Fuelling a Happy, Healthy Environment at Work or Home

Autumn is an absolutely wonderful time of year for vegetarians, with so many delicious, earthy, sweetly robust roots and bulbs coming into full season from September to December. Home cooks [...]

One of the best things about BBQs is that they really are an ‘anything goes’ sort of dining experience. If you’ve ever attended a backyard cook-out where people were invited to bring a dish [...]

All too often, we automatically treat salads as a side dish; almost an afterthought, more a garnish or supporting player than the main attraction. And yes, they’re absolutely great in that role [...]

The classic pasta salad is one of the easiest meals to rustle up for lunch. For vegans or vegetarians, it can be an easy way to bulk out salad ingredients and make it more filling. And while it’s [...]

It’s one of the most underrated dishes, but it has the ability to add texture, enhance flavour and instantly bring your plate to life. We’re talking about the humble side salad, something that is [...]

The month of Veganuary has turned our attention to healthy vegan recipes. With more people than ever giving veganism a go, there’s no better time to join in. If you’re a fruit and veg lover, give [...]

It’s the start of a brand new decade and that means new year’s resolutions that we actually intend to keep (even when January comes to an end). If your goals include being healthier, eating [...]

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. There have been numerous studies over the years to support this. Enjoying a healthy balanced breakfast has been linked to better [...]

You’re on a mission to get trim. You want to reduce your body fat and cut back on carbs, but you still need enough energy to work up a sweat at the gym. Not only is protein essential for fueling [...]

All salads are slimming, right? Not exactly. If you’re trying to lose weight, replacing your lunchtime sandwich with a salad is certainly a step in the right direction. But not all salads are [...]

Salads aren’t just a summer food. They can be fantastically satisfying in the winter too. Healthy, affordable and easy to make for work, salads are a favourite for health-conscious office [...]

Whether you love sweet or savoury, snacking is what keeps us going throughout the day. Sometimes the little mid-morning or afternoon pick-me-ups are the only way we can stay focused when we still [...]

Who said your lunchtime salad has to be boring? There’s a whole world of ingredients to explore, even when you’re watching your waistline and ditching the double-stacked sandwiches for a change. [...]

More people than ever now have diabetes. According to leading health charity, Diabetes UK, if nothing changes, over five million people could be diabetic by the year 2025. Around 90% of diabetes [...]

Say you’ve decided to go healthy and prepare your own lunches for work. You wash, chop and toss a lovely fruit salad only to find that your slices have turned brown come lunchtime. While this [...]

People are working more than ever, relying on their brains where previous generations might have employed braun. This busy-brained lifestyle of the modern era can easily cause people to neglect [...]

Most people understand that diet affects your weight and physical appearance. It is possible, however, that you’re depriving the most important part of your body, the brain, if you’re avoiding [...]

When setting yourself any weight loss goal, there are a number of factors to bear in mind as well as your fitness regime. Exercising correctly will help massively towards shedding unwanted fat [...]

The benefits of protein are not exclusively for those looking to gain muscle. Protein is also key for weight loss, recovery, hormone balance and general health. Along with carbohydrates and fat, [...]

It can be very difficult to balance a healthy diet during a hectic working day. It instead becomes easy to skip meals or rely on easier and less healthy options. This is where some tactical [...]

There are two pretty common pieces of health advice when it comes to our diets: eat more fruit, and eat less sugar, but don’t these two recommendations contradict each other? As fruit contains [...]

The storage of vegetables and fruits may seem like a fairly straightforward task, but keeping different types in the wrong place can result in them going off quickly. If you’re trying to eat more [...]

Constipation is an extremely common problem, and one that most of us will have faced at some point in our lives. Whether constipation has arisen through medication, illness, IBS, stress, an [...]

Whether you’re following a low-carb diet such as keto, or trying to keep track of your nutritional intake, understanding what’s in your food is important. Having a diet rich in vegetables has a [...]

As any fitness enthusiast knows, diet is an important part of a workout regimen, with the food you eat both before and after exercise having a huge impact on your performance. A good [...]

We all know that fruit and vegetables are good for us. Whether you were brought up being told that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, or to aim for your 5 a day, the general consensus is that [...]

Picture the scene: it’s Monday morning, your alarm goes off, and flailing a tired limb, you manage to hit the ‘snooze’ button on your phone. Twenty minutes and six snoozes later, caught in a [...]

Cravings. They sneak up on you when you least expect it. Whether you pine for sweet treats or salty snacks, here are some healthier alternatives to some of your favourite office bites – all under [...]

Summer is a time for sunshine, long evenings and the most delicious fruit. From sweet berries to juicy stone fruit, here are our top five recommendations for what you should be tucking into over [...]

Can fruit and veg boost your short term health? There’s reams of research about how healthy eating can help reduce the long term likelihood of a variety of diseases. But most people are more [...]

Whether you’re training for a 10k, a full marathon or enjoy hitting the gym, these quick and easy fruit-based recipes will give you that extra boost to help you cross that finish line and reach [...]

Without a doubt, porridge is the best breakfast to fill us up and even as the weather gets warmer we can always rely on a hot bowl of morning oats to keep us going (and stop us snacking) until [...]

There are lots of options when it comes to choosing where you get your office fruit fix, so how can you be sure you’re choosing the best option for your workplace? We asked our customers why they [...]

Turn that New Year’s resolution into a New Year’s revolution and get your office as healthy as can be in 2017. Follow the four steps below for a healthier, happier and more productive office over [...]

Our RIPE fruit boxes are bursting with colour – and it’s not just good for the eyes to feast on such a varied palette when we deliver your workplace fruit. Eating a broad colour palette of fruit [...]

The team here at RIPE HQ is dedicated – some might say borderline obsessive – about sourcing the best fruit for your workplace deliveries. It’s this attention to detail that has kept our founders [...]

Over the last few years, more and more people have become aware of the issue of lactose intolerance, a condition in which the body is unable to digest a type of sugar known as lactose that is [...]