MUNCHIES – THE HEALTHY WAY
Nourishing alternatives for the midnight snack attack
Words by Christina Ko
No one is immune to the spontaneous cravings that demand sweet satiation. More often than not, it isn’t carrot sticks and a handful of healthy almonds your stomach desires – it’s sugary and sodium-filled snacks. Here, we serve up nutritious alternatives to candies and other edible vices that you can consume without guilt.
Midnight Chocolate
What on earth is beauty chocolate? Ask the experts behind esthechoc, a chocolate bar that has been developed with the inclusion of two highly potent ingredients: astaxanthin, an anti-inflammatory that is 6,000 times stronger that vitamin C, and cocoa polyphenolic epicatechins, which fight oxidative stress and other environmental damage. Finally, you can nix those toffees and truffles without tears.
Sunny Day Supplements
If maintaining good gut health has a direct effect on your skin, then it makes sense that we can take care of sun damage through ingestibles, too. That is among the benefits of Goop-approved gummies from Sundaily – The Base Layer combats UV damage from free radicals and helps to improve texture and elasticity, while The Back Up repairs fine lines, firms and reduces pigmentation.
Wake and Bake
WelleCo lovers will know that the brand’s protein powders – protein being a building block of skin health – can be mixed into smoothies as a great alternative to milkshakes. But don’t forget that you can also bake them into brownies, add them to puddings or upgrade your iced coffee, too – head to Pinterest for some inspiration.
Gut Instinct
Similarly, The Beauty Chef’s powders – filled with prebiotics and probiotics that are beneficial for all aspects of health – are ideal for smoothies, and their blog offers a wealth of ideas. Among our favourites are the Minted Avocado and Cacao Smoothie, the Spiced Autumn Smoothie Bowl and the Yum Chai Smoothie that’ll rival the Frappuccino you’ve been longing for.
