and only using butter and cheese where it greatly enhances a dish.
No Refined Sugars
We like sweet things, just not this one. Consuming refined sugars, especially in the amounts commonly used in a Western diet, is known to have negative health effects, including causing inflammation in the body. We use natural sweeteners such as dates, and honey & maple syrup in lower quantities, ensuring our food is 'just sweet enough'!
Homemade & Handmade
We've all been told not to eat too many processed foods, but who has the time to make pasta from scratch, blend their own vegetable stock, or make all their own snacks? We get it - that's why we do it for you! We make our foods as minimally processed as possible and you get to enjoy all the benefits.
Meat Free
We don’t eat meat - it’s just a personal choice. Eating plenty of beans, pulses, legumes, fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs, oats, rice, quinoa, nuts, healthy oils and a small amount of dairy forms the bulk of our diet and ensures a good balance of of carbohydrate, proteins and healthy fats.
No additives or preservatives
Ever wonder why a tin of tomatoes doesn't just contain tomatoes? There always seems to be something else in it - we only buy the purest ingredients that we can so there's no citric acid to preserve tomatoes, no added sugar or sulphites in dried fruit or wine, and no calcium chloride in your beans.
Other useful information about the ingredients we use
Oat & Cashew Milk
We use Plenish Oat & Cashew Milks, which only contain organic cashews/gluten free oats, water and a pinch of salt.
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Red Wine
Where red wine is used in any sauce, we use Sainsbury’s So Organic wine with no added sulphites.
Chocolate
You’ll see we almost always use cacao powder and natural sweeteners in our recipes. In the very few recipes where it is required, it is listed as an ingredient and we use 72% dark chocolate.
Coconut Oil
We use coconut oil to cook with, and use it in place of butter wherever possible. We use refined coconut oil so there is no coconut taste.
Flour Blends
We only use flours with no wheat or gluten-containing ingredients. Where oat flour is used we grind our own gluten-free oats.
Homemade Stock
Store vegetable broths have many ingredients, are full of preservatives, and often have sugar added. So we decided to make our own. Just vegetables, tomato, garlic, herbs and salt.
Organic Ingredients
We use organic ingredients wherever possible. We do not list any fresh items as organic as it is not always possible to source them. Eggs are always free range.
Coconut Sugar
Minimally processed and less likely to spike blood sugar levels than refined sugar, but still a sugar and only rarely used where necessary.
Curry Pastes & Mustards
These we buy, but use ones that offer the purest ingredients with no preservatives, additives, or anything else unnecessary!
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