September 18, 2019
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It's Katie bringing you another week of tips, hints, styles, and trends to help you look and feel your best!
Who would have thought that there are some salads that just aren't good for you? We have all heard too much salad dressing depletes the purpose of a genuinely healthy salad but you should also take the ingredients into consideration as well.
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*-- Some of the Worst Salads For You --*
There are a lot of people who assume the salad menu is the healthiest option. In some cases it might be but it all depends on how toppings can create a filling meal that's loaded with vitamins, minerals, protein, healthy fats, and smart carbs. But other ingredients can pack in extra calories, fat, sodium, and sugar. By making good choices, you can toss together a salad that's delicious and nutritious.
One of the worst ingredients to put in a salad is creamy salad dressing. Dressings like ranch, blue cheese, and Thousand Island are often high in calories, unhealthy saturated fat, and sodium. A 2-tablespoon serving of a typical blue cheese dressing tacks on nearly 150 calories and more than 15 grams of fat. Use olive oil and vinegar as an alternative. Make your own dressing, and you'll cut back on the unhealthy stuff.
Crispy chicken salad also falls into the unhealthy category. A green salad with chicken may sound like a healthy meal, but descriptions like "crispy" and "crunchy" are red flags. These words are code for breaded and deep-fried, which can turn that healthy-sounding salad into a calorie bomb. Instead, opt in for a grilled chicken salad.
I love croutons and cheese in my salads but sadly that is also a no-go. Store-bought croutons and bacon bits are high in salt, and they don't offer much nutrition. Like the crunch? Try adding nuts, seeds, or crisp veggies -- such as jicama and carrots -- instead. Cheese has calcium, but it also packs roughly 100 calories per ounce.
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