We wanted to create a café-restaurant that would provide choices for everyone. From people wanting to improve their eating habits easily and deliciously, to vegetarians, vegans, raw foodists, and all food allergy sufferers.
We all know that we should be eating and drinking better than we do but even when we really try, when you head out to a restaurant with friends, suddenly all your options are restricted because the dishes on the menu are all too high in fat, or carbs, or simply too indulgent.
And so the age-old dilemma ensues; to surrender and indulge or to suffer and salivate in silence as all your friends chow down on their plate of not-so-healthy food!
Local and organic milk, but also any kind of nut milk, soy, rice and oat milk.
To screen all the products we use and sell at eliane to help you so you can stay assured there is nothing that comes from poor quality sources. we take exceptional pride in the food we serve and make it our top priority to use only the best suppliers, even if it costs us more.
to believe in doing the right thing, this is part of our ethos and permeates through to our coffee as well. We opt for organic and fairly-traded coffee beans where we can be sure the that we have not contributed to exploitation for greater profit.
At eliane, we aim to cater that inner part of each of us who wants to eat well, but struggles when eating out to find options that are appropriate in whatever dietary program or limitations that may have been set.
Since we have a heavy slant towards healthy foods, it’s only fair to explain some of our thought processes behind our foods, and to also show why we only use certain preparation methods and specific ingredients.
We’ve taken the extra care to understand the science in relation to food and apply its logic so that we can benefit from what nature is providing us with. Our objective is to create and provide alkaline-focused meals as much as we can to promote healthy living.
Below highlights some of the healthy ingredients we prefer to use compared to other restaurants and you can discover the food facts that our ethos is built upon.
So which is better? The answer is a resounding both!
It’s always good to eat the entire fruit or vegetable in its whole and raw form and gain from all that is available from it, including the fibre in the pulp, so blending your favourites for a delicious smoothie is fantastic.
Juicing offers a slightly unique benefit since by removing the fibre, the liquid from the juice can be absorbed immediately by the small intestine having bypassed the full digestive process of the stomach with its acids. This enables the enzymes of the produce to get to work at cellular level within 10-15 minutes! …which is of enormous health value when trying to nourish or heal the body.
We do combinations of smoothies and juices to give you the best of both worlds and we make it all taste delicious too which is also a hit with kids who don’t like veggie juice on its own. We combine a juice together with ripe sweet fruit like bananas, pineapple or kiwi fruits and mangoes and it becomes a delectable treat!
More food factsWhy have we chosen not to use them?
The truth is that microwave ovens heat food by causing molecules to vibrate together violently which creates heat. This is a totally unnatural method, and the radiation inflicted on the food to heat it actually degenerates whatever is being zapped with those powerful microwaves.
Many a study has been conducted showing clear evidence that microwaves not only destroy nutrients but that they also form new harmful substances in the food which we would prefer to just steer clear of.
So although microwaves are extremely convenient and are very much a part of our modern culture, we have opted to abstain from using them in the preparation of our nutritious food, because we value the benefits retained when no radiation is involved. More care for the food we prepare is the name of the game here, and we think it’s reflected in the quality we serve to you.
More food facts
