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The Grove Green Café – healthy eating in Parktown

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Lucy Sarah Heaney |
The Grove Green Café – healthy eating in Parktown

Delicious, healthy meals in Parktown North.

When the hunger pangs strike, and especially when you’re in a rush, it’s easy to grab something quick and easy for lunch or breakfast. But even when deciding to pick something up from a nearby supermarket, seemingly healthy food choices can be packed with unexpected salts and sugars. In the face of this, healthy lunch and breakfast spots are popping up all over Joburg, giving discerning grazers more opportunity to make informed decisions about what’s going into their bodies and their busy lives. Topping this list is The Grove Green Cafe in Parktown North, which offers breakfasts and lunches that are expertly prepared to complement an active lifestyle.

Restaurant in Parktown

The Grove Green Cafe only produces food that abides by its four pillars: it must be made from natural ingredients, have a low carb count, make you feel good, and should be guilt-free. With these values in place, founders Adrian Hogan and Bradley Nash-Jones have created a spot that welcomes anyone looking for a meal that’ll make them feel as good as it tastes. Opened in September last year, the Parktown North spot will immediately draw you in with an incredible smoothie menu. Not sure if you should go for the banana peanut butter or the dirty smoothie? The chefs themselves are on hand to talk you through what the best option is for your needs. As fitness addicts themselves, they’re committed to producing food that is packed with all the right ingredients, without compromising on taste.

Menu for restaurant in Parktown

If you’re popping in for breakfast, you can go for something oats-based (think quinoa oats with baked fruit and walnuts), or egg-based (more traditional omelets with veggie and bacon additions), or try one of the speciality breakfasts – the protein and oat flapjacks are made with coconut oil, fresh berries, and honey. If lunch is more your thing, try out one of the generous quinoa salads or the bunless chicken burger, served with fresh guacamole on a bed of sweet potatoes.

End your meal off with some of the flourless, sugar-free cheat snacks, and leave feeling full and content, but not bloated or unhealthy.

See for yourself:

The Grove Green Cafe

076 174 9258

facebook.com/grovegreencafe

This article originally appeared in Neighbourhood, Sunday Times.

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Rosebank is a multi-cultural, vibrant and exciting suburb of Johannesburg, with an outdoorsy atmosphere. It is a trendy suburb, business centre and tourist attraction in one of Johannesburg's up-market areas. Although Rosebank is home to many head offices, the district also provides plenty of entertainment to its residents and visitors at its variety of shopping malls, restaurants, markets, luxurious hotels, cinemas, art galleries and night clubs. Parktown is home to many businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and restaurants, whilst still maintaining quiet residential areas. Parktown is an old and established suburb, with leafy avenues and a serene atmosphere. Large mansions are a dominant feature in this exclusive suburb, and new developments are rare.

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