Local Eateries Serve Up
Nutritious and Delicious Plant-Based Beverages
Contemporary
living often equates to busy living, which frequently results in less time to
prepare and enjoy wholesome, nutritious meals. However, we all know that
getting our daily dose of fruits and vegetables can do wonders for our health
by boosting our immune system which can help prevent illness such as heart
disease, diabetes and cancer.
That’s where juicing and smoothies
come in handy. These healthful elixirs can really pack a nutrient-dense,
delicious punch. Not only do they flood the body with anti-cancer and
anti-inflammatory vitamins and minerals, but they also increase energy and
vitality. Plus, they’re ideal for those of us who find ourselves struggling to
find time to make nutritious meals.
Thankfully, there’s no shortage of
local cafes offering healthy juice and smoothie options to help ensure our
community is getting their daily dose of plant-powered nutrition.
The always gluten-free and mostly
vegan Sweet Harvest Café, in Cold
Spring, is a smoothie shop specializing in healthy and delicious smoothies and
juices. Customer favorites include the Beach Daze, Green Machine, Zesty and
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana smoothies. In addition to smoothies and juices,
the café offers specialty hot and cold drinks, including the ever popular
Nutella Iced Coffee.
Owner Tara Sweet-Flagler shares that
she has spent the last three decades helping others on their path to better
health. “This café is more than a business,” she explains. “It’s a lifestyle,
and one that I want to share with as many people as I can. This brings me great
joy.”
At The Freight House Café, in
Mahopac, which serves up an all-day delectable smoothie and farm-to-juicing
menu made with fresh and local vegetables, owner Donna Massaro affirms, “We
love what we do, and you can taste it!” Freight House offerings include all
different kinds of fresh juices, from sweet and fruity to earthy, and
everything in between. The option to mix and match any of their produce allows
customers to enjoy exactly what the body is craving.
“We really have something for
everyone,” assures Massaro who loves nothing more than working in the
151-year-old historic building that has housed the café for the past 13 years.
“And we can accommodate anyone with food intolerances. It’s one of our
specialties.”
Massaro says she enjoys offering
healthy food because it speaks her love language. “I’m living the dream! I want
to thank my customers and employees for everything. I am forever grateful,” she
adds.
In Harrison, all of the delicious food
and drink at The Pureganic Cafe is
made fresh daily in the restaurant’s gluten-free, vegan, kosher and organic
kitchen. They offer a wide variety of freshly cold pressed organic juices and
smoothies sourced from organic farms and purveyors. In addition, Pureganic Cafe
offers customized juice cleanses to cleanse and detoxify the body and
mind.
"We are passionate about serving
delicious, clean and healthy things to our customers to help support their
well-being,” says owner Moshira Soliman. The cafe specializes in custom menus
and foods that are allergen-free so all of their customers have options when
choosing a meal or beverage.
Locations:
The Freight House Café, 609 Rte.
6 Mahopac, NY. For more information, call 845.628.1872 or visit TheFreightHouseCafe.com.
The Pureganic Cafe, 305 Halstead
Ave., Harrison, NY. For more information, call 914.502.2050 or visit Pureganic-Cafe.com.
