A call to make more healthy decisions three years in the past has led a Steger household to supply that choice to the Will County group.
Fortunate and Terry Collins will host a grand opening of their new enterprise, Sunshine Vitamin, on Sunday. The occasion will begin at midday at Sunshine Vitamin, 336 W. Maple St., Suite 3, in New Lenox.
Sunshine Vitamin affords a smoothie juice bar with dietary decisions: wholesome shakes, smoothies and teas, Fortunate mentioned. Fortunate additionally hosts on-line health lessons and mentioned she hopes so as to add dwell health demonstrations sooner or later.
For now, the homeowners’ purpose is to supply great-tasting, dietary merchandise in a enterprise mannequin that includes health lessons, Fortunate mentioned.
“Me and my kids are very keen about diet and health,” Fortunate mentioned.
Fortunate mentioned most smoothies have 24 grams of protein, 9 grams of pure sugar and fewer than 240 energy.
“Our smoothies style like ice cream,” Fortunate mentioned.
Typically, individuals don’t just like the style of protein shakes and quit on them too quickly. However a strawberry cheesecake from Sunshine Vitamin really tastes like a strawberry cheesecake, Fortunate mentioned.
Moreover, Fortunate mentioned she has so many recipes that she will invent tons of of smoothie combos. She will’t wait to play with flavors and add extra choices to the menu, she mentioned.
Fortunate’s present favourite taste is the lemon pound cake, she mentioned.
“My favourite taste was once brownie batter,” Fortunate mentioned. “It’s nonetheless one among my favorites, however I don’t have it on the menu but, so I added the lemon pound cake. It’s actually good.”
Fortunate mentioned a pal owned a Sunshine Vitamin in Chicago, which Fortunate visited throughout her transformational journey to higher well being.
“And I used to be like, ‘I’m wondering how I can do that the place I’m,’” Fortunate mentioned. “Chicago is type of far. I would like this for me and my household and for the group within the south suburbs.”
Fortunate mentioned her household selected to open Sunshine Vitamin in New Lenox as a result of that’s the place house opened up. The homeowners hosted a tender opening March 20.
“I actually take pleasure in assembly the individuals in New Lenox,” Fortunate mentioned. “It’s been very good for me and my household. And we’re grateful for us to have the ability to begin this household enterprise in that group and provide wholesome choices there.”
After Sunday, hours for Sunshine Vitamin will probably be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday by means of Friday.
For info and updates, go to https://sociatap.com/SunshineFitnessandNutrition or name 779-803-3469.