If you make salad the main dish of your meals, you will better your health and slim down. Salad is the best slimming food. Let’s face it, leafy greens are the healthiest and lowest calorie meal you can have, and salad is packed with cancer preventing phytonutrients to help you to ward off cancer. Why do think salad has made the menu of all major restaurant chains across the world? People across the world are making salad the main dish because it is just that healthy and tastes great. Are you ready to make salad the main dish of your next meal?
Salad without all the extra is just 100 calories to a pound. That is practically nothing, right? You can add a ½ an apple, a tomato and a handful of almonds and you will still only add 220 calories to this meal. If you make salad the main dish, due to its high fiber content you will find you will be less hungry and more satisfied throughout the day! And this will aid your weight loss and you will not feel like you are dieting!
There are hundreds of studies that prove eating two portions of salad a day will help to prevent all forms of cancer. So make salad the main dish of your lunch and dinner. With all these proven studies, why are a mere 1 out of 100 people eating enough cancer preventing salad to help them? Stock up your refrigerator with these leafy greens and you will live a longer and happier life!
Gone are the days when salad was just a diet food. Salads taste great because you can prepare in so many different ways. Add a pear, apple, orange, strawberries or kiwi. Toss with some onions, mushrooms and a sprinkle of nuts. Enjoy each salad because it has your personalization of your favorite fruits and veggies!
Have you ever eaten at a buffet and went up for extra portions more than you probably should? If you answered yes, you are among most people. This is the same reason I never eat at buffets; people eat past their hunger zone. If you had a buffet of just lettuce you would feel far different. Salad is filling in a healthy way!
The best thing about salad is that it is both healthy and low in calories so you can eat as much as you want. Just make sure you are aware of how many calories any of your extras add so you know what you are eating.
Croutons are high in calories, fat and carbohydrates and they can ruin your healthy salad. Salads with a large handful of croutons can add as much as 250 calories to your salad. Add a tablespoon of nuts instead and even though you will add 120 calories, you will also add protein. If you add walnuts you will be adding omega-3 to your salad as well!
Dressing can be high in calories, fat and oils, and if you are not mindful it can sabotage your healthy salad. To save some calories, you can make your own healthy dressing or eat your salad without the high fat dressing!
Now that you are aware of all the reasons you should make the salad your main dish, what are you waiting for? Make a healthy salad for lunch and dinner today. Add some lean protein, some fruit and call it a healthy and happy day! Will you be eating more salad?