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• Mulberry and Vine

  Nothing is worse than the dreaded lunchtime rut, so you can imagine our excitement at Soul Corporate when a healthy new lunch spot opened just down the street. MULBERRY AND VINE, started by Michelle Gauthier, Genevieve Lynch and Executive Chef Justin Schwartz offers nutritional (and deee-licious) dishes with high quality ingredients that you can grab quickly. Soul spoke with SC rider Michelle Gauthier about the experience of opening a restaurant, her process for designing the recipes and the future of healthy food! 
  
  

  

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  Posted May 15, 13

• Bea's Salad Pizza

  We asked our SOUL instructors what they're cooking up in the kitchen when they're not rocking out on their bikes. In the upcoming weeks, we'll be sharing their responses and first up is BEA DEL ROSARIO with her recipe for salad pizza!

  
  

  

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  Posted April 1, 13

• What Are Instructors Eating?

  
  

  
  

  One of the most common questions we get here on the Soul Blog is "What do your instructors eat?" So we figured we'd ask them! Not surprisingly, our instructors eat lots of healthy, unprocessed foods... with a few treats thrown in for good measure.

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  Posted February 29, 12

• CLARE: A Year of Being Vegan!

  Instructor extraordinaire CLARE WALSH tells SoulCycle about her first year as a vegan! But be forewarned:  As anyone who has taken her class before can tell you, Clare is very convincing!!!   

   

  

   

  Why did you become vegan? 

  I became vegan kind of by accident about a year and 2 months ago. I was having a cup of tea with Danny Kopel (if you haven’t taken his class RUN don’t walk- he is truly an amazing Soul) and he began to tell me about his vegan lifestyle.

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  Posted August 27, 11

• Super Food: Kiwi

   

  Summer is here and it's hot. One of our favorite summer treats also happens to be a super food: KIWIFRUIT.  Though kiwis are often overshadowed by superfoods like blueberries, here are some great reasons to load up your grocery cart with these fantastic furry little fruits. 

   

  

   

  • One kiwi contains more vitamin C per nutrient than an orange.
    
    
  • A kiwi has much potassium as a banana, which helps keep your muscles functioning properly.
    
  • Kiwis are excellent sources of Vitamin E, beta-carotene, dietary fiber (12% of the daily recommended amount) and are very low on the glycemic index.
  • A study released by the University of Oslo found that consuming two kiwis per day may significantly lower the risk of blood clots, combat the signs of aging and dramatically increase your fat burning potential during exercise.
    
    
  • Research from Austria shows that kiwi when fully ripened actually boosts the release of their antioxidants.
    
    
  • And a little known tip (that's admittedly, not for everyone): you can eat the skin! It adds a little tang and means you don't have to peel it.
    

   

  So pick yourself up some kiwis and begin the summer slimdown!
  

   
  

  Posted June 2, 11

• Fennel + Beet Greens Soup

  Check out the recipe from Laurie's Greenmarket Ride -- courtesy of SC writer, and co-author of "My Father's Daughter" with Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Turshen.  
  
  
  
   
  Fennel + Beet Greens Soup

  2 tablespoons olive oil
  1 leek, washed well and diced
  1 small fennel bulb, green parts discarded, white parts diced
  1 yellow onion, diced
  2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  1 fresh bunch beets, greens still attached
  Coarse salt
  Freshly ground black pepper
  6 cups good quality vegetable broth
  
  Heat the olive oil in a soup pot set over medium heat. Add the leek, fennel, onion and garlic and cook, stirring now and then, until softened, about 10 minutes. Try to avoid giving the vegetables color, just get them to sweat.
  
  Meanwhile, wash the beet greens thoroughly and give them a coarse chop. Since the soup is all about the nutrient-dense, often-neglected, really-tasty leaves, you can either set the beets aside for something else (a beet and avocado salad a la Frankies in Brooklyn is pretty rad) or you can steam or roast them, peel them and then finely dice them and slip them into your soup bowl. 
  
  Back to the soup. Add the greens to the vegetables along with a large pinch of salt and a few generous grinds of pepper. Stir to combine and then pour over the stock. Turn the heat to high, bring the soup to a boil and then turn it off the flame. You want the greens to be just wilted and still have a bit of integrity. Carefully puree the soup in a blender and then, if you're feeling really fancy, pass it through a sieve into a clean pot to make it really smooth. Season to taste with more salt and pepper. Note that this soup can be chilled and eaten cold. Very chic.
  

  Posted May 15, 11

• Soul Food: Quinoa & Pine nuts

   

  A top-secret superfood, quinoa has been called one of the healthiest foods on the planet. It's full of phytonutrients, antioxidants, its high in fiber and can even help balance your blood sugar.But most importantly, it's delicious. This recipe is SO quick and easy! If you've never had quinoa before, here's a good reason to pick some up. Enjoy! 
  
  
  Recipe via food network.

  

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  Posted March 27, 11

• Soul Food: Kale Salad

  Here on the Soul Blog, we're starting a new section called Soul Food where we'll feature EASY and HEALTHY recipes. First up is a delicious kale salad. It's SO easy to make and great for you ...even the kids will like it! 

   

  

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  Posted February 13, 11

• Done With Class? Time To Eat!

  The first hour after exercising is known as the body's "golden hour."  Your body is metabolizing at a faster rate and glucose consumed at this time is sent directly to the muscles.  So take advantage!  Check out our instructors' favorite places to grab a healthy meal after sweating through a SoulCycle class! 

   

  

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  Posted May 30, 10

• Soul Food: VitaMuffin

   

  "Healthy muffin" is no longer an oxymoron. Check out this delicious new breakfast option, a freezer staple for SoulCycle partner JULIE RICE.  

  

   

  What if we told you you could have a delicious chocolate muffin that contains all your daily vitamins at only 100 calories ?  The stuff that dreams are made of, right?  Well thanks to VitaMuffin your dreams might be coming true.  

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  Posted March 28, 10

• What is Laurie eating?

  SoulCycle instructor, LAURIE COLE, shares what she eats and why she eats it! 

  
  

  

  So many SOUL riders have been asking me what I have been eating lately that has been making me so lean. I eat to fuel my body, not to ‘diet.’  

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  Posted March 10, 10

• Soul Loves: The Egg White Wrap

   

  

  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day... when you have time for it, that is.  

  We all know that a healthy meal in the morning kick-starts your metabolism and gives you more energy throughout the day, but who has time to assemble a fruit salad or whip up a vegetable omelet?  

  Now you don't have to.  Introducing SoulCycle's new breakfast obsession:  Starbucks' Egg White, Spinach & Feta Wrap. 

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  Posted January 7, 10

• Soul Food: O'cookies

  

  SoulCycle loves the holidays, but doesn't love all the fat and sugar that come along with it.  This is the only this time of year where you'll find yourself alternating between cheese and caramel-flavored popcorn, excusing it with the "Christmas alibi." 

  Well here's a decadent, guilt-free solution:  O'cookies. 

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  Posted December 20, 09