Salad after workout - How good/bad is it?

deedun

Hi everyone,

I need your advice on my salad that I get in work after my gym session...

In it I have:
1 x slice of deli ham
5 x bacon slices
2 x boiled eggs
tblspn of sweetcorn w/ diced peppers
beetroot slices (a good bit)

Is this ok to have or is it majorily calorific??

deedun

Hi everyone,

I need your advice on my salad that I get in work after my gym session...

In it I have:
1 x slice of deli ham
5 x bacon slices
2 x boiled eggs
tblspn of sweetcorn w/ diced peppers
beetroot slices (a good bit)

Is this ok to have or is it majorily calorific??

jlhcrh3

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

msarro

What sort of dressing? And also, the bacon+ham is going to send your sodium level skyrocketing, and water retention along with it.

deedun

Ok thanks, never realised about the sodium content.

I've been so wrapped up in calories, i kinda forget about everything else!

deedun

Forgot to ask, is beetroot generally ok to have? I just recently found out that I LOVE it:flowerforyou: and usually anything that I really love tends to be bad for me :laugh: ??

keiko

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

Watch the sodium in the turkey bacon. Many times it's higher than regular bacon.

On the salad. I'm also wondering about the dressing. That is usually where salads go wrong. If it's olive oil based and you keep it to a reasonable amount it should be ok.
Olive oil is 120 cal a tbl but it's a good fat. But we still shouldn't go overboard with good foods either.

jlhcrh3

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

Watch the sodium in the turkey bacon. Many times it's higher than regular bacon.

On the salad. I'm also wondering about the dressing. That is usually where salads go wrong. If it's olive oil based and you keep it to a reasonable amount it should be ok.
Olive oil is 120 cal a tbl but it's a good fat. But we still shouldn't go overboard with good foods either.

Yeah I have been watching my sodium like crazy, doing my best to keep it under 2500

deedun

I didnt have any dressing at all on it... Dont like dressing TG !!

So what do you think about the beetroot?

jlhcrh3

searched it in the database. i didn't know which one to choose, so i chose the sliced beetroot, here's the nut. info

Nutrition Facts

Watties - Beetroot Sliced
Servings: 1 of 80g
Calories
53
Sodium
205 mg
Total Fat
0 g
Potassium
155 mg
Saturated
0 g
Total Carbs
10 g
Polyunsaturated
0 g
Dietary Fiber
3 g
Monounsaturated
0 g
Sugars
8 g
Trans
0 g
Protein
2 g
Cholesterol
0 mg

mszSHOGAN

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

Watch the sodium in the turkey bacon. Many times it's higher than regular bacon.

On the salad. I'm also wondering about the dressing. That is usually where salads go wrong. If it's olive oil based and you keep it to a reasonable amount it should be ok.
Olive oil is 120 cal a tbl but it's a good fat. But we still shouldn't go overboard with good foods either.

I just realized this weekend how much sodium is in the turkey bacon I've been eating!:indifferent:

I guess its one of those things we think is healthy but isn't completely!

jlhcrh3

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

Watch the sodium in the turkey bacon. Many times it's higher than regular bacon.

On the salad. I'm also wondering about the dressing. That is usually where salads go wrong. If it's olive oil based and you keep it to a reasonable amount it should be ok.
Olive oil is 120 cal a tbl but it's a good fat. But we still shouldn't go overboard with good foods either.

I just realized this weekend how much sodium is in the turkey bacon I've been eating!:indifferent:

I guess its one of those things we think is healthy but isn't completely!

it is considerably less than the regular bacon i was buying, and i also only have it every now and then.

pdj1220

i'd probably take it easy on the bacon. loaded with sodium. (if you take in a lot of sodium, that sodium will hold water in)
also, if you are a bacon lover like me, you should think about trying oscar meyer's turkey bacon. it's a little healthier, but still tastes like bacon.

also, the yolk of the egg is where the calories are. i would have maybe just the whites, or the two whites and one yolk.

Watch the sodium in the turkey bacon. Many times it's higher than regular bacon.

On the salad. I'm also wondering about the dressing. That is usually where salads go wrong. If it's olive oil based and you keep it to a reasonable amount it should be ok.
Olive oil is 120 cal a tbl but it's a good fat. But we still shouldn't go overboard with good foods either.

I just realized this weekend how much sodium is in the turkey bacon I've been eating!:indifferent:

I guess its one of those things we think is healthy but isn't completely!

Also, the calories on turkey bacon is usually just as high as regular. I have been having Hormel Black Label lower sodium bacon. Only 230 mg sodium i n two slices.