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BY TAYLOR GIRTMAN
Leander Nutrition 11880 Hero Way W., Ste. 104, Leander 512-763-9444 www.facebook.com/leandernutrition Hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., closed Sun. • Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shake • Co ee Lovers Delight Shake • Texas Sunset Tea • Caramel macchiato iced co ee TRY THIS With dozens of avors and new seasonal avors added, there is a variety of drinks for customers to pick from. Here are some of the top avors that owner Ronnie Swingler recommends ordering. • Banana nut bread shake
“OUR COMMUNITY REALLYSUPPORTED US, AND THAT’S WHYWE LOVE GIVING BACK.” CHRIS SWINGLER, OWNER I , ’ I I . IS S I LE , E
Leander Nutrition o ers drinks like the Strawberry Ice Loaded Tea, left, and Caramel Oreo Shake, prices vary.
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From left, Leander Nutrition’smenu includes Deep Sea Tea, Chocolate Coconut CreamShake, Strawberry Banana Shake and Pineapple Sunrise Tea.
Owners Chris (left) and Ronnie (right) Swingler opened Leander Nutrition in 2018.
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Leander Nutrition Smoothie, energy tea shop customizes healthy drinks on a personal level L eander Nutrition owners Ron- nie and Chris Swingler pride themselves as the “Cheers” of what each customer’s health goals are, they said. Leander Nutrition also sells wa es, mu ns and cake pops. After a nearly two-year period of
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“Our community really supported us, and that’s why we love giving back,” Chris said. The owners and “mixologists” have also experimented with avors to cre- ate new drinks and seasonal avors. Chris said he uses his love of cooking to build new drink avor com- binations. One called The Gladiator includes chocolate, vanilla and co ee avors. Another called Green Goddess includes mango, pineapple, spinach and matcha. “I like informing about nutrition on a personal level,” Chris said. The shop on Hero Way West aims to be a comfortable place for people and groups to meet and spend time. Customers can use Wi-Fi and sit in comfortable seating with a kids
section while enjoying their drinks, the Swinglers said. Orders can also be called or texted in so that drinks are ready for pickup in the busy mornings and during quick lunch breaks. “We’re like fast food for healthy people,” Ronnie said. Their goal is to educate people on “true health,” Chris said, and he often tells new customers to try their drinks three times and then see how they feel. “I’ve never had anyone say ‘This didn’t work’ or ‘I don’t feel good,’” he said. “They always come back saying, ‘I feel amazing,’ and that’s the point, right?”
nutritional drinks. They learn cus- tomers by name and by order—and even by their car as they drive up to Leander Nutrition. “They’re not customers; they’re family,” Ronnie said. “They’re part of the Leander Nutrition family.” The Swinglers opened Leander Nutrition in February 2018. Ronnie said after leaving a job in the nancial sector and becoming a mom, she wanted to start a business where peo- ple can gather, learn about nutrition and have healthy options. The shop sells a variety of smooth- ies, iced co ees, frappes and energy teas. Each drink can be customized to
ups and downs for small businesses, Leander Nutrition’s family of cus- tomers keeps the Swinglers loving what they do. Customers have invited the Swinglers to weddings and other events after getting to know them at Leander Nutrition, which would not happen at jobs where you are behind a desk, they said. “We’re so deep with our commu- nity that our ‘downs’ haven’t been too bad,” Ronnie said. “They’ve got our back.” To return the support, the shop held a Blue Santa toy drive and hosts spirit days for local schools.
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