Weight Watchers - Hop To It

Our noodles were featured in the September issue of Weight Watchers! Did you see us?

We were featured in the 'Food News' section of the magazine on page 66. And they even converted our pots into ProPoints value - great for those who are on Weight Watchers!

Remember head to our website - www.grasshopper-foods.com - to buy some of our tasty noodles.

Pregnancy & Oats!

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With a number of celebrity babies due over the next several months, we thought now would be a great time to give you a number of tips and tricks to keep you and your unborn baby healthy until the joyous arrival. Did you know that eating porridge oats is especially good for you whilst pregnant?

Yes! It’s true! Oats are an excellent potent source of vitamins, minerals and complex carbohydrates, all of which are needed to ensure a healthy pregnancy. They contain high amounts of vitamin B1, B2 and E which all work together to release energy and keep the body healthy.

Porridge is also a great source of folic acid which is very important to ensure healthy development of the foetus during the first trimester. Add variety to your breakfast by having a Hopper Pot of Fruity Coconut & Date or Cinnamon & Raisin or even keep it simple and sweet with just an added touch of Cane Sugar.

Not only is this beneficial for you it also will be for your baby as well.

Fancy living in a giant egg for a year?

A pool of talented creatives have worked together to build the Exbury Egg, a tiny, floating home and research station, currently moored in the Beaulieu estuary on Britain's south coast. Artist Stephen Turner, who helped build this pod, will be both the Egg's client and chief resident. 

The Exbury Egg, which was launched in May and will be Turner’s home for the next year, as he studies and looks for inspiration in the rise and fall of the waters, in an attempt to better understand our environment. Turner’s work has appeared, aptly, in Margate’s Turner Gallery, among other places, and he often concerns himself with the sea, nature, the man-made world and the persistence of time.

The interior is welcoming and is simply kitted out with a hammock, a stove, a desk and a wet room. Keeping the interior simple yet it has everything for your basic needs. There's also an egg-shaped skylight and a square, hatch-like window to light up the Egg.

Would you like to spend a whole year in the Exbury Egg? Let's hope he's stocked up on plenty of Grasshopper foods.

Get Your Beach Body Ready!

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Well well well. The sun is shining in the sky and the frost has melted from the ground, meaning spring is nigh. The Body Goddess Law requires you to journey to a beach holiday. What will you do about that beach body?

There’s actually an easy and fuss-free way to get in shape. You don’t need to break sweat for months to look like a goddess in a bikini. With these quick and easy tricks, your beach body will earn some serious stares.

As you know, oats are incredibly good for you. But they also do wonders when it comes to dieting as they are a slow-releaser of energy that keeps you fuller for longer. Have a pot of Cinnamon & Raisin in the morning and that’s guaranteed to keep you going until lunchtime. And at less than 250 calories a pot!

Why not consider our soups at lunch? Ditch the mayo sandwich and heavily dressed salads... At around 100 cal (yes - you heard right, only 100!) our three flavours are filling, nutritious and so easy to prepare. Choose from Lentil & Coconut, Mushroom & Chive or Tomato & Basil and have it with a slice of wholemeal toast if you like.

Treat yourself to a healthy, properly cooked dinner meal - we’re thinking lean meat or fish with plenty of greens. Stick to this routine and you’ll see results in no time.

The next big thing

Are you warmed up for the Big Chill? All set for Glastonbury?  Whether you’re a festival virgin or mud-stained regular, music and mayhem calls for festival food that is space-efficient and deliciously healthy. This year’s festivals sees a brand new act on the line-up; Hopper Pots. 

There are more festivals in the summer months than there are bands to play at them and if like us, a central topic of conversation is which festies you’re off to this summer then get prepared with all the food you’ll need (minus the space it takes up) as we introduce you to Grasshopper Foods and their absolutely unique pop-up pots that are designed with the space-and-time conscious in mind. 

They come in three variations - porridge, soup and noodles each in three scrumptious flavours, and a quirky packaging that would just go perfectly with your boho look. These little pots fit literally anywhere, even pockets and are 100% natural and really good for you. Put down the burger and pick up a Hopper Pot. 

You’ll also be happy to know that porridge is the go-to food for hangovers. We’re not implying you’ll need it... but it is good to know. Alcohol depletes sugar levels and the slow release of energy will restore them back to their normal levels

Go on...embrace the festival spirit. The world won’t end if you can’t maintain your five-a-day healthy eating regime or you’ve forgotten to pack your Chanel moisturiser. Wear your grass stains with pride, forget where you’ve pitched your tent, buy a drink for a complete stranger and be serious about having fun. It’s what festivals are all about.  

And remember - what happens at festivals, stays at festivals.