Little Bird Unbakery, Auckland.

Teecino Herbal Coffee

Sneaked in a sneaky flying visit to Auckland on the weekend for my dear friend Susan's law graduation. We wandered up the road in the sun and dined at Little Bird in Kingsland. The last time I was in town Sus had taken me for lunch at Little Bird in Ponsonby, which proved to be a very novel experience.. because I could eat stuff! After eight months of not being able to eat out, it was SO good! So this time we went to their smaller base in Kingsland and had ourselves a merry little time.

Raw Mexican Platter

I'm always a sucker for Mexican, so I went for the Raw Mexican Platter. The sun dried tomato crackers and guacamole were worth my fare in flights alone, so the addition of coriander only made a good situation even better. Refreshing but filling, this meal made me WISH that Little Bird would nest in Wellington too! 

Acai Bowl

I am now (mostly) caffeine free, which is not the funnest achievement when coffee to you, is like a beloved sibling. But it is necessary for adrenal fatigue recovery, so I was happy to try Teecino herbal coffee for the first time. I got a side of nut milk with it (also a perk of Auckland, nut milk in cafes) and it was delicious. It's made of organic carob, barley, chicory, dates, almonds, figs and natural hazelnut flavour. I'm not really meant to have barley, chicory, dates and figs on the Gaps/Candida diet, but Susan only becomes a lawyer once guys!

The lawyer got the Acai bowl and said it was really good. Acai berries are rich in antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. With oats and banana too, it was tasty and filling. She also got the cacao smoothie, which I tried and loved. Rich, chocolatey flavour, minus the refined sugar and blood sugar crashes!

Their cabinet was brimming with refined sugar- free brownies, cakes,  tarts and cheesecakes was very tempting too. I'm currently only using honey and stevia as sweeteners though and Little Bird didn't  have any sweets in house made with them, moreso agave. But I  would definitely recommend ducking in (bird joke) and trying their  healthy, delicious array on offer! It's a small premises, so worst case scenario is that you'll have to get hard- to- find healthy wholefoods take away!

Refined sugar free treats

Find Little Bird Unbakery at 385 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland. 

Open 8am-2.30pm Monday to Friday, 8am-3pm Saturday and Sunday.