A scarcity in healthy eating out options inspires cafe owners to transform menu
When: Mondays to Fridays 7am—3.30pm; Saturdays 9am — 3pm
Prices from: juices $6.95; salads $15.95; mains $13.95 and all day breakfasts $9.95.
Food: Paleo-inspired and clean eating menu
Details: 4577 7007 or www.spears.net.au
Spears Paleo Cafe, Windsor
Recently the couple decided to get healthy and follow a clean-eating paleo-inspired diet.
Spears Paleo Cafe owners Amos and Jodie Leighton
“We thought since we eat paleo and that is good enough for us, it would be good enough for our cafe too,’’ Mrs Leighton said. Since Easter, they have transformed their business, into a paleo cafe and it has had a great response.
The bunless burger of grilled chicken and avacado with healthy sides
“We offer a large range of low carb gluten-free and dairy free meals,’’ said Mr Leighton, who is the chef.
“We only use the best so you only get the best, we source from local growers, as much as possible and use free range chicken and grass fed meats.’’ On hand to help taste the new menu was The Ponds-based Baxter Basics personal trainers Darren Baxter, Jimmy Larson and Akili Muata-Marlow.
To started with a selection of juices, which come in a variety of flavours including the rev up red with strawberries, beetroot, orange and cinnamon. The sides were a good introduction for what was to come and included steam-salted green beans and sweet potato fries with mustard sauce.
pork and lamb bangers with sweet potato mash
For mains we tried the pork and lamb bangers with sweet potato mash; a bun-less grilled chicken and avocado burger; roast beetroot salad and lemon seasoned squid salad.
The trainers said it was a good simple menu full of fresh flavours.
Spears, also features an all day breakfast menu.
Fresh juices include the the rev up red with strawberries, beetroot, orange and cinnamon.
Source: Rouse Hill Times, Vanessa Bradbury, July 15th 2015
