Kingstree City Supervisor Richard Treme (left) appears on as Damaris Durham and her husband, Jason, work the scissors throughout a Williamsburg Hometown Chamber ribbon-cutting occasion on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
When Jason and Damaris Durham have been residing in Florence, Alabama, they traveled earlier this 12 months to see associates in Georgetown who owned a store and offered nutritious shakes and teas. The Durhams have been offered on promoting the wholesome merchandise, however they weren’t certain the place to promote them.
“I used to be speaking to a buddy, and we have been praying about it,” Jason stated. “Later he despatched me a textual content, saying ‘The king’s nonetheless acquired another transfer.’ Then we discovered Kingstree, and I assumed, ‘Perhaps it’s purported to be.’”
Positive sufficient, the Durhams have opened Kingstree Diet at 110 E. Predominant St., nearly on the nook of Academy Road. They reduce a ribbon Friday to have a good time becoming a member of the Williamsburg Hometown Chamber, and so they formally opened Monday.
In Alabama, he was a subcontractor who put in flooring. They’d a child boy six months in the past. Earlier than she acquired pregnant, Damaris was launched to wholesome shakes and teas and misplaced 20 kilos.
“She was working in a trailer plant,” Jason stated. “A woman she was working with there acquired into this enterprise and took her underneath her wing and taught her the right way to make them and taught her the enterprise finish of issues. … She simply fell in love with it.
“It took her awhile to promote me on it. I used to be skeptical, like, ‘I don’t learn about these shakes and teas.’ Then I began consuming them, and I used to be like, ‘I’m not hungry. I’ve acquired vitality. I’m probably not placing on quite a lot of kilos.’ The product spoke for itself.’’
So it was time for a giant life determination.
That is the tea menu on the new Kingstree Diet store.
It was time to shake it up.
“My spouse introduced this chance, and I used to be like certain, why not?” Jason stated. “It will get me out of that each day routine of sweat and grind and simply get in right here and perhaps assist someone.”
Kingstree Diet’s menu options tea bombs and specialty teas, similar to Malibu Barbie (watermelon, peach and collagen) and Jimmy Buffet (pineapple, coconut and collagen). It options protein shakes similar to Orange Cream (Orange Creamsicle, Kingstree Sundown, Tropical Breeze, blueberry muffin and lemon pound cake) and Cookies & Lotions (Apple Jacks, birthday cake, Chips Ahoy, peanut butter cookie and Oreo cookie).
Demaris’ favourite shake is the Malibu Barbie.
That is the protein shakes menu on the new Kingstree Diet store.
Which does she like higher: the shakes or the tea bombs?
“I like each,” she stated. “If I drink a shake within the morning. Generally I’ve my tea within the morning and typically with my lunch. I’ve quite a lot of vitality all day. Hold going with that child.”
How can drinks with these components be wholesome?
The protein shakes solely have 200 energy. The tea bombs are sugar free.
