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Top 10 Healthy Places

Orange County's best in this category!

by Christopher Trela
March, 2008

Top 10 Healthy Dining

Flame grilled goodness: Baja Fresh
Try: Original Baja taco (with chicken, fish or beef).
Locations throughout OC
bajafresh.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner
$2-9

Fresh fish, creative cuisine: Bluewater Grill
Try: Catalina Harpooned Swordfish (Catalina harpoon-caught swordfish, cumin coated and mesquite grilled, served with Cuban rice and mango pineapple salsa).
Locations in Newport Beach, Tustin and Redondo Beach
bluewatergrill.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner
$2-38

Healthy food never tasted so good: Fitness Grill
Try: Sumo Wrestler Pizza (personal pizza topped with marinated chicken breast in spicy ginger peanut sauce, broccoli, carrots, zucchini and red bell peppers).  
103 West Imperial Hwy, Brea / 714.672.0911
18246 Imperial Hwy, Yorba Linda / 714.993.5421
fitnessgrill.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner
$4-16

Drink your way to health: Jamba Juice
Try: Coldbuster Smoothie (orange juice, orange sherbet, peaches, bananas, immunity boost, and antioxidant power boost, blended with ice).
Locations throughout OC
jambajuice.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner
$3-6

Outrageously good organic food: Mother's Market & Kitchen
Try: Tofu mushroom melt (with sautéed organic tofu, mushroom slices and red onions).
Locations in Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Laguna Woods
mothersmarket.com
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner
$2.95 - $10.95

Thirty years of healthy and green goodness: Rutabegorz
Try: Peasant Mushrooms (mushrooms stuffed with a vegetable medley, served on top of rice pilaf and topped with cheese)
Locations in Fullerton, Tustin, Orange
Rutabegorz.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner
$3.25 - $13.95

Classic 50’s diner theme with healthy options: Ruby's
Try: De-“Lite”-Ful Burger (lean turkey or veggie patty on a whole wheat bun with low-fat American cheese, non-fat mayo, fresh lettuce and tomato).
Locations throughout OC
rubys.com
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner
$3-12

A low fat taste of the tropics: Tropical Smoothie Café
Try: Totally turkey wrap & health nut smoothie (blueberries, mangos, bananas, almonds, soy or whey protein)
3972 Barrance Parkway, Irvine
tropicalsmoothie.com
949.387.7303
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner
$3 - $7

Surfing, seafood and satisfaction: Wahoo's Fish Tacos
Try: #2 combo (2 fish tacos with ahi rice and black beans).
Locations throughout OC
wahoos.com
Open for lunch and dinner
$3-9

Sophisticated health food for urban living: Zinc Cafe
Try: Zinc Burger (homemade vegetarian patty served on focaccia style bread).
3222 east Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar / 949.719.9462
350 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach / 949.494.6302
Zinccafe.com
Open for breakfast and lunch
$3.95 - $8.95

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