WASHINGTON PARK SPOTLIGHT: FRESH JUICE BAR

Visitors flock to La Quinta annually to relax, rejuvenate and practice selfcare. Fresh Juice Bar is exclusive to the Southern California desert oasis, and is a key player in the Valley’s search for mind, body and soul wellness.

Fresh Juice Bar was awarded ‘USA Today’s 10 Best: Juice Bars Across the Country’ for its delicious, healthy and convenient pressed juices, smoothies, açaí bowls and more. Whether completing a trek on a nearby hiking trail or taking a relaxing bike ride throughout La Quinta, Fresh Juice Bar is close by.

Fresh Juice Bar offers raw organic juices, smoothies including green and protein smoothies, açaí and pitaya bowls, juice cleanses (one, three or five-day) as well as grab-and-go healthy wraps, snacks and protein bars. Drinks and bowls can be customized to a specific preference or dietary restriction(s). Almond milk is handmade throughout each day, and all drinks can be made dairy, nut or gluten free.

Consuming the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day is made easy at Fresh Juice Bar. And the added peace-of-mind is that Fresh’s menu does not include artificial ingredients or added sugars. Fresh uses the highest quality, locallygrown organic ingredients which are full of vitamins, nutrients and enzymes to hydrate, detoxify and nourish the body.

Top sellers include the Raw Pitaya Smoothie with pineapple, mango and banana; The Amateur green smoothie with spinach, apple and banana (an excellent choice for beginners); and the Desert Delight, a healthier alternative to the locally-loved Date Shake, made with local dates, vanilla bean, banana, cinnamon and homemade almond milk. Kids and adults alike love the Strawberry Banana Smoothie.

Fresh is a local and woman-owned business that is celebrating ten years of serving delicious and good-for-you

Bar, has partnered with nutritionists and local fitness coaches to curate a menu of vitamin-packed, nutritionally-rich menu items. “One of the things that makes us very unique is that we really make an effort to keep everything clean,” said Madain. “All of our ingredients are a menu of superfoods, organic and without additives in sugar. That, to me, is the best thing you can give your body.”

Fresh Juice Bar is located at 46480 Washington Street, Unit 1, in La Quinta (one block south of Highway 111, near Trader Joe’s). To learn more about Fresh Juice Bar’s menu and other locations, go to FreshJuiceBar.com.