Crave Healthy Habits

*Crave Healthy Habits is a chain that aims to serve healthy food choices that are both nutritious and tasty, yet at affordable prices.
*I can’t speak for their salad, but the breakfast boxes are affordable, delicious and very nutritious!
*Despite locating in a food court, Crave is spacious and very modern looking, which is completely different than other stores in the same food court.
* Because of the open kitchen concept, you can see all the fruits are freshly prepared right in front of your eyes. Occasionally Crave will run out of certain fruit, and the staff have always happily given me more of any fruit that I want, such as strawberry!
*Do note that Crave only sell their breakfast boxes from 7AM to 11AM with the exception to the yogurt parfait, and all other items on the menu is for lunch from 11AM to closing.
–Time Oat -$ 5:
I have always asked to substitute pecans with almonds on all my orders, and I’m sure the staff have known me by now because of this lol. The rolled oats were soft and warm, not too mushy or gluey. I found the texture of the strawberry avocado purée is more of a syrup, which is actually even better as I felt a creamier purée might be too heavy and filling for this. Although it was quite bland on its own, but mix it well and the natural sweetness from the fruits and the sweet purée really boost up the flavor of the rolled oats.
–Morning Run — $ 5:
Another really heathy and high protein choice! Again, loved the natural sweetness from the fruits and I like how there was just a touch of maple syrup, so the entire dish isn’t too sweet. I believe the yogurt is sugar-​free as well and it was just a bit tangy. The lemon curd was such a nice surprise addition and it really gave a nice zing to wake you up in the morning! However I prefer the Time oat than morning run as I found Time Oat to be more filling yet not too heavy in the tummy :).
–Yogurt Parfait — $ 4:
For $ 4 the portion was huge and it’s actually even cheaper than the ones at Tim Hortons or Starbucks! I believe the parfait at those two shops cost around $ 3 – 4 and they aren’t exactly healthy lol… Note that the yogurt parfait is available throughout the day so if you are looking for a mid-​day snack that is similar to the morning run, get this!
–Santorini — $ 5:
Other than yogurt or rolled oats, Crave also offer toasts for breakfast as well. I actually only got this once and I’m not sure if $ 5 for this is justifiable. I guess it could be, but the portion was a bit smaller and I felt I can get something bigger like the rolled oats for the same price? Don’t get me wrong though, this was absolutely delicious! The fresh pomegranate seeds gave a slight crunch with every bite and really cut down the creaminess of the avocado. The purée was creamy and fresh, along with the distinctive sour flavor of the bread and drizzled with just right amount of olive oil, it was quite filling and satisfying!