Apparently they changed up the tour and intro a bit to talk more about the program there and the classes available, and less about the benefits of wheatgrass. That part was a bummer, but the tour and intro presentation were still interesting. And the raw, vegan dinner was surprisingly good and, even more suprising, FILLING.

Seems like a lovely place to go if you need some serious, hard-core detoxing. For now, I’m going to stick to my wheatgrass shots at People’s and my daily REVV.

As I’ve stated in past blogs, I love all things eco and green. Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a hypocrite. I don’t always live totally eco and green. I try, but it’s hard. Really, no one can honestly tell me that they can’t taste the difference between tempeh bacon and good ole polluting, green-house-gas-emitting real pig bacon. Fried fat from another living creature is disgusting, but oh sooooooo good when the cravings hit you.

Really, my weakness for things like bacon is the whole reason I can’t be a vegetarian. That, plus the fact that everything vegetarian from my formative years tasted like cardboard and I can’t seem to get past that bias even though there are fabulously delicious and, yes, decadent vegetarian dishes being dreamed up by chefs far more creative and daring than me these days.

Best example of something totally creative and wildly delicious that I could have never come up with on my own… Chocolate Mousse made from avocados. I’ve only had this crazy sounding dish at one place, but I’m willing to say that this place makes THE BEST, THE RICHEST, THE MOST TO-DIE-FOR healthy chocolate mousse in the whole world. What’s the name of this mystery place you ask? Let me tell you…

ROOTS in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Even their motto makes you want to be nicer to the earth and everyone on it – “Kind Food for Kind Folks”. For everyone planning a trip to SD to visit the zoo, Sea World, or Convention Center, the short trip to Ocean Beach is absolutely worth the extra effort. Especially for those of you coming from places where vegan delicacies are harder to find.

Apparently, chocolate mousse made with avocados is no secret. There are plenty of recipes for it if you google it, but it sure was a surprise to me! A lovely surprise.

While you’re at Roots, you should go ahead and plan on having some non-dessert food as well. They have incredible wraps and salads (with edible flowers!). For the wraps, my favorite is the Thai Peanut Wrap. And yes, you can get the stereotypical bowl of granola as well.