olive's 2025 wellbeing plan

After the indulgence of Christmas, the start of a new year often brings a desire for some clean living. This year, our resolution is to ensure our healthy habits bring us nourishment for both body and soul, and are wrapped in the positivity and pleasure that will keep us sticking to them well beyond January. These daily recipes are all a treat to look forward to, as well as helping us build in a few healthy living goals at the beginning of the year. Take joy in the fact that making resolutions olive-style takes no more effort than cooking dinner or making yourself a snack…

Week 1 – setting long-lasting resolutions

2 Jan – gut health – vegan overnight oats

We’ve all heard about the gut microbiome and the impact that a diversity of healthy bacteria can have on different aspects of our wellbeing. One of the best ways to do this is to eat a variety of plant foods (30 different ones a week is recommended), as well as adding in some gut ‘superfoods’. These include foods containing live probiotic bacteria, such as some fermented foods and ‘bio’ yogurts. Don't worry, even if you're vegan some gut-healthy probiotic yogurt is still on the menu, as these vegan overnight oats show…