Amanda Virrey
Healthy Food Choices at NAIA 3
In this monsoon season in the Philippines, flights get delayed often, especially in the afternoon until the evening due to reasons like air traffic and weather turbulence.
Whatever reasons for these flight delays, passengers in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3) can find solace in the wealth of nurturing food available in the airport.
While attaining a positive frame of mind stems from eating healthy food, dismaying news of your flight may well be turned into an impromptu party or a much-needed break at a refreshing spot with good food and nice staff.
At ieatwell Deli and Café, passengers can enjoy fresh salads and hot from-the-oven pizza in its lovely ambience. Its signature food is the ieatwell sandwich.
Where consuming fresh fruit drinks boost tons of nutrients in the body in just one gulp, keep in mind to pass at Fruitas Shakes for a tall order of your favorite fruit blends. Their specials are Smoathies, which are fresh fruit shakes combined with fiber-rich oats, which come in flavors like Choco-Banana, Mango-Banana and Berry-Banana. Plus with this season of avocados, Fruitas has concocted powerful blends of Avocado-Banana, Avocado-Mango and Avocado-Choco to surely satisfy the body, mind and soul.
How about some pasta, gourmet sandwiches, soups and salads, the kind that you love and are familiar with? Then relax and enjoy the food at Café Mary Grace. You can warm up in soups like Seafood Chowder, Summer Squash and Wild Mushroom, and delight in fresh greens and pasta, be it with seafood, meat or simply vegetables. Sandwiches here are also a treat, especially its distinct ones, like Pan-Seared Shrimp Sandiwch, Chicken Inasal with Tomato and Wansoy Salsa, and Vigan Longganiza with Kesong Puti and Tomato in fresh baguette.
For traditional Filipino food fares, there is Café Via Mare that you could rely on for your gastronomical cravings. Have some Fresh Ubod (bamboo strips in filo pastry wrap), Ensaladang Pako (salad fern), Arroz Caldo (rice stew with Chicken), Monggo Soup with chicken, shrimp and ampalaya leaves, and its famous Bibingka (rice cake) for dessert.
So while you wait for your flight, go to the food area at the second floor of the departure area and redeem your bliss and health from these healthy food options.
