Back in Nola and keeping it healthy 100%

I've posted before about staying healthy in New Orleans and it can be a tough one for musicians on the road. I happy to report the amount of great options in NOLA is growing. In this post I want to mention the Daily Beet, which has 2 locations in the city. 

It was only in Nola for a couple of days for jazz fest and to play with Walk Talk but I still managed to get in a 10 mile run day one and 15 miles day two. Such a great way to enjoy a city. I was located near one of the Daily Beet locations at the St Roch market and it was a great source of postworkout nutrition. The rainbow bowl was essential! The smoothies were good as well.

For my longer run, I headed up to city park, ran along side the grass trail next to the levee and eventually ran along the lake. Really beautiful scenery and I ran at near dusk so although it was HOT, not unbearable.

New Orleans, LA

CARMO- People say you can't eat healthy in New Orleans, not true!! Its took me years of touring through Nola to find some great spots but now I have a bunch of go to's and Carmo is one of my favorites. They have great vegan, healthy and plantbased options. My regular dish (pictured) is the broken noodle salad. It is fantastic, I often get that with a small (but actually great size!) green salad which makes an awesome healthy dinner. Carmo is located near the CBD, where alot of the hotels are and not far from the French Quarter, so the location is prime. Also the interior is super cool, the prices are totally fair (and they have organic and local produce). All this makes Carmo a total winner!! It can get busy, so show up early especially if your there during mardi gras or jazz fest!

New Orleans, LA

Green Fork- Green fork is a great juice/smoothie bar that has pre packaged salads and meals as well. Man was I happy to find this place when I 1st came upon it! The vibe is super causal and they close early, I think around 4pm everyday so I usually hit Green Fork for my morning or afternoon health boost. They use organic produce and the juice menu is pretty much off the chain! The veggie and/or fruit combos are amazing and whoever curated the juice/smoothie menu definitely knows what's up! The salads are really good as well. Green Fork is expensive (not outrageous) so be prepared and just feels a bit pricy for everything but gotta remember organic juice is not cheap to make!  Green Fork is located n the beautiful Garden District and It is not far from the CBD, where many of the hotels are (plus where we usually stay) so I often stop by here after a good morning workout or some tennis in NOLA. They have at least one other location in town as well. Definitely check out Green Fork when in New Orleans and looking for some healthy goodness!