Wildfitness is a fitness holiday company with the aspiration to help people eat, move and live in harmony with nature. Find practical tips in our Wild Eating, Wild Moving & Wild Living sections, or go to our Wonderations category for more philosophical musings on nature, the wild, our health, the role of science, the meaning of life etc! Enjoy and please let us know what you think.

Netta's Honey-Nut Banana Sticks

These litttreats on a stick are fantastic alternatives to an ice-cream on a hot day, or even as a pudding. They also look and taste delicious so make a few extra ready for when your friends demand to try it!
To make 4
4 bananas
3 tbsp. honey
Two handfuls of mixed nuts, roughly chopped (I like brazils, macadamia [...]

Warm Broccoli with Crunch and Spice

This recipe has been created by Netta Pakenham-Walsh, our Isle of Wight Location Manager, trained chef and all-round Wildfitness foodie! As well as a love of natural, local, fresh foods (she is a keen forager), Netta has a very creative approach to cooking and encourages experimentation in the kitchen to build confidence in your own [...]

Sara's Sexy Valentine's Recipe

Here is a tantalising recipe from Wildfitness staff member Sara, especially created for Valentine’s to spread the love! Enjoy!

The warm smooth  spicy chocolate finds the nooks within the cool thick vanilla cashew cream as you dip and swirl your strawberry, your mango, your fresh figs or even just your fingers -into the combination -and  feed [...]

Cauliflower 'rice' salad with squash, seeds and spinach

This recipe is a Wildfitness concoction by Netta Pakenham-Walsh - our wonderful chef and ground manager on the Isle of Wight – and was featured in Waitrose Magazine January 2013! Waitrose ran a feature on our Isle of Wight location and delved into our philosophy on natural living – for the full article, search our Reviews page. Here’s [...]

Avocado, Orange and Almond Salad

This zesty, colourful salad is full of character and goodness. The unusual combination of textures – juicy orange, creamy avocodo and crunchy almonds – make this a pleasant alternative to a simple green salad. Additionally, the nuts and avocados give you a good fix of healthy fats and the vitamin E that your skin [...]

Curried Red Cabbage Slaw

Curried Red Cabbage Slaw

A variation on a Jewish favourite, this spicy coleslaw is excellent for adding flavour and colour to a  meal. Have it with cold meats, other fresh salads and chutney for a hearty lunch.

Although at Wildfitness we have very little dairy on account of [...]

Seared Beef with Bean Mash

Seared Beef with Bean Mash

This bean mash flavoured with horseradish is a wonderful accompaniment to beef and offers a great alternative to potatoes. We use pulses as an occasional accompanyment to our meals,  as they are one of the most ancient and least processed starchy foods.

Ingredients

4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 tbsp chopped Fresh rosemary

1 tbsp [...]

Chunky Oven Baked Ratatouille

Served in Watamu shortly after the sun rises, this is a great warming, satisfying yet not heavy, start to the day. For those cold and wet summer mornings. Make a whole cauldron and then freeze some for later if you are organised. The sensation of eating this was best described by a Wild one as: [...]

Nutty Truffles

These make fantastic alternatives to After Eights or the tempting snack at work. They are so easy to make and satisfy that sweet craving. You can try experimenting with different types of nuts and toppings to find your favourite, but for me I love the taste of the pecans and the cashews together.

Ingredients

Handful [...]

Thai-style Courgette ‘Ravioli’

Netta has spent several months cooking fairly ‘unwild’ in luxury chalets in the Alpes and she says:  ‘wild has finally conquered! After slipping in the odd wild dish here and there where I can, last night I decided to go the whole shlog and………..they voted it the best so far and there wasn’t any cream, [...]