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The Healthy Scratch

A small space in the HarborCenter smartly appointed with modern decor and warm-toned wood paneling, the Healthy Scratch offers up a selection of several dozen organic cold-pressed juice blends and smoothies — each a delicious and nutritious blend of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and herbal ingredients available on their own or with "booster" shots of healthy additives such as whey protein, wheatgrass, and multivitamin cocktails. You can get a smaller range of iced and hot coffee drinks here too, as well as fruit bowls and other light, healthy lunches.

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Address: 75 Main St.
Getting there: At HarborCenter; Metro Rail: Erie Canal Harbor
Hours: Daily 8AM-6PM
Website: thehealthyscratch.com (opens in a new tab)

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The Healthy Scratch
The main draw at The Healthy Scratch is a range of cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and coffee, but those in the mood for a light lunch instead can choose from a modest but tantalizing range of toast spreads as well as fruit and grain bowls — the "Too Much Is Never Enough" (yes, they all have cutesy names like this) features açaí and a mixture of other berries as well as banana, topped with granola, hemp seed, and flaxseed and drizzled with honey, but there's also a build-your-own option with a range of fruit blends and dry toppings. The menu helpfully enumerates not only all ingredients but also the calorie, carb, sugar, protein, and fat content of each menu item.
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The Rinks at HarborCenter
When they're not being used for Buffalo Sabres practice sessions or Buffalo Beauts, Buffalo Junior Sabres, Canisius Golden Griffins, or Erie Community College Kats hockey games, the two indoor NHL-sized rinks on the sixth floor of the HarborCenter at Canalside occasionally host public skates. See the HarborCenter website for a schedule of open times and ticket purchasing information.
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