Grab it, Try it, Share it was a campaign organised by The Watercress Company to raise awareness about the original superfood; watercress! It saw great success through initiatives such as installing fridges packed full of free & fresh watercress in hospitals and gyms across Dorset, enabling people to try our watercress.
Watercress is stocked all over the country so there is no excuse not to grab a bag!
To help spread the wealth of wonderful benefits of watercress we have decided to take it to thousands of gym goers all over the country. Gyms can elect to host a fridge in their lobby to give their users a chance to experience the incredible health benefits of watercress. It will certainly pack a punch in your post-gym smoothie!
***GYM PROJECT ON HOLD DUE TO COVID 19***
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have moved our dedicated watercress fridges to hospitals in the South West. Through this service, we’ve been able to provide NHS staff with over 25,000 bags of nutritious watercress, completely free of charge, and we are incredibly proud to be able to support them in this way.
We want you to love watercress as much as we do because we know your body will thank you!
Watercress has some incredible body-boosting benefits and is great for all ages.
Try our family-friendly recipes if you’re having a hard time convincing the fussier eaters in your household.
Watercress tastes amazing and is perfect to pump up salads, pep up pestos and makes a fantastic soup or smoothie.
Head to our recipe page for more inspiration!
Try this simple watercress soup recipe that is perfect for lunch, mid-week dinner or as a show-stopping starter for your weekend feast.
This recipe calls for double cream, but we have lots of other variations on watercress soup available; we even have a watercress soup recipe for weight loss.
Fancy something different over your pasta this week? Try our amazing watercress & hazelnut pesto recipe! Sure to be a hit with the whole family.
You can serve watercress pesto with Mediterranean chicken skewers, stuff it into an Italian Easter bread… the possibilities are endless once you have the basic recipe nailed.
These are just two recipes our of thousands, why not explore the rest here?
We need your ideas and success stories of adding watercress to your life. Whether you’re a long term fan or have just tried watercress we need your stories...
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“The free watercress fridge in our restaurant which is proving very popular with patients, staffs and visitors to the hospital.
We will be able to provide information about the benefits of watercress, including the research behind it. It will also be an opportunity to sample some of the recipes we will hopefully be introducing here at Dorset County Hospital in the near future.”
Patricia Miller, CEO of Dorset County Hospital
“Thank you so much for the free Watercress that was available today in the Littledown Centre, Bournemouth. I never knew how good this was particularly for skin and bones.. As i have osteoporosis I will definitely be eating a lot more watercress!”
— watercress fan in Bournemouth
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Rich in Vitamin A builds a strong immune system to fight colds
Good source of protein aiding muscle development
Rich in antioxidants, promotes sleep and recovery
Great sports food- boosts VO2 max and prevents DNA damage from exercise
High in Iron and the Vitamin C needed to absorb it to prevent anaemia especially important
for women
High in folates, vital for healthy foetal development
High in Calcium essential for pregnant women
High in Vitamin C aids Iron absorption and immune system
High in Iron to fight fatigue
Antioxidants to maintain sperm counts
Combats skin ageing preventing the breakdown of collagen and elastin
Important for eye health, rich in carotenoids to combat AMD
100g of watercress offers 25% of daily Calcium essential for strong bones
High in Vitamin K, 25g offers daily requirement essential to maintain bone density
Rich in PEITC compounds proven to combat cancers
Lowers blood pressure by improving elasticity of blood vessels
