Live a Healthier Life

July-30-2021

• The use of solar powered pumps and drip watering systems have enabled Forever to reduce water usage by 90 percent.
• Water is reclaimed for use in the fields while the rinds of the aloe leaves are tilled back into the soil to fertilise the crops.
• Forever’s 50 million plants help cleanse the earth of hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 every year. Forever’s flagship aloe vera gel drinks are packaged using 100% recyclable Tetra Pack containers. This packaging is always shipped flat, allowing more to be transported at one time, greatly reducing Forever’s carbon footprint.

July-28-2021

From Forever Aloe Vera Gels to Forever Bee Honey, you’re probably familiar by now with the range of consumable products that Forever stocks, each with their own individual health benefits. But have you ever stopped to consider all the possible ways to use them?  
We’ve started to create monthly Flavours of Forever and Shake of the Month videos for you, so that you can experience the true power of aloe in a variety of different recipes. These recipes are perfect whether you want to enjoy a healthful snack for yourself or want to introduce others to products in the Forever line up!  
Watch Amelia talk you through our recipes for August, which will also feature in our August Brunch with Bob Parker show on 28th July 2021!  

Flavours of Forever: Afternoon Tea 

For the sandwiches, you’ll need:
4 slides of wholemeal bread
Smoked salmon
¼ cucumber
½ avocado
60ml Forever Aloe Vera Gel 
A few drops of lemon juice 
Handful of dill 
Salt & pepper to taste 
Chop the cucumber and avovado into small chunks and add to a mixing bowl. Pour in the Aloe Vera Gel, dill, lemon juice and salt and pepper and stir until combined. 
Spread the mixture over 2 slices of bread, top with smoked salmon and the second slice of bread, before cutting into fingers. 
For the cheese scones, you will need:
3 ¼ cups flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
Salt and pepper
¾ cup of unsalted butter
225g strong cheddar cheese
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup Forever Bee Honey 
Pre-heat your oven to 180 Celsius.
 
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper and butter and rub them together with your fingers until the mixture forms coarse breadcrumbs.
 
Mix in the cheddar cheese, buttermilk and Forever Bee Honey, and keep mixing until the mixture forms a dough. Turn it out onto a clean, lightly floured surface and knead it gently. Cut the scones out with a medium cutter (about 8cm) and pop them onto a baking sheet. Glaze them with a little milk and a bit more cheese, then bake them in the oven for 15-20 mins, until golden brown. 
To make the Vanilla Protein shortbread cookies, you’ll need:
¾ cup butter
2 teaspoons milk
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 scoop Forever Lite Ultra Vanilla 
Pre-heat your oven to 180 Celsius.
 
Beat together the butter, milk, brown sugar, egg, salt, baking soda and vanilla extract until fully combined. Add the flour and Forever Lite Ultra, and beat those until they’re fully combined. 
Roll the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface until the dough is around half an inch thick. Use a medium cutter (around 8cm) to cut out the biscuits and lay them onto a baking sheet, giving each biscuit around half an inch of room between each one. Bake for 8 minutes and leave them on the tray to cool. 

Shake of the Month: Let’s Hit the Peach!

250ml coconut water
100ml Aloe Peaches
1 sachet Forever Supergreens 
½ cup mango chunks 
1 handful of ice 
Simply blend the ingredients in a blender until they reach the desired consistency – remember to make sure the Forever Supergreens is nicely mixed in and dissolved into the rest of the shake. 

July-22-2021

Did you know that mangoes are one of the most popular fruits in the world? So much so that 22^nd July is dedicated to all thing’s mango, and in honour of National Mango Day we wanted to raise a glass of delicious Forever Aloe Mango goodness. 
Mangoes are popular around the globe, becoming part of culture and history for many countries. Mango.org describes how mangoes were first grown in India more than 5,000 years ago, spreading throughout Asia and making their way to the Middle East, East Africa and South America around the time of 300 or 400 A.D.

A FEW MANGOLICIOUS FACTS….

• Did you know that mangoes are one of the most popular fruits in the world? They are the succulent, aromatic fruits of an evergreen tree (Mangifera indica), a member of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) of flowering plants.
• Mangos are related to cashews and pistachios
• A basket of mangos is considered a gesture of friendship in India

Here at Forever we love the delicious taste of mango, too. So much so that we have combined the juicy flavour of a perfectly ripe mango with pure aloe vera from Forever’s own aloe fields! All-new Forever Aloe Mango adds a tropical twist to our line of delicious aloe vera drinks. Put the best of nature in your glass every day to support your healthy lifestyle and feel your best.
Forever Aloe Mango features all the benefits of our flagship Forever Aloe Vera Gel with 86% pure aloe vera and the delicious flavour from natural, tropical mango puree. It’s perfect to enjoy straight from the glass, added to a smoothie or in a delicious tropical mocktail.

THE AMAZING MANGO

Why mango? For our newest aloe vera gel drink, we wanted to find the perfect balance of succulent flavour and nutritional value to create something unique, and delicious. The answer was the most popular fruit on the planet. Mangoes are sold all over the world and prized for their unique, refreshing flavour. Because they grow in tropical climates, mangoes can be harvested all year long and enjoyed fresh anytime.
But Forever didn’t create a mango aloe drink for the flavour alone. Mangoes are full of nutrients and contain important vitamins like vitamin C. The fruit used in Forever Aloe Mango is harvested at peak ripeness to ensure the rich flavour and nutrient content has reached just the right levels.
Aloe vera gel is the perfect companion with compounds that help your body make the most of the nutrients found in mango. Our hand-harvested inner leaf gel supports healthy digestion and immune health.
Like Forever’s other varieties of aloe vera gel, Forever Aloe Mango is aseptically processed to maximise nutrient content and freshness without using any added preservatives. The Tetra Pack packaging keeps the drink tasting fresh for longer and is made completely of recyclable material.

A MANGO A DAY…

And if that wasn’t enough, this versatile drinking gel can be incorporated into a number of different recipes, here are just a few to give a ‘man-go’… (we’re sorry!)

FLAVOURS OF FOREVER:  ALOE VERA GEL ICE LOLLIES

For the Forever Aloe Mango and Passionfruit Ice Lolly:
2 passionfruit
300ml Forever Aloe Mango
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
Simply blend the ingredients together and pour the mixture into an ice lolly mould. Freeze overnight.

SHAKE OF THE MONTH: MANGO MOJITO 

1 tbsp caster sugar
½ lime
¼ mango
10 fresh mint leaves
30ml white rum (or 30ml soda water, for a mocktail)
Additional soda water to top the glass
60ml Forever Aloe Mango
Simply blend the mango and the Forever Aloe Mango together until it’s smooth like a puree. 
Cut your lime into quarters and add to a glass with your caster sugar. Crush them together with a muddler until the lime juice is released.
With the mint leaves on your palm, clap your hands together a few times to release the mint flavour, then drop them into your glass.
Add the blended mango puree and the rum (or the soda water, if you’re making a mocktail), then top your glass with crushed ice and soda water. Be sure to give everything a really good mix.
Garnish your glass with a lime wedge and enjoy your drink with a straw! 
What other mango recipes do you love? Let us know in the comments if you’ll be giving these a go!