You’re probably active, love to move, maybe have a gym membership. Now, in the world of internet dating, where do you and your perfect drink type go to meet? Never fear, there are loads of places. What follows is just a sampling of what you can find in Houston.
Health clubs are a great place to start. Many have juice bars on site. If you’re a member of the Avila Bay Athletic Club and Spa (http://www.wcaclubs.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=AB;), you can end a good workout with a stop at the club’s café (or, if you’re not a member, just stop at the cafe, which is open to the public). Los Osos Fitness (www.losososfitness.com;) has a café called Healthy Blend which serves a large variety of power drinks and blends, with or without nutritional supplements and enhancements. Fitness Works of Morro Bay (www.fwofmb.com;) has The Works Juice & Java, which offers fruit smoothies and vegetable juices.
Or you can visit one of the Jamba Juice (www.jambajuice.com;) locations, which offer smoothies and fruit drinks with the option of added nutritional power boosts.
One of the earliest smoothie joints in San Luis Obispo is still around and still highly respected for their tasty smoothies: Blazing Blenders (www.blazingblenders.com).
;During the growing season, stop by the Earthbound Farm (www.ebfarm.com;) farm stand for a locally grown, organic, fresh fruit smoothie (call ahead for availability). Besides smoothies, they also offer other organically grown foods and have several food-related special events each summer.
The Courtyard Deli (www.courtyarddeli.com;) is a great stopping point to or from Hearst Castle. Besides a tasty menu of fruit and carrot smoothies and fresh juices, the Courtyard is also dog-friendly, so bring man’s best friend along.
The espresso shop at Ragged Point Inn (www.raggedpoint.us;) also makes smoothies for visitors to enjoy while drinking in the extraordinary views, or to refresh themselves after a long hike.
Outside the gym environment, there are many other choices. The Natural Café (www.thenaturalcafe.com;) has a tantalizing selection of fruit smoothies, made without yogurt or ice. Nutritional enhancements are available.
Outspoken (http://www.coffeediva.com/outspoken/;), a coffee shop in San Luis Obispo, sells not only caffeinated products, but a full line of fresh fruit smoothies and juices as well as vegetable juices. They’re located next to Cambria Bikes (www.cambriabike.com;), giving you the option of powering up with fresh juice, then stop to dream over the possibilities for future fitness opportunities (and biking dates).
During the growing season, make a date to wander around one of the region’s many farmers’ markets, where it’s not uncommon to find fresh juices or smoothies—or fresh fruit and vegetables—to enjoy on a beautiful spring or summer day. Harvest bounty is sure to be plentiful. For more information, check this calendar (but be sure to call ahead to confirm dates, places, and times): http://www.etropolis.com/farmers/schedual.htm.
;This barely touches the tip of what’s out there for sports drink aficionados. The San Luis Obispo area has a wide variety of outlets for your sports drink online dating pleasure, so use this as a guideline to get started and—grab a drink!