A salad is not a salad
Unless your salad looks like this, you may be consuming more calories than you think. A salad can go very wrong when you combine it with inappropriateness. For example, a spring mix salad topped with Doritos probably ain’t a good idea. And no, not even the “baked” kind. When you’re at home, focus on filling your salad bowl with vegetables and fruit. And don’t forget the protein, add lean meat or garbanzo beans, if you’re a trendy vegetarian. Use cheese and nuts sparingly.
When you’re at a restaurant, order your dressing on the side (if you’re not doing it already). Avoid salads with bacon, blue cheese, or anything else fattening (albeit delicious). Which specific salads should you avoid? Go here for the complete list. However, here are the big ones to watch:
1. Macaroni Grill’s Seared Sea Scallops Salad – 1,170 calories
2. Chili’s Southwestern Cobb Salad – 1080 calories
3. Ruby Tuesday’s Carolina Chicken Salad – 1,007 calories
4. Cosi’s Signature Salad – 611 calories, 45 grams of fat
Be safe out there.
