Keep your eyes on the finishing line with the help of this month’s fit fuel foods and drinks
Immune booster
Supporting your immunity throughout the colder months is a must, and that’s where Arbonne MushroomPowder Daily Defence (£41, arbonne.com) delivers. Mix this powerful blend of medicinal mushrooms into shakes, smoothies, porridge or hot drinks for a natural boost. Contains organic mushroom extracts with standardised bioactive beta-glucans from chaga, lion’s mane, maitake, reishi and shiitake. Free from fillers, binders and additives.
Beat Christmas bloat
If festive nibbling is taking a toll on your tummy, try Wassen Digest + Balance (£16.99, wassen.com) to improve digestive health. The tasty lemon and ginger drink contains digestive enzymes from DigeZyme to help break down food, plus fibre and calcium to help digestive function. It also has three probiotic strains, Bacillus coagulans, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum to strengthen your gut health. Mix the powder into water for a refreshing drink.
Gut goodness
Fancy a thirst-quenching soda that has health benefits and no artificial nasties? FHIRST Living Soda (£29.88 for 12 cans, fhirst.com) is the answer. Gut-loving probiotics and prebiotics, plus plant fibre and zinc, will support your gut and immune health. Each can has two billion living probiotic cultures that are micro-encapsulated for stability and to allow controlled release in the gut. Contains zero sugar, with sweetness coming from a stevia leaf infusion (not the processed compound steviol glycoside). Choose from Cherry Vanilla, Ginger Mandarin or Passion Fruit flavours. Sip away!
Instant vegan meals
Making it easy for you to go vegan, plant-based meal delivery company, Allplants has added a new fifth flavour to its collaboration with vegan cook, Rachel Ama. Black Bean Power Bowl (£7.50, allplants.com) is a creamy, smoky and spicy mix of stewed black beans with heat from jalapeños and chipotle chilli, and paired with pickled red cabbage, brown coriander rice, tofu queso and a sweetcorn salsa. The dish is inspired by Rachel’s travels to Central and South America. Tuck in!
Don’t tell porky pies!
If you’re looking to adopt a plant-based diet or are trying out Veganuary this year, but you
