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Above | Fred and Kelly Wescott enjoy strawberries and champagne at The Spa Fitness and Wellness Center. From smoothies to splurges, Carrots Juice Bar serves up a range of treats. en there’s the delectable combination strawberries and champagne The most popular smoothie is the Rainbow Symphony, a combination of vanilla frozen yogurt with strawberries, raspberries, peaches, blueberries, banana, a little coconut, and a mix of fruit juices. Another favorite from the menu’s nine selections is the Picasso Smoothie – vanilla frozen yogurt combined with peaches, bananas, coconut and pineapple juice. For chocolate lovers, there’s the Chocolate Fruit Smoothie featuring chocolate frozen yogurt, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, banana, chocolate syrup and milk. For those who want an additional boost, vitamins and supplements (called bonus mix-ins) are available for an additional dollar each. On a recent morning, workers whipped up one of their signature smoothies for a spa customer as fitness 28 | Oct • Nov 2008 club members trickled in and out of the cafe, gym bags in hand – a former mayor, a city police officer, retired couples, young mothers. The café sits in the heart of the fitness center, and a small cluster of regulars sat chatting, watching the traffic, before their 9:30 aerobics class. Bertha Taliaferro has been coming to the gym for 25 years. She is 73. “We talk, meet new people, show our love,” she said. And the view isn’t too bad either, Mimi Disler observed as some of the young male trainers walked by. This is the coffee-drinking crowd, long gone by the time the mid-day meal is served. But a wave of working folk who squeeze in a quick exercise routine during lunch line up for the café’s specialty sandwich selections. Chicken Then there’s the delectable combination of strawberries and champagne available upon request. salad is one of the most popular, Morris said. It is made with white meat, grapes, celery and pecans with a chardonnay dressing or reduced-fat mayonnaise, served in a spinach tortilla wrap or over mixed greens. Sandwiches are $4.50 or $6.95 with a side salad or a cup of soup. The most requested item among the salad selections is The Renaissance – mixed greens with tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, pine nuts, feta cheese and sliced grilled chicken breast served with balsamic vinaigrette. It sells for $8.95. Salads are served with focaccia bread sticks, and there’s a choice of dressings. The soup du jour may be Chicken Gumbo, Tomato Florentine or White Bean Chili. The chili is made from a recipe created by Morris, who describes it as mild with just a hint of spice.

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