Vital Ingredient - Review

Welcome to my first Veggie LAD review! Here you’ll find bite-sized features on the very best vegetarian restaurants and products. I’ll be covering everything from fast food to posh nosh. The first challenge I faced when I became veggie was knowing where to eat out so I want to make that choice as easy as possible for you. I hope you enjoy reading!

Name

Vital Ingredient

Type

Fast Food, Casual Dining.

Summary

Vital Ingredient was started 15 years ago by Alex Haynes. They specialise in fully customizable salads. Their ‘Eat Your Way’ philosophy means they have over 150 ingredients for you to choose from. That’s not it though: you’ll also find hot street food, soups, smoothies, porridge and poached egg pots! Plus you can use your Leafcard here to get a free veggie main course when you spend £5! Click here to get a year’s membership for just £1.

Location

17 stores in Central London

Price

Breakfast from £1.95, Salads from £5.15, Street Food from £4.65.

Veggie Pros

Huge selection of ingredients
Sourced in Britain whenever possible
Vegetarian options virtually unlimited with salads
Super quick and healthy
Partner charity ‘Magic Breakfast’ provide healthy breakfasts to children who would otherwise go without before school.

Veggie Cons

Only one veggie ‘street food’ option: Saag Paneer.

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Maple n’ Pear Salad with Smoked Tofu

Detox Energy Salad

Saag Paneer

Mushroom Soup

Feta and Spicy Beans Breakfast Pot

Veggie LAD Verdict

Vital Ingredient serves up delicious, genuinely healthy fast food at an affordable price. I’d love to see some more veggie street food options but the choice of salads is HUGE and make it a must visit.

Give Me Some Of That!

Visit the Vital Ingredient Website

Twitter: @VitalSaladBar

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