Top 10 Healthy Restaurants In Houston, Texas

Green Seed Vegan, which bloomed out of a food truck into a fully functioning vegan empire, is the brainchild of two Houston natives, Matti Merrell and Rodney Perry. At Green Seed, tacos are made with walnuts instead of ground beef, and fries are made of cauliflower. These crispy, pillowy, perfectly seasoned cauliflower nuggets are so good you will forget that potatoes and meat even existed. Their menu may be entirely vegan but with a wide array of raw items, juices, and elixirs, there’s something for just about everyone.

Freshii is a health-conscious restaurant with one goal in mind: ‘Eliminate the excuse that people don’t eat well.’ Their menu features wraps and bowls like the ‘Mediterranean,’ a lively mix of cucumbers, cilantro, feta, and almonds on a bed of quinoa and greens in a red pepper sauce. Clocking in at 510 calories and only $8, this is just one of many healthy and affordable options at Freshii. Add a juice like the ‘Mighty Detox’ and enjoy them both for under $15.

This is not your mama’s salad bar. Salad Extravaganza features over 70 nutritious toppings along with a plethora of meat and produce based proteins to create the salad of your dreams. When they say extravaganza, they aren’t kidding, an average salad weighs over three pounds. But unlike other chains, they don’t charge by weight. Meaning each salad is a set cost and you can load up with as many veggies as you like.

Fit Fuel is an innovative restaurant combining two things that don’t usually go together: convenience and fresh, healthy food. Inspired by their own struggle to find a fun restaurant that would also compliment their active lifestyle, Fit Fuel was born, bringing forward wholesome alternatives to fast food that are free of both GMOs and unhealthy oils. Start your day with ‘muscle gains,’ a grass-fed top sirloin, with egg whites, sweet potato, mushrooms and an ezekiel muffin. As a bonus, the nutritional information is listed on all of their menu items.

Years ago, Pat Greer, the co-founder of Houston’s Central City Co-op was tasked with figuring out what to do with an overabundance of leftover organic produce. She got cooking and it wasn’t long before raw treats like her spinach curry ‘krackers’ got people talking and inspired her to open up a restaurant. Since its opening in 2000, Pat Greer’s Kitchen has been using locally sourced ingredients to deliver plant-based, raw cuisine to the city of Houston. Revolving around the local produce, the menu changes weekly and the best part is everything is to-go, making it a smart and delicious alternative to regular takeout.

Tout Suite may be a bakery, but don’t let that deter you. The menu includes healthy options like the ‘avocado toast’ with fresh radishes. Their eclectic menu also features açaí bowls, pitaya bowls, and chia pudding. In the açaí bowl, açaí, a berry reminiscent of blueberry, is blended until creamy and topped with banana, berries, and granola, making it a perfect post-workout or afternoon snack. Start or end your day with Tout and it’s sure to be sweet. By Sara Graym