A super salad meal is a great healthy diet habit for a healthy lunch or healthy dinner, and is a must if you want to eat your daily vegetable quota, keep your weight down, and increase your fiber.
You can easily practice the half plate rule by adding your protein source and carbohydrate source to your salad and voila, a perfect meal that takes very little time to prepare, especially if you buy your base and some of your extra veggies pre-chopped.
It’s easy:
Salad Base + Extra Veggies + Carbohydrate + Protein Source + Dressing
With this super salad meal chart, your salad recipe options are limitless. Get creative! You can even skip the base layer and add extra chopped veggies instead. In Mediterranean cultures, amazing salads play a much more integral part of meals.
If you want to make a side salad, you can choose your base, extra veggies, and dressing and skip the carbohydrate and protein choices.
All salads are a great Lifestyle Solution for weight control. Just be mindful not to use the extra crunchies like croutons, bacon bits, and keep the portions correct, including your dressing and you will be set!
Choose 5 combos that you could try rather than your boring usual go to salad and try them out!
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