Keep it light: The top 6 places to eat healthy in Round Rock, Georgetown and beyond

Keep it light: The top 6 places to eat healthy in Round Rock, Georgetown and beyond

Keep it light: The top 6 places to eat healthy in Round Rock, Georgetown and beyond

healthy places to eat in round rock

When it’s breaking 100 degrees outside, the last thing our body craves is a plate full of mashed potatoes and meat.

Eating healthy is not only essential for your health, but it can also improve the pep in your step throughout the day. Coming across a wide selection of healthy options at restaurants can be difficult, but there are a few gems that have its customer’s health in mind when dishing up a delicious plate.

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Below we have gathered some of the best restaurants in and around the WilCo area that offer more than just a pile of lettuce.

Greenhouse Craft Food

1400 E Old Settlers Blvd., Suite 110

Round Rock, Texas

Although this counter-service restaurant is known for its locally sourced comfort food, it’s easy to spot a few great healthy options. Greenhouse Craft Food has a couple of fresh salads with local ingredients from Texas farmers and ranchers. If you are feeling like eating something a little more, try the Grass Eater sans tortilla chips or the Turkey Club without the cheese.

Salt Traders Coastal Cooking

2850 N Interstate Highway 35

Round Rock, Texas

This seafood-centric restaurant is from the team behind Jack Allen’s Kitchen, and offers a menu that is inspired by their coastal travels. Chow down on an order of fresh shrimp cocktail, or order a juicy grilled tuna steak that will fill you up with both protein and a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids.

Salata

200 University Blvd., Suite 420

Round Rock, Texas

This fast-casual restaurant makes eating healthy look easy. Salata offers a wide variety of fresh ingredients like chicken, vegetables, and more than 50 toppings to create your own masterpiece in the form of a salad or wrap. If you are on-the-go and don’t have any time to waste, this might be your spot.

Nancy’s Sky Garden

Locations in Georgetown and Round Rock.

If you’re craving a filling and guilt-free option, Nancy’s Sky Garden is the place to go. The restaurant has a menu that caters to vegetarians (meat eaters can also get their own dose of protein as well) and is mainly gluten-free besides its spicy red dressing. The food is refreshing and light, skipping oils and salt commonly hidden in dishes, and it also has a fine selection of herbal teas.

Monument Cafe

500 S Austin Avenue

Georgetown, Texas

This classic roadside cafe is a crowd pleaser, offering both healthy and greasy options for guests with all types of appetites. Monument Cafe dishes up foods that are farm fresh and never frozen, and has a wide selection of salads and guilt-free breakfast options like quiches. Guests can also buy farm fresh foods at the Monument Market, which is definitely a plus.

Farm to Fork

11880 Old Farm to Market Road 2243, Suite 201

Leander, Texas

Farm to Fork serves local Texas and organic foods without GMOs so you know you are eating quality when visiting. The menu is based on Texas southern cuisine with a French flare, and is nicely priced for what you are getting. The house roasted turkey BLT wrap is a solid healthy choice on the menu, and the daily specials could offer up a healthy surprise occasionally.

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This post was last modified on November 19, 2024 7:44 am