The New Year is only a week old and you’re already wavering on your pledge to eat a healthier diet. You are sticking to your pledge at home, but when you go out to eat, you’re stuck.

Those chicken wings or barbecue are calling your name. That big bowl of pasta looks so good. Let’s get real. Healthy food doesn’t always taste good.

That’s not entirely true. With some research and taste testing, you can find tasty healthy food restaurants that use local ingredients, focus on dish components that promote an anti-inflammatory diet and contain antioxidants that help prevent diseases.

Since eating healthy food isn’t cheap, do research before you leave home. Investiage restaurants close to you, and find ones that meet your dietary needs and aren’t a heart-attack on a plate.

While Texas is known for its fatty, artery clogging food – chicken-fried steak – with some exploration you’ll find there are some healthy alternatives. Here are three restaurants in Dallas where you can comfortably eat the food and feel good about your choices:

• True Food Kitchen is a healthy food restaurant chain that has an outlet at 8383 Preston Center Plaza #100 in Dallas. This is a restaurant with a reputation for healthy food that tastes good. The Miso soup with wild mushrooms is yummy, while the vegetable crudités is an enormous bowl of raw vegetables with two dips and is an odd starter because of its simplicity. The tasty wild mushroom pizza is on dough made with flax and splet, while Panang Curry is a delicious soup made with potato, broccoli carrot and your choice of tofu, chicken or shrimp.The drinks are full of antioxidant ingredients like pomegranate and sweetened with natural ingredients like honey.

• Be Raw is comprised of pure food with nothing artificial. Located at 6005 Berkshire Lane in Dallas, it has no fake colors, sweeteners, or additives and keeps fruits and vegetable vitamins and enzymes intact. The ingredients are organic and some dishes are vegan and gluten free.The coconut curry soup has a natural sweetness from the coconut and a hint of heat from the jalapenos.The salads are full of bright greens, ruby red tomatoes and succulent avocado. A lot of the food has an Asian theme be it Thai, Vietnamese or Chinese.Like many healthy food restaurants, they haven’t forgotten the drinks that have a base of agave nectar.

• Mediterranean food is incredibly healthy, especially if you stay away from the rice and bread. The meats are grilled, beans, grains and vegetables play a significant role in most dishes. The food is also addictive. Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill has several locations in Houston and is at 3001 Knox St. #110 in Dallas. So long as you avoid the pasta, rice and bread, you can’t go wrong with most dishes.The beetroot salad contains cilantro, garlic and onion. The orzo and stuffed eggplant salads are great side dishes for the chicken or beef shawarma. The chicken kabsa is baked in yogurt and the signature dish of Molkhieh has chicken mixed with Egyptian spinach, chopped onions, garlic and coriander.

The vow to eat healthy doesn’t have to be a failure. Be aware of what kind of foods you want to eat and find the right restaurant that meets your needs. There’s nothing wrong with going to the same restaurant over and over again, especially if the food is delicious and healthy.

Happy New Year and good luck to sticking to your health goals.