OUR JOURNEY

It all began with a simple Covid-era meal swap. I'll never forget someone telling me "if vegetarian food tasted this good, they wouldn't need to eat the meat". That really stuck with me!

Growing up in India, and growing up vegetarian, I had learned how to cook vegetarian recipes well and make them delicious. So I started experimenting.

As a nutritionist I wanted the meals to be nutrient dense and easy to digest so I created Gut Happy.....a range of six Indian inspired Vegan meals. Every serve gives you 12–20g of plant protein to help keep your muscles strong, and 6–16g of natural fibre to keep your gut happy and regular. Our lentil and bean meals are naturally low in saturated fat with no added sugar, and our organic tofu dishes are a source of calcium for healthy bones. We take our lead from the world's longest-living communities, where lentils, beans and tofu are a staple of the daily diet.

What makes us different happens before we cook. We activate and sprout our lentils and beans, then slow cook them in a little organic coconut oil with fresh vegetables and warm spices like turmeric, cumin, curry leaves and cardamom. Activation and sprouting makes them gentle on the digestion system and helps your body absorb the vitamins and minerals they contain. A nourishing meal with a comforting flavour you won't find anywhere else.

Gut Happy began with four instant pots and a part-time kitchen. Fast forward four years, we are now in a full-time commercial kitchen. Our benchtops are lined with instant pots so we can do many small batches, and we are in 35 locations around Australia, including two of our very own vending machines.

Home cooked without the effort, Gut Happy is ready for you in your freezer!