Pura Vegan. Raw, Vegan. Cosmic Foods Soon Hit Debaliviere Neighborhood.

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Raw Vegan Fruit Cobbler
Pura Vegan to debut April 2011
307 Belt, Saint Louis, MO. 

"Sun Pasta" Zucchini Pasta with SunDried Tomato Marinara.

Gluten Free Goodness.

Supergreens Elixir.
Dandelion, Kale, Spinach, Chard, Banana.

6 Layer Raw Vegan Burger.
Pura Vegan

6 Layer Raw Vegan Burger.
Walnuts, Veggies, Herbs.

Raw Vegan Fruit Cobbler.

Raw Vegan Fruit Cobbler
Pura Vegan
307 Belt, Saint Louis, MO.

     I have been totally blessed to have had some of the best vegan eats in the last month, and among them was Pura Vegan's Lucisous Live Food.  Although I will eat any vegan food that is healthy and gluten-free, I prefer uncooked, raw foods.  And I got some of the best raw food I have yet tried, at a sneak peek gathering at Pura Vegan, located at 307 Belt in the Debaliviere neighborhood of St.  Louis.  The Vegan & Veggie Support Group (founded by "No-Diet" Natalie, an up and coming veggie nutritional goddess) organized a gathering at Pura Vegan this March, and I was lucky enough to be one of the first 30 to RSVP, as the spots filled up quickly!  Pura Vegan is in a hip neighborhood close to the Loop, The Central West End, and just steps away from Forest Park.  Think Running groups in the morning, and post run "Magic Mushroom Coffee" and Green Elixirs!  This place is great!!  The owners, A.J. & Leah,  aren't the breatharian, zero fat zealous raw foodists types.  They are a hip young couple living in the real world.  While Pura Vegan is serious about it's healthy eats, they aren't "stuffy",  pretentious, over over-priced like a lot of raw food joints.  There isn't that uber anorexic, supplement promoting, exclusivity vibe here.  Just great eats, healthy raw sweet treats, and fun owners who "take themselves lightly".  Making raw food fun! They also offer all sorts of vegan & raw food preparation classes, for those of you who would like to be a raw food flirt at home!  (**See also more of PuraVegan now that it's opened!)

Pura Vegan Counter.

A.J.'s Special Cosmic Coffee Blend.
Magic!

  While you can get greens & sprouts, this place is offering much more! Dehydrated Crackers concocted from goodies like Flax, Seeds, and Nuts, Nut Cheezes, Elixirs packing in pounds of nutrition in one glass, and Cosmic Desserts that have "Cashew" cremes (AMAZING!!), cacao, and Cheezecakes.  You will walk out of this place both full and nourished and you won't have that guilt an hour later, "Why did I eat so much food?  Ick, I shouldn't have eaten SO much of that greasy, floury food!".  Nope, you will be planning your next visit to Pura Vegan because you are blissed out on Raw Cacao Balls!  The Veggie group was great......comprised of Vegans, Veggie Flirts, Runners, Rawbies, and friends of all of the above.  Some of my favorite conversation excerpts included "clogged chakras" and "but wouldn't everyone want to be a primary?".  Super fun peeps.

Pura Vegan. 

 I don't know whether it was the Contact High from being around so many other high raw peeps, the Cosmic Coffee Blend that owner A.J. created, or the "Power of the Prana", but it was impossible not to soak up the energy of all the life energy permeating the cafe that afternoon.  Pura Vegan will hopefully make their debut in about a month so maybe the end of April.  They are ready to go, but just waiting for "red tape" stuff from the city to give the "Green Light" to start sharing their "Life Food" with the world.  You must make a trip!  (Read PuraVegan Opens with their menu & some more pictures from their opening)