Food to Boost your Mood: Featuring Wholesome World Recipe

One of the best things we can do in life is to have control over our health and wellbeing. The benefits of a plant-based diet can be transformative, so filling our bodies with a good variation of nutriment, whilst cutting back on processed food and high alcohol consumption is key!

And because 90% of serotonin (the body’s natural ‘feel good’ hormone) receptors are located in the gut, which is connected to the brain, consequently by having a healthy diet you will naturally boost your serotonin levels and improve your mood. 

Here at Wild Life Botanicals we are passionate about the power of plants, on both our mental and physical wellbeing. Our low-alcohol sparkling wine is infused with an uplifting elixir of vitamins, minerals, and active botanicals, each carefully chosen for their health giving properties. 

Our elixir includes calming lemon balm, soothing damask rose, mood-boosting ashwagandha, rich-in-antioxidant rosemary, and stimulating damiana. You will also benefit from vitamins B1, B3, B5, B6, B7, B12 and C, perfect for boosting your immune system and metabolism, also also lifting mood. 

We are delighted to be collaborating with Wholesome World -  a collection of recipes, nutritional information and medical and lifestyle resources. Combining delicious, home-cooked recipes and nutritional information for optimum health. 

We have joined together with Wholesome World to bring you one of our favourite delicious, nutritious recipes, Peach Salad, to give your body and mind a natural boost. 

Recipe: Peach Salad

A delicious salad which is packed with nuts and seeds for healthy fats and a heated kick from the chilli flakes. Peaches, like most stone fruit, have been found to have many health enhancing properties. Peaches were found, through animal research, to contain a compound which can kill breast cancer cells and not normal cells. Peaches should ideally be eaten organic as these fruits are heavily sprayed with pesticides. 

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INGREDIENTS

5 Peaches (approx 150g each)
Tsp Coconut oil
150g Spinach
150g Rocket
100g Lambs Lettuce
2 tsp Pumpkin seeds
2 tsp Pine nuts
2 tsp Pistachio nuts 
2 tsp Sunflower seeds
1 Cayenne/Red pepper
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Cider/red wine vinegar
Pinch Salt & Pepper
125g Mozzarella

EQUIPMENT

- Blender
- Grill Pan

METHOD

1. Make your dressing by skinning, and de-stoning 2 peaches & blend with:

- Tsp of cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch cracked black pepper
- Pinch of chilli (Your decision!)
- Slug/tbsp of cider/red wine vinegar

2. Rinse the all salad leaves in a colander and leave to dry.

3. Chop 3 more peaches and throw them in the salad leaves.

4. Use a small bit of coconut oil to lubricate of the pan if needed, to brown & crispify the nuts, as the bacon is in it’s last minute in the pan.

5. When all ready, simply throw them in the salad.

6. Rip up the mozzarella last minute to the salad, give it all a quick tousle, dribble the dressing & serve.

7. Enjoy with a bottle of Wild Life Botanicals Nude served chilled or Go Wild and create a delicious Wild Cocktail to complement your Peach Salad. And enjoy!

Both Wild Life Botanicals and Wholesome World are passionate about supporting your health and wellbeing, so we hope you enjoyed reading and recreating this recipe. For full nutritional information, please visit the Wholesome World app.

If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact us here. 

Wild Life Botanicals team x