Wholegrain Croissant

Pure's healthier wholegrain croissant

Activated Lemonade

Alkaline water, fresh lemon, raw agave and activated charcoal!

Healthpots

 Crussh's impressive healthpot range

Nutty Alternative

 Hazelnut milk

Spiralised Salad

 Wholefoods is switched on about salad trends - Raw Pasta Salad with courgettes, carrots, basil, cashews, pumpkin seeds and dressing (and no pasta!) and a take on Quinoa Salad.

Spiralised Butternut Squash and Beetroot

Shake a Change

 Protein Shakes in take away bottles and raw ingredients out on display at Simple Health Kitchen

Simple Appeal

 Simple Health Kitchen only has two units at present but we will hear more from them - they have a winning formula of health, freshness and visual appeal - Lemon and Mint Water and Raspberry and Lime Water.

Goodness

 

The Food Doctor's Goodness Bars - beetroot & walnut and kale & cashew - and a Raw Choc Brownie from Pulsin

Look Out Sugar

Health food shop sign is a useful reminder that sugar, not fat, is the new enemy.  Cafe operators need to adjust to this new reality - see what Pret, Itsu, Pod, Bel-Air are up to (and reported on the Great Cafes Blog now in its 7th year).

Healthy Fast Food

 Bel-Air in New Fetter Lane, Holborn - Healthy fast food and very well done

 @belairfood

 Great salads 'pimped' with protein

Free Fruit

Tesco has a 'help yourself' tray of fruit for your kids at the entrance to the store.

Veg Crisps

 Emily Veg Crisps with french beans, sugar snap peas and black edamame - delicious and crunchy

Sugar Challenge

 The Club Company Health Clubs promote the Sugar Drop Challenge in recognition that sugar is the new public enemy No 1.

Unusual Porridge

26 Grains in Neal's Yard offers porridge - Hazlenut & Butter, Banana Cacao, Nordic Spice, Matcha Cacao & Coconut and Rhubarb & Cardamom Granola.  @26GRAINS

 plus some interesting drinks - see their full menu at http://www.26grains.com/menu/

Treat Your Body with Affection

 Wholly Cakes refined sugar-free cakes at SaladPride in Neal's Yard.  https://www.facebook.com/whollycakes1/

The Next Costa?

Whitbread buys a half share in 8-store Pure: 

"Every Pure store is a working kitchen, where flatbreads are baked, dressings are created, salads dressed in front of you, and smoothies made fresh every day."

All cafe operators need to wake up to the healthy food sector - it is expanding fast.

Guilt free

Wheat free, low sugar offerings at Lola's cupcakes - the health message is getting through in every area of the cafe business.

Morning Chlory

 Chlorophyll is the detox drink of choice and Tanya's cafe in Chelsea gets £3.50 for it.  Will this be on all hot drink menus in the future?

Healthy Buns

Another great use for a bun tin submitted by Tina Divito-Lones of the award-winning Cafe in the Park, Rickmansworth.

Chilled & Healthy

Roasted Rainbow vegetable salad at Leon - sweet potato, courgette, red and yellow pepper.