There are perhaps 5,000 restaurants in greater Boston. How many have you tried? I’ve hit 250.
Most of them use way too much salt, and the wrong kind of salt, as well as white flour, and animal products loaded with pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and who knows what else.
Because of our stress and hunger for a better life, we overeat this crap, and then we end up with high cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, allergies, and many other problems. No good!
With that in mind, I offer a list of the top ten healthy eateries in greater Boston, in no particular order. Here we go:
- Green Leaf (Vegetarian, Framingham)
- Masao’s Kitchen (Vegetarian, Waltham)
- True Bistro (Vegetarian, Somerville)
- Life Alive! (Vegetarian, Cambridge, Lowell)
- Big Fresh Café (Lite Fare, Framingham)
- Fresh City (Lite Fare, Framingham, Newton, etc.)
- Pho Dakao (Vietnamese, Framingham)
- Le’s (Vietnamese, Allston)
- Clover (Cambridge, trucks, etc.)
- Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center (Asian, Cambridge)
There are so many more, and many pizza, dessert and other specialty joints. In regard to Asian restaurants, try Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese first, then move on to others like Indian and Korean. Chinese restaurants tend to use MSG, tons of oil, tons of salt, and tons of sugar.
When we eat clean, we feel better, look better, work better, and get along better with your loved ones. You also clean up the Earth, reduce animal suffering, create peace, and create better karma.
These restaurants have higher costs due to organic ingredients, training, more livable wages for their workers, and lower demand (but growing!) for their food. But they are worth every penny. Please send me your reviews!! david@kagan.co