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…
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, 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…
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…
As you may know from reading our previous blogs, we support Natasha’s Law, which is about to come into effect in October. This UK Food Information Amendment, known as Natasha’s Law will require food businesses to provide full ingredient lists and allergen labelling on foods pre-packaged for direct sale on…
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…
Do you eat too much sugar in your diet? Do you know anyone who suffers from diabetes? Type 1? Type 2? Or classed as pre-diabetic? On Saturday 14th November it was World Diabetes Day, to raise awareness of the condition. Diabetes UK have guidance explaining how we can…
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,…
Guess what we’ve been doing during lock-down? We’ve created some new products! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new... Carrot Cake Mix and Pancake & Waffle Mix. These are both very popular foods, however for people with allergies and other dietary requirements, it’s very hard to find…
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…
Today’s blog is a bit of an update from our amazing team day and a discussion into why team days are so important. Let’s start with Creative Nature. We aim to do at least three major team days in the year. A MAJOR team day is where we go out…
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,…
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…
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…
With the new year, many of us focus on just working out, or eating less bad foods. However, it's also important to implement a healthy regime and keep a clear and healthy mindset when trying to achieve your goals. In this blogpost, one of our inspirational brand ambassadors, Tsuki Harris…
You can’t buy motivation. Most runners probably wish they could. We hit walls. Life can seem to get in the way of running–so having a playbook of motivational techniques is important for runners at every level who are fighting the same battle to log miles. Running motivation can come in…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One way of making sure you get enough water in throughout the day is to work by dividing your day into segments based on your lifestyle! Our Registered Associate Nutritionist, Paula is sharing some of her top tips for staying hydrated throughout the day by working off a schedule! :)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As you may know, Julianne was on Britain's Next Top Model a couple of weeks ago! She had a whole feature in it as the girls on the show had to do a commercial using our beautiful Creative Nature products! If you want to learn more about the episode and…
We have very exciting news for you all! As you can probably tell from the heading, our CEO, Julianne Ponan has been featured as a judge in Season 12 Episode 3 of Britain’s Next Top Model, which aired at 9 pm this Thursday on Lifetime channel. Julianne and the producers…
Quite a few people don’t know the importance of dietary fibre. This is a problem in many countries where people do not consume nearly as much fibre as they should, as fibre is essential for healthy digestion. Dietary fibre has also been linked with improved colorectal health, blood glucose control,…
‘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…
Knowing the right things to eat after a workout can be complicated and you may think it will take hours of meal prepping to find the right meal for you. However we have five helpful tips to get you started! It is very important to include Carbohydrates & protein –…
Monday - Slow Cooker Spicy Sweet Potato & Bean Soup Ingredients: 1 medium sweet potato 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, diced 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/2" pieces 1 can of beans of your choice 1 cup vegetable juice, optional tomato juice 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth…
If you pop the hashtag #cleaneating into Instagram there are currently more than 27.7million posts, with images of everything from colourful salads, flat stomachs, green smoothies and everything in-between. When I searched the term the other day, this is what I was presented with. They’re all pretty glamourous looking pictures…
Let’s be honest, for many of us there is nothing more tempting than that bar of chocolate. Am I right? It’s on discount, positioned by the tills, it’s practically screaming at you to pick it up, you’ve just battled the masses while doing your weekly shop, so you deserve a…
So we’re nearly two weeks into 2017. How are the New Year’s resolutions going? Have you stuck to them? Or crumbled at the first sight of a slice of chocolate cake? Don’t get me wrong, setting New Year’s resolutions is a great way to start the year but most of…