GOOD FOOD HEALS

Good Food Heals packages nutrient dense bentos, detox soups, cultured food and cultured drinks. The foods are prepared with alkaline water, are dairy free and high in probiotics. However, not all ingredients are organic! Good Food Heals is trying to ensure their bentos remain affordable and nutritious.  How this concept came about was from the belief that consuming specific nutrients would help achieve certain health goals more efficiently. Most of the bentos consist of eggs, salmon, fresh vegetables as well as ingredients such as kimchi, quinoa, soba noodles or pilaf rice! You can even top up for their homemade dressings to go along with the bento.

This little place shares a space with a dance studio, taking part of the first level. The cafe has a padded grass flooring and is really small, with less than ten tables. The weather was a killer that day so we decided to dine in. We came to realise that they had three different categories of bento sets designed to cater to different needs, such as: 

Kyoto Glow ($11.90) is specially catered for skin care and is high  in Vitamins A, C, E and Biotin. It promotes collagen creation to slow down ageing all while helping to detox your system. It has cultured creamy golden cabbage (kimchi), cultured Japanese plum citrus tomato, quinoa, smoked salmon and sesame spinach all on a bed of chopped lettuce and drizzled with our choice of Yuzu Miso. The Kimchi, smoked salmon, spinach and quinoa were nothing extraordinary and it was of decent quality. The cherry tomatoes were unusually sweet and fruity for a cherry tomato, most likely cultured but we're not really sure how. The Yuzu Miso dressing was citrusy and umami at the same time, in overall, combination of the bento and the sauce was pretty refreshing and unique.

C: As a health food junkie, I do know how much this ingredients cost in the market. Personally, I feel that the bento alone is not worth the price however its alright if you are paying for convenience?

S: I surprisingly like the tomatoes though


 Tokyo Teri Tamago  

The Tokyo Teri Tamago ($12.90) was made as a post work-out food with the 36 hour marinated teriyaki salmon, egg, broccoli, tofu, goji berries, soba noodles, cultured guava-pineapple relish, and cultured plum citrus tomatoes. It apparently helps with muscle recovery, promotes optimum protein absorption and boosts metabolism! Well taste wise, this wasn't anything special, just like the Kyoto Glow. The salmon was unfortunately dry, and the soba noodles were soggy, but the seasoning was good. There was nothing too memorable about this either, so I guess it wasn't impressionable in any way.