A lot of you out there consider this to be the most wonderful time of the year. I don’t mean the insanity that comes with December every year. No, I’m referring to the calm after the December storm.
This is the time of the year when you try your best to stay indoors, lick your wounds from those holiday expenditures, and – for many of us – try to figure out why your favorite pair of jeans are a little snug.
You overdid it, didn’t you? Don’t feel bad. We all did. We all do. Yes, pretty much every year. The most important thing, as it stands today, is figuring out what you are going to do about it.
Full disclosure, I’m not a “new year/new me” person. You won’t find me cheerleading on New Year’s Day about how different everything will be now that the calendar says 2025.
If change is in the mix for me, personally, it begins to take hold right after Thanksgiving. That means healthier eating habits, exercise, and a partridge in a pear tree. We can still use that, right?
Without a proper diet, we’ve really got nothing. That much we can all agree on, I know. So, for those who might be new to the area, or looking for something on the healthier side of the street, we humbly submit for your consideration a few options you can sprinkle into your routines.
A healthy soup of the day at Delisheeyo. Photography by Chandler Hummell.
Delisheeyo, Hilton Head Island
Delisheeyo is the real deal. Salads, wraps, bowls, and juices are all featured on a solid menu that has a super vegetarian lean. The restaurant sits in the middle of an herb and veggie garden. Yes, they use what they grow when they can. It doesn’t get any more organic than that. Very literally. Delisheeyo is delicious, yo. (See what I did there?) If you’ve not popped in on them, you must do so in the New Year.
The Juice Hive, Bluffton
Leslie Rohland has been living a healthy lifestyle since long before it became somewhat mainstream. The Juice Hive is her expression of that passion. Unlike a lot of the smoothie shops you will find across America loaded with powders and fillers, The Juice Hive is legit, top to bottom. Fruits and veggies, drinks, salads, and wraps. This is the most health-conscious eatery in the Lowcountry. Go see for yourself.
Salads
There are a ton of great salads on the island. A few to consider if you’ve not had them already. South Beach Cobb at Sprout Mama’s – excellent.
The Street Corn Salad at Cactus Street Cantina is a favorite.
Finally, it flies under the radar, but it shouldn’t. The Shirazi Salad at Olive and Fig, featuring chopped tomato, cucumber, onion, green pepper, herbs and shiraz dressing, is outstanding. Add a chicken skewer to it and maybe a side of hummus and you will be eating good in the neighborhood. Healthful, too.
Happy, healthy New Year to all!
