We Are Still Here! 2022

It's been over four years since our last post!!!! 

A lot has happened since then. CoVid not only took a toll on

many peoples health throughout the world, it also affected small businesses.

According to "cbia" report: Over 1/3 of Connecticut's Small Businesses Closed in 2020.

Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe never, for one day, closed our doors. We understood that the people

that cared about what they were putting into their body would be relying on us to be here.

Most of retail left the building as customers were doing UBER and curbside delivery...

We are slowly returning to normal... New Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-3:00 + Saturday 9:00-3:00

Lisa "BEAT BOBBY FLAY" and the night the Food Network showed it on TV was we were all subject

to "Lockdowns".  Wanna watch it on line, search "Sibling Rivalry"!

Lisa had to 1st beat her brother Matt (Match, Match Burger Lobster, Brown's Marina)

In 2018 we were pretty much all RAW, today we are COOKING!

Rice, Quinoa, Sweet potato's, crock pot soups, Vegan Sushi, Buckwheat waffles.... 

French press coffee... Hot or Iced

100% GLUTEN-FREE 

100% ORGANIC

100% VEGAN (except honey)

Did You Know the Cafe has a Podcast?

Podcast episode III
listen now: Sage Osa from My Personal Wellness in Fairfield Ct.

More about Sage

Happy Father's Day

Technically Father's Day starts 2hrs from the time I am writing this but the thought just occurred that there in only one day for the Fathers, one day for the Mothers... why not more? Trying to answer that is not why I am writing, I am writing to dump on how every special gathering creates an opportunity to eat way to much food and chances are very high that the food is NOT HEALTHY. Many of the people reading this know that grilling is dangerous to your health. I drove two blocks from my house today and noticed 5 homes having gatherings and all with smoke signals coming out of the back yard that came from burning flesh. As we gather and honor the Dads everywhere at least eat some salad and if you know the host is not going offer it bring it yourself. It is time that healthy food start infiltrating the social gathering and becoming OK to eat with your health in mine. And why you are at it,  pass on dessert. No doubt it will be filled with GMO sugar, canola oil and dairy products that are very close to being as bad as grilling was described above.
Have a happy and healthy Fathers Day!
Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe is open Sunday from 11:00am-4:00pm
Eat Organic - SMILE, LAUGH and drink clean water!

Organic Always Wins

Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe got a new neighbor last week! A chain joint that specializes in smoothie bowls, but also does smoothies, juices and coffee. The response over the past month to them moving in has been mixed. What if they take are marginal customers? What if .... As reality settled in and they actually opened, giving their first 50 smoothie bowls away for free, we have experienced an interesting thing! Parents who have kids who want to try, have let them go there and they have come to see us. Also as they their followers come to see them they may walk by us, great advertising!!!!
We will keep hustling and churning out the best organic only bowls, smoothies, juices, coffee, food and desserts and we will celebrate our 9th anniversary in November and many more!
And we are 100% organic from our produce to our coconuts to our sprouts and beyond!
Organic always wins ALWAYS!!!!!!!

The Day after the 5 day cleanse

I feel great! Down 4 pounds! I woke up (7:30) hungry this am and ate a red apple. That one apple squashed the hunger pains until 12:30. I was at a Bat Mitzvah and luckily they had an after lunch with organic cut melon! I ate a meal worth of melon! Many say melon is the the perfect break-fast meal!!!!! Also mono dealing is ideal the day after as your digestive system has been on a 5 day vacation!. At 3:30 I made my way to the Cafe and created a smoothie that was delicious.
2 bananas 2 spoons of cacao nibs, 3 cups of pecan milk, 1tsp of spirulina, 1 gains scoop of Health Warrior vanilla protein powder. Yummy!  Feel great!!!!!!! Tonights Bat Mitzvah party will be the exception as far as me eating at gathering like this. GMO labeling advocate and long time customer Tara Cook-Littman happens to be in charge of the menu as her daughter Ava is being celebrated.
My goal tonight is not to over eat. If I do I will try to dance more!!!!

I had not done 5 days worth of just liquids since 2016 and I needed it!
Here is how I know...
I did a colonic on the Thursday (day 4) of the cleanse and there was an awful lot of stuff that
that was washed out!!!!!! I posted a 5 part series of the actual colonic on youtube.

Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe has 18 cleanse this June of 18' and all did well.
I did a video on Facebook with the founder of Elliptical Clair Mason
and hope to do more interviews of cleansers past and present!

Next cleanse is July 9th-13th
call 203 292 8190

I am back! Gotta share about my recent Colonic appointment!

Very eye opening experience. My 1st colonic was

back in 2003. Since then I have done approx. 25.

This was the 1st time that the practitioner did not insert the 

tube, guess who did that? Me.... Once I got it in there, with the help 

of some oil, she re-entered the room and turned on the water (irrigation).

The tank was set for 8 gallons. One minute in she had to turn the water off as my belly got uncomfortable. Some belly massaging and the water came back on. Repeat... I was 20 minutes in and 4 on/off's that a blockage was released. A good amount of poop came out, and with the help of a mirror and a clear tube I watched in amazement. Not all machines have the clear tube!!!!! The session was suppose to take 40 minutes. At the 40 minute mark the flood gate began to open. Thankfully the practitioner added 4 gallons of water and let the release continue. 30 minutes and a lot of debris later we were complete. I was lighter and in amazement, that all that stuff was in me. 

I captured some of this on video (there are 5 parts)  part 1

Lady Doc's 630 Brooklawn Ave Bridgeport (203) 612 7600

Dr. Brenda Jones ND, CH, CNHP

A look inside the Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe liquid cleanse!

As Friday December 11th came to an end it marked the final day of the final liquid cleanse of 2015.
Each month the Cafe staff gears up for the liquid cleanse we offer. Between 10 and 20 participants, many are return cleansers, sign-up with different goals in mind. Some want to lose weight, some get back "on" the wagon, maybe that blood work did not come back as good as last time, your cravings are kicking your ass… nothing five days of organic liquids, made with love, cannot help!

You can do a liquid cleanse anytime you want either at a local place or on-line with the offerings being overnighted to you. The Cafe picks one week each month, typically the 1st full week, and the staff at Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe really rallies! One staff member + glen arrive each morning around 5:30am, turn on the music, plug in the juicer and juice away! Typically we make 4 juices and 1 smoothie and brew a tasty herbal tea between 5:30 and 7:15am. Cleansers start arriving at 7:30am to pick up their 100% organic goodies. A Purple Cafe carry bag is given to each cleanser on Monday and filled with 4 juices, 1 smoothie and 1 soup + a menu of all the ingredients in each offering.
Starting the Friday before the cleanse even starts education/support emails are sent to prepare new cleansers to thrive during the week while also supporting and educating return cleansers!
As Jan. 2016 approaches an before you sign up for a liquid cleanse research the various cleanses that
you can choose from and be sure that there are knowlegable people to support your journey into liquid living!  see our cleanse page on http://www.catchahealthyhabit.com/events 

                                 Have the best finish to 2015 and by far the best 2016 ever!

The Holidays are here! Will your digestive system survive?

This post is not on what to eat or what not to eat from now
until Jan. 2nd but the ancillary things you
can do to give your digestive system a chance!!!
1. Chew Chew Chew… and repeat!
    Health.USnews nails it here in this article!
2. Drinking while you eat will cause you
    digestive system to be Beat!
    1/2 hr. before or an hour later but not with your meal.
     I know it sucks to not gulp down
    that wine with you entree but the digestive system
    does not love extra liquids
     when it has food to digest.
     The Food Babe drives home this point!
3. Just Eat! Let eating be the only thing you are doing.
    Get to the dinner table!
    No computer, phone… allowed!
4. Before your 1st bite --RELAX take a few deep breaths…
    If you just yelled at the dog for
    snatching a peice of bread off the counter
                     chill out before you start eating!!!!

Time to Celebrate our 6th Year in Fairfield!!!!!!

Wow!!
6 years on 39 Unquowa rd. in Fairfield Ct.!
Still CT. only ALL RAW FOOD Cafe.
*All Organic
*All Raw

We are Celebrating!!!!!!!!!

ALL DAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
Dine In only (does not include add on's)
LARGE (16oz) juice or smoothie normally $9  now  $6
Any dish from the "EATS" menu normally $8.50 - $11.50 now $6

Wednesday November 23rd  (special hours 8am-4pm)
Thursday    November 24th   (closed)
 Friday        November  25th  (special hours 9am-6pm)

Glen's Cleanse Diary Day 5

The Catch A Healthy Habit Cleanse is officially 5 days. It is over as
I write this Saturday morning. I feel great! Lighter!!!!!!!!
I had three bowel movements yesterday of epic proportion and one already this am.
I had stuff that, finally, after giving the digestive system a break from incoming
FOOD to digest is processed some OLD stuff.
Of course this is only my opinion but it is my body and I know what I feel.
I waited until dinner time to have the famous Gazpacho soup,
and boy was it worth the wait!!

What is the plan for Saturday?
Lots of water to start the day -- 32 oz before I go to open Cafe at 9am.
The plan for the rest of the day: herbal tea when I get to Cafe followed
by a breakfast smoothie loaded with super foods!
I will pack 2 smoothies, 1 juice, an avocado and apple for my afternoon trip.
The cross country team I coach has a meet an hour away in Hartford.
Van leaves at noon and returns at 6pm.
I will eat dinner Saturday night and try to keep it real light agian until lunch on Sunday.

I will do one final wrap up blog on my cleanse week Sunday night/Monday morning!

CATCH A HEALTHY HABIT's next Supported Liquid Cleanse is November 9th-13th

Glen's Cleanse Diary day 4

Thursday, like Tuesday you get a Chai Seed pudding along with 3 juices, a soup and a smoothie.
The chai seed pudding never taste better then when you eat one while on a cleanse. The smoothie was a green one, loaded with spinach, mango, orange and avocado. Super filling day. I have yet to consume the soup which is a coconut, yellow pepper soup. Again I am feeling great. Much lighter but not from a losing weight standpoint. Some aches and pains are less achy! I find myself getting stuff done! Yard work that has been doable for 4 weeks but has not got done is done this week!

On normal cleanse weeks when I go in early every morning to prepare the organic, gmo free goodies, by Wednesday I have to take a nap. This week napping has not crossed my mind!

Am I detoxing? Am I going number 2 five times a day?
What is happening is my body is working more efficient and it has me in a better mood and more focused.  If this week allows me to catch healthier habits than I had then it has been well worth it.
As Friday approaches I will share how I plan to break the cleanse and will I continue for another day or two??

PS Have you done the Catch A Healthy Habit Clease? We just started a private FB group where you can share about your experience, ask a question or leand support!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/548476091970457/

Glen's Cleanse Diary Day 3

I woke up feeling light and energetic! Wednesday is garbage day
and out that went, my garbage went out too!
A nice movement 1st thing in the am (#2) even made me feel lighter.
I chased that with 32 ounces of water, 8oz's of that I mixed in "Calm".
Off to Cafe to make the juices and…

I can't control myself when tomato juice meets green juice.
One of the juices today was parsley, cucumber and tomato.
After pouring the juice into bottles there was about 12 oz's left,
not for long, down the hatch it went! The same happened with t
he smoothie, Goji Power. Can't dump it down the drain.
Open the hatch! By 7:45 am I had the equivalent to two cleanse offerings.
It got ugly fast.  At 8:15 I grabbed for my actual parsley, cucumber,
tomato juice and slam, that was gone. I said to myself you gotta slow
down, but the mind (the voice) had a different take on things.

Things calmed down from there. I got out the door at 10:30 with
the rest of my liquids only having a ginger shot and a cup of Fire-Fly Chai tea.

So far here is my biggest take-away: if I am busy I am not grabbing and
stuffing food or juice in my mouth. After the Cafe I got the dogs and
hit the beach, followed by running some errands and WALA, I had
not thought about my juices, smoothies… I was not even hungy again
until 2pm. I grabbed two juices and headed to cross country practice.
At practice I felt great and ran 2.5 miles. Not a big deal but it was the
first time in a long time that I had run two days in a row!!!!

5:30 is dinner time, but what did I have left? To my surprise there was a
zucchini/avocado soup waiting for me. I added some kelp flakes and s
ome nasturtium flowers, for a little spice, and boy did that hit the spot!
A lot of water and HUMP day is done!

Glen's Cleanse Diary Day #2

Day #2 was actually easier - The "I'm Staving" moment came later in the day, after a juice and a big glass of water, it left the building! I took advantage of the Free Shots special on Tues. and Wed. and sucked down a ginger shot followed by a stiff "kick"! The complimentary tea was awesome today! 5th Charkra from Mountain Rose Herbs, I cheated, I had two cups. Organic Licorice root, organic Marshmallow root, organic Echinacea purpurea root, organic Orange peel, organic Cinnamon bark, organic Ginger root, organic Fennel seed, and organic Cloves.  
The Licorice root reminded me of the days when black sambuca was the shot of choice!!!!!!

I started the day with warm water and a scoop of "Natural Calm" - this assures that the #2 I talked about up top happens!!!!  Next it was #1 - green juice with oregano and tomato, then it was on to the smoothie by late morning.
After walking the dogs (12:30) it was a nap in the sun outside on the deck!
Awake to a Chia pudding, I added cinnamon and nutmeg!!! YUMMY -- super full at this point!
On to coach cross country at a local HS at 2:45 -- I took #3 and #6 with with me and a large mug of water. I ran 2.5 miles and FELT AWESOME. I drank the water and #3. Returned home to walk the dogs again and my favorite part of the day…. drum roll…. a 40 minute infa red sauna that is in our guest bedroom! MAN DID I SWEAT!!!!!!!  SWEAT = DETOX!!!!!!
At 9:00 I am signing off happy to go to sleep feeling amazing!

Glen's Cleanse diary Day One!

The is the week of the October Liquid Cleanse at Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe!
5 days - juices, smoothies, soups, chia pudding, herbal tea and shots….
It is the 1st time I am doing the cleanse since August 2014!
I was hungry - not going to lie!
I had a mindless eating moment!
I looked in the dessert fridge at the Cafe, 1st thing this am, and saw
a Chia Seed pudding had expired so I grabbed it, put some
bee pollen on it and ate.
With the last spoon I remembered that I am on the CLEANSE!
No biggie, just Almond milk and chia seeds!

I am writing this just after 10pm and I feel great.
Lots of energy but I gotta hit the hay as wake up is at 5:30.
(Time to make the Juice)
My take away is to not listen to the voice saying
"What's one piece of chocolate going to do…"
The mind, that voice is not you, it is the voice not supporting you,
it's that voice addicted to sugar,
addicted to mindless eating…
That voice lost today. Voice 0-1  Glen 1-0

My favorite: The Fruity Brazil
Inca berries, raisins, red apple, avocado, raspberries and brazil nut milk!

Great Blog from the Healthy Goose!

             Great blog from the "HEALTHY GOOSE" "Can we have more Catch A Healthy Habit"

I love to do my liquid cleanse in October

It's cool but not cold.
The sun still brings some heat.
There are local greens growing.
Perfect weather to go for a walk, run or bike!
WHY NOT CLEANSE!
OCTOBER 5th-9th
Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe creates a daily menu
of fresh juices, smoothies, soups, pudding and shots
for you to, well, what do you need to do??
Loose weight
Start eating healthy again
Begin to eat healthy for the 1st time
Saturate your insides with organic liquid goodness
Catch A Healthy Habit is here to serve you!
READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Catch A Healthy Habit is Rawking!

We are RAWKING not Blogging!
FIND OUR MENU and EVENT schedule at
 www.catchahealthyhabit.com

www.catchahealthyhabit.com

Please visist us at www.catchahealthyhabit.com
The Cafe is ALIVE and RAWKING!
3+ years!
amazing events each week and a rawking menu and raw pie!!!!!!!

2 Years in Fairfield Celebrartion!!!!

LISA STORCH WITH THE SIGNED LEASE 10/09

WOW! Two years already!!!!

Lisa & I moved from West Haven to Fairfield in 2009.

The open day was Wednesday November 25th 2009!

TWO YEARS LATER biz is great! So many amazing speakers have come & gone

leaving behind a community that is more educated & glowing!!!

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!!!!!

Saturday 11/28 at the Cafe 39 Unquowa Rd Fairfield

4:00pm -6:00pm -- food -- drink -- music & ...

SEE PICTURES FROM THE GRAND OPENING!

New Hours & Fantastic Up-coming Events!

*Events see list on right!

Staring the week of July 18th

Catch A Healthy Habit Cafe
will slighty alter our hours.
OLD HOURS NEW HOURS
MONDAY 8:00am-3:00pm SAME
TUESDAY 8:00am-3:00pm SAME
WEDNESDAY 8:00am-7:00pm 8:00am-3:00pm
THURSDAY 8:00am-6:30pm 8:00am-6:15pm (Event night)
FRIDAY 8:00am-7:00pm 8:00am-8:00pm
SATURDAY 9:00am-7:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm

The 3-7pm time frame on Wednesday is slow!
Opening up 1hr longer on Friday & Saturday will
hopefully encourage more of a dinner crowd on a summer night!
The extra hour allows for those that go out around 6:30/7 to
now come to the Cafe and relax & have a bite or a drink & even a shot!