Autumn Is Officially Here

Put your shorts away and grab your wellies... autumn is here, and it looks like it's staying.

Well... after plenty of summer adventures its finally time to put away the barbecue, although this doesn't mean that you can't still explore the British country side, just make sure you pack your gloves and of course... your hopper pots!

There are so many places to explore that are right on our door step not many of us know about them. The National Trust are holding plenty of guided walks throughout the autumn months you have no excuse to stay in doors and hide form the cold!

Did ewe say free shipping?

That's right... across the month of March we are offering free postage and packaging on all orders. All you need to do is head to our website, stock up on our delicious, nutritious pot wonders and enter VIP03 at the checkout... easy peasy!

The Outdoor Show 2014

We are going to the Outdoor Show this month (13-16 February 2014). Hurray!

And you can come too as we have a couple of pairs of tickets to giveaway. It really is easy, all you need to do is hop onto the website and buy some tasty products, then you will automatically be entered into our prize draw!

If you are a lucky winner you will then be contacted by a member of our team... what you waiting for pop over to the website now.

The Fast Diet made easy!

By now everyone has head of the hot fasting diet, known as the 5:2.

As the name suggests, the diet itself follows a 5:2 regime that allows you to eat normally for five days (without over indulging!), and for the remaining two days you cut your calorie intake to 500 for women and 600 for men each day!

Read more about the fast diet online, www.thefastdiet.co.uk

But it's not easy finding foods with micro calories which taste good, fill you up and more importantly, are healthy. That's why Grasshopper is perfect... we understand the need to eat well and stay healthy, that's why out products contain only natural ingredients which are low in calories. Don't let that scare you though - our pots are full of delicious flavours.

So on your two fasting days you can take a your pick of Grasshopper's healthy, energy-providing and filling porridges, soups and noodles - they start at just 100 cal for a pot of Mushroom & Chive soup, up to 239 cal for the Coconut & Date porridge, so there's lots of choice.

The Porridge Cleanser!

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Cleansing your face is a skincare 'must' to help achieve healthy, cleaner-looking skin - it helps remove dirt as well as deep cleansing the pores. But did you know that you can use porridge oats as a DIY cleanser?

Oats can help relieve itchiness, irritations and redness as well as absorbing the dirt and impurities, whilst exfoliating the skin without all the harmful chemicals that some beauty and skincare products have in them, making them the perfect cleansing product. 

This is an all-natural way to exfoliate and cleanse the face. If you want to give it a go then follow these easy steps:

1. Grab a plan full of porridge oats, we suggest using our Porridge with added Cane Sugar. The sugar will help exfoliate those tough dry patches. 

2. Clench your fingers together into a fist and run under lukewarm water for around 10 seconds. The water should seep through the gaps of your fingers and be partly soaked up by the oats. 

3. Open up your first and the oats should feel saturated and soft, if not add a couple of drops/splashes of water until they do. Spend around a minute massaging them into the face. This can be quite messy so make sure you are leaning over the basin at this point. 

4. Rinse face with lukewarm water, to help remove the remaining oats and sugar, then pat face dry. Finish off be applying a moisturiser of your choice.

The Perfect Christmas Gift...

We are getting into the festive spirt here at Hopper Heads HQ. And as the team are feeling rather jolly, we have a fabulous gift for that one lucky customer... just in time for Christmas too!! 

That amazing present is a shiny, brand new... drumroll please... iPad Mini! Who wouldn't want to win this must-have gadget!! 

All you need to do is hop onto the Grasshopper website, (www.grasshopper-foods.com) and buy just ONE case of any of our delicious porridges, soups or noodles. Your details will then automatically be entered into our prize draw, all you need to do is sit back, eat some scrumptious Grasshopper pots and wait for the winner to be announced - will it be you? 

It really is that easy, and guess what... you can enter as many times as you want!

Be quick though, the deadline is midnight on the 19th of December 2013! 

If you want this incredible present under your Christmas tree this year... head to our website now! 

Pimp Your Porridge!!

Grasshopper Pots are available online in a standard and hopper pot.

Porridge, it's a perfect way to warm up on a cold winters morning!

Whether you prefer something plain and simple, or maybe something fruity, or even some spice... it's the perfect breakfast for the whole family!

Here at Hopper Heads HQ, we want to know how you 'Pimp Your Porridge'... what ingredients do you add to make you're breakfast special? Simply leave a comment or send us a tweet - don't forget to use the hashtag #PimpYourPorridge

Free shipping - hurray!

That's right we have free postage & packaging on all orders! To claim this wonderful offer simply enter code freepost11 at checkout... offer ends 21/11/13

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Half term fun!

It's nearly half term and keeping the kids entertained can be quite the challenge. Well we have come up with some activities that can keep the whole family happy over the half term week!

1. Get Crafty
With Halloween next week it's the perfect opportunity to create some spooky decorations. It's time to get out the crayons, paints and paper, and get creative! It's also a chance to start making home-made Christmas cards, as the festive holiday is just around the corner.

2. Head Out Into Autumn
If the weather is fine why not head to your local park or out into the countryside, enjoy the fresh air and nature around. October is great time to go for walks and see the glorious colours that are now around as Autumn has arrived - it's a chance to see nature and even wildlife! Remember to keep yourself fueled up, why not try our delicious Grasshopper Pots?

3. Trick-or-Treating
As Halloween falls over half term it's the perfect opportunity to take the kids trick-or-treating, it's time to put on those scary costumes and see what treats you can get.

4. Movie Time
Watching a film is a great way to keep the kids entertained, whether you decide to go to the cinema to see a new release or stay at home watching a family favourite - it's the perfect to keep them quite for a couple of hours!

5. Explore
Being at home can be boring sometimes seeing the same things over again, if you want a different view then pop on a train, bus or in the car and go explore somewhere new! Take a couple of days away from home, at a cosy B&B or country hotel.

These are just a few ideas for you. How will you be keeping the kids entertained over half term?

Good Health

Have you seen today's Daily Mail?

We have and there's some great information about keeping healthy. Whilst looking through something caught our attention... porridge! As you all know we are always being told to increase the friendly bacteria in our gut, but in the article Dr Christoffer Van Tulleken says "forget those trendy probiotic drinks - just eat more porridge'!

If you haven't seen the article then you can read it here.

National Porridge Day!

It's national porridge day - hurray! 

Great timing as well as the weather has turned a lot cooler - it's time to start getting those wooly jumpers out and don't forget your pots of porridge! Warm up and eat up with these delicious oats. 

Check out our Porridge's over on our website, grasshopper-foods.com

The Sunday Times - Sisters doing it for themselves

Our managing director is proud to support that mum's are more involved business world - juggling their own businesses and kids! These women are known as the 'mumpreneurs'.

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Foodstufffinds Part 2!

Guess what our noodles have been featured on foodstufffinds.com... again!

This time our extra tasty Thai Green Curry and Teriyaki flavors were up for review - why not go take a look at what was said here.