Viva Las Vegas. It’s a great town for a friends reunion, for a shotgun wedding, or for losing hundreds of dollars in seconds. The sportsbooks, the steaks, the shows, the clubs, the 2 p.m. pool parties, and the 2 a.m. poker tables. It seems like every great chef has a restaurant, every great comedian plays a show, and every great buffet-goer can pay $68 dollars for mediocre food.

As Frank put it, it’s “a love-you town, and a shove-you-down and push-you-'round town.”

For all the things available in Sin City, it seems one of the hardest to find is a healthy meal, unless there’s time for a scavenger hunt.

There are a few great spots, like regional chain Flower Child or PublicUs Cafe for great coffee, some healthy options, and a nice place to work. On the Vegas strip, we opt for our classic Mexican and Mediterranean (M&M) option at Chipotle, or maybe TrueFood Kitchen in Caesar’s Palace. 

Like other installments of our Airport Survival Guide, the healthy landscape is even worse at the airport. Fear not—we’re here again to save the day, just like we’ve done at LAX, BOS, LGA, ATL, ORD, MCO, CHS, DEN, and SFO.

To be honest, LAS is as bad as we’ve seen, so keep the M&M options handy to rely on their array of beans and veggies. Or bring some healthy snacks, of course. 

So, without dealing one more card: going one terminal at a time, here’s how to eat healthy at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport.

-Justin, Geremy, and the airfare team

Terminal 1 (A, B and C Gates)

The go-to

Moe’s Southwest Grill

This is no Siegfried & Roy illusion. The best option in Terminal 1, as strange as it sounds, is Moe’s. Looking purely at ingredients, this chain has the healthy basics covered: tofu, black beans, peppers, onions, pico de gallo, corn salsa, lettuce, jalapeños, and guacamole.

We’d like to see some greener greens in that list, and maybe some quinoa, but on the whole, it’s high in protein and fiber and hard to beat. The best part—it’s quick and tasty.

What to order: Build your own Burrito Bowl, combining any of the healthy ingredients above.

The backup

The Jamba secret

We first shared this secret in our Chicago O’Hare edition of the Airport Survival Guide. To unabashedly quote ourselves: “We know what you’re thinking—Jamba, really?! Look, we don’t love this chain in general because it often sneaks a sweetening ingredient into its smoothies like honey, syrup or fruit juice, which ruins the entire point of a healthy smoothie. But, there’s a secret order that is #actuallyhealthy, which is not juice at all, but is Jamba's most underrated feature: oatmeal.”

What to order: Oatmeal (unsweetened) with fresh fruit and nuts.

Just don’t tell anyone.

D Gates

The go-to

Rachel’s Kitchen

If you get lucky enough to fly out of the separate area of D Gates—home mostly to Delta and American Airlines flights—thank the healthy gods for Rachel’s Kitchen, the closest thing LAS comes to #actuallyhealthy.

Rachel’s Kitchen started in Los Angeles in 2006, named after its founder Debbie’s daughter. Debbie said it was a “quaint café featuring delicious and reasonably-priced bistro fare. The concept was simple: serve fresh, high-quality and great-tasting food with a gourmet touch at affordable prices.”

Rachel’s now has eight locations around Las Vegas, including this coveted spot at Harry Reid Airport.

What to order: Chopped salad, dressing on the side. If extra hungry, choose from one of the great soup options or a custom smoothie: banana, berries, peanut butter, spinach and unsweetened plant milk.

The backups

In a pinch, grab the Starbucks secret or hunt for a healthy side salad or veggies at Wolfgang Puck Express. 

Terminal 3 (E Gates)

The options around the E Gates are truly bottom of the barrel in terms of health. It’s standard airport grab-and-gos, Starbucks, or a side of veggies at Las Vegas Chophouse.

Knowing this terminal is a healthy food dessert, we usually stop in Terminal 1 or 2 before heading to our gate.

Fun facts about LAS

• It was initially named after Senator Pat McCarran, who raised the federal funds to purchase land from private owners and paved the way to build the original terminal.
• The airport’s name changed from McCarran to Harry Reid two years ago, recognizing the long-time senator who died just two weeks after the renaming. The change was partially to recognize Reid’s contribution to Las Vegas and also due to revelations of McCarran’s potential racist and anti-semitic ties. 
• Terminal 3, the international terminal, cost $2.4 billion to build, making it the most expensive public works project in Nevada history. That apparently that wasn’t enough funding to budget for a healthy restaurant. 
• It’s is the eighth-busiest airport in the country, serving some 50 million passengers each year, just behind San Francisco International Airport. However, more than 15 million of those Vegas’  flyers come from neighboring California just 40 minutes away.