www.theotherpress.ca Lire & STYLE. Karmavore Juice Bar Offbeat eats at the River Market By Sophie Isbister, Life & Style Editor Ove: f you find yourself near the New Westminster campus with a few free hours and a powerful yearning for a burst of energy, I suggest you take the short journey over the railroad tracks to explore what the New Westminster River Market has to offer. You might just find that a fresh juice from Tiny Karmavore Juice Bar is exactly what you need. Located on the lower level food court of the Market, the pop-up shop (pop-up means it may not be around for long), just opened in August. It serves up salads, wraps, baked goods, and of course juice from a wide range of fresh fruits vegetables. You might recognize the name Karmavore from their other store, located at 610 Columbia St. The store on Columbia has changed format recently, moving from a boutique where one could purchase vegan clothes and grocery items to its new iteration as a café and dessert lounge. The juice bar serves as another location where people can buy cruelty-free snacks from this passionate local retailer. Tiny Karamvore Juice Bar has a ton of selection to offer in the juice department, yet I found their snacks to be lacking. I ended up only ordering a juice ($6.75 for a 16-ounce and $4.75 for an eight-ounce), as the only food they had available was a $6 small portion of kale salad. Since the River Market is home to many other delicious eateries, | wasn't too disappointed as I dug into my 16-ounce Flu Fighter (freshly pulverized orange, cucumber, and lime). The juice was high-quality and tasty, and the fruit and veggie combination of the orange and cucumber was both refreshing and unique on the taste buds. Drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juice is a good idea for busy students on-the-go. While the jury is still out on whether or not vegetables are healthier for you in liquid form (doctors think not), there’s no denying that drinking a cool and flavourful liquid is faster and more convenient than eating a whole cucumber and a chunk of raw ginger. While adding fresh juice to your diet won't replace your daily salad, itis a | | 100% Organ; KARMAVORE e.-@ k i ag Designed by Thoee Buyt Crnatien er Frias ruaties coms 1 Theta Pe time-saving way to get a much needed hit of the nutrients found in vegetables. Karmavore’s most popular juice, the Good Karma, contains orange, pear, apple, and ginger. Other interesting combinations include the Super Juice (carrot, apple, celery, and parsley) or the simple Champ (apple and lime). 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I was not so impressed with the lack of solid food, but let’s chalk it up to growing pains. I'll keep stopping by the Karmavore Juice Bar whenever I need a dose of a fresh, energizing beverage. Merino wool: nature's miracle fabric Why you should be dressed head to toe in merino. By Aidan Mouellic, Staff Writer hen most people think of wool, they think of the itchy and heavy fabric that their childhood Christmas sweaters were made of. Traditional wool is heavy and itchy, but there is another way and it’s called merino. Merino wool is derived from the merino breed of sheep. Merino sheep are bred for their wool because their woolen coats feature softer, finer strands as opposed to the coarse and thick fibres of traditional sheep breeds. The fineness of merino wool allows it to be worn next to the skin without causing any itchiness. But that’s only one small benefit of my new favourite fabric. Part of what makes merino wool one of the greatest clothing materials available on the market today is the lack of compromise needed: with many fabrics, we have to make performance trade-offs. With cotton we get a soft fabric that is cheaply available in many these problems. Garments made from this fabric wick moisture, are lightweight, strong, wrinkle- resistant, and best of all, the lanolin makes it anti-bacterial, which helps prevent odour build-up. Unlike cotton, when wool is wet it still provides warmth and insulation to the wearer. Wool shouldn’t just be relegated to winter-wear and knitted crafts; it can also replace your favourite articles of clothing, such as T-shirts. I took a trip down to Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) in Vancouver to see what merino really had to offer. I purchased both a short sleeve and a long Same merino clothing manufacturers have even done tests on their garments, wearing them for as long as possible without washing—Wool & Princes shirt was worn for over 100 days with no ill effect from sweat, which makes the wool an especially good material for socks. ° styles, but it can get stinky and wrinkly pretty fast. Polyester, derived from petroleum, can be made into a material that wicks moisture well and is lightweight, but polyester fabrics aren't breathable so they attract bacteria and develop odour quickly. Merino wool has none of However, the miracle fabric is not without its downsides, the largest one being its cost, as the price of raw merino is on the rise. Also, the majority of merino fabrics are best suited to a casual garment. Tight merino weaves (think cotton dress shirts and other business-casual attire) are rare. sleeve T-shirt made of 100 per cent New Zealand merino wool and sewn in Canada. The price tag was hard to swallow at first—I paid about $60 per item. The cost was worth it. The short sleeve T-shirt looks no different than the typical cotton version, but I was able to wear it several times in the hot summer weather without washing it. It was comfortable on sweaty days thanks to its moisture-wicking qualities. Some merino clothing manufacturers have even done tests on their garments, wearing them for as long as possible without washing—Wool & Prince’s shirt was worn for over 100 days with no ill effect from sweat, which makes the wool an especially good material for socks. This material is as low- tech as it gets (it comes off of the back of an animal), but it outperforms anything a human has created in a lab so far .Do yourself a favour and deck yourself head to toe in merino. It’s an expensive investment, but one worth making. The benefits of this miracle fabric are too good to pass up.