Sunshine Nutrition to host grand opening April 3 – Shaw Local

A call to make more healthy selections three years in the past has led a Steger household to supply that choice to the Will County neighborhood.

Lucky and Terry Collins will host a grand opening of their new enterprise, Sunshine Nutrition, on Sunday. The occasion will begin at midday at Sunshine Nutrition, 336 W. Maple St., Suite 3, in New Lenox.

Sunshine Nutrition presents a smoothie juice bar with dietary selections: wholesome shakes, smoothies and teas, Lucky mentioned. Lucky additionally hosts on-line health lessons and mentioned she hopes so as to add stay health demonstrations sooner or later.

For now, the homeowners’ aim is to supply great-tasting, dietary merchandise in a enterprise mannequin that includes health lessons, Lucky mentioned.

“Me and my youngsters are very captivated with diet and health,” Lucky mentioned.

Lucky mentioned most smoothies have 24 grams of protein, 9 grams of pure sugar and fewer than 240 energy.

“Our smoothies style like ice cream,” Lucky mentioned.

Sometimes, folks don’t just like the style of protein shakes and quit on them too quickly. But a strawberry cheesecake from Sunshine Nutrition truly tastes like a strawberry cheesecake, Lucky mentioned.

Furthermore, Lucky mentioned she has so many recipes that she will be able to invent lots of of smoothie combos. She can’t wait to play with flavors and add extra choices to the menu, she mentioned.

Lucky’s present favourite taste is the lemon pound cake, she mentioned.

“My favourite taste was once brownie batter,” Lucky mentioned. “It’s nonetheless one in all my favorites, however I don’t have it on the menu but, so I added the lemon pound cake. It’s actually good.”

Lucky mentioned a good friend owned a Sunshine Nutrition in Chicago, which Lucky visited throughout her transformational journey to higher well being.

“And I used to be like, ‘I ponder how I can do that the place I’m,’” Lucky mentioned. “Chicago is sort of far. I want this for me and my household and for the neighborhood within the south suburbs.”

Lucky mentioned her household selected to open Sunshine Nutrition in New Lenox as a result of that’s the place house opened up. The homeowners hosted a smooth opening March 20.

“I actually take pleasure in assembly the folks in New Lenox,” Lucky 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 neighborhood and supply wholesome choices there.”

After Sunday, hours for Sunshine Nutrition will probably be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday via Friday.

For info and updates, go to https://sociatap.com/SunshineFitnessandNutrition or name 779-803-3469.