JON AND TAYLOR SHELLHAAS, OWNERS OF MAIN SQUEEZE IN BOSSIER CITY. OFFER FRESH JUICES, SMOOTHIES AND FOOD FOR VEGANS AND ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO PRACTICE HEALTHY EATING.
BY CASEY ALLEN
Main Squeeze on Airline Drive in Bossier City has been a popular and healthy spot for many of us in the Shreveport/Bossier area for years now. Everything they offer is vegan and gluten-free.
Jon and Taylor Shellhaas officially took ownership of the Bossier Main Squeeze store in January of 2023. Their beautiful store has a great, big moss wall when you walk into the lobby on the right. Just below the wall is a little seating area to hang out in. There are plenty of plants and greenery covering the lobby area, as well.
Very cool atmosphere at Main Squeeze. And if you have ever tried any of their healthy, tasty juices and smoothies, you already know they match the aura.
That’s because their drinks are made without the added junk some other places use.
“We don’t use any added sweeteners in our smoothies,” says Jon Shellhaas. “All other places use turbinado.”
At Main Squeeze, your smoothie is never watered down either because they don’t use ice, ensuring you get all the nutrients and taste with no filler. Instead, they take the fruit, freeze it, and that emulates the ice in a smoothie. They also offer acai bowls with imported acai from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
Main Squeeze has expanded their food options lately. They have a great kitchen, and they have been putting it to use. Some quick and healthy food options are their new grab-and-go wraps. The chipotle wrap has black beans, corn, pico de gallo and comes with a side of their homemade chipotle sauce. The hearty wrap includes black beans, pico de gallo, sweet potatoes, cashew cream and spinach.
Of course, Main Squeeze has always been known for their cold-pressed juices.
“Cold-pressed means it’s going to be free of high-pressure pasteurization,” says Shellhaas. “It also means we don’t use any chemical preservatives, as well.”
It’s basically using a grinder to grind all the fruits and vegetables between two metal plates.
They can make anywhere from 20 to 100 bottles of juice in each batch.
The juices at Main Squeeze are split up into three categories: Refreshers, Greens and Roots.
Their Refreshers are going to be nutritious and packed with the most flavor, while the Greens are going to be your spinach and kale-based juices. The Roots are made with turmeric, ginger and beets.
Main Squeeze even has a juice that tastes like apple pie. It’s called Awaken, and it’s made with apple, lemon, ginger and cinnamon.
The cool thing about getting juice from Jon and Taylor is the ingredients are always right there on the bottle. And there’s always only a few. Like their Vision juice, made with apple, carrot, pineapple, lemon and beets. It’s like a healthy fruit punch.
Mushrooms have been all the rave lately, and new shroom shots are available for purchase in their window, as well.
If you’re on a budget, you can check out their $5 Happy Hour every weekday from 4-6PM. You’ll probably see Jon or Taylor.
“We open the store together every morning,” says Jon Shellhaas. “I’m up there almost every day.”
Swing by Monday through Saturday from 8AM to 7PM or Sunday between 11AM and 6PM. Also, check out their Facebook page for all the latest concoctions.
Here’s the main thing though: the juice is always worth the squeeze.
