Healthy Eats - The Sweet Beet

Nourish your body, Eat and Drink for life, Feed your cells

Raw Juices and Smoothies

As the world gravitates to healthier food options, Trinidad has joined, for healthier and fit lifestyles.

The Sweet Beet, located in the Falls at West Mall, started doing different juice blends and selling to selected stores. Recently they opened their first store.

They create many juice options, bottled products as well as freshly made mixes. They also sell chow, healthy options for persons who may be suffering with different food allergies. I never thought eating raw or vegan would taste good or feel good but it sure can.

Vegan and Raw options. I highly recommend trying The Sweet Beet if you are looking for healthy options that fit your lifestyle.

Bottled Juices  

The Sweet Beet 

Vegan, Raw Chocolate cheesecake. Absolutely delicious.

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Breakfast - Peche

Pêche Pâtisserie 

The most important meal of the day; breakfast...

Pêche Pâtisserie is located at 74 Caroni Savannah Road, Chaguanas, easily accessed off the highway from both north and south bound. They serve many varieties of food. This visit was for breakfast. However, they are open throughout the day. If your looking for Gourmet food and tasty food in a comfortable setting, which includes parking, I recommend trying everything on the menu, seafood, lamb, chicken, sandwiches, breakfast and the chef does special menus dependent on availability of ingredients.

Excellent and welcoming staff make the experience that more enjoyable. You can have international breakfast or local breakfast. They are a must try place for breakfast, brunch or lunch. If you are looking for good quality and tasty pastries and deserts, this is a must.

Cassava and Salt fish 

Eggs Norwegian

Peche

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Do it Yourself - Sawine

 The Beauty of Being a Trinidadian!

No matter your religion or your belief, we celebrate all holidays. We eat each other foods and enjoy a bounty of holidays which shows our country's diversity.

Sawine or Sewine is something we Trini's know and traditionally have when Muslims end the month of Ramadan (a month of fasting).

Sawine has been one of my personal favourites that everyone has a different way of cooking as well as eating.

It is a milk based desert, of vermicelli and spices. I would highly recommend forgetting your diet and use condensed milk. Some people like Sawine, hot. Others prefer it cold and with different toppings.

Below shows the ingredients for toppings, and in Trinidad groceries Sawine packs are created for ease of use to create this delicious desert. It is one of the easiest deserts to create.

Parched Vermicelli and Toppings of cherries, raisins, walnuts and almonds  

 

Finished product with Toppings added 

What should I make next?

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Do it yourself

Salmon Wellington 

Many of our Facebook news feeds are always filled with 'tasty videos' and 'proper tasty'. The new craze for different food videos has been growing. Being adventurous after work, I decided to make Salmon Wellington, but with a few changes.

Phyllo dough instead of pastry, and pesto mixed into the spinach. Sometimes trying something new and cutting down on the amount of cheese in a recipe, you can create something amazing. Spinach, limited amount of cream cheese and pesto for the filling. The entire process was quick and easy. I would definitely recommend trying your hand at this!

Process and ingredients for making Salmon Wellington

Finished product. Salmon Wellington

Sushi - Kaizan Price Plaza

You can't buy Happiness but you can buy Sushi!!!

Sushi has become very popular in Trinidad and Tobago in the last 10 years. Many different restaurants located throughout Trinidad are solely dedicated to sushi and Japanese cuisine. Sushi has become so popular that some places also offer it as a  take away meal.

Sushi has become one of my favourite go to meals that I will have several times a month if I could. I have even attempted to make sushi at home. Kaizan has become one of my favourties Sushi Restaurants. Whether it's Movie Towne, Port Of Spain or Price Plaza. They have a wide range of Sushi rolls, several new rolls and an interesting International Sushi Month around the world. Roll special which ran in the month of June, Buy any 2 rolls for $150 and any 3 rolls for $225. Kaizan provides you with an enjoyable experience, in a cozy atmosphere. My favourite rolls include Hella Hot, Crispy crunchy conch, Volcano roll. I also enjoy trying new rolls at each visit, but these three have become a standard at Kaizan Sushi. The service may sometimes be a bit slow even when the restaurant isn't crowded but the sushi is definitely worth the wait. 

If you do not like Sushi, try one of their soups, the Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup is excellent and satisfying. You can bring friends and family who are not familiar with Sushi since Kaizan also provides a wide range of other meals that aren't Sushi. 

Sake Sashmi, Crispy Conch and Mexican Roll at Kaizan.

Where should I visit next? Maybe Try some new foods, any suggestions?

Paul A Grant Steakhouse

Paul A. Grant Butcher's Steakhouse

A steak house in central Trinidad? Is that Possible?

Paul A. Grant Butcher's Steakhouse is located in Warrenville, Cunupia. A steakhouse in a simple setting which I believe is a work in Progress. The food is excellent, the menu offers a range of smoked and grilled meats and burgers. We had takeaway in the comfort of our home. You should walk with cash as they do not have Linx. The lamb and steak were succulent, and well prepared. The burgers were juicy and delicious. 

Sign at Front of Steak House 

Menu

Menu 

Lamb Chops with creamed potatoes and Vegetables 

Lamb Chops 

Jack in the Box burger 

Burger 

Smoked steak with pasta and vegetables

Definitely recommend visiting Paul A. Grant Butcher's Steakhouse, no need to drive to Port of Spain. 

Where to next? 

Any Suggestions?

Maybe something healthy?

Food Trucks - G Spot Food Truck TT

Healthy eats from a food truck? Is that possible??

G Spot Food truck located on Maraval Road, provides healthy options for food. 

If you work in Port of Spain and need breakfast, lunch or snack, and want a healthy option, I highly recommend them.

They have developed a large customer base currently offering many healthy options, gluten free options and local provisions.

Parking is available in the doctor's office just before the food truck. I have had them on more than one occasion but never the crepes, I heard it is very good if you want to try it.

Dasheen Mashables with grilled chicken and mushrooms.

Sweet Potato Mashables with Grilled steak and Mushrooms

SXSW Grain Bowl, with steak! This was absolutely delicious.

The options at G Spot will never leave you feeling unsatisfied. If you are looking for well portioned meals that fit your healthy lifestyle, I highly recommend them, friendly and courteous staff and an open environment. 

A must Try food truck!!!!!