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LITTLE GREEN CAFÉ & JUICE BAR
Little Green Café & Juice Bar offers something for everyone-- whether the goal is delicious, healthy cuisine, convenience, or something to help you after a workout or treatment.
We’ve put together a menu with an emphasis on natural ingredients that complements the wellness theme of Pilates Plus. Food and beverages are served in ecologically friendly containers. We do our best to accommodate everyone. In addition to simple taste preferences (we can make substitutions to please you!) we are conscientious of other needs as well. Our café is run by (Marie Lovenheim) a nutritionist, so if you have a diet-related health issue such as lactose intolerance, high cholesterol, gluten sensitivity, an upset stomach or even a scratchy throat, we can be of help.
The Little Green Café features tasty soups, wraps, salads, smoothies, power drinks, and healthy juice combinations. Our teas are freshly brewed and we feature Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters in our coffee bar. We aim to make the ordinary extraordinary!
Stop in—we’re open every day—and we’d love to serve you! Samples are often available of selected items.
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Anne Palumbo of Post newspapers including the Brighton-Pittsford Post had this to say…
“…Every dish we tried – from the soup to the salad to the wrap – contained some unique ingredient that made the food sing. The beet salad knocked our Birkenstocks off. The perfectly cooked beets, resting on a bed of kale, came topped with mild goat cheese, walnuts, and fresh dill. The sweetness of the beets, the tang of the cheese, the crunch of the nuts – oh, was this salad good!
While waiting for our wrap, we sipped Fair Trade organic coffee and freshly brewed tea. Other beverages include smoothies, juicer drinks, and espresso drinks.
Need a little pick-me-up? LittleGreen offers over a dozen drink “boosts,” from wheat germ to anise seeds. Feel like concocting your own smoothie? Lovenheim stressed that they’ll do what it takes to” make it your way.” Same goes for the food. No matter what your request – a slice of avocado here, a sweet onion there – if they have the fixings, they’ll make it happen.
The Mediterranean wrap with hummus, greens and a slew of vegetables was another winner. The organic wrap tasted fresh, and the hummus took center stage, as it needed to do. We opted not to have it grilled, although I bet it would be tasty that way, too. All wraps come with seasonal fruit or a side of the day. On the day we dined, the side was a succulent mango-black bean salsa.
Looking back, I wish we had ended our meal with a creamy Date Shake of banana, walnuts, dates, spices and almond milk. Sounds yummy, doesn’t it?
A soothing color scheme, soft lighting and pleasant music all contribute to Little Green’s stress-free ambiance. Best of all, we got to watch Lovenheim in action: whipping up smoothies, putting out samples, and chatting with customers about food, a subject she clearly loves.”
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Marie Lovenheim, nutritionist
Marie holds a degree in Nutrition from Cornell University and teaches nutrition at Monroe Community College in the Biology Department. She has worked as a private nutrition counselor for more than 20 years, helping people to approach health from an active standpoint, which includes “eating well, supplementing the diet when necessary, and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle.”
Marie is the manager of The Little Green Café at Pilates Plus and does private nutrition consultations as well. She has two daughters, one at Boston University and one a journalist in DC, and a son in high school.
Call us at 585.586.3410 or CONTACT US for more information and assistance.
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MENU
SMOOTHIES $5
Our smoothies are fruity, refreshing blender drinks
- Breakfast Smoothie: fruit, yogurt, wheat germ, oats
- Strawberry Down Dog: strawberries, peaches, yogurt, orange juice
- Blue Reformer: blueberries, banana, yogurt, apple juice
- Prana: strawberries, banana, pineapple juice, yogurt
- Citrus Swan Dive: orange and pineapple juice, banana, yogurt
- Protein Teaser: peanut butter, almond milk, banana
- Protein Power: sunflower butter, banana, wheat germ, milk
- Stomach Massage: pineapple, carrot, ginger
- Rolldown Vanilla: fruit, vanilla yogurt, bananas, apple juice
SUPER SMOOTHIES $8
- Lean on Green: greens, sunflower butter, banana, apple, orange juice
- Jodi’s Power Drink: berries, rice milk, Spirulina, flax seeds, rice protein, acai
- Date Shake: banana, walnuts, dates, spices, almond milk
- Antioxidant Acai: acai, banana, coconut and pineapple juice
- Skin Smoother: avocado, apple, lime, cilantro, rice milk, flax seeds
- Peachy Buddha: Peaches, cranberry peach juice and vanilla yogurt
- Red Cadillac: Beet, apple, carrot, ginger, cranberry peach juice, coconut oil
JUICER DRINKS $8
- Sun Salutation: carrot, beet, apple, ginger
- Potassium Punch: parsley, carrot, greens, celery, tomato
- Kickboard: carrot, beet, celery, cucumber, apple, ginger, garlic
- Fresh Complexion: Pineapple, cucumber, celery and apple
- Tummy Tonic: apple, fennel, ginger, mint
- Lymphatic Lift: beet, apple, carrot, celery
BOOSTS $1 each or 2 for $1.50
Add a nourishing boost to any smoothie or juicer drink.
wheat germ - peanut butter - flax seeds
sunflower butter - cashew butter - acai - almond butter - brown rice - protein powder - coconut oil ($2)
HOMEMADE SOUP Little $3……… Big $4
Served with whole grain crackers
WRAPS AND SANDWICHES $6
Served with fruit or special side of the day.
- Black Bean: peppers, onions, cheese, cilantro & salsa
- Tuna Salad: apples, nuts, celery, sweet onion and lemon
- Avocado: greens, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, yogurt tahini dressing
- Hummus: peppers, greens, cucumbers, tomatoes
- Grilled Cheese Plus: cheddar cheese, tomatoes, sweet onions and fresh herbs
SALADS $6
Choose from our weekly selection
COFFEE
Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters Organic Fairtrade Coffee
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Little |
Big |
| Coffee |
$1.50 |
$2.00 |
| Espresso |
$2.00 |
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| Cappuccino |
$2.75 |
$3.25 |
| Latte |
$2.75 |
$3.25 |
| Café Au Lait |
$2.75 |
$3.25 |
TEA: Little $1.50…. Big $2.00
Choose from our daily selections that are
freshly brewed from loose tea leaves.
Chai Latte: Small $2.75 Large $3.25
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