True Food Kitchen
180 El Camino Real Ste 1140, Palo Alto
650.272.5157
This chain is the brainchild of renowned health author Dr. Andrew Weil and restaurateur Sam Fox. Started with the simple concept that tasty food can also be healthy food, True Food Kitchen features a rotating menu based on seasonal fruits and vegetables.
The restaurant even caters to the obstinate carnivore. Edamame dumplings ($12) and one of their rotating seasonal cocktailsâmade with fresh-pressed fruit and veggie juice, as well as organic spiritsâshould be on everyoneâs list of resolutions.
Veggie Grill
Seattle, WA
Posted by Veggie Grill on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Multiple locations
This West Coast chainâwith 30 locations and countingâhas done its part to try to bring vegan into the mainstream American diet. Their Santa Fe Crispy Chickinâ sandwich ($10.95) has a nice, satisfying crunch and spicy heat from the chipotle mayo, and the All Hail Kale ($9.95) saladâserved with agave-roasted walnutsâis a canât-miss crowd pleaser.
Vitamina Juices & Blends
387 S First St, San Jose
408.217.9741
Itâs amazing how a simple thing like juice can become totally corrupted by extra dairy, sugar and who knows what else to pack âflavorâ but mostly calories. Vitamina seeks to end that by offering up the purest and fresh set juice blends with no added concentrates, pulps or any other nonsense. Their ingredient list is short and simple. The Green Lorito ($8 for 20 ounces) features apple, ginger, cucumber, celery, parsley, spinach, kale and lime to help cleanse the body from all the holiday treats, and that extra beerâor threeâfrom last night.
VN Grill
1085 E Brokaw Rd, San Jose
408.441.7900
Perhaps one of the healthiest and most inexpensive lunch options around, these Vietnamese-inspired bowls done Chipotle-style run $6-10 depending on oneâs choice of protein. First pick a base (rice, noodles or salad), add a protein, choose from anyâor all 12âof their veggies, sauce it up and enjoy. As an added treat, try the mushroom spring rolls ($4).
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