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High calorie tasty mason jar salad ideas

tinkerbellang83
tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,172 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I've been finding the last couple of weeks if I have a protein and fat packed salad for lunch I am snacking a lot less during the day and finding it easier to stick to my calorie goal, my salads are around 800-1100 calories so I didn't see much point in posting this in the general diet section as I know most people there are aiming for low calorie diets, whereas for weight loss I am grossing around 1800-2300 calories per day.

Anyway I'm looking for some new ideas for things to put in them, lately I've done:
  • Chicken marinated in peanut butter/thai spices with noodles, veg and spinach
  • Chilli Mayo Tuna, Mozzarella and Pasta salad
  • Garlic Chicken, Blue Cheese & Walnut Salad

I like most or will try most foods, so if anyone has any ideas, I am all ears!

Only stipulation is it would need to hold well in the jar, so nothing to sloppy.

Replies

  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    I don't usually go for higher calorie salads or put mine in mason jars, but a few ingredient ideas that come to mind are: ham, goat cheese, dried fruit, nuts, and chicken salad.
  • LushFix
    LushFix Posts: 303 Member
    edited March 2019
    Chickpeas, lentils, beans,nuts,seeds add avocado and croutons, tortilla chips when you’re ready to eat it.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    the husband has a lot of hummus, coleslaw, falafel, seeds, cheese (today is feta), pesto, avocado, boiled eggs with his salad to keep the calories up.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,172 Member
    LushFix wrote: »
    Chickpeas, lentils, beans,nuts,seeds add avocado and croutons, tortilla chips when you’re ready to eat it.

    Mmm, I'm liking the thought of a taco salad with tortilla chips
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Hard boiled egg, bacon, chicken, mayo, ranch, or honey mustard, and tomato on mixed greens😀
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