Marks & Spencer Spring Food

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A new season is a perfect time for fresh starts – and looking after your wellbeing is a great place to begin. Whether you want healthier snacks to boost your energy levels, gluten-free treats, or nutritious and time-saving dishes that are ready to pop in the oven, we have a superb choice. And if you want to spoil yourself, we’re good at that too, offering a host of tempting delights. With a 100-year-old British heritage, we pride ourselves on being special and different.

HEALTHY

DELICIOUS

We’ve made it easy for you to identify healthy foods, thanks to our Eat Well sunflower logo. Every product displaying it meets current nutritional guidelines for calories, fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar.

We believe healthy eating should be a pleasure, so our chefs scour the globe for first-class food that is flavoursome, exciting and innovative.

Good for you should never mean boring!

NUTRITIOUS

DIVERSE

Sometimes we need an extra lift.

That’s why we’ve worked with nutrition experts to develop tasty food that is packed with important nutrients, to help boost your overall diet.

When it comes to food, we all have our individual preferences, so whether you’re avoiding gluten, trying to eat more vegetables or counting your calories, we’ve created food to suit your needs.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Wherever you see this Did You Know? logo on the following pages, you’ll be able to find out a bit more about what makes us and our products stand out from the crowd.

Our gluten-free spaghetti is made in Italy from maize and rice. Just simmer in boiling salted water for 10 to 12 minutes, and enjoy with your favourite sauce

Made from the nectar of New Zealand’s native manuka tree, this aromatic honey is delicious spread on toast or drizzled over fruit or yogurt

Made Without Wheat Spaghetti 55 kr (500g)

Manuka Honey 299 kr (340g)

Relax and revitalise with a warming cup of our naturally caffeinefree teas and infusions

OUR SEASONAL F AVO U R I T E S

Calming Teabags, 49 kr for 20 teabags (30g).

OPPOSITE Strawberry and Raspberry, 49 kr for 20 teabags (50g); Lemon, Ginger and Ginseng, 49 kr for 20 teabags (30g); Pure

Take inspiration for a healthier new you with our pick of the latest good-foryou food and drink, in store now

Green Tea, 49 for 20 teabags (50g); Jasmine Green Tea, 49 kr for 20 teabags (50g); Pure Peppermint, 49 kr for 20 teabags

This high-fibre wholegrain mix of crunchy oat clusters is infused with orange oil and mixed with dried berries – a wonderfully fruity start to your day Berry and Orange Granola 69 kr (500g)

(30g); Pure Camomile, 49 kr for 20 teabags (30g)

Wake up to a bowlful of our nutritious muesli, created with one-third fruit, nuts and seeds, combined with malted wheat, oat and barley flakes

For a super-fast breakfast, try our wholegrain porridge, made from jumbo oats with no added salt or sugar. It takes three minutes to make – just add milk and heat through Porridge 49 kr (500g)

4 Grain Fruit, Nut and Seed Muesli 75 kr (750g)

These moreish crispy snacks are baked rather than fried, so they’re lower in fat – and they contain only 89 calories a bag Sour Cream and Chilli Lentil Curls 49 kr (110g)

PRE-GYM LIFT Snack on a handful of nuts before your workout – they’re a good source of protein and healthy fats, which will help boost your energy levels during exercise.

FIVE-A-DAY BOOST Stay hydrated and get one of your five-a-day fruit and veg portions, with a glass of our refreshing orange juice.

Every carton contains the juice of nine fruits.

DID YOU KNOW? We think healthy food should be easy to spot, so we label ours with a colourful Eat Well sunflower logo (see below). Every product that carries it meets strict nutritional criteria.

BREAKFAST ON THE GO Start the day with these fibre-rich oaty biscuits. They contain thiamin, which helps release energy from food.

QUICK PICK-ME-UP Beat that mid-morning energy slump with a high-fibre cereal bar – this cinnamon, plum and apple bar also includes spelt flakes, Brazil nuts and linseeds.

SNAC K E A SY Swap those chocolate bars and bags of crisps for snacks that are packed with health-boosting nutrients and taste just as delicious

Apricot, Hazelnut and Vanilla Cereal Bars 49 kr (135g); Cinnamon, Plum and Apple Cereal Bars 55 kr (135g); Apple Juice 69 kr (0,75l) , Honey and Oat Breakfast Biscuits 49 kr (180g)

A GOOD STA R T Try our fibre-rich breakfast ideas with dried fruit and nuts – a delicious and nutritious way to begin your day Take time to tuck into a proper breakfast and you’ll be rewarded with more energy and motivation for the day ahead. Dried fruit and nuts will give you a nutrient boost, as well as adding flavour and texture to your breakfast bowl. Try our 4 Grain Fruit, Nut and Seed Muesli (top right), or Berry and Orange Granola (below) with milk or natural yogurt. Or go for a steaming bowl of porridge, customised with a fruit and nut topping (right).

Our 4 Grain Fruit, Nut and Seed Muesli is full of goodness. Try soaking it in apple juice overnight, and top with yogurt the following morning; or simply serve with milk.

Try Berry and Orange Granola with natural yogurt or sprinkled over a fresh fruit salad for a super-fruity breakfast.

W H Y N O T T RY…

Top your porridge with a generous drizzle of manuka honey, and a sprinkling of your favourite nuts and dried fruits

Porridge

Manuka Honey

Assorted nuts

G O UR M E T GIFTS

Pretty and practical, this reusable tin is filled with ‘petticoat tails’ – traditionally shaped shortbread biscuits with a sweet, buttery taste.

The finest food gifts combine exquisite packaging with delectable contents, making them a treat for all the senses. Here are some of our favourites…

For a classic British treat, choose these dark chocolates with a peppermint-flavoured fondant centre.

Rose and Violet Creams 79 kr (170g); Petticoat Tails Shortbread Tin 149 kr (450g); Peppermint Creams 79 kr (200g);

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DID YOU KNOW?

Our cocoa-dusted whisky truffles are flavoured with premium-quality single malt whisky from the Scottish Highlands.

These indulgent truffles are flavoured with Marc de Champagne, and get their pink colouring from a dusting of freeze-dried strawberries. A perfect present for your loved one.

Our expert confectioners and chocolatiers source the best ingredients and constantly innovate, to create first-class food gifts that won’t fail to surprise and delight.

A trio of tempting confections – decorated white chocolate freeze-dried raspberries; milk chocolate-covered honeycomb; and milk chocolate discs.

Single Malt Whisky Truffles 110 kr (145g), Pink Marc de Champagne Truffles 189 kr (400g); A Selection of Sweet Treats 98 kr (85g); Fruit Jellies, 42 kr (158g)

DID YOU KNOW? Our Beau Bunny is made from melt-in-the-mouth Swiss milk chocolate by our Swiss chocolatiers, who have been refining, experimenting and developing their techniques for more than a century.

EASTER TREATS

Easter is a time for the whole family to come together and celebrate. At Marks & Spencer, you’ll find treats that everyone can enjoy – from exclusive, beautifully crafted eggs to satisfy even the most sophisticated tastes, to fun animal characters that children will love.

Happy Easter!

Easter Lollies 39 kr (28g)

Caramel Eggs 55 kr (110g)

Bubbly Bunny 15 kr (23g)

Beau Bunny 79 kr (55g)

Bunnies and Bobtails 55 kr (110g)

Hide and Seek Egg Hunt Bag, 55 kr (135 g)

CLASSIC HOT CROSS BUNS Flavoured with mixed spice, nutmeg and cinnamon, hot cross buns are an essential part of British Easter celebrations. Try them the traditional way – toasted and spread with butter – or in our tasty brunch recipe below

AN EASTER TR ADITION Hot cross buns date at least as far back as the 18th century, when the cross shape was cut into the buns, rather than piped on top. They’ve long had associations with Easter in the UK, but nowadays they’re enjoyed as a year-round treat.

Luxury Hot Cross Buns

RECIPE

H OT CRO S S B U N S W I T H A T W I S T Ready in 15 minutes • Serves 2 2 eggs 75ml whole milk 2 hot cross buns, halved 1 tbsp unsalted butter Icing sugar, to dust Seasonal fruit (we used oven-roasted figs) Crème fraîche, to serve Runny honey, for drizzling over

1 Whisk together the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Put the hot cross bun halves in a shallow dish, and pour over the egg mixture. Leave to soak for a minute, then turn the buns over and soak for 1 minute more.

2 Put the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. When it starts to foam, put the buns in

the pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden brown.

3 Transfer to 2 plates. Dust with icing sugar, then top with the fruit, a dollop of crème fraîche and a drizzle of honey.

PER SERVING: 550 CALORIES 19.5G FAT (9.1G SATURATED) 81.7G CARBOHYDRATES 59.1G SUGAR 9.7G FIBRE 15.4G PROTEIN 0.68G SALT