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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The ultimate vegan inside out tofu burger recipe
To celebrate National Burger Day on Thursday 23rd August, we've teamed up with like-minded Hally’s, a Californian-inspired restaurant located in Parsons Green, to create the ultimate plant-based burger! The Asian style “Inside out tofu burger” has a unique mindful twist. Featuring a gluten-free...
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The Top 5 Vegan Restaurants in Edinburgh
Boasting the largest number of plant-based restaurants in Scotland, Edinburgh is one of the most vegan-friendly cities in the UK. From fine dining to veggie haggis, there’s something for everyone in Scotland’s capital. Pumpkin Brown Why we love it: Vegan food doesn’t get fresher than at Pumpkin...
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The Top 5 Vegan Restaurants in Birmingham
Whether you’re looking for a plant-based brunch or a nourishing dinner, you’ll find it in Birmingham – a city renowned for its diverse food culture, and increasingly, its amazing vegan restaurants. Check out some of Mindful Chef's favourites ... MowgliWhy we love it: Opened by Nisha Katona in...
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4 easy summer salads
This summer we introduced our NEW salad series to the Mindful Chef menu. These new speedy salad recipes can all be made in under 20 minutes, with minimal prep, and are packed with nutritious, seasonal produce to help you look and feel your best. Leaving you with plenty of time to soak some...
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Packaging update: mushrooms
In a bid to remove plastic completely from Mindful Chef boxes we are looking at every individual ingredient, how it is packaged and how we might be able to improve that packaging so it is more environmentally friendly. Today we are talking about mushrooms. Last year we delivered over 50,000 packs...
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Natureflex - a compostable replacement for plastics
It looks like plastic, feels like plastic but is 100% compostable - introducing Natureflex. We’ve been working hard with suppliers behind the scenes to transform our packaging to one which is more environmentally friendly. Whilst most plastics can take years to decompose, Natureflex can decompose...
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Food waste facts
Did you know that 1/3 of all food produced globally (about 1.3 billion tonnes) is wasted every year? Food wastage is responsible for over 7% of greenhouse gas emissions and 20% of landfill. According to WRAP, in 2015 we wasted over 7.3 million tonnes of food in the UK. That works out at about 112...
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4 speedy salads you need this summer
Summer is well and truly here and there's nothing we enjoy more than dining al fresco! That’s why we introduced our NEW summer salad series to the Mindful Chef menu. These new speedy salad recipes can all be made in under 20 minutes, with minimal prep, and are packed with nutritious, seasonal...
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5 of the best healthy brunches in Bristol
When it comes to lazy weekend brunches, Bristol has it all. From comfort food favourites to feel-good vegan feasts, you’ll find it all in our roundup of the city’s best healthy brunch spots. Tradewind Espresso Why we love it: “If we can make it from scratch, we will” is the motto of Tradewind...
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5 of the best healthy brunch spots in Brighton
Looking to kick start your weekend on the right foot? We've shared some of our hottest healthy brunches in Brighton. Whether you’re hankering after gluten-free pancakes or an epic vegan fry-up, we’ve got you covered. Silo Why we love it: The brunch at Silo isn’t your usual breakfast fare, but...
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Packaging and recycling update
We started Mindful Chef with one mission - to make healthy eating easy. We also wanted to build a sustainable brand that we could be proud to run. We are mindful that fresh food delivery naturally creates waste as a by-product, so we are always working hard to improve our packaging and make it...
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4 healthy summer salads
With warmer weather on the horizon, our research shows that a quarter of us will opt for lighter dishes, such as summer salads. We're excited to announce that Chef Louisa has created 4 delicious, healthy summer salads for the Mindful Chef menu to run alongside our existing weekly recipes. Meaning...
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