As you all know, I have been raving about Food Doctor Pitta’s for a while now. They are so much better than regular pitta breads, and once I tried them I knew I would never go back to the old ones! They contain wheat flakes, linseed, sunflower seeds, oats, millet seeds, poppy seeds, quinoa, rye, and each one has a whopping 7.1g protein and 7.1g fibre.

Anyway, I emailed to say how much I love them, and mentioned that I would love to review other Food Doctor products. I actually got an email back from the actual food doctor (how exciting) and he sent me a lovely parcel of other products to try!

I received Dry Roasted Bean Mix, Original Seed Mix, Quinoa Easy Grains, and Easy Grains with cereals, pulses and beans.

I had the Organic Quinoa with some simple bean chilli.

The pouch has 2 generous servings, and it was so easy to cook- literally tear the pouch open, microwave for 2 mins, then serve. If you want to try quinoa but are put off by cooking it, then this is a fab product to try. The only ingredients are quinoa, sunflower oil and unrefined sea salt. You can also eat it cold, for example in a salad, and as it is pre cooked then you can just open and serve. Can’t get simpler than that! The nutrition stats are good too (as it is quinoa)- per 100g- 151 cals, 6.2g protein, 24.6g carbs, 3.1g fat, 2.8g fibre, 24% RDA iron and 39% RDA magnesium. Not half bad! Obviously it would work out cheaper to buy quinoa grains raw and cook them yourself, but this is so easy. If you have not tried quinoa before, I would say give this a go and see how you get on. 10/10 cherries

I had the Organic cereals, pulses and beans as part of a dinner too.

I mixed it with tinned tomatoes, added some spinach and topped it with seeds (alongside carrot-chickpea pancakes with tahini). The Food Doctor pouch has quinoa, lentils, spelt, kidney beans, sunflower oil and salt. Per 100g it is 132 cals, a massive 7g protein, 8.5g fibre, 19.5g carbs and 3g fat. I found it lovely and filling, and I liked the mix of the pulses and beans as well as the quinoa. I heated it on the hob but it can go in the microwave, so I think it is a great quick and healthy option, plus really versatile. 10/10 cherries.

I have been sprinkling the Original Seed Mix on lots of things!

Sprinkled on a salad (with carrot pancakes and tahini).

On top of my chickpea stew.

And on top of Food Doctor easy grains mixture. I love these seeds. They add the perfect crunch to anything. The mix is made of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, linseed, soya sauce, sea salt and koji (I had to google this to find out what it is- some Japanese thing of fermenting rice or soya beans). They have a faint savoury flavour (not like marmite, and not too salty, but a sort of toasty flavour) which was lovely with so many meals. Per 100g is 522 cals, 28.2g protein (fantastic!), 44.4g fat (a lot of healthy fats in there), 17.7g fibre. 10/ 10 cherries

I tried the Dry Roasted Bean Mix alongside some courgette pancakes, with some spinach and tomato bean quinoa.

These added a fantastic crunch to my meal. I was really impressed (yet again) with the nutritional stats of these. The only ingredients are soya beans, black beans, green peas, split broad beans, broad beans with shell, salt (0.2%) and sunflower oil (0.1%). They are 34.1% protein, 21 % fibre, so a 30g serving (which is quite a lot) has 10.2g protein and 6.4g fibre. They had a nice savoury taste, and were even more crunchy than the seeds! I was surprised by how much I liked these- the idea of dried beans reminded me of those indian snack mixes (is it bombay mix?) which I never liked, but I suppose as these did not have any spices or anything they did not have too strong a flavour.

A great addition to boost fibre and protein to any meal. 9/10 cherries

I really enjoyed trying these other products. I would say that if you have never tried quinoa, then the easy grains are the perfect way to try them. They are also great for midweek quick meals. The seeds and dry roasted beans are a great way to improve the nutritional stats of a meal. I preferred the seeds as I think they are a little more versatile, but I enjoyed them all. So thanks Food Doctor