Let’s be real. Deep deep down would you rather choose waffles and ice-cream, or celery sticks? To many of us, healthy isn’t exactly 100% exciting (unless it’s a beautiful poke bowl or a rainbow looking parfait). The thing is, our bodies are not programmed to crave healthy foods. We crave the high sugar and fat items because…
Month: May 2017
top 5 iOS apps for the health junkies
Health is wealth. But we’re so busy with our lives that we tend to overlook our health! That healthy ‘diet’, or that fitspo goal seems so hard to achieve! As a person who always eat out, I do wonder how much oil that zi char chef added into my plate of rice. Oh my :O But…
7 practical hacks to stop munching on wasted calories
*om nom nom nom* you look down at your pack… oh dear ‘NOOOOO I should not have eaten the entire chocolate bar!!!’ But it keeps happening again, and again and… sigh. Fear not because here are some really practical hacks to get you to stop munching on stuff you know you will regret! Hack #1: Treat your snack…
10 top rated books every foodie must add to their reading list
There was this one time I was so engrossed in a book I read from 10pm – 9am (the next day). It was my form of ‘Korean drama’. Call me a nerd but there’s nothing more magical than burying my head in a good book with a cup of tea and some yummy crunchy snacks. I’ve an…
Thank a Mum with boxgreen 2017
Thank a Mum campaign On the 6th May 2017, our boxgreen squirrels set up a humble booth outside Mandarin Gallery to give out 100 free snack boxes, each containing a heartfelt message written by another stranger. To be honest, we didn’t quite know what to expect — we only wanted to encourage Singaporeans to pass…
how can you help someone who is visually impaired?
Whenever we come across a person who is visually impaired, we are unsure when and how to step in and help. Offering help without asking could appear as insensitive at times, and could possibly make the recipient feel a little hurt. But it is definitely not because they do not appreciate your help! Before getting to know how you…
boxgreen launches new line of snacks — Granola Squares!
Call us squares but we like to keep things simple. When we were thinking of creating our own granola squares, we only wanted it to be all natural ingredients, with no artificial flavourings or colours. We believe that the natural ingredients is what will give the granola squares their amazing taste and nutrition value. After endless rounds…