66 THE QUEENS COURIER • JANUARY 26, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Formerly Sera Salon Salon Full service hair and nail salon specializing in color, highlights, extensions, treatments and special effects. GET THE LOOK THAT GETS YOU NOTICED LET OUR SYLISTS AND TECHNICIANS GIVE YOU A GREAT HOLIDAY LOOK ONE CONTINENTAL AVENUE, FOREST HILLS, N.Y. 11375 OPEN 7 DAYS / 718- 261-1005 FOOD FIX: Part 2 BY SEAN CURRY It’s no easy task to eat healthy in the big city, especially since some seriously unhealthy foods like bagels and burgers are part of our weekly diets. And don’t forget brunch — we’d practically have no social life without it! Th at’s why we’ve pulled together a few restaurants in Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside that off er healthy (or healthier) options to some of our favorite dishes. Last week, we shared some breakfast and brunch options. Read on for some more tasty local spots with healthy alternatives to New York City staples. Grilled Cheese: Queens Kickshaw A grilled cheese is pretty far outside the bounds of healthy eating, but there are ways to improve upon the form, and Queens Kickshaw is doing it. Dairy has long been known to put on more calories than many diners may prefer, but in recent years, bread’s culpability in spare tire syndrome has come to light. Queens Kickshaw is here to change that with their mind-blowing zucchini bread. Coming from chef Cory Estelle’s childhood kitchen, the bread goes great with cider poached apples, a house-made American beer cheese (none of that “American cheese product” stuff ), and a pesto vinaigrette green salad. It’ll utterly change the way you think about grilled cheese. Burger: Bareburger Before you write us off for throwing a burger joint on a healthy resolutions list, remember that meat isn’t the issue when it comes to unhealthy burgers — bad meat is the issue. And Bareburger has anything but bad meat. Bareburger’s three western Queens spots on 23rd Avenue, 31st Avenue and Vernon Boulevard serve up delicious, organic, farm-to-table meat throughout the year. Grab a burger with beef, bison, elk or any of their other gluten-free meat options, or even one of their vegetarian patties like black bean or sweet potato and rice, and pair it with a sprout bun or a collard green wrap for a healthy take on your everyday burger. With the right approach, even your burger fi x can be satiated while maintaining your healthy resolution. dining out
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