From raw lasagne to crab meat capellini or risotto, it’s time to banish the notion that healthy food equates to boring ol’ salads

Here’s a situation to consider: You’ve just started your #fitspo journey and want to eat healthily for your wellbeing. BUT, your friend doesn’t because he or she thinks that eating healthy isn’t yummy at all.

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So what should you do? Enter our handy guide that features five organic cafes that dishes out healthy meals that are equally as tasty as their regular counterpart. Trust us, let the food do the talking and your friend will be a convert in no time.

Real Food

With various outlets around our little red dot, Real Food is a self-run by a team of passionate individuals that spends a lot of their time and effort sourcing and preparing good quality and healthy food. Placing their focus on making everything from scratch, the team believes that we are what we eat.

If you’re looking for something soupy, we suggest trying the comforting bowl of Vegan Dumpling Noodles. The soup base has a nice peppery touch to it and the dumplings are filling without being too cloying.

Real Food: Various outlets

Open Door Policy

Situated along the hip Tiong Bahru neighbourhood, Open Door Policy serves up 100 percent gluten-free and dairy-food food. Paying attention to hearty and wholesome cooking that aims to impart familiar flavours with a gluten-free and dairy-free twist. Plus, the herbs and spices are grown in the restaurant itself and used in the dishes served.

Have a go at their Vegetable Tempura Risotto. The vegetables are coated in a thin layer of batter and crisply fried till a golden brown on the outside. What we love about this is that it isn’t oily at all and the vegetables retains its freshness. The risotto is done al dente. Creamy yet light, it pairs well with the tempura.

Open Door Policy: 9 Yong Siak Street, S(168650)

Mahota Kitchen

A ‘gathering of goodness’, Mahota believes in growing good produce that goes into the food they serve and selling sustainable ingredients that can bring everyone one step closer to eating right. Serving up Italian fusion fare with a twist, you can expect organic free range beef, fresh seafood and hearty greens all incorporated into pastas and pizzas.

We recommend ordering a plate of Crab Meat Pumpkin Capellini. Sitting in a brandy tomato cream sauce, expect a generous serving of crab meat, roasted bell peppers, olives and fresh basil. The roasted bell peppers adds a extra dose of savouriness to the sauce while the fresh basil helps to cut the taste.

Mahota Kitchen: 809 French Road, Level 3, Kitchener Complex, S(200809)

Afterglow

Vegetables have often being misunderstood as boring, unsexy and dry. At Afterglow, the restaurant aims at bringing sexy back to these vegetables by offering up plant-based diet that are flavourful and refreshing. Encouraging farm-to-table concept, you can expect interesting bowls like Quinoa-Strone, Raw Burger, Raw Lasagne and more.

We suggest trying the Raw Zucchini Linguine with Walnut ‘Meat’-Balls. Tossed in dehydrated tangy cherry tomato sauce, the spiralised zucchini adds a crunchy texture to the dish. Here comes the fun part: Shiitake and dates ‘meat’-balls. The shiitake mushrooms lends a savoury factor to the ‘meat’-balls while the dates and almond crumble cheese helps to gel the ingredients together, to give it the ‘meat’ texture.

Afterglow: 24 Keong Saik Road, S(089131)

Kitchen by Food Rebel

The people at Kitchen by Food Rebel wants to advocate better eating habits through great food. Stripping back to the roots, Kitchen by Food Rebel features a variety of dishes filled with root vegetables, superfoods and lean proteins.

We recommend a nutrient-dense Chicken Protein Bowl that is prepared with hormone-free chicken, a generous portion of hummus, avocado, pumpkin and drizzled with tahini dressing. The pumpkin lends sweetness to the savoury chicken, while the avocado and hummus adds creaminess to the bowl. If you’re feeling for some wine, order a glass of organic red to complement the meal.

Kitchen by Food Rebel: 28 Stanley Road, S(068737)