The Mindful Journal
Welcome to The Mindful Journal, your home for mindful living on and off the plate. Explore expert health and nutrition advice, vibrant dishes, and inspiration for feeding the family. Rooted in our B-Corp values, we champion ethical eating and how we can shape a food system for the future.
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2019 annual Sustainability Report
We founded Mindful Chef in 2015 with one mission: to make healthy eating easy. From hand-packing and delivering recipe boxes to a small number of friends, to delivering over 3,600,000 meals nationwide, it's been one epic journey so far. Thank you for being a part of it, we couldn't do it without...
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Our plastic pledge: Recyclables vs Compostable with Valefresco
As a B Corp, we care about the environment at our core 🌎 That’s why we hired Sustainable Packaging Expert Neil to help us remove single-use plastic from our boxes 👍 It’s a fine balance between changing packaging, yet ensuring our food is still top-notch when it gets to you. One of our biggest...
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3 lessons from B-Corp #BInspired event
This year record numbers took part in Veganuary, switching to a plant-based diet for the month. The war on plastic waste continues with nearly all major supermarkets signing the UK Plastic Pact. And 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg inspired over 1 million students to march for a better future...
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Mindful Chef reverse advent calendar: What is it & why should you get involved?
The season of giving has come round again and we want your help to give back to those in need this Christmas, by taking part in our #ReverseAdventCalendar - an initiative we ran for the first time last year! We managed to donate 25,000 food items in 2018 and this year we want to go even bigger...
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Try #MeatFreeMonday with Mindful Chef and Fearne Cotton
We've partnered with friend and MC ambassador Fearne Cotton to bring you four exclusive plant-based recipes this October from her brand new cookbook Happy Vegan!Whether you're a meat-eater dabbling with #MeatFreeMonday or a vegan looking to add more healthy vegan recipes to your repertoire, keep...
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#MCCoastClean Wrap Report
...And that's a wrap! Thank you to the hundreds of you who joined the #MCCoastClean on September 14th. Read on to find out more about how our community is tackling plastic pollution. Here’s the weekend in numbers:🌊 Over 121 beaches 👫 Over 1,050 people took part ♻️ More than 12,500L of rubbish...
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Win an all-inclusive trip to South Africa | Mindful Chef x Health & Fitness Travel
Restore balance with a 5-night stay for two at Santé Wellness Retreat & Spa in South Africa worth £4,280 with Health and Fitness Travel, the wellness holiday specialists!We've teamed up with Health and Fitness Travel to offer two lucky people a complete mind, body and spirit recharge on a 5-night...
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4 Customer Favourites recipes to get back to healthy this September
We've chosen four of our most popular recipes - based on customer feedback - to feature on the menu every week throughout September! These delicious recipes are just what you need to get back to healthy following the long summer break. Want to have your say and get your favourite recipes back on...
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Mindful Chef Coastal Clean Up 2019
What...On September 14th 2019 we’re hosting the first-ever Mindful Chef Coastal Clean Up, and we need the help of our community. We are hosting events on more than 100 beaches across the UK, to clean up our coastline and protect marine life. With just over one week to go, we'd love to see how...
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Discover the power of plants with these top 5 picks from Patch
On July 9th we invited ten of our inspirational ambassadors - all customers and friends of Mindful Chef - to join us in East London for a day of filming and photography...and feasting, of course. Our set was brought to life by greenery from our friends at Patch: the plant delivery service, so we...
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Packaging update: Sustainable salmon packaging
Why are we dependant on plastic?Imagine a world without plastic. It’s pretty difficult to picture, right? So why the dependence? The success and dominance of plastics started in the early 20th century and has allowed improvements in the food industry over this time. Plastic food packaging plays...
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4 Superfast summer salads
Summer is well and truly here and there’s nothing we enjoy more than dining al fresco. Our 15-minute salads are perfect for maximising long summer evenings, with minimal prep and maximum flavour, of course! These 4 delicious recipes are packed with nutritious, seasonal produce to help you look...
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