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$7.50 Coles, Woolworths item Aussies can't stop buying: 'This is a must'
A foodie and nutritionist tells Yahoo Lifestyle that the simple grocery item adds unique flavour and balance to healthy meals.
When you're on a health kick and trying to eat clean, it can sometimes be tricky to make lunch and dinner exciting. But before you give up and reach for that juicy burger, you should know about a cult sweet and spicy treat that has been hailed a "secret weapon" for healthy eating.
Foodies are using Capilano Hot Chilli Honey to take an already viral lunch to the next level - and it's created an online storm. In fact, it's caused such a sensation that the $7.50 grocery item has been flying off supermarket shelves.
The shopping stampede started with a viral recipe - dubbed the ‘healthy girl bowl’ - a cottage cheese, sweet potato and beef concoction that has wowed healthy eaters thanks to its high-protein content and macro-friendly ingredients.
Those in the know have taken the bowl to the next level with the addition of Capilano Hot Chilli Honey, with popular Australian food blogger Danielle Mitchell one of those leading the charge.
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Nutritionist wowed by $7.50 hot honey
A video shared to her 395k followers - where Danielle showed how the honey brought the healthy bowl recipe “all together” - quickly racked up more than 1.4 million views online.
“I first saw the recipe on TikTok, going viral overseas and I hadn’t seen anyone in Australia give it a go yet,” Danielle tells Yahoo Lifestyle.
“Curiosity got the better of me, I needed to try it for myself. I knew what a beef and sweet potato bowl tasted like but adding honey? That was something I had never heard of or experienced, I had to try it for myself.”
And Danielle, a nutritionist, was surprised at the taste.
“I was actually shocked,” she tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “It wasn’t supposed to work but it did exactly that.
“The hot honey elevated the dish, adding a unique flavour that balances sweetness with a subtle but impactful heat. Added with the cottage cheese, it creates a blend similar to a sweet chilli Philadelphia-style dip.
“The perfect mix of sweet and savoury, not only does the hot honey introduce a bold, flavourful twist but it also brings the added benefits of honey’s natural properties, making the viral healthy girl bowl both a delicious and health-conscious choice.”
Aussies raving about hot honey
Danielle isn’t the only one to credit the sauce as a secret weapon for healthy eating.
Food blogger Vanessa is another who’s tried the healthy girl bowl with a dash of hot honey on top.
“I think I’ve found my current hyperfixation,” she tells her followers in her recipe video which has garnered more than 48k views.
She called the addition of hot honey a “game changer”, telling one fan it was “optional” but “soooo good”.
Last year, Australian influencer Renee May also shared a video in which she used Capilano Hot Chilli Honey to elevate her healthy lunch after the birth of her baby.
Renee demonstrates how she layers two Cruskits with half a pot of cottage cheese and a whole tin of Sirena chilli tuna before turning to the Capilano Hot Chilli Honey to make her "go-to" healthy lunch.
“This is a must. It’s the chilli honey and I just put a little bit on,” she explains.
“It looks like a dog’s breakfast but I promise it’s the most amazing high-protein meal,” she concluded.
Hot honey flying off shelves at Coles and Woolworths
Australian-made and owned, Capilano was started in 1953 by brothers Tim and Bert Smith. They have long supported local beekeepers and continue to do so today. Capilano Hot Chilli Honey, made by expert honey blender Peter Underwood, combines premium Australian floral honey with fiery habanero chilli for a bold, sweet-heat kick.
It is available at leading supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths nationwide - but with demand at an all-time high, shoppers are being encouraged to check stock levels to avoid disappointment.
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