Fast Food Dining: Healthy, Plant-based Options Do Exist
August 11, 2010 – 2:58 pm by MarinaHanes
Planning savory and balanced meals takes time and effort, which are two things that are sometimes hard to come by. When you’re desperate for tasty, plant-based foods, convenient peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are not your only option. There are some incredibly passionate and dedicated restaurants out there, especially in California, that can meet your fast food needs in a healthier way.
According to the OC Register, The Veggie Grill was voted the number one restaurants in Orange County. It specializes in savory plant-based meals, and it has four locations in the Los Angeles and Orange counties. For starters, you can try to Sweetheart Fries (sweet potato fries) or the Steamin’ Kale. Then you can enjoy their unique sandwiches like the Santa Fe Crispy Chickin’ and All-American Stack—free of animal products, of course.
This restaurant also has heart healthy and zero cholesterol meals. It has locations in Yuma, Arizona and Berkeley, California. You can still devour the burger and fries that you long for, except with a spin. For example, the Avocado Sandwich is packed with phytonutrients and healthy fats.
Chef Rawsheed Patton focuses on raw, organic and vegan whole foods. From his location in Sherman Oaks, California, he has a variety of events going on including raw food classes and Latin lover’s dinners.
Just because a restaurant is labeled has healthy doesn’t mean that it has dry, granola tasting foods. Before you stick your nose up, you definitely have to try the food out for yourself at these places, but you will come to find that the food is not only convenient and healthy, it’s also packed full of fresh, flavorful taste.
