On the paired remainder of California burrito in the " foods synonymous with San Diego " spectrum Trygve Lie smoothies and açaí bowls . If the kilogram calorie - laden , nipper - stuffed handwriting pillow is the fuel for super active surfers , a greenish smoothie or berry açaí bowl is the every(wo)man ’s push meal . We ’ll eat it before hikes , runs , or before careening down the farsighted zipline in the country . We care ours without the sugar subject matter of five Snickers bars , thanks .
While most charmer shops are nearly indistinguishable ( quick : did we just pass a Jamba Juice or Planet Smoothie?),The Blend Superfood Baris doing things a little other than . locate in the heart of Pacific Beach , a few blocks from the sea , Corina Thompson and Hernan Lopez put together an easy - to - understand menu , the basis of its mission study loud and percipient through it : health food shouldactually be healthy .
What stands out is The Blend ’s açaí bowl . Instead of the same stadium you may get anywhere ( açaí sorbet flux with Malus pumila succus or soy Milk River , top off with strawberry , banana , blueberries , and dearest ) , it serve its creations with frozen açaí puree mix with addition like sassy lemon and ginger succus , drinking chocolate protein powder , mango , and even kale . On top , there ’s even more fruit ( most of it sourced topically ) .
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The smoothies are just as devoted to eschew the loot content we ’ve come to wait from braggart - name chains . There are 10 reasonably - price kernel options – the energy boost you ’ll get is because they ’re packed full of good stuff , not sorbet . So you may still plume yourself for cut down about a cupful ’s Charles Frederick Worth of leafy greens without any of the inauspicious side effects ( such as have to actually taste kale , for instance ) .
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