by: Bud Kennedy (Star Telegram)
East-side Blue Zone
Three east Fort Worth restaurants have joined the Blue Zones Project list of options for health-conscious dining.
Italy Pasta & Pizza, 800 E. Loop 820, has added a baked eggplant rollatini, a veggie pasta and a Mediterranean salad, along with gluten-free goat-cheese pasta Alfredo.
The Library Cafe, 1280 Woodhaven Blvd., serves two new soups, and veggie wraps and burgers.
The Lady and the Pit, 2220 Handley Drive, is offering a baked sweet potato, zucchini squash and sauteed spinach, together as a $12.99 veggie plate or as sides with the barbecue platters.
They join the list of more than 30 local restaurants serving balanced dishes focusing on vegetables or lower in calories and fat. The list includes such restaurants as Bird Café, Fixture Kitchen, Los Vaqueros Stockyards, Righteous Foods and Taco Heads, along with Mediterranean restaurants such as Byblos, Terra Mediterranean Grill and the Zoës Kitchen chain.
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