Spring has sprung: it’s finally here and humans, animals and plants can feel it. Not long now and everything around us will be green and in bloom! These days, we’re all preferring to spend more time outside to enjoy the sun, warmth and fresh air. My popular cereal bars are a perfect fit for this time of year. This recipe was one of the first ones on my blog and is particularly relevant now: cereal bars are the ideal snack to eat during sport, work, school or kindergarten, and they’re quick and easy to make!

What’s hot, what’s new? Last week I talked to the Marketing Natives about my 10 personal commandments of success. One of them is “be up to date on what’s hot and what’s new”. And what’s hot at the moment are basil seeds which belong to the superfood family and are cousins of the ubiquitous chia seeds. In order to read up on the the latest food trends, we usually have to peer across the Atlantic to the US, but when it comes to this particular healthy and versatile food, we don’t have to look far: there is a delicious basil seed superfood drink on the market in Austria already. It’s called „FRIYA“ and is a real eye catcher with its red colour and floating black basil seeds.

A few weeks ago, I told you about those great basil seeds I found. I’ve been reading up on them a little bit since then and have also made an amazing discovery – the FRIYA drink with basil seeds. The creators of this crazy but yummy drink are Stephan and Vincenz and their little start-up. Thanks to these guys, this superfood is now available in Austria – namely as a drink called Friya. Looks eccentric, tastes amazing and serves as a very satisfying in-between snack. One of the basil seed’s useful properties is the feeling of satiety they give. Cue – fewer cravings and smaller food intake. Hier you can learn a little more about these magical seeds.