Press Release
SELF | What Women Are Really Eating at $1,200-a-Night Wellness Retreats
It is an undeniable fact that wellness retreats used to have pretty terrible food. Picture your parents checking into a “health spa,” and you probably envision some joyless combination of cottage cheese, pineapple, and steamed vegetables. Maybe a hard-boiled egg, yolk likely scooped out, or a little turkey roll-up for good measure. Times were bleak!
Luckily for us, they have also changed. As wellness tourism continues to rise—the industry was valued at $894 billion in 2024 alone, according to the Global Wellness Institute—the food served at them has gotten a refresh too. Much like the wellness industry at large, wellness retreat kitchens have moved away from ’90s diet culture and toward more satisfying, wholesome meals.
