Healthy Treats- HOT VEGAN/JUICE Spots NYC

With the Holiday Season approaching food is on many peoples minds. While I think Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks, and also give back, in Western culture we celebrate food. Food is a wonderful part of our lives. It brings nourishment, health, vibrance, and brings a sense of family/community! Sometimes when people are on the go, it may be hard to maintain the healthy food habits unless they know of some great FOOD HOT SPOTS. One of my favorite things is fresh vegetable or fruit juice. There are a number of places throughout the city that sell fresh juice which give more vitamins, minerals, vibrance, and overall health benefits than stopping in the highly acidic/sugar filled coffee shops. Recently, I was taken to the East Village to explore a wonderful place called "Liquiteria". It is an amazing place that sells Delicious Vegan snacks, meals and FRESH JUICES!!! Some other places I love to stop at, where you may want to get some fresh juice/smoothies/health foods in the city include:

• Juice Generation
• Bonobos
• Terri
• Holy Nuts (UWS)
  
• Jamba Juice
• The V Spot (BK)
  
• Zen Vegetarin House (BK)
  
• Blossom
• Liquiteria
  

Yogini Kitchen- Dinning Out

While cooking and creating yummy, healthy food is fun and economical, sometimes it is fun to eat out. Many people realize that eating out can mean bigger portions with unhealthy options. While that is true SOMETIMES, there are also regular healthy portions with healthy menu options eateries out there in NYC. Here are a few vegetarian/vegan option restaurants that I went to recently that get A's for options, taste, friendly staff and price. These all vary, some are more of a fancy sit down, take a date/group of pals kinda place, and others are a little cafe like (depending on where you like to go on a date, either would work). I venture solo to a few of these places too, since the food is soooo good! If you are thinking of eating healthier, and want taste too, venture to one of these places!

• Bonobos (near Madison Sq Park) Yummy Vegan Options, great Salads, Cafe Style
• Atlas Cafe (East Village) Yummy options, cool desserts, cafe style
• Liftyme (Grocery, take out style) Yummy Yummy Yummy desserts, great food options
• Caravan of Dreams (East Village) charming restaurant, great for date/group, everything is yummy and they serve Vegan Spelt Pancakes till 5!!!!
• Blossom (Upper West Side, Chelsea) lovely restaurant (date/group), great vegan menu!!!
• Terri (Downtown on 23rd) Cafe style, yummy vegan options and juices
• Gobo (Upper East Side, West Village) Charming restaurant, wide yummy vegetarian variety, fancier menu/prices