Good Life Gourmet Teaches Nutrition by Example

Good Life Gourmet owner Eric Korn and Irvington health coach Stephanie Korn are in no way related—but their ideas on providing healthful nutrition for the community coincided perfectly.

This year, Eric Korn opened "Good Life Gourmet" shops in Scarsdale and Irvington, offering catering services and prepared meals for people who lead busy lives but still want to maintain healthful, balanced diets.

And recently his business teamed up with Stephanie Korn's health coaching expertise to unveil new options, such as a chopped salad bar at his Scarsdale location, juice cleanses and something called "The Plate."

"The Plate is completely in accordance with the new USDA nutrition guidelines," Stephanie Korn said. "They are all one-half fruits and vegetables, one-fourth proteins and one-fourth grains." (The food pyramid is so 1990's.)

Protein options include fresh fish, edamame, grilled chicken, lentils and even shrimp skewers.

"The vegetable salads are delicious," Stephanie said. "I had The Plate for lunch on the day it debuted in Scarsdale. It was really filling—and so healthful and colorful."

While customers can pick and choose what exactly they want at Good Life's Scarsdale location, Irvington's are already prepared.

"We're hoping to add a salad bar and bar for The Plate in Irvington too," Eric explained. "But right now we do most of our catering out of this store."

"The Plate is a way to educate people about portion sizes, diet and nutrition without having to instruct them," Stephanie said.

Three-to-five day juice cleanses are also on the menu at Good Life Gourmet, a program Stephanie Korn manages.

Participants drink five different juices per day—two green, two red and a cashew milk "dessert"— for the duration of the cleanse. Nothing else.

"This allows you to consume more fruits and vegetables than you could ever normally eat," Stephanie explained. "Most people start with three-day cleanses. I do them for five because I feel like the fourth day is the magic day."

Juice cleansing, Stephanie said, detoxifies your body. "It gives your digestive system and your body as a whole a rest."

"Toxins are stored in fat," she continued. "And the more toxic a body is the more fat it holds onto."

Besides jump-starting a diet, Stephanie Korn said juice cleanses can improve skin, promote energy and decrease inflammation.

"How people feel during the cleanse is completely personal," she said. "Some are starving all the time and others get a ton of energy. That's why I coach people through it."

Before starting a cleanse, she suggests cutting down on red meat, alcohol and coffee first.

Juices are delivered to customers' home daily with instructions on what to drink when.

Find out more on Good Life Gourmet's website here.

Learn more about Stephanie Korn's health coaching business here.