Product Highlight: ALRI Chain'd Out - Brand Chain Amino Acids
It might be winter, but that is no excuse to neglect your body. Feed your muscles and stay in shape year round with ALRI's non-hormonal branch chain amino acids Chain'd Out in three delicious flavors including blue raspberry, berry banana and appletini.
From a company established in 2001, Author L. Rae has done it again with this cutting edge formula created for people like you. Whether you are a body builder looking to bulk up, an avid runner wanting to avoid muscle breakdown, or a new mom trying to get back into gear, this product is for you.
Some benefits of ALRI’s Chain’d Out include:
- Increased energy, stamina and focus
- Increased muscle mass
- Enhanced oxygen and nutrient utilization
- Faster recovery
- Anti-fatigue, anti-aging and anti-stress effects
- Non-hormonal amino acids
Check it out for yourself at an Emerald City Smoothie near you and find out more info about Chain’d Out and other ALRI products at http://www.alrindustries.com/ .
Health & Fitness
10 Easy Ways to Eat Right
Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, says eating right is easy you just have to follow these ten simple guidelines:
1. Use smaller plates.
Whether you're already trim or trying to lose weight, one of the best things you can do for your waistline and your health is to downsize your dishware. Cornell University nutrition researcher Brian Wansink, PhD, has found that switching from a 12-inch to a ten-inch plate leads people to eat 22 percent fewer calories. If you downsized only your dinner plate, you'd be eliminating more than 5,000 calories a month from your diet. It really is that simple.
2. Make half of every meal fruits or vegetables.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends five to nine servings of produce a day, but if you follow Dr. Katz’ rule, you won't have to count. At breakfast, fill your bowl halfway with cereal, then top it off with berries or sliced banana. At lunch, eat a smaller—or half—sandwich, and add two pieces of fruit. At dinner, make sure your plate is at least 50 percent salad, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, or whatever veggie you choose. This ensures that you get enough nutrients and automatically reduces the amount of fat and calories you consume (provided you don't go crazy with fatty dressings and toppings).
To make sure you get all of the fruits and veggies you need in your diet try any Emerald City Smoothie selection. We have several low calorie options, as well as the Beta Boost which is made with 100% all natural carrot juice.
3. Don't eat on the run.
The first problem with grabbing and gulping is that it usually means fast food. And even a smallish fast food lunch (small burger, medium fries, diet soda) delivers around 800 calories—more than the average woman would want to get at dinner. When we eat on the go, our brains tend to register the food as a snack—regardless of how many calories we consume—leading us to overeat at our next meal.
A simple solution if you are in a hurry is a smoothie. Emerald City offers quick service and healthy meal alternatives. In a real rush? No problem! Call ahead and we’ll have it ready when you walk in the door, or better yet use our curbside service and we’ll bring it out to you.
4. The shorter the ingredient list, the better.
Most of the healthiest foods have only one ingredient: Think broccoli, spinach, blueberries, etc. Try the Island Breeze with strawberry, banana, papaya or the Fruity Supreme with strawberry, banana, non fat milk and protein. These simple options are packed with the nutrients and vitamins you need to fuel your body.
5. Nutritious food doesn't have to be expensive.
Dr. Kratz and a few colleagues completed a study in Independence, Missouri, comparing prices between a diverse list of healthy grocery items and a list of less nutritious ones. With rare exception, they found that the smart choices cost no more. In fact, there was a potential small savings associated with the healthy selections. And that's without considering such economical options as occasionally substituting beans or lentils for meat, or making a sandwich at home rather than spending money at a restaurant.
Emerald City Smoothie offers numerous smoothies for under $5. This is much less than you would spend on lunch at a restaurant with much more nutritious ingredients for the price.
6. Take an extra ten minutes a day to prepare healthy meals.
By devoting a few minutes to planning for more nutritious eating, you invest in your own health and that of your family.
Preparing a smoothies at home will help your whole family eat healthy. Stop by any Emerald City Smoothie to pick up protein powder and vitamins to add to your smoothies.
7. Retrain your palate.
As any 5-year-old or picky eater can attest, familiarity is a powerful driver of dietary preference. But taste buds are malleable and can be taught to appreciate new and subtler flavors. When you swap processed, high-fat, sodium-packed, and over sweetened food for healthier fare, it can take one to two weeks before your taste buds acclimate. Don't expect to love new flavors right away (and certainly don't expect your kids to). Just keep serving the new dishes, and soon neither you nor your palate will recall what all the fuss was about.
8. Stop eating before you feel full.
Slow the pace of your meals. Pay attention to what you're eating. And call it quits when you're about 80 percent full. After a pause, you'll likely find that "mostly full" is full enough. Studies indicate that simply by eating at a leisurely pace, you could drop up to 20 pounds a year.
9. Sit down to dinner with the entire family.
Whether it's just you and your spouse or a family of 12, demand that everyone treat the dinner hour as holy. Kids who eat with their parents are less likely to consume junk, less likely to overeat, and less likely to be overweight. Parents who eat with their children report greater satisfaction with family life.
10. You really are what you eat.
You want radiant skin? Consider that your skin depends on the flow of blood for nutrients and oxygen—which, in turn, requires healthy blood vessels and a steady supply of red blood cells generated by your bone marrow.
The best way to keep your body humming is to eat a well-rounded, nutritious diet. Want to-die-for, salon-style hair? Then you need healthy hair follicles to build hair in the first place—and that, in turn, depends on having a healthy heart to pump nutrients to those follicles, and healthy lungs to give them oxygen.
Emerald City Smoothies offers an array of boosters you can add to your smoothie to keep you healthy. For shiny hair, glowing skin and healthy nails, along with many other benefits, add flax oil to your smoothie. This supplement is rich in omega fatty acids (good fats) which keeps you a well oiled, healthy machine. To find a location nearest you log onto our website at www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com and click on store locations.
Customer Feedback
Message:
Nadia from Virginia wrote:
I used to live in Bellingham, Wa for 5 years and went to your location there about
4-5 times a week. I moved back home to Richmond, Va and I want to say I really miss your smoothies. I have tried other smoothie places here and they just don't compare, nothing compares to the store the manager/owner, the people that worked there and most of all the smoothies. I often think maybe I can get one over-nighted but, unfortunately I do not have the money for it, Mango Mania was my favorite just talking about it makes my mouth water with delight the craving gets bad sometimes for the smoothie and the experience of watching them make it for me right there. There are times of where I think if I had the money to fly out there for a smoothie I would do it in a heartbeat. I have told everyone I know here about your smoothies and how if they had one they would never want one from anywhere else again.
Emerald City Smoothie is my favorite smoothie shop ever and nothing once again can compare to you. Thank you for reading my message and all I have to say is if it is possible for you to open a store here where I live, I can guarantee you would be the top smoothie/health store here.
Thank you,
Nadia
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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January 2011 Newsletter
Health & Fitness
10 Healthy Snack Foods
When snacking you want to make sure you are both satisfying your belly and nourishing your body. Make sure to stick to high-protein, healthy carbs and fiber to keep you feeling fuller longer without the spike in blood sugar.
If you are craving something salty try these foods:
Food Should Taste Good Chips – made with all natural ingredients and available in 3 delicious flavors: Sweet Potato, Multi-Grain, Jalepeno
Ostrim Sticks are made with both ostrich and beef making them an extra lean snack for kids and adults
Snacktrition offers almonds, cashews and other healthy nuts mixed with sea salt or dry roasted
If you are craving something sweet:
Peeled Snacks offer the perfect satisfaction for any sweet craving – choose from an assortment of dried fruit, and dried fruit and nut mixes
Froose whole grain fruit snacks are a fiber rich, gluten free, low sugar alternative to candy and other fruit snacks – great for kids and adults
Any one of our Low Sugar smoothies including Fruity Supreme, Island Breeze, Pacific Splash and the Zip Zip.
Stop by a location nearest you to stock up on snacks for your kids’ lunch box or your office desk.
Did You Know
A healthy heart is the golden ticket to a longer, healthier life. Make sure to keep your heart in optimal health by keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure down.
Here are a few quick tips to help:
1) Cut out bad fats and eat good ones like omega 3’s, olive oil and canola oil instead. You can find essential oils in fish, nuts and lean cut meats.
2) Whole grains are essential to lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease. So, eat your oats!
3) Reduce your salt intake. Increase levels of sodium in the diet can lead to high blood pressure. Try reduced sodium options or add just a pinch yourself instead of heavily salting your food.
4) Exercise! Get up and get moving! The best way to strengthen your heart and contribute to your overall health is by exercise. Try to walk, run, hike or bike at least four times a week
Product Highlight: Bee Sure
Bee Sure is a drink mix you can put in smoothies or other liquids containing over 200 nutrients! Bee Sure is made up of whey protein concentrate, bee pollen, Hawaiian spirulina and Siberian Ginseng.
These ingredients combined, do a body good. Whey protein concentrate helps repair and build bones and tissue; building muscle and promoting fat loss. Bee pollen is rich in protein, amino acids, enzymes and co-enzymes and essential fatty acids. Spirulina is mostly known for its anti-ageing benefits. However, it is also an energy boost and helps detoxify the body. Last but not least Ginseng is associated with mental and physical health and assists in the absorption of vitamins and minerals in the body. It also aids the body in eliminating toxins and resist daily stress factors.
Bee Sure is an easy way to make sure you get healthy and stay healthy. Visit your local Emerald City Smoothie to check it out for yourself.
Bee Sure All Natural. (2009) True Organics USA Site. Retrieved from http://www.trueorganicsusa.com/beesure.html
Customer Chat
Linda writes:
“My nephew was in a car wreck around Thanksgiving and he went into Emerald City Smoothie and they bent over backwards to help him. They gave him suggestions on things to help him stay healthy and not lose weight while he had his jaw wired shut. Thank God for Emerald City Smoothie.”
10 Healthy Snack Foods
When snacking you want to make sure you are both satisfying your belly and nourishing your body. Make sure to stick to high-protein, healthy carbs and fiber to keep you feeling fuller longer without the spike in blood sugar.
If you are craving something salty try these foods:
Food Should Taste Good Chips – made with all natural ingredients and available in 3 delicious flavors: Sweet Potato, Multi-Grain, Jalepeno
Ostrim Sticks are made with both ostrich and beef making them an extra lean snack for kids and adults
Snacktrition offers almonds, cashews and other healthy nuts mixed with sea salt or dry roasted
If you are craving something sweet:
Peeled Snacks offer the perfect satisfaction for any sweet craving – choose from an assortment of dried fruit, and dried fruit and nut mixes
Froose whole grain fruit snacks are a fiber rich, gluten free, low sugar alternative to candy and other fruit snacks – great for kids and adults
Any one of our Low Sugar smoothies including Fruity Supreme, Island Breeze, Pacific Splash and the Zip Zip.
Stop by a location nearest you to stock up on snacks for your kids’ lunch box or your office desk.
Did You Know
A healthy heart is the golden ticket to a longer, healthier life. Make sure to keep your heart in optimal health by keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure down.
Here are a few quick tips to help:
1) Cut out bad fats and eat good ones like omega 3’s, olive oil and canola oil instead. You can find essential oils in fish, nuts and lean cut meats.
2) Whole grains are essential to lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease. So, eat your oats!
3) Reduce your salt intake. Increase levels of sodium in the diet can lead to high blood pressure. Try reduced sodium options or add just a pinch yourself instead of heavily salting your food.
4) Exercise! Get up and get moving! The best way to strengthen your heart and contribute to your overall health is by exercise. Try to walk, run, hike or bike at least four times a week
Product Highlight: Bee Sure
Bee Sure is a drink mix you can put in smoothies or other liquids containing over 200 nutrients! Bee Sure is made up of whey protein concentrate, bee pollen, Hawaiian spirulina and Siberian Ginseng.
These ingredients combined, do a body good. Whey protein concentrate helps repair and build bones and tissue; building muscle and promoting fat loss. Bee pollen is rich in protein, amino acids, enzymes and co-enzymes and essential fatty acids. Spirulina is mostly known for its anti-ageing benefits. However, it is also an energy boost and helps detoxify the body. Last but not least Ginseng is associated with mental and physical health and assists in the absorption of vitamins and minerals in the body. It also aids the body in eliminating toxins and resist daily stress factors.
Bee Sure is an easy way to make sure you get healthy and stay healthy. Visit your local Emerald City Smoothie to check it out for yourself.
Bee Sure All Natural. (2009) True Organics USA Site. Retrieved from http://www.trueorganicsusa.com/beesure.html
Customer Chat
Linda writes:
“My nephew was in a car wreck around Thanksgiving and he went into Emerald City Smoothie and they bent over backwards to help him. They gave him suggestions on things to help him stay healthy and not lose weight while he had his jaw wired shut. Thank God for Emerald City Smoothie.”
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Fueling the Denver market with nutritious and delicious meal replacement smoothies
October 13, 2010 // Franchising.com // DENVER, CO – The uncertain economy has proven to be no match for the $2 billion smoothie industry. Emerald City Smoothie, best known for helping consumers live healthier lifestyles, is pleased to announce the opening of their first location in Denver.
Located at 760 South Colorado Blvd., the new store will present health conscious appetites with fresh and healthy smoothies along with on-the-go meal alternatives and nutritional supplements. Being committed to providing only the best products available, Emerald City Smoothie offers a large selection of dietary supplements, healthy snacks, proteins, beverages, and bars to support your healthy eating habit.
"With the active lifestyles of consumers in the Denver market, we are thrilled to open the first Emerald City Smoothie, fueling the local appetite with nutritious and delicious meal replacement smoothies," said Adam Peterson, local owner of the Denver store. "Emerald City Smoothies offers an alternative to fast food and helps consumers reinforce any exercise regimen or health goals."
Local entrepreneur and health enthusiast Adam Peterson has spent the past 10 years working in the sports industry and has always been involved in helping people achieve their lifestyle goals. Throughout his career, Peterson has observed the growing demand for products that promote an active and healthy lifestyle for Denver residents. Opening an Emerald City Smoothie in Denver presents Peterson with the ideal opportunity to fulfill his desire of opening his own business while enhancing the everyday lives of their customers.
"When it comes to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements, we use fresh fruit and only the highest quality ingredients, each helping you reach a personal health goal, along with enjoying a unique taste sensation," added Peterson.
Unlike most smoothie concepts where smoothies can add up to 1,000 calories, Emerald City Smoothie products have less than 400 calories and four grams of fat. Best known for their uniquely blended smoothies – combining fresh fruit, high quality proteins and nutritional supplements – Emerald City Smoothie is dedicated to helping consumer's lead healthier lifestyles by offering nutritional smoothies without compromising on taste. Each Emerald City Smoothie recipe is designed to help reach a health or lifestyle goal, from boosting immune systems and giving energy, to losing weight and building muscle.
All of Emerald City's Smoothies are created to order from the freshest ingredients. The menu features smoothie favorites such as The Power Fuel, - Energizer, and Tropical Paradise. Customers can also be treated to meal replacement options such as Lean Body, and the Lean Out.
For more information or to contact Emerald City Smoothie of Denver, call Adam Peterson at (303) 757-7557 or visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.
About Emerald City Smoothie
Emerald City Smoothie is a Seattle-based franchise best known for their uniquely blended smoothies that combine fresh fruit, intense flavors and nutritional boosters. Since their launch in 1996, the company has taken steps to ensure that every location provides the same taste, quality, friendly and knowledgeable service for all their customers. Whether looking to lose weight, build muscle, or just picking up a nutritious meal replacement, each smoothie is designed to reach a health goal or a taste sensation. Today, the company boasts more than 60 locations throughout the United States and plans to have more than 100 operating stores by the end of 2017. For more information on Emerald City Smoothie, visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.
Source: Emerald City Smoothie
From http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/17445/
October 13, 2010 // Franchising.com // DENVER, CO – The uncertain economy has proven to be no match for the $2 billion smoothie industry. Emerald City Smoothie, best known for helping consumers live healthier lifestyles, is pleased to announce the opening of their first location in Denver.
Located at 760 South Colorado Blvd., the new store will present health conscious appetites with fresh and healthy smoothies along with on-the-go meal alternatives and nutritional supplements. Being committed to providing only the best products available, Emerald City Smoothie offers a large selection of dietary supplements, healthy snacks, proteins, beverages, and bars to support your healthy eating habit.
"With the active lifestyles of consumers in the Denver market, we are thrilled to open the first Emerald City Smoothie, fueling the local appetite with nutritious and delicious meal replacement smoothies," said Adam Peterson, local owner of the Denver store. "Emerald City Smoothies offers an alternative to fast food and helps consumers reinforce any exercise regimen or health goals."
Local entrepreneur and health enthusiast Adam Peterson has spent the past 10 years working in the sports industry and has always been involved in helping people achieve their lifestyle goals. Throughout his career, Peterson has observed the growing demand for products that promote an active and healthy lifestyle for Denver residents. Opening an Emerald City Smoothie in Denver presents Peterson with the ideal opportunity to fulfill his desire of opening his own business while enhancing the everyday lives of their customers.
"When it comes to smoothies, meal alternatives and nutritional supplements, we use fresh fruit and only the highest quality ingredients, each helping you reach a personal health goal, along with enjoying a unique taste sensation," added Peterson.
Unlike most smoothie concepts where smoothies can add up to 1,000 calories, Emerald City Smoothie products have less than 400 calories and four grams of fat. Best known for their uniquely blended smoothies – combining fresh fruit, high quality proteins and nutritional supplements – Emerald City Smoothie is dedicated to helping consumer's lead healthier lifestyles by offering nutritional smoothies without compromising on taste. Each Emerald City Smoothie recipe is designed to help reach a health or lifestyle goal, from boosting immune systems and giving energy, to losing weight and building muscle.
All of Emerald City's Smoothies are created to order from the freshest ingredients. The menu features smoothie favorites such as The Power Fuel, - Energizer, and Tropical Paradise. Customers can also be treated to meal replacement options such as Lean Body, and the Lean Out.
For more information or to contact Emerald City Smoothie of Denver, call Adam Peterson at (303) 757-7557 or visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.
About Emerald City Smoothie
Emerald City Smoothie is a Seattle-based franchise best known for their uniquely blended smoothies that combine fresh fruit, intense flavors and nutritional boosters. Since their launch in 1996, the company has taken steps to ensure that every location provides the same taste, quality, friendly and knowledgeable service for all their customers. Whether looking to lose weight, build muscle, or just picking up a nutritious meal replacement, each smoothie is designed to reach a health goal or a taste sensation. Today, the company boasts more than 60 locations throughout the United States and plans to have more than 100 operating stores by the end of 2017. For more information on Emerald City Smoothie, visit www.emeraldcitysmoothie.com.
Source: Emerald City Smoothie
From http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/17445/
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Emerald City Smoothie grows by thinking small
Christa Hoyland Editor
10 Jun 2009
Emerald City Smoothie is one quick-service brand that is getting creative as it seeks to expand in a tight credit market. The 63-unit chain, located primarily in the Northwest, is focusing on a variety of tactics to appeal to franchisees, from store design to its franchise marketing efforts.
Julie Vance, vice president of operations for Emerald City Smoothie, said the company had already been developing a kiosk store model before the downturn. But with credit tight, the smaller, less expensive unit has become popular with existing and prospective franchisees.
The kiosk model reduces the buildout cost by about 50 percent, Vance said. Many of the units are being located inside large fitness centers or other complementary businesses to reach the brand's core customers.
The brand's healthy meal replacement smoothies appeal to fitness customers and have helped the company be somewhat recession resistant.
"We continue to see incremental growth, and it's really related to the overall wellness industry and its growth," she said.
Franchisees are opening one or two kiosk stores a month, with the speed of opening dependent upon finding the right location more than obtaining credit, Vance said.
Another new design is an inline store with a much smaller footprint than the chain's traditional 1,000-square-foot units. The smaller units are designed for high-traffic locations and also reduce the buildout costs. That design also is appealing to franchisees because its speeds up the time to open as well as offers a faster return.
"When you're spending half, it's much easier to improve your return on investment," she said.'
Franchise incentives
Emerald City Smoothie also is offering several incentives as it markets to potential franchisees. One is a buy-one-get-one-free offer, which offers a free kiosk location to operators who also open a standalone unit.
Although the $20,000 savings is a good value, Vance said the program has not been as successful as the company had hoped, largely due to fewer franchisees wanting to operate more than one store as well as the tightened credit market.
An incentive program that has drawn interest is the company's master franchisee focus. The intent is to open up new territories and offers franchisees the rights to develop locations in an entire region or state.
Industry growth prospect
Alisa Harrison, spokeswoman for the International Franchise Association, said it's become more common for franchisors like Emerald City Smoothie to adapt their programs to help franchisees obtain the necessary financing. Such flexibility is an example of the entrepreneurial spirit inherent to franchising.
"We still expect that franchising will continue to outpace growth of other businesses," she said. "It's just that many may not be growing as fast as we have seen in the past. But the model of the way of expanding your business and growing your business certainly is true in good times and in bad."
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Emerald City Smoothie Opens in Edmonds Harbor Square Athletic Club
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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