Salad isn’t a meal it’s a lifestyle 🥗

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  • Keep_on_cardio
    Keep_on_cardio Posts: 4,166 Member
    Looks good! 🍽 sharing is caring, thank you
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    salad is the food that my food eats.

    😅
  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    oh, also .... I really am not a fan of most vegetables, so this is helping me slowly learn to appreciate them more and maybe even one day like the taste of them!
  • Phirrgus
    Phirrgus Posts: 1,894 Member
    Definitely, salad on its own is not sufficient to cover your daily nutrients.

    Salad is a very important meal among other 4 meals full of different nutrients.

    Usually, i eat egg whites,chicken breast and fish for protien 🍗🥚🐟.
    Also, Brown rice and brown toast as a source of carbohydrates🍞🍚

    I tend to drink 2-3 liters of water along my day.

    The point is i really appreciate a good bowl of salad with some dressing or seasoning on it
    🥗.



    I love how versatile a meal based around a salad can be. The majority of the time I just enjoy it a variety of ways as a more nutritious dish. Other times, I'll load it up for maximum enjoyment. Whether someone pictures "salad" as just a bowl full of greens, or an all out fiesta, it's certainly a great way to fill some holes in the weekly menu.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I'm not a veggie/vegan and never eat only a salad.

    However, I eat a lot of fruit and veggies w/my MEAT. So, it's not like there's nothing green on my plate.
  • eb8566
    eb8566 Posts: 249 Member
    The salad photos look amazing! I also eat a mixing bowl of salad almost every night for dinner and never tire of it. So good!
  • 150poundsofme
    150poundsofme Posts: 523 Member
    Hi, I can't believe I can say this now but I too appreciate a good salad. I eat a salad every day for lunch and sometimes I even have one for breakfast. I add salmon or tuna to it. I will start adding chicken to it. I just started putting in some chia seeds. What is that light orange item in your salad? Sweet potato? Do you make your own dressing? I have been wanting to for some time but have not yet. I want to make one that is healthy and easy to put together. Been using the Olive Garden Light dressing.
  • ahmadmshaly2019
    ahmadmshaly2019 Posts: 16 Member
    Hey, i just wanted to thank you so much for your support .

    As per your question the orange element is carrots 🥕.

    You can add 2 drops of extra virgin olive oil and a few drops of vinegar to it .

    I also add a spray of cumin and salt on the top for seasoning 👌🏻.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    Hi, I can't believe I can say this now but I too appreciate a good salad. I eat a salad every day for lunch and sometimes I even have one for breakfast. I add salmon or tuna to it. I will start adding chicken to it. I just started putting in some chia seeds. What is that light orange item in your salad? Sweet potato? Do you make your own dressing? I have been wanting to for some time but have not yet. I want to make one that is healthy and easy to put together. Been using the Olive Garden Light dressing.

    If you have a stick blender it really cuts down on the effort of making your own dressing. You can make small amounts so you can keep tweaking your recipe and clean-up is very easy.

    I have gotten kind of lazy lately and been dressing my salad with just oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. I need to get back in the habit of making my own again. I roasted a huge batch of garlic and I still have plenty of it in the freezer waiting for me to start again.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    I'd start with just a vinaigrette or vinegar/mustard/oil based on, add herbs, garlic, etc. It's the easiest thing in the world to make. No tools needed but a spoon or whisk (depending on how much you make).

    Some ideas: https://cookieandkate.com/how-to-make-vinaigrette-plus-variations/

    I have been playing around with some nut-based ones (basically more of a creamy garlic type), but I always go back to vinaigrette as my standard -- you can control cals by how much olive oil you use, even though there is a standard ratio. I find less oil will still work fine (and for super low cal there are vinegar/mustard options).

    For some salads where the flavors go I'd do sriracha, lime juice, and soy sauce, with perhaps a drop or two of fish sauce.
  • ahmadmshaly2019
    ahmadmshaly2019 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks for the tip.
    Honestly i find it really cool that everyone is sharing their ideas and recipes ♥️♥️
    Much love to you all ✌🏻♥️✌🏻
  • totem12
    totem12 Posts: 194 Member
    I'm going to need a list of what's in that mixing bowl salad!
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I would love to eat more salad, but anything more then a single side salad a day makes my digestive track very very angry and I will be up all night in the bathroom.
  • ahmadmshaly2019
    ahmadmshaly2019 Posts: 16 Member
    Sure it’s really simple actually.
    Cucumber, tomatoes , green pepper , carrots, purple cabbage and onions
    As per the seasoning few drops virgin olive oil and drops of vinegar with some cumin and salt 👌🏻♥️
    You can add some mayo or any kind of dressing that you like ✌🏻
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I eat salad about as often as I go to Olive Garden.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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  • Kimmotion5783
    Kimmotion5783 Posts: 417 Member
    Damn right! I love salad.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    My salad today was a veggie delight from subway base with 1/2 lettuce 2x spinach, 2x red onion, 2x bell pepper, and cucumbers. To that I added 100 grams of broccoli slaw and 150 grams of sprouted mung beans. Dressed with s&p, oil, and vinegar.

    I like doing Subway as the base and adding to it because it is fast and easy.