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Best gluten free foods for the Picnic Season

Picnic season is coming up so here are our best gluten, dairy and nut free recipes. 9 ideas for planning for an allergy safe picnic If you know someone who is attending your picnic and they have allergies: Ask about the allergies. What foods are unsafe?  Check about precautions to…

Creative Nature’s Egg Alternative’s

There are several different food ingredients that you can use as a replacement for egg, these are just a few that we love to use at Creative Nature This time of year we see several celebrations where food is part of the festivities: Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas.  All occasions…

Have you ever asked yourself, “What is Cacao Powder?”

Put simply - Cacao Powder is one of the most complex foods on Earth. It is thought that the word ‘chocolate’ has evolved from the Aztec word, ‘xocoatl’, which is the name of a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans (and sometimes mixed with chilli), the edible part of the…

Top 5 Allergy friendly afternoon tea recipes

It's Afternoon Tea Week and we have made loads of allergy-friendly alternatives to classic afternoon tea recipes, which we know you’ll enjoy. Afternoon tea is a great British tradition, particularly in the summer, providing a great time to catch up with friends over a cup of tea and delicious cakes…

Free From cakes for World Allergy Awareness Week

As we are approaching World Allergy Awareness week, we wanted to give you some of our baking tips for free from cakes that taste delicious. World Allergy Awareness Week this year runs between June 13 to June 19 and is an annual event to raise the awareness of allergic diseases…

MedicAlert’s First Ever Ambassador

WE’RE SO EXCITED – OUR CEO HAS BECOME THE FIRST EVER AMBASSADOR FOR THE GLOBAL CHARITY MEDICALERT! We are extremely proud to announce that our CEO, Julianne has been invited to be the first EVER ambassador for MedicAlert. MedicAlert was created in the 1950s and is now 66 years old.…

St Patrick’s Day: Easy desserts for a crowd

St Patrick’s Day is coming up this week (Thursday March 17) and, for some, the world will turn rather green! There's a lot of interesting things to note about St Patrick's Day and we'll be getting to them in a bit. But, here at Creative Nature, we know that this…

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day was recognised by the United Nations in 1975 during its International Women’s Year, however, International Women’s Day has actually been around since the early 1900s. The event has grown out of protests against poor working conditions for women as fa back as 1908, when, a15,000 female workers…

World Book Day

World Book Day, held on March 3rd, is a celebratory day to promote reading for pleasure. This year, the theme, a message for all children is, ‘you are a reader’. In 2019 the National Literacy Trust found that 383,755 children don’t have a book of their own, which is shocking…

NEW TEAM MEMBER – Caitlyn

Latest news from Creative Nature Surrey free-from food company, Creative Nature, has recruited a new staff member to help the company with digital marketing and administration. Caitlyn Ward (23) from Walton-on-Thames, is settling into her new role. “It can be quite fast-paced, but in a fun, challenging way instead of…

The Hidden Language of Love in Flowers

A common gift for Valentine’s Day is flowers – and there’s a whole hidden language of love in flowers too. The red rose is the one most of us know however it’s more complex than that! In 2018, 40% of people asked simply bought their loved ones a card for…

Let’s Be Kind

Has someone surprised you recently by being kind?  Have you surprised someone else with kindness? Let's be kind. Random Acts of Kindness Day is coming up on February 17th.  At the moment, maybe even more than normally, kindness is a trait that we can all welcome. Both in terms of…

WORLD PASTA DAY!

Here at Creative Nature, we thought we would celebrate this World Pasta Day by sharing some amazing superfood recipes, these are all gluten free, dairy free and nut free. Make sure to check them out. We know that pasta can be a struggle for those with allergies and intolerances and…

Did you know September 16 is National Guacamole Day?

Avocados seem to be a little like marmite, you either love them, or hate them, thinking they are either delicious or they are horrible and slimy. For those of you who don’t know what guacamole is, it is an avocado-based dip that has its origins with Aztec people. Already used…

Working Parents’ Day

In a few weeks’ time it is Working Parents Day (September 16) which is there to celebrate those parents who work hard all year to provide for their families. During the 20th century, women in Britain faced a complete change in their lives as more and more of them worked,…

The Summer holidays are here!

Summer is here, so time for holidays, camping, hotels, or self-catering, and time for days out exploring your local area. Time to have fun in the sun!   Staycation - when you choose to holiday at home rather than travel abroad. Of course, this year, many of us don’t have…

What is Christmas in July?

Christmas in July is a term that has popped up in terms of marketing for the last few years. In reality however, it started 84 years ago in 1933 at a girls’ camp in North Carolina.  It was the idea of the co-founder of the Keystone Camp, who was very…

Euros 2021

The UEFA European Football Championship, commonly known as the UEFA European Championship and informally as the Euros, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe. The event is…

BLACK LIVES MATTER – A YEAR ON

It is almost a year on from the killing of George Floyd d in the US, which ignited the protests against racism around the world. Recently the police officer who killed him sent to prison for life.   Who started it? The international human rights campaign actually began in 2013…

St Patricks Day

Do you celebrate St Patrick’s Day? It is on 17th March and was originally a Christian feast day, celebrating the life of St. Patrick, who spread Christianity to Ireland. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, and the national apostle. Today it is a day of revelry and a…

International Women’s Day 2021

International Women's Day takes place on the 8th March. Did you know that the theme for this year’s The International Women’s Day is, #ChooseToChallenge ? The organisers believe that “a challenged world is an alert world.” As individuals we are all responsible, daily, for our own thoughts and actions. It’s…

Vegetable-Orientated Cakes and Bakes

  In mid-July, we introduced our two new baking products, Simply Spiced Carrot Cake Loaf Mix, and our Pancake and Waffle Mix. We’ve had some amazing feedback from our social media followers and customers, for which we’d like to thank you. Here are some of their words:   Pancake and…

Q&A with Lindiwe Lewis

Hello, I am Lindiwe Lewis, 28. You can call me Lindi. I was born in London, England but grew up in Geneva, Switzerland and Monterey, California. I have had anaphylaxis since I was 10 months old. I am allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, chickpeas, lentils, beans, peas, kiwi, pineapple,…

National Ice Cream Month

What’s your favourite ice cream? We’ve taken a small poll in the office, and our top three flavours are: Vanilla Cookie Dough Mint Choc-Chip   Why are we talking about this? Well, July is National Ice Cream Month! Also in the US, National Vanilla Ice Cream Day is on July…

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World Emoji Day

Did you know July 17th is World Emoji Day. A few years ago that would have meant absolutely nothing to anybody.   Now emoji are widely recognised as a way to use an image to express emotion almost as a new type of evolving language.   Did you know that…

I was back in the Den…

By Julianne Ponan, CEO of Creative Nature   Just over a week ago I was contacted by the BBC and informed that I was going to be back in the Dragons’ Den again – much to my surprise.   This doesn’t mean I’ve physically stepped into that environment, it means…

Our NEW Multi-Packs Have Launched!

What’s better than buying your favourite Creative Nature snack bar? Buying as a multipack and saving money!! We’ve just launched our award-winning, super popular Raw Cacao and Salted Caramel Protein bars in multipack versions! These are exclusive to Asda and can be found in almost 200 Asda stores across the…

Study and Exam Tips

Superfoods for exam season

We’re right in the middle of exam season and whilst some of you might be able to sail through test papers without a care in the world (unfortunately this wasn’t any of us!), the majority will panic at the mere thought of sitting still for hours on end. Even if…

Tips on Travelling with Food Allergies

A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system triggers an abnormal response to food. Symptoms of allergic reactions to specific food can range from anything like tingling of the lips, sneezing, nasal congestion or even to something as dangerous as anaphylaxis. Having to deal with allergies is hard enough as…

Summer Must-Try Recipes!

With the summer just around the corner, some of you may be looking for some quick and easy summer recipes to try out this year. We have quite a lot of recipes you can choose from on our recipe page of our website (click here to check it out!), but…

It’s Time For Easter!

As we're sure you're aware... Easter is rapidly approaching. It's time to enjoy the lovely weather outside and go on a fun little Easter Egg hunt so we thought we would share a few fun options of activities you could do for the occasion if you have any little kiddos…

Macro Tracking and IIFYM

Have you come across the term If It Fit Your Macros before? Well, if you are interested in fitness, it’s highly likely you have. However, if you haven’t before, this blogpost will hopefully introduce you to it a bit.   Macros, are the main macronutrients you should consume through your…

Treat your Mum this Mother’s Day!

Mother's Day is just around the corner! We thought it would be nice to remind all of you to treat your Mum this weekend for Mother's Day and spend some quality time with her. We know how busy life can get, but make sure to set some time aside for…

It’s Nutrition and Hydration Week!

Nutrition and Hydration Week (11th-17th of March) is an annual event which aims to highlight and promote healthy living and advancements in nutrition and hydration locally and worldwide! At Creative Nature, we care for all customers and their health, by producing products which are safe for all consumers to eat,…

Happy National Apprenticeship Week!

This week, 4th-8th of March is National Apprenticeship Week & we thought we would share some tips our very own Award-winning apprentice, Polly learnt through her 2-year long apprenticeship! Polly has been with the company for 3 years and started out as an apprentice, and is now our Sales Manager,…

Benefits of Eating Clean

Benefits of Eating Clean “Clean eating” has had a bad reputation in recent months.  Here at the Creative Nature HQ we believe this is down to there being too much ambiguity around what “clean eating” means.  Do you have to wash every bit of food you eat? What is classified…

Indulge With Creative Nature This Mint Chocolate Day!

Here at Creative Nature we love all things Chocolate, but there is something special about Mint Chocolate. There are tons of people that love the combination of the cool refreshing taste of mint with an indulgent taste of chocolate! Today, on the 19th of February it is even Chocolate Mint…

Allergy Labelling

As a result of the announcement on Friday (25th January 2019) that food labelling is to become much stricter in order to protect food allergy sufferers there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel.  The government is looking to impose stricter rules around labelling of sandwiches…

Veganuary!

If you didn't know... January isn't just a time to set new year's resolutions such as eating healthier and exercising more, but a lot of people are taking on the Veganuary challenge! What is it you ask? Well, Veganuary is a campaign which encourages people to follow the vegan diet…

How to Achieve Your 2019 New Years Resolutions

Happy New Year! The New Year has come around and it is time for everyone to start their resolutions! Every year people around the world make a list of various things they want to achieve or change in the upcoming year in hopes of changing their lifestyle for the better.…

Christmas Bake Off Video!

We know you have been waiting for it, so as a little Christmas present from us to you- here is our Christmas Bake Off Video! :) Hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoF-_gEwDhc

Christmas Bake Off Event!

We had so much fun at our Christmas Bake Off Event on the 30th of November! If you didn't know- we held our second event, at the Big London Bake in Tooting and had 20 incredible bloggers get together to make our Top 14 Allergen-Free Baking mixes. Their challenge was…

BP Launch!

We have some very exciting news! You can now find 3 of our delicious, vegan and allergy-friendly snack bars in over 200 BP sites across the UK! We’re happy to make our products accessible to more people everyday and hope you enjoy the selection of our 3 award-winning products: Raw…

The Perfect Christmas Bundle!

It’s Christmas time and that means it's time to plan those amazing Christmas presents! Instead of mistletoe and wine, we’re giving you a whopping 20% saving on our most Chistmassey items! If you’re entertaining and want to keep it vegan, allergy-friendly or just want a healthier treat that still tastes…

It’s time for another BAKE-OFF!

With so much fun at our summer bake-off, we thought it is time for another bake-off! On the 30th of November we are getting 20 incredible bloggers to come and challenge their imaginations in our Christmas themed Bake-Off! They will have 90 minutes to make a creation of their own…

Reasons to avoid refined sugars

Did you know an average American child consumes 32 tsp of sugar everyday and an adult, 22 tsp? And do you know what the recommended daily intake of sugar is? It's just 6 to 9 tsp! Sugar has become a part of our daily lives to such an extent that…

How to survive Halloween with food allergies

It’s almost October 31st and everyone around you is excited about Halloween – whether it’s dressing up, going to a party, or trick or treating in your community. Have you ever considered how integral food or snacks are to an event like Halloween? If you suffer from allergies or intolerances…

The Great Vegan Bake-Off!

As some you may know, this week on the Great British Bake-Off, the bakers are doing a Vegan challenge! We thought it's the perfect time to share the video from our Creative Nature Summer Vegan Bake-Off! If you want to see clips from the day and how 20 amazing bloggers…

Come See Us At LUNCH 2018!

This week the team is going to be at LUNCH 2018 in the ExCeL on the 20th and 21st of September. If you have never been, Lunch is the UK’s multi-award-winning trade show for the food-to-go industry. It will have over 350 exhibitors showcasing food, drink, packaging and equipment products.…

Back To School Snacks!

It's September, which means it's back to school season for many kids out there! If you have some youngsters going off to school every day now or are a college or university student yourself and want some quick back to school snack ideas to take for a long day of…

You Can Now Invest in Creative Nature!

Hey everyone! We have some super exciting news! :) You may have seen this across all our social media pages, but if you haven't- you can now be a shareholder in our company from as little as £10, or as big as £10,000! We urge all of you to visit…

We’re Hosting a Bake-Off!

We are super excited to share some fun news with you guys! This Friday, on the 17th of August we are running our first ever event- the Creative Nature Vegan Bake-Off! We will have 20 bloggers taking part in the challenge, where they will be making one of our baking…

Beat the Heat with Summer Smoothies!

With the heatwave currently going through the UK, you may be dreaming of ice-cream, slushies and ice-cold smoothies! We want to help you make smart and healthy choices, so thought we would share some of our favourite quick and easy smoothie recipes in this blog post! Smoothies are always a…

Say Hello to Our New Baking Mixes!

As you may know, we have two completely new products out on the site! :) We are super excited to chat about them and introduce them to you! If you know the brand, you know we love our baking mixes that we have had out for a while! The Chia…

It’s National School Sport Week

Did you know that this week is National School Sport Week across the UK? The first National School Sport Week was in 2008, and since then the initiative has grown with more than 5,000 schools and 1.8 million pupils taking part! The role of NSSW is to raise awareness about sports and being…

Come see us at TASTE!

As you may know, this year we are doing MANY exciting shows and fairs! We love taking part in events where we meet customers, as we love to chat with all of you about our products and get to know you! :) We have a few fun shows coming up…

Meet our Ambassadors Tsuki & Will!

As you may know, we have some amazing Brand Ambassadors working with us at Creative Nature! We have a Q&A already live on our blog with Tsuki, which you can read here and a Q&A with Will here! However, we don't know about you, but we absolutely love videos here…

Top Tips for Dealing with Allergies

As it's Allergy Awareness Week, we thought we would do a blog post to talk about a few ways you can deal with allergies! Julianne, the founder and owner of Creative Nature suffers from allergies herself and has a few top ways she deals with allergies on the go! Julianne…

Try out Will’s Favourite Creative Nature Smoothie

We all need a bit of inspiration from time to time when it comes to new smoothie recipes, right? :) With the endless possibilities using our amazing Superfood range, we can all get creative and make something new every time we make smoothies! Whether you like cacao-based smoothies to treat…

3 Foods that Can Help Control Diabetes

Diabetes is a debilitating disease that affects an estimated 3.8 million people in the UK, a figure that has more than doubled since 1996 (Diabetes Prevalence Model by Public Health England, 2016). This represents roughly 9% of the (adult) population. According to the same model, 90% of all cases are type 2…

Smoothie Bowl Recipe Video!

As most of you will know- all of our new lovely superfood tubs have recipes on the back of pack! This makes it so much easier for all of you who are unsure of what to use our lovely products for but also gives you a bit of inspiration! We…

Vitamin D 101

With the weather still being quite gloomy in the UK at the moment... we were inspired to share a bit about Vitamin D! Especially with it being National Nutrition and Hydration week! Our Registered Associate Nutritionist Paula put this blogpost together to quickly educate you all on the main things…

Green Goodness Smoothie Recipe Video!

As some of you may know- all of our new lovely superfood tubs have recipes on the back of pack! This makes it so much easier for all of you who are unsure of what to use our lovely products for but also gives you a bit of inspiration! We…

Meet our Ambassadors: William Brown

This week we're introducing you all to our third lovely Brand Ambassador! Meet Will- he is a Vegan personal trainer, has his own podcast and two amazing organisations- the Health Awareness Network as well as the Climate Awareness Network! He is our newest Brand Ambassador and we already have many…

Come see us at Vegan Life Live!

This year we are planning many exciting shows and fairs we will be taking part in to ensure we meet as many of you as possible and get to interact with our customers! We have a few fun shows coming up and the one that you can see us at…

Meet our Ambassadors: Tsuki Harris

It's time to meet another one of our beautiful Ambassadors! Meet Tsuki! A vegan warrior that has the energy we all envy! Make sure to follow her on Instagram and Twitter and read on to see how she got into body building, veganism and working with Creative Nature! What’s your name? Tsuki…

Top 5 Tips for Bouncing Back After the Holidays!

Happy 2018 from the Creative Nature Team! We hope you all enjoyed the holidays, spent valuable and lovely time with your friends and family :) We also hope you all had some relaxing time to eat delicious food, sleep in and have a break from your daily routines! As many…

Gingerbread House Challenge!

Happy Holidays, everyone! Here at the Headquarters we decided to be festive & made a video for all of you whilst making some beautiful Gingerbread houses! We split up into two teams and built & decorated gingerbread houses whilst listening to some Christmas music! Make sure to watch the video…

Meet our Ambassadors: Master Wong

At Creative Nature we absolutely love meeting inspiring people who believe in a healthy and positive lifestyle! Sometimes we get lucky and meet amazing people that also love our product and end up being our brand ambassadors! We absolutely love our team and want to introduce all of you to…

How to Stay Healthy and Eat Right in the Winter

Now that it is getting chilly outside and winter is just around the corner, many of us may find it difficult to stay healthy in the winter months. However, although in the summer time it is always easier to stay active and choose better food options as we naturally crave…

Interview with Britain’s Next Top Model Kira MacLean

With Britain's Next Top Model episodes airing every Thursday on Lifetime Television, we thought we'd continue our Interviews with some of the beautiful models that took part in BNTM! Last week we had an interview with Tamsin, whose interview you can ready here and quite a few of you said you absolutely…

Apricot Kernel and Himalayan Pink Salt Body Scrub

Here at Creative Nature, we love to take care of our bodies. That’s the whole purpose of our company- to ensure healthy, delicious, affordable and feel-good products which are easily accessible to our consumers. With a selection of superfoods, snack bars and ready to bake mixes, we have a wide…

Bowl-tastic Breakfasts

‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ so why do some of us refuse to take this statement on board? Treat it as a passion or an art form and you won’t live to see another day where you aren’t eating breakfast! There is always a secret pleasure…

International Women’s Day 2017

'Be Bold For Change' was the phrase on the minds of women and supporters worldwide this International Women's Day, Wednesday, 8th March. #BeBoldForChange is a slogan meant to rouse supporters of gender equality to take action and begin to establish a fair society, one of which parity between genders is…

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