Bites Nearby: Yogurt & Such

Last week, we saw temperatures soar, and more scorching ones are undoubtedly ahead.

Instead of sitting down to a lengthy, hot meal during days qualified by similar adjectives, pick up a quick cup of yogurt or a sample of “and such” on your way home from work or before a drive to the beach.

Watching your weight? Yogurt & Such offers mini cups and also low-fat, non-fat and no sugar added options. Choose a crunchy waffle or wafer cone or take home a quart for the family.

Toppings include candies, granola, fresh fruit, syrups and diet options. Create a frozen masterpiece by selecting any combination of toppings that your palette desires.

Aptly named “Super Smoothies,” including Dreamsicle Dairy, Powder Fruit Blend and Muscle Beach Banana give an extra kick to the day, especially when adding in some protein power.

For additional drinkable blend options, try one of the shakes. Pink Cloud is a mix of vanilla soft serve, milk, strawberries and honey, while Black Forest brings together the tastes of chocolate soft serve, chocolate syrup, milk and strawberries. Health fanatics will love the Super Health Shake, made from wheatgerm, milk, granola, honey and soft serve yogurt.

Now we’ll move on to the “& Such” part of this establishment. Make a lunch out of a cup of yogurt and a salad. Greek chicken salad, grilled chicken Caesar salad and a cobb salad are only a few of the crispy, crunchy options. Mix together two tastes with the fruit salad ala mode, which is fresh fruit topped with yogurt.

Beat the afternoon lull with a power bite. Options include golden crust quiche with broccoli, cheddar or spinach, baked knishes of the potato, broccoli, cheddar and spinach variety or veggie lasagna. Beef up the meal with a chicken quesadilla or a simple cheese quesadilla, available Monday through Saturday until 4:00pm.

Yogurt & Such has a number of different wrap options as well. Try the chicken Tex-Mex wrap with grilled chicken, chili, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, onions, cheddar or jack cheese and lite sour cream, or the pasta and chicken wrap, made of peppers, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and the pasta salad of the day. If none of the wrap specials tickle your fancy, create your own wrap. You’ll choose a chicken cutlet or homemade salad along with five items of your choosing that Yogurt & Such has available in the salad bar.