Health and Diet Center

I used to be a vegetarian so I love coming here they have so many options for smoothies and their sandwiches are amazing! Not fastest service because they only have about 3 people working so during lunch sometimes it is kinda busy. My favorite place in town to get lunch. Made well and a healthier option than fast food. Awesome place for vegetarians but they also have meat sandwiches that my friends say are great! I am a vegan now so I usually just come here for the vegan smoothies now. I don’t think they use vegan bread.
However, I enjoy coming here.

Lovely owner with a wide selection of healthy options. Nowhere else in Salians can you find true dedication to nutrition. I am always greater with a smile and asked if I want the regular (The Blast-​I highly recommend!) Anyway great location and service, come on let’s support our local businesses!

Worst experience! First we waited about 5 minutes for someone to come to the front until the cashier decided to come to the front to later explained they were busy using the bathroom. … Ummmmm TMI! Later I ordered the orange kale and chia seeds smoothies only to later find out there wasn’t any chia in my drink what so ever!!! I asked the cashier (who happened to be the only guy working and who also prepared the drinks) only to be told that the seeds had already been mixed in and broken down. I’ve had chia in smoothies before and I know what the texture is like. NEVER AGAIN!

Banana milkshakes are the bestest! Made with almond milk and so delicious I have to buy a large every time! There is a large variety of very very healthy choices to choose from in foods and drinks as well!

Not a bad place in Salinas to get something healthy. Drinks are about a normal price range as other places but worth the money! If your in a hurry don’t come in during your lunch break, because there are only a couple of workers at the time. All in all good place to come to quench your thirst.

When I’m in the mood for something healthy, this is my go to spot.
For less than $ 10 you can get a freshly made half sandwich and a smoothie. In the morning, I love the breakfast shake. Although I love the food and drinks, the downfall for this store is the service. There is usually only one lady in the morning and two ladies during lunch and they are very friendly but, the service is very slow.
I make sure I call in my order to give them a headstart.

This is my go to lunch spot when I am working in Salinas. It is a good value for getting a healthy meal ! I usually get half a sandwich, a smoothie or juice and chips for around 7 – 8 bucks!
The staff is very friendly but it’s mainly always 2 – 3 people running the show. Sometimes during the lunch crowd they can get a little slow when it is super busy but if you can go a little bit before or after the lunch rush the wait isn’t too long !

The staff is always very friendly. Sandwiches are really good. I usually get the vegetarian on wheat. The whole office loves them.

This place is amazing! Finally, affordable healthy food! I got a half sandwich and a salad. Both portions were very big. plus fresh juice mix of carrot, spinach, and beet! All for under 10.00. plus a few carrot sticks and small delicious cookie, just because! I think I’m in love.

My wife and I frequent this place for healthy juices. We are big fans of the green juice which is a mixture of green apples, kale, cucumber, and anything else you want to mix in. Price is adequate and the service is always great. We have had other juices and they are always fresh and delightful, only wish they made them cooler or had iced versions as they are generally warm, but taste is well received.

I’ve been eating at the Health and Diet Center for the last six years and have mixed feelings about this place.
First, the last owner and her mom were a bit rude. Not much could have been done about that but if the owner didn’t like you then expect the silent treatment. Now that they have a new owner, I guess you could say that problem has been solved… sort of.
The new owner and her son are in way over their heads. This place needs more than the two «full-​time» employees and the occasional part-​time sandwich maker but a decent staff at least.
The owner takes orders, makes sandwiches, makes juices, acts as cashier, buses tables, and pretty much everything else in between. What annoys me is that sandwich orders take FOREVER to make so don’t plan on a short lunch at this place, the owner CONSTANTLY has to ask customers to restate their orders and that’s if she took it right in the first place (despite that fact that she took the order herself) which is POOR service when only your sandwich comes out on time but not your juice. And if you go with a friend don’t expect the both of your orders to come out at the same time.
Then her son is USELESS because he is always hiding behind the counter next to the juicing machine and needs to chip-​in and help because mom is too CHEAP to hire more help.
But in all FAIRNESS the sandwiches are great if not the best in town! The bread is never stale and the meat and cold cuts are always chilled and fresh but if they don’t get their act together, this place will tank within the next year and we’ll all be sh! t out of luck.

I have gone in a couple of times for her hot chocolate. It is very good. Today I ordered an egg salad sandwich with multigrain bread. It was wonderful, one of the best I have had. It came with crunchy fresh carrot sticks. I also had her regular ice water that was nicely flavored with orange and lime. The place is clean and the owner very pleasant.

The juice here Is very fresh and delicious, however, the service was not very good. We ordered juice and a smoothie and the juice was made right away, but the smoothie took quite a while. The lady making the drinks took a phone call in-​between making drinks so my smoothie took an additional 8 minutes to make. Oh well…

I have been here a few times for juice (very good and fresh) and twice for lunch. I work close by and a vegan co-​worker loves it. The one time I dined in I had a BLT and it was good. They even gave you a tiny little cookie which was cute. The second time I went with my husband for lunch. They took so long we had to change our order to go. Again I went with the BLT and when I got back to work I opened my sandwich to find that they made my sandwich with a heel of bread! Seriously!!! I couldn’t believe it. Had I of dined in I would have complained, but I had left and taken my food to go. Who the heck makes someone a sandwich with a heel??? I wouldn’t even do that if I was at home. I throw the heel away! Crazy and SO rude! I really felt like if they were out of bread they should have told me, I would have switched to another kind. And I think they did it because I took it to go. And they didn’t give you a little cookie when I

I called the health and diet center to ask if their juice was organic and the owner said yes it is. I was really happy to find that they were under new ownership and one of the only places in salinas to offer organic foods and juices. Upon going in there the owner also told me that the only thing not organic was the bread.
As I’m waiting for my fresh «organic juice», I find some apples in a barrel advertised as local and organic, but they were NOT. Neither are the kiwis or strawberrys in her cold case. These fruits were all conventional.
I confronted the owner and she said she would check, and then went and hid behind the counter with her back to me until I left the establishment. I felt like she is probably ignorant to what «organic «even is and therefore should not own a healthfood store. She is supporting Monsanto and genetically modified /​engineered foods, and those are what is causing sickness, illness and cancer in our animals and our humankind. This is not in the least bit HEALTHY.

Because of her false advertising, blatant lies and obvious misunderstanding of health and nutrition I will not suppot this establishment any longer.

I had to come back and give this place 5 stars, the new owner is a sweetheart and had added many new items to their menu. Still love the fresh juices and salad, one of the only healthy places to get lunch in Salinas.

After gettting my haircut in the same shopping center I drove to the back and ran into the Health & Diet Center. The name of this place didn’t attract me but the sign of fresh juices and smoothies did. I was a craving a coconut/​pineapple smoothie but since they didn’t ahve anythign like it I opted for a small cup of their signature fresh juice cocktail which included beets, carrots and some greens. Not bad. Just wished it was slightly chilled. Mine was warm but tasty.
What I was impressed with was their Vegie Sando. That was very tasty and I could say that it was one of the best I’ve had. With a nice chunk of avocado on one side and thinner than usual wheat bread (yet nice and sturdy to hold all the ingredients in), it was stuffed with a thick slice of tomatoe, lettuce and here is the kicker… an 2 to 3 inches of shredded zuchinni and carrots. It made the sando. Tasted fresh, colors were pretty and loved the cripsy texture. Nice work.
Also picked up a couple bottles of Tate’s Natural Miracle Conditioner that made my skin feel so smooth and not oily which was a ncie change.