Healthy Hearty Meals

Located just a stone’s throw away from Raffles Place MRT Station is Kraftwich, the latest venture by Swissbake. Step into this urban looking bistro, complete with beautifully crafted hand lettering and illustrations adorning the walls, and dig into affordable sandwiches and build-your-own salads. Start your day with the Early Bird Special ($6.90) with one breakfast item like the Poached Egg and Turkey Ham and coffee or tea. At lunch, the Smoked Salmon Kraftwich ($8.90) served on their signature Kraftkorn bread is a crowd pleaser, or the Portobello Mushroom Kraftwich ($8.90), jammed full with succulent mushrooms, tomatoes, and vegetables. Alternatively, the Your Kraft Salad ($7.90) comes with a veggie base and five toppings, of which you can choose from beetroot to gherkins and even green apples, for a truly wholesome spread. Keep to that #eatclean diet and opt for a cold pressed juice, like the Spinach and Apple Pressed Juice ($6.90), for a tangy yet refreshing afternoon pick-me-up!

From the boys behind Kilo comes this four-month-old venture that has been well-received by the Shentoners (can we call you that?). Located at the new CapitaGreen building, this high-ceilinged, concrete-floored space is abuzz with excitement come lunch time despite the price tag on these bowls. The menu is simple — pick from any six of the aforethought Hero bowls ($16) like El Hibaro, a combination of warm striploin steak, lightly charred vegetables, wafu tomatoes and salsa verde on a bed of sushi rice. Alternatively, customise your own bowl and go for the char-grilled salmon, tuna or the flavour-packed pulled pork from the proteins, and don't miss the wild mushrooms from the hot veg. Of the sauces, the Miso Caramel and the Beetroot Feta Yoghurt are simply irresistible. Go easy on the grains here, portions are generous and they fill you up even before you start to dig into the rest of the bowl. Come with a lunch buddy and split up — one to snag a seat and one to order. Otherwise, be prepared to dig into your bowls at the alfresco standing bar. For maximum effect, add a dash of the chili flakes and chili padi found next to the utensils before digging in! p.s. Do try their White Cold Brew ($7.50) before you go!

Say aloha to the food trend that is sweeping all across the world — poke (pronounced 'poh-kay'). A staple of the Hawaiian islands for centuries, poke bowls are salads that feature marinated raw fish, much like its chirashi counterparts from Japan. In fact, the original poke flavour that sees the freshly cut sashimi cubes tossed in a sweet marinade, is a nod to the strong Japanese influence on the Hawaiian islands. While yellow fin tuna is the default choice of fish in Hawaii, Aloha Poke also offers salmon as an alternative base, alongside a vegetarian option. For lunch, choose from three different sizes (one, two or three scoops of poke). Go for the standard Nalu (2 scoops, $15.90) with this winning combination — 150g of original tuna and wasabi mayo salmon with brown rice and avocado, topped with flying fish roe and cherry tomatoes. Every bowl comes with a slice of lime, bite-sized pineapples and scallions on the side. You may also opt for the spicy flavour if you prefer some heat. Come by in the evening for the Roasted Pork Belly ($12) served with pineapple cubes, washed down with either a pint of ice cold Hawaiian Kona Beer ($13.90) or a Mauna Loa cocktail ($18) at the newly launched Tiki Bar (in a cute Tiki mug of course)! Pro tip: order your salads one day in advance via email to beat the queue.

This is clean eating upsized. I chose to have a veritable mountain of cauliflower, broccoli and romaine lettuce smothered in fresh cherry tomatoes and a whole hill full of wonderful black olives, and topped off with a hefty chicken thigh fillet for $9.90. The pesto sauce that rained upon the fields of green was decent, but lacked saltiness. The sous vide chicken was on a whole new plane of existence though. Throughly marinated, it was packed full of wonderful flavor and it fell apart at the slightest provocation. I couldn't stop om-nom-nomming this excellent yet guilt-free salad.

The Daily Cut opts to cook everything at their outlets so that customers can eat healthily and still enjoy the flavours that naturally accompany freshly prepared piping hot food. Customers can also create their desired completely chilled traditional salads if that is more of their preference.

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