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PERFECT PAIRS
WHAT, NOT THE PAIRING YOU EXPECTED? We
imagine you were flipping through the pages in
anticipation expecting to see some sort of alcohol
beverage sitting next to some serious foodie indulgence. Well, time to alter your perception and

ring cheers to good health! DEFINE Body & Mind,
the health and wellness studio taking over the city,
now offers a line of seasonal juices and

granola to help support that well-rounded healthy
lifestyle that we are sure made many of your new
year’s resolutions. DEFINE studios is partnering
with local Houston companies Crushed Juicery
and Gray Gardens. DEFINE’s own Erin O’Leary
Stewart has created perfectly blended whole
foods products available as part of the DEFINE
Foods program.
So why does this pairing work for more than just
working out? For starters it’s February, so lighten
the mood a little (wink) while also getting plenty of
anti-inflammatory and antioxidant elements
because, well, why not. FUEL, a sweet and zesty
juice mix of beet, carrot, apple, lemon and ginger, mingles perfectly with STRENGTH, a granola with cacao, maca, blueberry and

damn, that cacao tastes good with the blueberries! You may be, like we were, wondering what
maca is? It’s a root, and to quote chef Erin,
“Maca, an Incan superfood … offers healthy energy, regulates stress and supports the adrenal
glands, as well as sexual health and balancing
hormones.” That sounds spot on for a February
pairing. Combine FUEL with STRENGTH, whose
ingredients are high in iron and soothing antiinflammatory properties which provide for optimal
digestion, invigorate and promote vital energy,
and purify the blood, and yeah, you have a pretty
bad ass, not your run-of-the-mill pairing. So forget,
at least for this month (or for many months to
come), that blasé pair of alcohol and foodie indulgence because it’s fair to say DEFINE Foods has
blown our mind. Yours is next.

By Mike Cook | Photography by Kennon Evett

A GRANOLA PACKED WITH CACAO, MACA,
BLUEBERRY AND DAMN, THAT CACAO
TASTES GOOD WITH THE BLUEBERRIES!

“FUEL” & STRENGTH
DEFINE FOOD PROGRAM | www.definebody.com

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