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7 places to try açaí bowls in Austin, TX
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SunLife Organics is known for using high-quality ingredients. | Photo by @ash.cash.eats
One 2017 study valued the açaí berry market at $712 million + predicted that it will grow at a steady rate of 12.71% by 2025. Did you know this growth is partly due to an influx of vibrant purple açaí bowl pictures on Instagram?

Açaí bowls start with a thick, sorbet-like base that is typically made from açaí fruit pulp, nut milk, dates, and other fruits + topped with an infinite number of combinations like granola, nut butter, banana slices, and coconut flakes. This is different from a smoothie bowl, which may sport similar toppings but consists of different fruits and yields a more liquid-like consistency.

Are you ready to dig in? Here are seven spots in Austin for you to get your açaí + smoothie bowl fix.

Blenders and Bowls | Locations vary
  • Eat organic açai sourced directly from the Amazon in bowls that are vegan, dairy, and gluten-free, and come in colorful flavors like The Magic Dragon, The Sunny, The Sesher, and The OG.
SunLife Organics | 1011 S. Congress Ave., Bldg. 2, Ste. 120
  • This juice bar prides itself on using the highest quality organic ingredients and offers six açai bowls — like the Brazilian, Buddha, and Samurai bowls — that come packed with healthy ingredients like raw cacao, hemp milk, paleo granola, and cashew butter.
Three acai bowls on a wooden table, as seen from directly above

Get your antioxidants in at Blenders and Bowls.

Photo by @plantmadeatxbabe

Kale Me Crazy | 8300 N. FM 620
  • This superfood cafe uses fresh, organic, and raw ingredients + boasts a regular açai bowl and a deluxe version that comes with chia, hemp seeds, goji berries, and sliced almonds.
Nékter Juice Bar | 222 West Ave.
  • Indulge yourself in these classic bowls like banana berry, mango, and the superfood bowl with fresh ingredients such as unsweetened açai, housemade cashew milk, and hempseed granola.
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In case you missed it, in Wednesday’s newsletter we gave you a comprehensive guide to sports events taking place in Austin this fall. We gave you the breakdown on Texas football, Austin FC, and UT men’s basketball — but now it’s time to show our local women’s teams some love.

Firstly, UT’s women’s soccer team is headed into the Big 12 Championship tournament this weekend, after defeating Oklahoma State 2-1 this past weekend. The schedule for the tournament hasn’t yet been announced, but you can still get tickets to watch the matches in person at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

UT women’s basketball season is also underway. The Longhorns are starting the preseason ranked No. 3 in the country — the team’s highest ranking since 2017.

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