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There are plenty of places to get a smoothie in Carmel, but none of those places use the same ingredients as Vitality Bowls.
At some of those places, a fruit smoothie is not much more than a glorified milkshake loaded with sugar.
The health-conscious eatery will open on Feb. 7 in the location previously occupied by Huddles Frozen Yogurt in the Carmel Arts & Design District.
Vitality Bowls will offer low fat bowls and smoothies, along with a selection of fresh juices, soups, salads and paninis. The selections will focus on local, organic ingredients and will feature “superfoods” such as Açaí berry, spirulina, bee pollen, chia seeds, goji berries, cacao nibs and more.
Steve Roberts, regional director for the new store, said they are excited about the Carmel location.
“It’s a very health conscious area,” he said. “Being right here on the Monon with all of the physical activity and everything going on, we just felt it was a perfect spot. It’s something you see every day in California and we think Carmel will be very receptive and quick to catch on.”
Roberts described the items as natural and “extremely filling” because they don’t use any fillers, such as yogurt, powders, sugar or ice. Diners can fuel up with an Oatmeal Bowl before a long run or rebuild their muscles with a Warrior Bowl with peanut butter for protein and recovery.
“Everybody wants to eat healthy, but this food tastes great,” he said. “Even the meat-and-potatoes crowd will love this food.”
Roberts said there will be two more Central Indiana locations likely opening in 2015. The Carmel location is also hiring and interested employees can e-mail [email protected].
