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Be hard on yourself !

Marillion Weekend in Port Zélande, just an hours drive away from Amsterdam, in a fantastic Center Parc, is such a wonderful, magical and rejuvenating experience.
So much thanks to my family (Bruno, Marceline, Steven, Vanessa and Sylvie).
My perfect festival team !
As Steve Hoggart (lead singer, guitarist, tambourine, piano - the man does it all) said himself during the first concert of the weekend '' it feels good to be with some of the coolest people on the planet" (that's was us btw lol)

We took a moment to sort through the recycling bins of the accomodations to remove all the aluminium cans, so that they may be squashed and brought back home, so that we can have them sold as scrap metal, in order to pay for plantations that we will organise with children in our local communities.

We hope that when we return in 2 years, that we may help make Marillion Weekend the most eco-responsable festival in the world.

Will be ready to pick up every can that has been drunk (including ours 😂).

Thank you so much to all the band, the fans, the center park staff and every one who helped create this magical wonderland

Hi there,

This isn't a post about cakes, treats or yoga.

This a post about solidarity, kindness and compassion. No matter your political affiliation or beliefs, there are brothers and sisters battling in the cold as we speak. War is always, and always will be a man-made disaster, but war in the freezing cold temperatures can quickly become a living nightmare.

It is currently -2 °C in Ukraine and it will continue to be so until the end of winter.
With your help, we can make a difference to the lives of those men and women.

If you have any old yoga mats that you are no longer using, please consider donating these.This will allow soldiers to stay off the cold ground in the trenches.

Also, if you any old candles that you are no longer using (I know I must have a few laying around if I can only find them), please consider donating these. These candles are then melted into tin cans to allow the soldiers to have warmth at their feet during cold winter nights.

For any donations/questions, please contact me by PM or contact Gina by PM and we will arrange a pick up for your old yoga mats/candles.

From the kindness of my heart, to the kindness of yours, love one another.

💕

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched ... They must be felt with the heart"
Helen Keller

We totally agree with this quote and well, Sylvie and I from Howfoods, just love to love things, creatures, people and most of all .. cakes!!

Introducing the Raspberry Mousse Cake: a perfect delight with no added sugar or sweetener, a delicate balance between bitterness and acidity.

Available on our website starting today, so come place your order quickly, so that you may surprise your loved one in time for Valentine's Day. Or their birthday. Or the weekend. Whatever occasion, this cake just works!

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"All creation is in the art of seeing"
John Berger

Although we do agree on this quote, we would like to add a verb to the end of it - Eating! 😷
These intense new treats are such a delight to enjoy in the evening time, after dinner. Our tip: place them in the microwave for 25 seconds and they soften up and simply burst with flavour !!!
The base is made of dates, cacao, h**p protein with puffed quinoa. This is covered in peanut butter and fresh blueberries and topped with our home-made, 99% dark chocolate. Don't be fooled by the bitterness of the dark chocolate, as the dates bring the sweetness while the blueberries bring a touch of fruity zingi-ness that our customers simply adore. 

Come order yours today to see for yourself !

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Wishing a Happy Birthday to Aoife!

Spread love as thick as you would peanut butter !!!
We are ever-so-proud to introduce our latest creation: The Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread !!! 😍
16g of protein per 100g with no added sugar/sweetener, no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
We like to keep things deliciously simple !!!
Peanut Date Cacao Pea Protein and that's it ! So easy to spread and incredibly addictive, this spread is also available in a crunchy format.
Keep a look out for our new ChocoNutButter Gift Pack, with 3 of our excellent chocolate-nut spreads in our beautiful gift box, perfect for a little gift for your family, friends .. or yourself !!

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When life gives you almonds, make almond butter !!
Introducing our new, no added sugar, chocolate almond spread !!
Low in saturated fats, low in sugars, and 3g of protein per spoonful ! Now we're talkin' !!!
So if you're a sort of ' gourmet, hook me up with some chocolate on my pancakes sort of person' have a try at this beauty !

**pprotein

Sugar is bad .. You might have seen this on about 15 million blog pages and it turns out .. well .. they were right!
Sugar makes your liver work overtime to create insulin, to try and reduce your blood sugar levels. While your liver is busy doing this, it gets behind on the paperwork of its 400 different bodily functions that it has to do. Yep, that's right, that is not an exaggeration like the first sentence of this post. The liver participates in 400 different functions in the body which I won't get into as I have a word limit on this post.
But I can tell you one thing: if you are looking to feel fuller for longer, with an abundance of energy, that will last the whole day, I would consider the following:

Eating approximately 1g of protein per kg of body weight per day (0.8kg for women).
This will help you feel full and nourish your cells and tissues

Eating approximately 25g of Fiber per day.
This will help you have functional bowel movements.

Eating approximately 130g of Carbohydrates per day
This will help your body produce energy, in the form of ATP.

This is only your Macronutrients, so do remember to get your micronutrients as well (vitamins and minerals).

So every time you eat some processed sugar, you are taking some credits from your carbohydrates, and therefore, overloading your calorie intake.

So with this in mind, we have created the Sugar-free Collection on our website, to make it easier for you to cut sugar for good.
Our latest edition to this collection is the Sugar-free , Raw Cookie ball. Soft and chewy like a brownie, its a perfect way to say yes to dessert while saying no to sugar.

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Chocolate comes from cocoa,
cocoa is a tree, that makes it a plant,
Chocolate is salad !! 🤓😎

I don't know about you, but when I'm looking for a chocolate spread, I actually want them to contain mostly nuts and cacao. Creamy. Delightful. Heavenly. Drool.
Unfortunately, every time I'm browsing, I can only find spreads that contain something like 10% cacao, 10% hazelnuts, and a whhhhhhole lot of non-sense.
So, I figured, if you can't find happiness, why not make your own. So I did!

Presenting to you, the Chocodate Spread !! Dam dada DAAAM!!

With only 2.5% Sugar (That's 20 TIMES less sugar than your average chocolate spread) and 11% Protein (Almost double what you find in your average chocolate spread), the Chocodate spread is thicker, but still easy to spread .. on whatever you want (no judgement here) 😂

Best of all: The Chocodate Spread contains 50% Roasted Hazelnuts !! That's right, we like to go a little nuts up in here !!

I'm pretty confident that this spread is going to change your world !! or at least your breakfast (maybe even your lunch and dinner, who knows, the choice is yours) !
Click on the link below to come place some orders .. I'll be waiting 😄

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Spread the Love 💗💙💚💛💜

What is seed cycling and can it help with PCOS and œstrogen dominance?

In order to understand seed cycling and its nutritional benefits, we must first look at the problems associated with œstrogen dominance.

Excess œstrogen production, and therefore œstrogen dominance, can come from various causes: Poor liver health, chronic stress, intestinal issues, poor diet, genetics, excess body fat and exposure to xenoestrogens (bisphenol, parabens, contraceptive pill, ect..).

Œstrogen dominance can lead to problems such as hormonal cancers, autoimmune diseases, thyroid issues (Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism) and candida overgrowth.

The best way to reduce œstrogen dominance is to reduce the aggravating factors (avoid parabens, often present in certain shampoos and creams), improve the diet (cruciferous vegetables) and improve correct œstrogen production.

Seed cycling can be a great addition to your diet as it balances out œstrogen levels.

Seed cycling is divided into two phases:

The Follicular phase (Day 1 - 14) or first half of the cycle, and the Luteal phase (Day 15 - 28) or second half of the cycle.

During the follicular phase, it is considered beneficial to take 1 tablespoon daily of freshly ground pumpkin seeds, and 1 tablespoon daily of freshly ground flaxseeds. These seeds are considered phytoestrogens, which mimic œstrogen activity in the body, thus reducing the production of œstrogen in the body. They also contain lignans, which helps with the removal of excess œstrogen in the body.

During the luteal phase, it is considered beneficial to take 1 tablespoon daily of freshly ground sesame seeds and 1 tablespoon daily of freshly ground sunflower seeds. These are sources of vitamin E, zinc, and selenium, which are considred to be helpful for the production of progesterone and help with liver detoxification.

I would like to give thanks and credit to Lisa Hodari for her great article on the subject. If you would like more information on this article, please visit:
https://buff.ly/3MrbI29

We would also like to take the opportunity to present our latest arrival on our Howfoods catalogue:

The Seed Cycling mix

You are beautiful

Mint .. It's not just a flavour .. It's an attitude!!

We cannot wait to expose this beautiful delicacy to all of you. Remember: We will have a stall this Saturday the 23rd of April, @ the Disco Flea Market, @ The Workman's Club in Temple Bar, Dublin. Come in Early to avoid missing out.

Introducing an old favourite, that we have revisited, revised and just fully pimped out to the max !!

The Mint Bar !! A Gourmet Sensation !
Still incredibly Vegan and Gluten-free, but this time, with a nice and soft raw base with crunchy buckwheat kernels. Simply delish !!

Happy Easter to everyone! 🐰

A special thanks to everyone who ordered our Easter boxes !
We had to change the look and recipe of our previous Easter chocolates, because we just didn't find them as healthy and flavoursome as they should be.
So, my partner and I pretty much ate all the older ones hehe .. only the best of the best for our customers !!
We have reduced the amount of chocolate, increased the amount of protein and increased the amount of filling, so that you may taste the different flavours in our gorgeous little patties.

Just look at the pictures to see that flavour 🌈 💙💚💛💜

For all those who missed out, we will be selling all these treats again, along with loads of others, at our next gathering at the Flea Market run by at the Workman's Club, in Dublin on the 23rd of April 2022.

Come see us there and to try out all of our delicious products !!
Also, there will be free samples, so be sure to have some room in your belly for some good ol' 'degustation'

We can't wait to see you there 🥰💕 !!!

Offer something unique this Easter with our Limited Edition Easter Box 🐰

It contains a variety of decadent new treats:

2 x Strawberry Patties,
2 x Jaffa-style Patties,
2 x Blueberry Bliss,
and 2 of our Signature Mint Patties.

It also contains 2 x Maxi Creme Domes which are as delicious as they are nutritious, with their 7 Grams of Fibre and 7 grams of Protein per dome.

Raw, Vegan, Organic, Gluten-Free and Made in Dublin.
All individually wrapped in our biodegradable film, so that they are ready to be hidden away, for the Easter Day hunt.

Get your orders in quick, because we only have a limited number of boxes available and they'll be gone in two shakes of a bunny's tail.

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Easter is on it's way, and boy do we have some surprises for you !!
We are working on a Easter Chocolate Box, full of exciting new creations, delightful flavours, all individually wrapped in our biodegradable film: perfect for the Easter Day Egg Hunt. But beware, your siblings might not be as generous as we are! 😋
Also, for all of our Easter Chocolate boxes, we will be providing a 10% discount to all of our followers on Instagram and Facebook, so if you're not following us yet, make sure you do!

My partner and I will be away on holidays in France from the 6th of April, until the 11th of April. However, you may still place your orders for Easter during that period.
We look forward to introducing to you our delicious Easter range upon our return, but in the meantime, make sure to stay happy and beautiful, like always 😀

At Howfoods, We like to make things a little personal !!
That's why we create a unique box with every purchase, so that the product you buy, is perfect from the inside out.
Perfect, just like your dear mother who is waiting for you to come pop her a visit today, to tell her how much you love and trust her, and are grateful for all the love and support she has given you ...

So Thanks mum! Without you, I wouldn't be the man I am today.

Happy Mother's Day 💖💗💙💚💛💜

Need a last minute gift for Sunday?
Something as sweet as yo mama?
Look no further!

Place an order by Wednesday and enjoy a delivery on Sunday, straight to your door !!

Visit us at howfoods.org

Looking for something Fresh ! We've got what you need!
Introducing the refreshing Mint Patty!
A decadent treat that leaves you wanting more and more. Made from blended cashews 🥐, coconut oil 🍊, agave syrup and peppermint extract 🌿 covered in a smooth dark chocolate. Completely vegan of course. 🤠
One is simply never enough! That' why we made a discount if you buy 4.. Pretty smart 😉
Place an order now at https://buff.ly/36GZLpy and see for yourself.

If you love the Mint Patty, why not try our Mint Slice Cake - https://buff.ly/3KToaae. Note: Our cakes can only ve delivered to Dublin City, soz 😕

Crunchy Granola !! Thats right, we have been working on this recipe for quite some time and we are proud to show you the results. Best of all, it's 100% Gluten-free !!

Introducing our latest arrival in the Protein Lovers Collection: Buckwheat Granola !!
Loaded with fruits and nuts, with a total of 20 wholefood ingredients, this breakfast cereal really kick starts your day.
A portion of 150g brings you 24g of protein (thats 50% of your daily requirements covered!). So get started right with this delicious delight. Crunch, crunch, crunch ..!!

She's my Banoffe pie, cold drink water, such a sweet surprise, tastes so good make a grown man cry, (sugar-free) banoffee pie !!!! 🎸 🎸 🎹 🎹
Lyrics kindly borrowed from the song 'Cherry Pie' by Warrant. What a classic!

Introducing our delicious new addition to our Sugar-free Collection and our Vegan Cake Collection: The Raw Vegan Banoffee !!
It's got 408Kcal per slice, only 1.6g of Sat Fats, 4.8g of sugar (from the bananas) and a whopping 10g of protein per slice!! So if you are looking for some nutrition, it really is a piece of cake. 😄

Click on the links to jump to our designated collections and order today!

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Love you all, you lovely people !! 😍 💕 💝

We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world. — Patti Smith
Now if there is one thing that I love just as much as Patti Smith (brilliant artist), it's a gorgeous black forest. Dark and gloomy, soundless and peaceful, there is a certain magic there. So, in the spirit of the black forest, we would like to introduce our new cake which is sure to delight the lovers of darkness 😄

Introducing the Raw, Vegan, Gluten-free and Sugar-free, High Protein Black Forest Cake !! (wow, that was a mouthful wasn't it?!)

With 420 Kcal per slice, 0g of sugar, 10g of protein and 7g of fibre, This cake is the one you have been looking for !! It's so light and fluffy, and tastes amazing !!

Come order yours on our website and see for yourself:

https://buff.ly/36GZLpy



Have a beautiful day, fantastic people !! ❤️

Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is a mystery, but today, is the greatest present of all.
We are excited to announce that we will now be taking online orders directly on our website. Yay!! Woohoo !!

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We look forward to hearing from you all, you beautiful souls

Introducing our new exotic energy bites:

Dark chocolate covered Papaya with Goji Berries and Flaxseeds 🥭🍓🌾
These are sold in 100g bags and will make your taste buds wander off into the realm. These little treats are a perfect pre-workout snack, with 61kcal per bite, they should help you push that extra mile with ease.



Come check them out on our website !
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Introducing:
The Salted Caramel Choc Walnut Clusters !!

They are as delicious as they sound! 😵

With 265kcal, 4g of protein and 11g of healthy fats per serve, they sure pack a punch for a perfect post-lunch or mock-exam-study break.

Our website is open for business, so come place your orders and witness these beauties for yourself!



Lots of love 💕 happy people

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance - Oscar Wylde.
A great quote from a great Irish poet.

What better day to love yourself than Valentine's day. 💘
So in honor of love, do something special, something unique, take a walk somewhere you haven't, hug someone, kiss someone, tell someone that their shoes looks nice, help someone, take care of someone, watch a movie with the shutters down, take care of your body, nurture yourself, but most of all, enjoy yourself.

If you have been lucky enough to find someone that cares and loves you, as equally as you do, make sure that they know it. Give them your time and attention.
The best present you can offer them is your presence. So make sure that while you spend your day with them, keep your mobile phone on silent, hidden away, as to say "you are the only person I want to interact with in this moment".💕💖

I wish you the best of days, and hope that wherever you are, you are happy.

Kiss Kiss 💟

So we know that staying on top of your nutrient levels everyday is not easy. There's vitamins, minerals, omega 3 acids, proteins, fats, carbohydrates and energy.⠀
So much to think about, no?
Thankfully, nature has provided us with some pretty sweet nuts and seeds which have some awesome combinations hidden inside. ⠀
My second favorite nut, on a nutritious scale, has got to be Brazil nuts. ⠀
It contains many minerals such as copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc and selenium.⠀
It is said to be the richest source of Selenium on earth, with all of your selenium Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) in just one nut!! That's just one nut a day, to cover your selenium levels: isn't that amazing?!!⠀
Selenium is essential for supporting proper thyroid growth, a balanced immune system and correct cell growth. check the link for more info (https://buff.ly/3uH1Rjo)
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On that note, we would like to unveil our newest product: Choc covered Brazil nuts!!⠀
Served in a 100g pack, these delicious treats are vegan, gluten-free and will become your brand new delicious selenium-source!⠀
Also available in our sugar-free collection, for those trying to limit their sugar consumption⠀
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Happy Thursday, you beautiful people !! ⠀
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Processed sugar is the common enemy. It contributes to inflammation, acidifies the body and literally feeds bacteria who have glucose receptors on their membrane.

Unfortunately, we know that sugar is a extremely common ingredient in our food and is present absolutely everywhere.

At Howfoods, we understand that getting through the day without eating any processed sugar is no easy task. This is why we have developed our Sugar-free Collection with sugar-free, guilt-free and oh so yummy treats.

Introducing our latest creation, the Brownie Bar !!

It has a 460 Kcal, 16g of protein and has absolutely no sugar !! This bar is perfect for those looking to cut back on sugar, without sacrificing taste. Plus, with all that protein, its also great for those looking to put on some muscle 💪 💪 💪

Raw, Vegan, Gluten-free and Sugar-free. ohhh yeaaah