Cooking your food at home is nice, but we all crave street food every now and then. Usually a hot and spicy, fried, and an oily affair street food does not have the reputation for being particularly healthy. However, it may be a surprise that street food can be healthy as well. Many food vendors have now taken their business towards healthier food which has become the new food trend.

Healthy Options

There are plenty of healthy options throughout the street food scene. Many street carts serve grilled marinated chicken over steamed rice which is a good snack for the health concerned. You can avoid the white sauce that is served with it or opt for the hot sauce for lower calories.

If you avoid the beef, cheese, crème, and avocado on them, Tacos can also be a pretty healthy option. You should go for chicken, veggies and cilantro on the tortilla to make it a healthier affair.

Vegetarian food trucks are also becoming more and more common, which is the healthiest option as long as you stay away from butter, heavy creams, and rich sauces.

Rouge Tomate

A perfect stop to pick up picnic goodies, this food cart serves locally grown, organic food (the grass fed bison and wild arugula sandwich is one of the customer favorites). Rouge Tomate also promotes eco-awareness by serving its food on biodegradable paper products and using solar panels. The organic food served here is definitely a healthy choice.

The Cinnamon Snail

This food truck offers a gourmet vegan organic menu with several fancy sandwich options, like the Lemongrass Five Spice Seitan, Thai Barbecue Seitan Ribs for a complete meal, and the low-calorie Vanilla Bourbon Brulee for dessert. The menu contains a list of tasty and healthy delights.

Rickshaw Dumpling

The philosophy at Rickshaw Dumpling is that no one needs to learn to love dumplings as there is a version of dumpling in almost every cuisine. This particular food cart exclusively serves innovative types of dumplings such as the vegetarian, edamame, chicken, Thai Basil, pork and Chinese. An order of six dumplings has less than 300 calories which is perfect to treat yourself to a delicious light meat.

The Squeeze

If you are feeling weighed down by unhealthy foods and seeking a detox, The Squeeze may have the answers for you. A rolling ready pressed juice and living foods truck, The Squeeze aims to inspire a lifestyle change. The food truck offers cleansing options for those looking to lose weight or increase energy and vitality. The raw soups, salads, and snacks at The Squeeze are all healthy choices.

Another great thing about heading out for a meal is finding even more new treats. New Mexico flavor is around every corner and don’t forget about The Whole Enchilada. Here’s some great tastes for unique New Mexican flavor.

Author Bio:

Stephen Roshy is an experienced writer as he have been providing informative content for different industries, currently he writing for Largo Bar and Grill and providing information on bayside marketplace restaurants. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.