6 Ways Forage Kitchen Powers Your Healthy Lifestyle

BORN IN THE HEART OF UW-MADISON, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON LOCAL HEALTH CONSCIOUS FOOD. WE AIM TO BRING HEALTHY FOODS TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST.

Fresh Vegetables and Dressings Prepared Every Day

Fresh veggies and dressings prepared daily? It can’t get healthier than that! We pride ourselves in being a scratch kitchen, preparing all of our ingredients the morning they’ll be served to our hungry customers. Our team gets to Forage Kitchen every morning to get the greens ready, make the tempeh, chop all of the fresh vegetables, bake the sweet potatoes, roast the chicken, and prepare our assortment of grains.

Even with healthy ingredients, dressings can often make a seemingly healthy meal quite unhealthy. We’ve dedicated ourselves to make all of our dressings as healthy as possible. Our dressings are all dairy free, contain no hidden preservatives, and use natural honey as a sweetener (instead of cane sugar or other sugar substitutes).

Locally Sourced Ingredients

Knowing the source of each ingredients is key in the overall health of a meal. That’s why during Wisconsin growing season, the majority of our ingredients come from farms in our community and surrounding areas.

Some of our locally sourced ingredients include:

• Carrots

• Corn (year round)

• Sunflower Sprouts (year round)

• Eggs (year round)

• Bread (year round)

• Radishes

• Mixed greens

• Spinach

• Kale

• Tomatoes

• Cucumbers

• Tempeh (year round)

• Beets
  

Greens and Grains: A Balanced Meal

Our fresh salads and healthy grain bowls are the perfect combination to ensure you’re always treating yourself with nutrient dense meals. Whether you’re looking for a light refreshing salad or a hearty warm grain bowl, our menu has it covered. Our menu consists of Greens, Greens + Grains, Grains, and Warm Bowls.

A Taste of Our Menu:

Greens: Cultured Cobb, Local Roots, Caesar, Batatas Rancheros
Greens + Grains: Club Med, Thai Cashew, Shakti Bowl
Grains: Power Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Poke Bowl
Warm Bowls: Thai Bowl, Mole Bowl, Buddha Bowl

Vegetarian and Vegan Meal Options

At Forage Kitchen, we take pride in catering to every diet type. Besides designing our menu to include salad and grain bowls that are vegetarian and vegan friendly, we’ve also made making alternative protein sources a priority; offering protein rich options like locally sourced tempeh and our homemade lentil meatballs. Our dressings are also vegetarian and vegan friendly. If you have dietary restrictions, don’t hesitate to ask our staff anything while you’re ordering - we’re here to help!

Healthy Drinks to Compliment Your Meal: Fresh Juices and Kombucha

We don’t just dedicate all of our efforts into healthy meal options, we find it equally important to offer customers an all encompassing healthy experience. Instead of serving soda and other artificially sweetened drinks, we carry vegetable and fruit juices that we press in-house (Lean and Mean Green Juice, Right On Beet Juice, and other Seasonal Juices). On top of that, we also brew our own probiotic rich kombucha that compliments our meals perfectly while giving you added health benefits.

If you haven’t heard of (or tasted) Forage Kombucha - check us out here!

Forage Kitchen Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle

Our mission isn’t just to bring convenient healthy food into the community, it’s to promote an all around healthy lifestyle. Join us in paving the path to a healthier you, a healthier community, and a healthier world!