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How have dining options for vegans and vegetarians changed?
- Dining options for vegans and vegetarians, as well as those who just want to eat healthily, have increased significantly in recent years.
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Where can you find convenient vegan food options?
- You can now even get vegan food from a food truck, such as Soulgood, or from grab-and-go places like Snap Kitchen, where gourmet vegan dishes are ready for pick-up and reheat.
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How is competition shaping vegan and vegetarian cuisine?
- The fierce competition means that restaurants are finding new ways to make vegan and vegetarian dishes more flavorful and imaginative.
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Is healthy eating becoming more appealing?
- With more delicious and innovative options, healthy eating is becoming increasingly attractive.
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1. Dream Cafe
Dream Cafe has been a Dallas institution for more than 20 years. With a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere, a wonderful green patio, and a mix of healthy dishes on its extensive menu, it is popular among vegetarians and other health-conscious people, but there is something here for everyone. They serve three meals a day, with some delicious meatless options such as the Global Dinner with organic black beans, brown rice, melted Jack cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Their pitas are fabulous too, try their Uptown Pita stuffed with chickpea hummus and grilled veggies. There is live jazz in their Uptown location once a week.
2811 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, Phone: 214-954-0486
2. Freshii
Freshii , one of the fastest-growing healthy fast food chains, wants to prove that healthy food does not take forever to make. Their health-minded counter-serve chain with hundreds of shops all over the States and Canada offers salads that are tossed in front of you, hearty soups, imaginative burritos and wraps, and so much more. Everything about Freshii is green, sometimes literally, like the walls in their small, sleek stores. They use recyclable materials, cut down on energy use, wrap their burritos in collard greens instead of tortillas, make their ranch dressing with Greek yogurt and olive oil instead of butter and cream, make soups with vegetable broth instead of cream, and so on. They cater to those who do not have the time to cook but still want to eat healthy, like busy and health-minded Millennials, but their meals are so delicious that they broke the generation barrier a long time ago.
1412 Main St #101, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: 214-748-6000
3. Kalachandji's
Dallas vegetarians are familiar with Kalachandji's – it has been around for the last 34 years ¬– but newcomers might get a bit startled to realize they are eating their pakoras in a functioning Hare Krishna temple. However, the soothing atmosphere, spectacular courtyard, and extensive buffet that changes every day makes any hesitation disappear. The dishes come from many parts of the vast Indian subcontinent and are made using the ayurvedic art of preparing food for mind, body, and spirit as well as thousands of years of the Indian tradition of vegetarianism. No meat, eggs, fish, onion, or garlic, no canned or frozen vegetables, just the freshest, best quality ingredients possible. While the menu is vegetarian, there are many vegan dishes on the menu.
5430 Gurley Ave, Dallas, TX 75223, Phone: 214-821-1048
4. True Food Kitchen
The popular Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet got a practical implementation in the True Food Kitchen, an upscale chain of healthy restaurants serving food that also tastes good and makes you live longer. They are trying to stick to that promise in their Dallas Preston Center spot, a spacious, modern, and lively eatery where the open kitchen has a front stage and you can watch your meal being prepared. There is also a nice patio when it gets too boisterous indoors. They serve American fare with many vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. You can expect delicious spaghetti squash casserole, Scottish steelhead, the Inside Out Quinoa Burger, and imaginative and flavorful bowls as well as a good selection of wine, local craft beers, and fresh-pressed juices.
The Plaza At Preston Center, 8383 Preston Center Plaza #100, Dallas, TX 75225, Phone: 214-377-3333
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