Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Top 9 U.S. Healthy Restaurants

Kevin Gianni and his wife Anne Marie travelled to 50 cities across the U.S. in the search for a healthy menu. They found 9 restaurants to top the list of the healthiest restaurants they dined at. Mind you... not all were raw but mostly all were organic restaurants... others being vegan or vegetarian.

Below I embedded their YouTube video discussing the restaurants. You can also view the video directly on YouTube by clicking here. Below the video is some information about the specific restaurants including locations and type of food.

Chocola Tree

Chocola Tree, located at 1595 West Highway 89A in Sedona, Arizona, 86336, offers more than just the everyday lunch and dinner. Its fabulous menu consists of only the freshest organic (and mostly raw) foods available to the area. The owners also have their own on-site year-round garden which holds bountiful spices and herbs to compliment any dish on the extensive menu. To quote a patron who visits Sedona specifically for a trip to the Chocola Tree, this cafe/chocolate shop is a "little piece of rawsomeness!" They also offer shipping of many of their organic menu items online. To get the order form today, visit http://www.chocolatreecafe.com/roots/store.


Bloodroot


Overlooking the harbor in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Bloodroot is a feminist vegetarian restaurant. Sidled with its very own feminist bookstore, it is located in an ideal location at 85 Ferris Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06605. Just over 33 years ago, Selma Miriam and Noel Furie opened Bloodroot with an idea to bring feminism and a healthy vegetarian diet together. The menu is diverse, offering organics, raw foods, and plenty of ethnic treats, sure to please any palate. Miriam and Noel grow a lot of their own produce and refuse to compromise the quality of any ingredient in their dishes. This patron pleaser is a must on any Connecticut-travellers list of 'things to do.' For those not travelling in the area, feel free to click http://bloodroot.com to get access to great recipes from this fantastic find.


Karma Road


Karma Road, also known as the "taste of integrity", is located at 11 Main Street, in New Paltz, New York, 12561. Owners, partners, and cooks, Jenn and Seth created a vegetarian menu designed to feed the soul. Indicated by the carefully chosen name, this wonderful cafe will only use organic, pesticide-free, and all-natural products to sustain its good karma with the environment. This little piece of karmic goodness offers cooking classes, as well as online-ordered bakery treats and there is always an opportunity to catch a guest-speaker once a month! They can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.karmaroad.net.


Au Lac


In 1997, owner Mai Nguyen introduced Fountain Valley to wonderful vegetarian cuisine to be enjoyed in a friendly, healthy environment. Au Lac is located at 16563 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, California, 92708 and is home to a unique term (humanese) in the food industry. Chef Ito arrived on the scene in 2001 and took Mai's creation and added his own special touches, which included his self-created cuisine known as "humanese". All options on this menu are created with the intention of uniting everyone who dines there into one equal entity. This holistic approach to the body-spirit connection has been working and is becoming increasingly popular to patrons of all ages. You will leave feeling physically and mentally refreshed!


Real Food Daily


Escape to the old world with new world flavors. Real Food Daily (RFD) is a vegan restaurant housing two locations. It can be found at 514 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, California, 90401 and 414 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90048. Owner Ann Gentry started the business as a home catering company in 1988 and founded the restaurant in 1993. RFD gets back to basics with almost everything on the menu being made from scratch, while keeping up with new times, turning to the raw food/vegan movement for a more modern, healthier lifestyle. Visit http://www.realfood.com today to get a taste of health.


Help Yourself


Help Yourself is a fantastic little getaway from the everyday and can be found at 829 Fleming Street, Key West, Florida, 33040. Focussed on a healthy, informative way to eat, the extensive menu has options for any dietary lifestyle, ranging from raw and vegan to some meat options as well. Owner, Charlie Wilson will only serve high-quality food that does not contain additives, any unnatural chemicals, or hormones. Most food on the menu is locally grown. In fact, many of the herbs and spices found in the fabulous menu items are growing right outside the front door. This restaurant is home to many everyday patrons as well as curious tourists looking for a nutritious bite. Check it out for yourself at http://www.helpyourselffoods.com.


Cafe Gratitude


Cafe Gratitude is not just a cafe... it's a contribution to the environment and it puts patrons on a path to a healthier, earth-friendly lifestyle. This little taste of life only offers raw or "live" foods, and owners Matthew and Terces Engelhart consider the environment on every level of their business, not only in the food they choose. If you're looking to enjoy live food in a tranquil, soul-cleansing environment, Cafe Gratitude is a must. With five locations throughout California, business is booming. More and more people are making environment-driven choices regarding their diet and their well-being in general and Cafe Gratitude is an easy step along this path. To get started down the road to serenity, you can visit the cafe at any one of these locations; 2400 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California 94110,... 1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, California 94122,... 2200 Fourth Street, San Rafael, California 94901,... 206 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, California 95448,... and 230 Bay Place, Oakland, California 94612. For those who would like to take a look first, check it out at http://www.cafegratitude.com.


Manzanita


Manzanita is a Macrobiotic Restaurant located at 4001 Linden Street, Oakland, California, 94608. On the menu you will find lots of delicious raw, vegan, and organic options. This fantastic eating place uses its healthy menu to encourage and support a healthier lifestyle and an overall healthier way of thinking. As one patron puts it, "It is like you can feel the enhancement of your immune system and adding a month of life on - at every meal." Owners are very friendly and will often allow menu substitutions if requested. To get an idea of what the healthier you is in for on a visit, check out this link, http://www.manzanitaworld.com.


The Living Light Culinary Arts Institute


The Living Light Culinary Arts Institute is a place for students to learn how to eat and live healthy. It's about empowering the individual to make the healthy choices to live the best life possible. The cafe in the Institute is an organic gourmet raw vegan cafe with plenty of options. The founder, Cherie Soria chooses only the freshest organic ingredients possible to make up the cafe's carefully selected menu items. The Institute itself can be found at 301-B North Main Street, Fort Bragg, California, 95437 and this is also home to the wonderful cafe as well as many culinary events and specialized classes. This is a great opportunity to taste some wonderful organic raw vegan creations and learn to create some as well!


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