By Pat Ratliff
The Beacon
If you have a hankering for a smoothie but also want to be sure you are eating only healthful food, I have a suggestion for you.
Emerald City Smoothie, located at 160 W Dayton St. in Edmonds (that’s right – it’s inside the Harbor Square Athletic Club) has just opened and is available for members and non-members alike. You don’t have to be a member to partake of these world-class smoothies, they are right inside the door.
Emerald City Smoothie offers fresh, healthy smoothies as a meal substitute, a snack or a healthy treat. The smoothies use no syrups as flavors, only fresh fruit, and contain about 30 percent less sugar than similar products. They are being received very well in the community.
“Response from members here in the Harbor Square Athletic Club has been phenomenal,” Ken Park, owner, said. “Everyone has welcomed us with open arms.”
The problem so far is not enough people know it’s there.
“I’m hoping people in the surrounding area can become aware of who and where we are,” Park said. “The concept is there, we just have to get the awareness out. We’re the only ones available whose main focus is on nutrition.”
Because Emerald City Smoothie replaced a coffee bar in the health club, they still serve coffee and espresso drinks but everything else is nutrition related. Power-type bars, baked chips and yogurt and fruit – there’s a lot to choose from.
Owner Ken Park recently opened two Emerald City Smoothie locations, his other one is in Bellevue. The two franchise locations were part of a two-for-one special package offered by the parent company. Park was in the computer business for the last 25 years, working at Microsoft for the last 10 years.
Park welcomes all residents of Edmonds to come down and try his smoothies and “see the difference.”
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