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VALA adventures high above the world (689m to be precise!) with Emma and @a_spaniel_called_doug 🐕 in Snowdonia.Where are you taking your VALA gels and gear today?Don’t forget to tag us✌🏻

It’s time for another review round-up and this one is packed full of amazing feedback from our VALA crew.Here's what our users had to say... “I tried VALA gels this weekend on a run and bike session and absolutely loved them - I would recommend them 110%! I have been trying different gels for a few years now and haven’t found one I liked or that didn’t upset my stomach due to my IBS. This one tasted great and gave me no trouble at all with my stomach. It has all natural ingredients and you can really taste each individual flavour....

Yes, VALA crew… that is none other than the living vegan legend that is @gazoakley using one of our 100% natural gels during footie training.

This was a really fun surprise, as I’ve been a big fan of Gaz and his passion for promoting delicious vegan eats for several years… one of my first ever VALA posts featured his ‘VEGAN100’ book.If you haven’t already checked out his cookbooks - get them on your list as they have the most delicious plant based recipes that are so easy to create.

Huge thanks to the Creative Kicks crew for the local love and for inviting us...

Guess who got a cheeky shout out in @evening.standard online? Here’s what they had to say about our 100% natural energy gels…   “VALA creates its energy gels purely from natural foods and it shows.   The snack-worthy running essential combines ingredients like maple syrup, date paste, lemon and lime juice, chia, matcha tea powder and salt for a formula that is not only packed with easily-absorbed sucrose and fructose, electrolytes and antioxidants but, and most importantly of all, tastes really good.   The product is like a sweet puree and is palatable even when motivation is at an all time low....

I was doing my gratitude list yesterday and it hit me just how much my life has changed in a few years.Back in 2019 I was burned out, struggling to believe in myself and juggling a full time job with trying to make VALA a reality.I remember being sat in the office I was working at and I had a moment of life-changing realisation… “If I can’t imagine living this life for the next five years, then how am I going to live it for the next twenty five years?”.Honestly, I felt helpless.But it’s what changed everything.I started to question...

Get your winter training off to a great start with this nourishing vegan soup recipe from naturopath and mindset coach @vanessajade_wellbeing.I worked with Vanessa in 2020 and she truly changed my life, so if you’re interested in finding out more about healing your body through food and working with your natural cycles, give her a follow. Check out her recipe below…CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUPThis hearty wholesome dish has been one of my go-to's, because it's packed full of immune boosting ingredients!🌱 Butternut squash (like other orange-colored fruits and vegetables) is full of beta-carotene and alpha-carotene. Your body converts them to vitamin...