Sunshine Nutrition to host grand opening April 3 – Shaw Local

A choice to make more healthy selections 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 Diet, on Sunday. The occasion will begin at midday at Sunshine Diet, 336 W. Maple St., Suite 3, in New Lenox.

Sunshine Diet affords a smoothie juice bar with dietary selections: wholesome shakes, smoothies and teas, Fortunate stated. Fortunate additionally hosts on-line health courses and stated she hopes so as to add stay health demonstrations sooner or later.

For now, the homeowners’ objective is to supply great-tasting, dietary merchandise in a enterprise mannequin that includes health courses, Fortunate stated.

“Me and my youngsters are very keen about vitamin and health,” Fortunate stated.

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

“Our smoothies style like ice cream,” Fortunate stated.

Generally, individuals don’t just like the style of protein shakes and quit on them too quickly. However a strawberry cheesecake from Sunshine Diet really tastes like a strawberry cheesecake, Fortunate stated.

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

Fortunate’s present favourite taste is the lemon pound cake, she stated.

“My favourite taste was brownie batter,” Fortunate stated. “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 stated a good friend owned a Sunshine Diet in Chicago, which Fortunate visited throughout her transformational journey to raised well being.

“And I used to be like, ‘I’m wondering how I can do that the place I’m,’” Fortunate stated. “Chicago is type of far. I want this for me and my household and for the group within the south suburbs.”

Fortunate stated her household selected to open Sunshine Diet 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 stated. “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 supply wholesome choices there.”

After Sunday, hours for Sunshine Diet will likely be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday by way of Friday.

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