Super Foods demonstrational event at Who Cares

Super Foods, Super Nutrients and Super Supplements –
Customer Event Friday 16 October 2009

Today 7 October 2009, Who Cares confirmed that the next customer advice day that they will be holding will be on Friday 16 October 2009.

Who Cares, Higher Nature and local producers will come together to give the local community of Bradford on Avon and Wiltshire a demonstration and samples of some of the most important supplements, super foods and recipes that are guaranteed to make you feel healthy and great this Autumn and Winter and also in preparation for a New Year New You 2010.

The caring, ethical, fair-trade and sustainable supermarket is holding the event to demonstrate locally sourced, organic and fair trade foods that are higher in vitamins, minerals and nutrients, such as broccoli, bananas, blueberries, tea, oats and pumpkin.

Foods such as these are known as ‘super foods’ as they contain higher levels of vitamins, minerals and other healthy food sources, for example bananas are packed with potassium to help lower blood pressure and vitamin B6 for healthy skin and hair.

Super nutrients include apricot kernels, sprout mixes and goji berries. Goji berries have more protein than whole wheat, about 500 times more vitamin C than oranges and more carotene B than carrots.

Higher Nature will also be advising customers on the day from 9:30 am until 11:00 am to show some of the supplements available that can help give you a healthier lifestyle. To book an appointment pop into the store or ring Who Cares on 01225 866590.

There will also be samples of foods on the day from companies such as Global Organic, Suma, JJ Organic, Doves Farm and Merdian.

Christine Giles (owner) added, “I’m looking forward to showing the local community and loyal customers some of the super foods they could be eating to give them a healthier lifestyle and we thought a day of demonstrations and sampling would bring the subject to life.”
For any more information, interviews or pictures please email sara@redheadpr.co.uk or pr2@redheadpr.co.uk or call Sara 07786 176 617.

An example of the recipes made with super foods is Higher Nature’s Organic Virgin Coconut Butter and Squash Masala Soup and Christine’s Scrumbly Fair Trade Banana Squares:

Christine’s Scrumbly Fair Trade Banana Squares:

Ingredients
175g margarine225g self raising flour100g porridge oats2 medium fair trade bananas, mashed25g fair trade sultanas (or similar)xylitol


Method
Warm your oven to 200°C
Cream the margarine
Put in the flour and oats to make a scrumbly mixture
Sprinkle half into a baking tray (12 by 8 inches) and press down lightly
Spread over the bananas and sprinkle the dried fruit
Sprinkle the rest of the mixture over and press down lightly
Bake it for 25 to 30 mins until golden
Sprinkle with xytitol
Wait until it cools (if you can wait that long) and cut into appropriately-sized chunks
Coconut Butter and Squash Masala Soup:

(This serves 4 people)

Ingredients
800g of squash (peeled and cubed)
4-6 shallots or onions (diced)
10g Organic Virgin coconut butter

Spice Mix
1/2tsp garam masala, turmeric, paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground ginger
Pinch of cardamom seeds, fennel seeds
50g creamed coconut
1-2whole dried red chillis
1ltr boiling water
Freshly ground black pepper

Method
Warm the coconut butter in a large saucepan. Add the diced shallots and sweat for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the spice mix in a pestle and mortar and grind well to incorporate the seeds.
Stir the spices into the sweated onions and allow to warm through for 1-2 minutes until the spices start to release their aromas.
Remove the pan from the heat. Add the cubed squash, coconut cream, dried chilli and salt. Pour over the boiling water and return the pan to the heat.
Bring the mixture back to the boil and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes or until the squash is tender and starting to fall apart.
When the soup is cooked, carefully remove the dried red chilli and then blend until smooth using a hand blender.
Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper and enjoy.

Who Cares, is a winner of Wiltshire Business of the Year Sustainability Award 2008 and are the UK's only sustainable supermarket, they have been in Bradford on Avon for a year and are committed to being a caring, ethical and fair trade supermarket, selling their goods with care for people, animals and the environment since they opened in 2006.

If you would like to join in with this event visit, Who Cares, 33 Silver Street, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1JX on Friday 16 October 2009 from 9:30 am onwards and for more information on Who Cares visit the website at www.whocares.gb.com