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I'm a stuck-up, super-spoiled, vegetarian-mega-brat. Why? I come from Los Angeles where if you want a macrobiotic, vegan, raw, super-green slice of ANYTHING, we've got it. It's pretty much amazeballs. Really.
We do it up in California without any pretentious vibes at all. We're just super stoked to be healthy and that's that. Oh, we also like options.
So, when I heard about Unlimited Health yesterday from my holistic masseuse (Massage Marin - I've reviewed her, she's ridiculously great), I was so pumped.
Their website looks stellar - they have a cafe+juice bar+restaurant. Yoga and detox center, too, but I'm not a stretchy kind of gal.
So, I grabbed a friend this morning, hopped on our bikes and rode over there, so elated for the insta-health we'd find here.
The setting is bland. No music. Feels like a cold cafeteria in a hospital. Granted, it was only around 11:30am, so maybe the older women working there just don't know ambiance is a 24-7 kinda thing? Not sure. Anyway...
The grocery store. It has a small, but neat assortment of raw snacks. An okay assortment of supplements. Water bottles. Green powders. Skin care. Okay, good. So, there's stuff I can buy to feel awesome.
Oh, but wait. 10euros for 300 grams of a raw cereal? You're, like, kidding right? Right?
40euros for a small green powder. Um, you are SO funny, store! What a crackup. Right? Right?
Bottom line: the concept is ok.
However, you're getting ripped off. The same products in the US go for half the price. Maybe more.
It's nice to have a small grocer with even more upscale raw/vegan, etc. products...but come on. Is the wallet-raping necessary?
I left with some kale chips and a shot of wheatgrass.
I'll go back. For Liquid Aminos. After my paycheck. ;)