Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 2nd Quarter 2019 | Page 44

HOW IS CANYON RANCH INTEGRATING NEW CUISINE TRENDS INTO THEIR WELLNESS PROGRAMS? The core of Canyon Ranch’s food philosophy integrates perfectly with the plant forward approach. Our cuisine is built on a foundation of guidelines driven and audited by our nutrition experts that provides a framework to ensure that carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fiber, and macronutrients are optimized, balanced and maintained within certain thresholds. What we have found through cooking and analyzing the results is that the approach of plants first is really the only way to craft satisfying and delicious meals that fuel optimal performance and health for our guests. By decentralizing traditional proteins and filling the plates with delicious vegetables and grains we meet all of the nutritional criteria and satisfy our guests without an excess of unhealthy fats, calories from simple sugars or the overuse of sodium. 44 ILHA YOU JUST OPENED CR CREĀT IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH WAS CERTAINLY A FIRST FOR YOU AS A STAND-ALONE CULINARY CONCEPT. HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN? CR CREĀT is exciting new territory for Canyon Ranch and we are very proud of the product and the team behind it. CR CREĀT has allowed us to play in the quick service/grab & go world where we see so much opportunity to democratize the Canyon Ranch food experience by providing easy, fast and economical access to clean, healthy, inspired offerings that are true to our mission and culinary philosophy. The response has been strong thus far and has inspired us to further explore and innovate in this new realm.