GLOBAL SHORTAGE OF GOJIS
Sorry, our supply of Organic Gojis is running out. Last year's harvest was not good so there is now a global shortage of Gojis. We are in touch with the growers and waiting for this year's harvest. We expect to have a plentiful supply of Organic Gojis for you in September. We will post updates as we get them from the growers so do come back and check.
RUDE HEALTH IS OFFICIALLY COOL
We have been selected by a panel of brand gurus one of the 'Cool Brands' of 2008/09. Although we have always thought that we were cool we are now very excited that it is official.
GROWN IN THE UK
All our porridge oats and oatmeal are from UK
IT'S SIMPLE!
One grain of cereal becomes one puff, nothing added, just lightly toasted.
Rude Health fan Nicola Pengelly has devised delicious Pengelly Belly Bars with Rude Health muesli!
Pengelly Belly Bars
Ingredients
400g Rude Health Muesli or Fruity Date Porridge
200g plain flour
200g caster sugar
200g butter, plus extra butter for greasing
2 tbsp golden syrup/honey
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
1. Put the muesli, flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and stir in the golden syrup.
3. Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, and then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture. Be careful as the melted mixture may rise due to the bicarb!
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
5. Put the mixture into a lined and greased baking tray and press down firmly (like making flapjack!).
6. Bake in oven for 12-15minutes until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before cutting into slices! It will firm up and go nice and chewy in the middle when cold so don’t worry if it feels squidgy when it comes out of the oven.
7. Enjoy!
Pengelly Belly Bars
Ingredients
400g Rude Health Muesli or Fruity Date Porridge
200g plain flour
200g caster sugar
200g butter, plus extra butter for greasing
2 tbsp golden syrup/honey
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
1. Put the muesli, flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and stir in the golden syrup.
3. Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, and then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture. Be careful as the melted mixture may rise due to the bicarb!
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
5. Put the mixture into a lined and greased baking tray and press down firmly (like making flapjack!).
6. Bake in oven for 12-15minutes until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before cutting into slices! It will firm up and go nice and chewy in the middle when cold so don’t worry if it feels squidgy when it comes out of the oven.
7. Enjoy!
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Alastair Sawday's book offer
The Slow Food revolution is upon us. Go Slow England by Alastair Sawday, publisher of the acclaimed Special Places to Stay series, celebrates the Slow philosophy of life with a terrific selection of the places, recipes and people who take their time to enjoy life at its most enriching.
In the book you will meet farmers, literary people, wine-makers and the craftsmen – all with rich stories to tell.
Rude Health have got together with Alastair Sawdays to offer you Go Slow England for only £9.99 (RRP £19.99). Just call 01275 395 432 and quote Rude Health offer or visit www.sawdays.co.uk/bookshop and enter the offer code Rude when ordering the book.
Friday 25 July
3RD OF ALL FOOD IS THROWN AWAY IN UK
Around a third of all the food we buy ends up being thrown away and most of this could have been eaten – it’s not just peelings, cores and bones.
90% of us just don’t realise how much good food we throw out, yet in the UK we throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food each year.
It's not just an issue of good food going to waste, or that this costs us as consumers a significant amount of money, but that there are serious environmental implications.
The amount of food we throw away is a major contributor to the production of greenhouse gases in the UK.
WRAP have launched 'Love food hate waste' campaign to highlight the growing problem in the UK. They believe if we can cut down on the amount of wasted food in the UK, it will shockingly be the CO2 equivelent to taking 1 in 5 cars off the road. The website not only talks of the problems of rotting food being wasted, but also solutions that everybody can take to help, including menu planning and recipe suggestions. With growing food prices and environmental concerns relating to the waste, the website is well worth a visit.
www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Friday 25 July
ORGANIC MILK IS A WINNER
Health benefits of organic milk are proven in a study by Newcastle University. Researchers found that cows which were grazed outside on grass and clover, produced milk with higher levels of beneficial fatty acids, anti-oxidants and vitamins. The greatest difference between organic and non-organic milk was found in summer, when there is a wider discrepancy in feeding techniques. So this summer head for the organic milk aisle and reap the benefits.
www.realmilk.com