Greens & Proteins packs a healthy punch

Greens & Proteins recently opened its fourth Las Vegas Valley location at 6180 N. Decatur Blvd, and despite its name, the fast-casual eatery serves plenty besides salad.

Located across from the Las Vegas Athletic Club in North Las Vegas, Greens is dedicated to offering healthful meals to its equally health-conscious customers.

The menu features breakfast items, soups, salads, pizza, burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Each item includes a short description and calorie count in the menu, which boasts vegetarian, vegan and raw options. The signature drinks includes fresh juices and smoothies.

The Wellness ($7.50) is made with green grapes, green apple, pineapple, orange, lime, wheatgrass, kale, spinach, collard greens, ginger, flax seed, stevia and ice.

There is also the popular Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Shake ($7.50) made with cacao powder, dark chocolate chips, banana, roasted peanut, avocado, kale, spinach, zucchini, flax seed, chia seeds, honey, vanilla and stevia.

Kale's benefits are offered in the Harvest Kale Stocked Salad ($10.99), which includes raw kale, spun carrots, roasted corn, roasted eggplant, diced apricot, roasted pumpkin seeds and orange segments, dressed with a white grape vinaigrette and agave Dijon dressing.

Three soups are available: Tortilla, 7 Vegetable Broccoli Cheese, and Thai Ginger, all starting at $4.99 (and all marked on the menu as containing cashews and vegetables).

Pizzas ($7.99 to $11.99) include the cheese, Veggie, The Greek, BBQ Chicken, Margherita and Chicken Sausage.

The Veggie Pizza ($11.99) features red sauce, tomato, spinach, red onion, artichokes, mixed bell peppers, Kalamata olives and choice of mozzarella or vegan cheese. The crust is made thin and crunchy, and the pie includes plenty of vegetables.

Raw items include Mock Chicken Lettuce Wraps ($8.99), Raw Chili Cheese Fries ($9.99), Raw Pizza ($8.99), and Raw Macho Nachos ($11.99) with raw pumpkin seed chili, raw cashew cheese, mango salsa, avocado salad and diced tomato over raw corn chips.

Customers are also able to build their own custom meal by choosing what proteins, greens, grains and sauces they'd like to include.

Additionally, children are encouraged to eat healthily with a specialized menu that includes House Made Fresh Peanut Butter & Jelly ($5.99) served on wheat bread with fruit. There's also pasta with marinara ($5.99) and Ants on a Log ($4.99) featuring house-made peanut butter, golden raisins and a sprinkle of granola on top of celery sticks.

The bright green seating chairs, open space and friendly customer service make the restaurant an ideal location to dine and relax. Catering is also available.

Greens & Proteins is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Other locations are at: 9809 W. Flamingo Road; 8975 S. Eastern Ave.; and 6375 S. Rainbow Blvd.

Visit greensandproteins.com. For the Decatur location, call 702-853-0650.