STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — South Shore residents Christine and Louie Noia met and fell in love after they bonded over their widespread pursuits, together with sustaining a nutritious diet. Over the past 19 years, the pair turned their shared penchant for wholesome consuming right into a profitable enterprise idea, Higher Connoisseur Well being Kitchen — which has 4 Staten Island areas and is now formally a franchise.
And the latest addition, launched final month, to the Noia’s chain of eateries is Higher Meal Prep, which incorporates an array of ready meals that includes lots of Higher Connoisseur’s most requested dishes.
Higher Meal Prep contains an array of ready meals that includes lots of Higher Connoisseur’s most requested dishes. (Courtesy of Kaiden Noia)
“It’s wholesome meals that tastes good. That’s actually what ‘Higher’ is all about. It’s a greater model of what you wish to eat someplace else,” stated Louie, 44, who struggled with weight as a child, which pressured him to decide on wholesome meal selections, and finally led to the creation of Higher Connoisseur Well being Kitchen.
They developed the brand new meal prep enterprise on the request of their military of loyal clients.
“Our clients had been requesting the meal prep; it was in excessive demand,” stated Christine, 45. “We had already been unofficially prepping for lots of our clients, corresponding to individuals who work off the Island, athletes who wish to lower weight and simply busy working individuals.”
Stated Louie: “It’s for individuals who desire a bunch of meals of their fridge able to go and able to pop into the microwave.”
South Shore residents Christine and Louie Noia met and fell in love after they bonded over their widespread pursuits, together with sustaining a nutritious diet. Over the past 19 years, the pair turned their shared penchant for wholesome consuming right into a profitable enterprise idea, Higher Connoisseur Well being Kitchen — which has 4 Staten Island areas and is now formally a franchise. (Courtesy of Kaiden Noia)
WHY HEALTHY EATING?
The meal prep recipes are based mostly on the “higher consuming” idea developed when the pair opened their first restaurant in Travis in August 2004. The pair modeled their menu choices on a macro nutrient food regimen specializing in proteins, fat and carbohydrates. Since then, they’ve opened eating places in West Brighton, New Dorp and Huguenot.
“Louie discovered a strategy to shed extra pounds and get in form whereas nonetheless consuming a great quantity of meals, however he ate high quality wholesome meals,” stated Christine, noting the pair are mother and father to 2 teenage boys, Kaiden and Cam, who’re athletes. “He principally taught himself that you just don’t must starve your self to be in form and shed extra pounds. You simply must eat wholesome meals that’s ready.”
As well as, Christine suffers from celiac illness, which led to her having thyroid points as an grownup. However it additionally led her on pathway to wholesome consuming.
“We develop our recipes based mostly on the best way we eat,” she stated.
Higher Meal Prep contains an array of ready meals that includes lots of Higher Connoisseur’s most requested dishes. (Courtesy of Kaiden Noia)
HOW THE MEAL PREP WORKS
The meal prep — ready in Higher Connoisseur’s Travis location, is out there for decide up and supply — gives quite a lot of wholesome dishes, together with those who boast of being tasty and low-carb on the similar time. All of the meals additionally keep inside a wholesome calorie vary, stated Christine.
The Noias provide a meal prep menu that options objects like “Buddha Tuna,” ahi tuna, broccoli and brown rice with “Asian sauce,” and “Santorini Hen,” which is natural grilled hen with home made hummus, feta cheese and sauteed spinach with tzatziki sauce. As well as, clients even have the choice of making their very own meal prep dishes or ordering sure objects, like grilled hen by the pound.
“It’s wholesome meals that tastes good. That’s actually what ‘Higher’ is all about. It’s a greater model of what you wish to eat someplace else,” stated Louie Noia, 44, who struggled with weight as a child, which pressured him to decide on wholesome meal selections and finally led to the creation of Higher Connoisseur Well being Kitchen.(Courtesy of Kaiden Noia)
“We additionally priced these meals so they’re reasonably priced as when you cooked them your self, however with out the mess,” stated Louie, noting they’re providing a ten% low cost till March on all ready meals with the code BETTERPREP10.
“It’s made by cooks, and it’s tailor made for you,” he added.
BETTER MEAL PREP AT A GLANCE
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