Food is essential for energy, and the Life Time Fitness LifeCafe brings to the table a new and profound view of what nourishment is.
The first criteria to which the LifeCafe chef, David Fhima, adheres to when creating any new recipe, dish or side, is that whatever is created has to be extremely good from a taste standpoint. It isn’t enough to simply give members what their bodies need; instead, Life Café cuisine gives members not only what a working body needs, but also provides food that tastes superior.
A logical next step in creating great-tasting and nutritionally sound food is to make it with premium ingredients. Everything made from LifeCafe is 100% natural. Sourcing 100% natural ingredients means members can be assured their food is free of preservatives, additives and antibiotics. As a precaution, there is a significant difference between natural food and natural food which is also healthy. Take a tomato, for example: LifeCafe would only serve the freshest tomato and though canned tomato is considered fresh, the chef’s at LifeCafe would not see this as an acceptable, natural option. They take care to make certain their ingredients are optimally prime.
Since 90% of the ingredients sourced for LifeCafe are U.S.-grown, raw foods, there is assurance that the best, nutritionally superior ingredients are what make menu items profoundly delicious and naturally healthy. Because ingredients are sourced raw, chefs at LifeCafe make the food on-site, giving the all-important homemade feel with the additional ability to enhance the taste of food with particular spices and sauces.
The dominant style for the LifeCafe menu items is a Mediterranean cuisine. Olive oil, for instance, is the base of all the dressings. From greens to nuts to kosher salt, the Mediterranean style of cooking provides a well-rounded, interesting spectrum of foods from which to choose. Herbs and spices are selected with particular care so as to optimize the taste of dishes, but also to affect the physiology of a person having just completed a workout. Turmeric, for instance, is included in several LifeCafe recipes because it may aid in helping repair torn muscles. This particular approach to food gives power to what food can do for you instead of making the consumption of food entirely about eating.
Foods that are 100% natural satisfy both your need to taste exceptional food, and also control cravings. If you are satisfied by the good taste of food and proper nourishment, you likely will not have the same cravings. Overeating often occurs because your body knows it is not getting enough nutrients from the poorly created food being consumed. Even though it may be full, the stomach recognizes it was nutritionally robbed and is unsatisfied.
LifeCafe provides menu items with outstanding, 100% natural ingredients combined to create powerhouse meals that taste phenomenal, stave off cravings, and promote the post-workout recovery process.
