I love salads. They make up the bulk of most of my lunches and dinners because it's so much lettuce for so few calories. I love turning leftovers from dinner into salad toppings. Tonight's is going to be topped with roasted pork loin with a sweet potato on the side. Lunch today was warmed taco meat and fajita veggies with a Tbsp of sour cream.

Another favorite is using tuna salad as my 'dressing'. 1 can of Tuna, Bell Pepper, Celery, Onion, Salt, Pepper, and 1Tbsp light mayo. It's about 220 calories total and makes for a great filling lunch with lots of protein.

When I have a few extra calories to spare I love making a salad with dried cranberries, blue cheese (feta and goat cheese are good too), homemade glazed walnuts or pecans, and good balsamic vinegar. Yum!!

I am going to have to look for those shrimp next time I'm at Trader Joes. I like that store but don't make it there often because it's a haul.

Oh, and the best salad 'dressing' hands down is a good quality balsamic vinegar. This one is my favorite. http://gourmetblends.us/store/products/traditional-balsamic-vinegar It's really pricey so it's a super special treat but it lasts a long time and at 45 calories a tablespoon (I usually use between .5 and 1 Tbsp for a good sized salad) it's totally worth it!

My favorite salad is a Buffalo Chicken Salad. Unfortunately with this salad I like ranch dressing but I get the light dressing to save a bit of the calories. I don't like the Fat Free Ranch unfortunately.