Mumbai Food: This SoBo health food joint offers meals in bowls

So Thai BowlA card with the message Youve started a new journey of right eating healthy living and a nutritional lifestyle congratulates us as we unpack neatly stacked boxes of our order from Flax the latest addition to the citys health food scene We know the owners take the name seriously when we flip the card and get a fact sheet on why flaxseeds are being touted as the new superfood Thats not all Each dish comes topped with a generous sprinkling of the seedsGreek BowlHoused in a Breach Candy gym Flax is the brainchild of Bunty Arora who is behind popular SoBo nightspots Doppio and Tryst The menu has been curated by nutritionist Snehal Nanivadekar What we find useful is that the nutritional USP of each dish is highlighted with descriptors like Low Cal and Vitamin E Essential fatty acids and High fibre and Vitamin CDIY SaladDIY healthFrom the array of bases toppings proteins and dressings on offer for the DIY Salad its possible to create almost any blend you can think of But heres the catch If you dont weigh your options carefully you might end up placing a pricey order For 180 you can choose up to three bases from the greens and essentials sections and one dressing For another Rs 30 you can choose one raw topping of veggies like cucumber radish and carrot fettuccine throw in another 80 for the exotic avocado or edamame Add your protein veg options for Rs 80 and nonveg varieties between Rs 75 and Rs 175 and to go the whole hog opt for extras like sunflower seeds dates capers and even spirulina a dietary supplementBro Dont Be So Mush Pics Nimesh DaveOur customised version comprises Udon noodles arugula red cabbage avocado roasted sweet potato and beetroot steamed sweetcorn grilled cottage cheese raw mango goji berries hazelnuts and basil pesto dressing It comes up to a total of Rs 535 The ingredients work well together with the pesto dressing making for a delicious glue The goji berries lend a pleasant sweetsour touch The quantity is good enough for a hearty lunchWe also order the Power Booster Rs 325 for large Rs 225 for small from their set Signature Salads menu While we have nothing to pick on about the grilled chicken quinoa baby spinach cranberries feta mustard dressing concoction it pales before the DIY extravaganzaWonder bowlsThe Greek Bowl Rs 325 is polished off in no time The chicken souvlaki and fish pacircteacute add delicious meaty flavours to the meal and when we enquire we are surprised by their choice of the bhetki a variety rarely used in sea fishloving Mumbai The barley base baba ganoush and lemon olive oil complement the proteinsThe So Thai Bowl Rs 195 ingredients are not too different from the other Thai bowls we have tried but the addition of red rice is a welcome fibrous change We try not to judge the Bro Dont Be So Mush Sandwich Rs 175 by its cheeky name and we are not disappointed A mushroom lovers delight the generous stuffing of broccoli caramelised onions and tomatoes comes packed between two warm supersoft loaves of breadWith this big a lunch on a weekday we are able to get on with work without a hint of drowsiness Thats health food in a nutshellTime 10 am to 10 pmAt Nitrro Bespoke Fitness Hubtown Skybay Breach CandyCall 7666779000Log on to Swiggy and Scootsy for delivery within four km