Real Eating Company, Salisbury: A Review
Tuesday 23 October 2018 • Food and Drink
As part of my new routine with my new job, I pop to Salisbury Cathedral with a fruit tea and spend some time contemplating/ mindlessly scrolling (same difference right!? haha) in the grounds at lunchtime. I popped the above photo on Instagram and the Real Eating Company contacted me and offered me the opportunity to review the Real Eating Company, and of course, I jumped at the chance to! Both of my parents are massive Real Eating Company fans, and I'm partial to their fruit teas but rarely have breakfast there so I was excited to give their breakfasts a go!
The Breakfast
I opted for the Half English Breakfast, as pictured above. The bacon was delightfully crispy and the scrambled eggs light and fluffy. However, the thing to write home about and rave about were the SAUSAGES. Herby and meaty cumberland sausages. THEY ARE EVERYTHING. All of the ingredients were high quality and you could definitely tell. I'd definitely have the Half English Breakfast again! In terms of general menu, it's very varied and there is a good veggie breakfast for those who don't eat meat. I also had a vanilla rooibos tea, which was BEAUTIFUL.
The Ambience
The general set up of the cafe has a real home like feel to it. There's a mixture of tables and comfy sofas and chairs which I love! I went on a Saturday morning, so it was super busy but our food came quickly and we were able to get a good table. Free wifi was available in the cafe, and the background music wasn't too loud. Nothing worse than feeling like you're in a club and shouting over music to hear your friends/ family- definitely none of those vibes at the Real Eating Company!
The Staff
Bev and her team were incredibly friendly, and the service was incredibly quick. I went straight after my WW weigh in, I was starving, so a quick turnaround on breakfast is definitely what I'm about and they certainly delivered.
It's also interesting that all of the Real Eating Company cafes are dog friendly, and they are currently in the process of making organic dog treats available for dogs! I was going to take my pup, Riley, but unfortunately he had hydrotherapy the morning that we went. I'll definitely be taking him next time though!
Overall, I'd definitely go back for breakfast as the sausages were incredible and the service was friendly and quick! I'd also definitely take Riley, especially when the organic dog treats are available, as he would love them.
Have you tried the Real Eating Company before? What were your thoughts?
I'd love to know!
XOXO Molly
Herbalife Banana Shake Review
Sunday 14 October 2018 • Food and Drink
The fabulous people at Herbalife and the lovely Lara from Immediate PR, got in touch and offered to send over the new Banana Cream Herbalife shakes, which I jumped at the chance to test out!
Before I get into the product itself... I'd firstly like to point out, whilst writing this review, I was sat watching Christmas films and drinking green tea singing Gwen Stefani's Holdback Girl because I swear (other than autocorrect!) that this is the only way to remember how to spell banana.
Next up, this is THE cutest PR package I have EVER received. Along with the shakes, I was sent a shaker, a cute banana stirrer and... a banana plant!! When Gus (my local DPD driver) turned up with the box... I was taken aback/ shocked!
The packaging of the shakes is in line with the rest of the Herbalife range, the traditional white and green. The nutritional values were outlined clearly which, in my book, can only be a positive.
Now onto the bit that you care about, THE TASTE. I honestly loved it. I tend to find a lot of banana flavoured things taste really synthetic but there was nothing synthetic tasting about these shakes! It has a beautifully subtle banana flavour. The texture of the shake itself (I used almond milk) was thick and creamy which left me feeling full and didn't make me feel like I was missing out whilst using it as a meal replacement.
I even pimped my shakes and created a banoffee shake (which, of course, I forgot to take a photo of!) I drizzled toffee sauce round the glass, popped together my shake in my blender, poured it into the glass and used some Anchor light whipped cream on the top before drizzling some more toffee sauce on the top. AMAZING.
As a die hard Weight Watchers (or should I say WW!) fan, I've always been skeptical of shakes that promote healthiness and weightloss. I tested these shakes for a week, with a weightloss emphasis. I had a shake in the morning with almond milk and a shake for lunch. I had a snack of fruit and then for tea I had a balanced 600 calorie meal. With WW, I tend to lose 2lbs a week. With Herbalife, I lost 2lbs, so the results were on par, which actually shocked me! If I have a super busy week/ don't have time for breakfast, I'll definitely be turning to a Herbalife shake as a stand in. I'd definitely like to try some other flavours so I'll be having a browse of their website, for sure.
In the words of Gwenny, this shit is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s! I'd definitely recommend for those who have a busy lifestyle and need a quick breakfast or those looking to drop a few pounds.
Have you tried Herbalife before? I'd love to know!
Molly XOXO
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