Health Nuts Organic Foods & Sports Nutrition

It's nice to see the green giants of health food haven't knocked off our lads in North Charleston.

Twenty years now, Health Nuts Organic Foods and Sports Nutrition have offered vitamins, dried fruits and wholesome treats.

Three cheers for the little guy.

At Health Nuts, they make good sandwiches and soups, smoothies and milkshakes, holding court in a small shop beside Wing's Neighborhood Bar-Grill on Greenridge Road. The menu is small and the seating limited (only three booths), but the service is friendly, knowledgeable and courteous.

Pick from three sandwiches: chicken breast salad, tuna or tofurkey, $4.95 each. We tried the tuna and tofurkey and came away pleased. You can also try the special: half-sandwich, soup and tasty, crunchy veggie chips for $5.95.

Soups ($2.79-$3.39) are red lentil, lima beans and salsa, rutabaga, beefy black bean and salmon chowder. We chose the lima beans and salsa and rutabaga, and though we would have preferred spicier salsa, we liked the hefty, filling portions.

The smoothie flavors ($4.99) are banana, strawberry, cherry and blueberry. The milkshakes ($3.59) and ice cream ($2.59-$4.99) come in 30-plus flavors, from Superman - a hodge-podge of colorful ice creams - to several soy choices. And don't forget the add-ons: a shot of B-12 ($1 extra), flax oil ($1 — it's Barry Bonds' favorite), lecithin (50 cents) and wheat germ (50 cents).

Health Nuts Organic Foods & Sports Nutrition

Address: 2110 Greenridge Road

Phone: 764-4956

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Mon.-Sat.