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The Green detox smoothie consists of spinach, avocado, mango, banana and milk and is under 150 calories. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens was founded by friends Nikhil Hemnani, left, and Ahmad Ali Abdul Hamid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens is a restaurant with a special focus on serving healthy food and being environmentally friendly. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Harshita Mathur takes the order of a customer. The new eatery is located in the clubhouse of Rihan Heights in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The restaurant spans just 45 square metres but they've made the most of their space. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Edmar creates the IT burger at the newly opened Sweet Greens in Rihan Heights, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The IT burger is a popular dish and also found in the "naughty" section. Its featured ingredients are turkey bacon, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and avocado. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens will have its official grand opening on Friday, October 4. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Manoj creates a mango smoothie with ingredients of mangoes, yogurt and honey. The smoothie falls in the 500 calorie range. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Raymond, right, creates Cajun Fiesta pasta while Chef Edward creates a Vegan Mojo wrap at Sweet Greens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Vegan Mojo wrap consists of spinach, avocado, tomatoes, black beans, quinoa, coriander and lime. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Cajun Fiesta pasta is part of the "naughty" section and has Cajun chicken, butter, peppers, mushrooms, basil and Parmesan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Green detox smoothie consists of spinach, avocado, mango, banana and milk and is under 150 calories. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens was founded by friends Nikhil Hemnani, left, and Ahmad Ali Abdul Hamid. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens is a restaurant with a special focus on serving healthy food and being environmentally friendly. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Harshita Mathur takes the order of a customer. The new eatery is located in the clubhouse of Rihan Heights in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The restaurant spans just 45 square metres but they've made the most of their space. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Edmar creates the IT burger at the newly opened Sweet Greens in Rihan Heights, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The IT burger is a popular dish and also found in the "naughty" section. Its featured ingredients are turkey bacon, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and avocado. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sweet Greens will have its official grand opening on Friday, October 4. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Manoj creates a mango smoothie with ingredients of mangoes, yogurt and honey. The smoothie falls in the 500 calorie range. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Chef Raymond, right, creates Cajun Fiesta pasta while Chef Edward creates a Vegan Mojo wrap at Sweet Greens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Vegan Mojo wrap consists of spinach, avocado, tomatoes, black beans, quinoa, coriander and lime. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Cajun Fiesta pasta is part of the "naughty" section and has Cajun chicken, butter, peppers, mushrooms, basil and Parmesan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Green detox smoothie consists of spinach, avocado, mango, banana and milk and is under 150 calories. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Sweet Greens: Abu Dhabi's eco-friendly and health conscious eatery
We meet the founders of a new restaurant in the capital where they are serving up food with a sustainable twist
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19 September, 2019
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