im hooked on salads , are you ?
By laken02
@laken02 (3065)
United States
May 2, 2012 6:04pm CST
i use to hardly ever eat salads and when i did i would put way to much dressing on then and they were way fatening like that, then i started going and getting mcdonalds grilled chicken ceaser salads and i fell in love with them, but there quite expensive.. so one day we were grocry shopping and i was looking at salad kits
and hubby said here get this one.. it was a ceaser salad kit and was fairly cheap, it had the bibbed lettace, the crouton, the cheese and they ceaser dressing. and so we got it and i tryed it and guess what yep im hooked it it feeds 4 four people but i usualy end up eating it all myself over the week.. and i get a new one each grocery weekend.. yummie.. and it is very healthy for me .. becasue i have to make the dressing last i dont use as much.. do you love salads.. ?
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
i love cucumbers in my sa;lad as well i ,like to chop then very thin or diced and i like my tomatoes that way as well.. i like the bibbed lettace better then regular lettace, i love lots of croutons and cheese.. and dressing on mine but never low fat or fat free as it taste yucky..
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@almond24 (1248)
• Hungary
4 May 12
I love salads too. I make the dressings at home, so it's not necessarily high in fat or sugar. I don't like lettuce so much, but with some dressing I'm okay with it... Finally there are some fresh veggies available, all winter it was just cabbage, carrots and sometimes cucumbers, because other veggies were either very expensive, or tasteless.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
i use to not like regular lettace, and now i eat the bibbed lettace i dont know why but it taste so much better to me. and its good for me as well.. i would love to learn how to make my own dressings that would be so cool.. and prabably save us money as well take care..
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@almond24 (1248)
• Hungary
5 May 12
I usually use plain yogurt for dressing, that creamy greek type, or sometimes sour cream, that's tastier but not too low on fat. I add a little olive oil or other oil, a few drops of lemon juice and salt and stir until it's homogenous... I like to add spices to this, or herbs like parsley, some mustard, sometimes mashed garlic, or whatever I find.
On the plain lettuce I definitely like to put some dressing. I like those curly lettuces more, but they are hard to find.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 May 12
During the cooler months of the year, I don't really eat that many salads because of the fact that I just don't feel like eating them when it is cold outside. However, during the warmer months of the year, I would rather eat salads every day as opposed to cooking because a salad tends to be a lot lighter than many of the things that I would cook.
Well, when I made a good salad, I love to have bibb lettuce and spinach, tomato, carrots and some green peas. In addition to that, I like some avocado, goat cheese and perhaps some bacon bits thrown in it. I will typically dress it with a raspberry vinegarette.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
16 May 12
i love thge bibb lettace as well, i can eat saldad anytime of year as well it makes no difference to me, my hubby is like you with other foods like chilli or vegetable soup he only wants them in the winter months when its cold me i can eat chili anytime of year.. i have never tryed raspberry vinegarette dressing but have saw it and wondered if it was any good.. i also hate avacado's .. take care oh i noticed you did not mention any cheese.. i have to have some kinda cheese in my salad.. :)
@lchingy (6)
• United States
3 May 12
OMG! I love that Mickey D's grilled chicken salad! But you are right....it is a little pricey. I make my own at home. I just buy some fresh bunches of Romaine lettuce and a package of frozen breaded chicken strips or nuggets. Bake the chicken in the oven and put it on the chopped lettuce (warm or cooled off) then add your favorite store bought croutons and pour ranch or creamy ceaser dressing on it and, v`oila...faux McDonald's Grilled Chicken salad!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
your right there very tasty ,your version sounds great as well and you probably save by getting more for your money i bet it makes more then one.. yum.. i now by the kit from wally -world its a ceaser salad kit and has everything and makes 4 salads we usualy eat it all and buy it once a week everything tast so good as good as mickie d's lol and cheaper...
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
16 May 12
i love slaads too but im very picky with them and only eat certain kinds , and certain kinds of drssings on them as welll.. i never eat or like the taste of low fat drssings or fat free only catalina fat free i can eat it , it taste great and i need to eat iot more often to lose weight.. i only like thousand island dressing on my hamburgers its great.. take care :)
@thedoctorrr (64)
• United States
15 May 12
I'm in the exact same boat! People call me bunny now because they notice I only eat healthy foods! Silly of them to talk down on someone whose doing better for them selves, I suppose. If you like eating it, have no shame! (:
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
16 May 12
i think its great that you love salads and they should not judge you that way unless they are jealous and it sounds like that to me, not alot of people can eat salads alot.. and if i were gueessing i would say you are in great helath and that is porbably why they say that to you.. they are jeaolus i would not let it bother me and keep doing waht i love .. take care ")
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
3 May 12
I eat a vegan diet and adore eating salad. My favorite is made from cucumber, lettuce, cress and spring onions. I add to it a vinegary salad dressing. I like carrots, cabbage and beetroot with my salad sometimes. Sometimes I eat a salad sandwich and it tastes delicious. I have a layer of salad dressing that is vegan in it. Vegetables are good quality to excellent in my home country. On my travels I find the quality can vary. On my trip to South America I took my salad dressing which once open must be kept in a fridge. I also took my plate and knife to make salad to eat during my trip. In Chile my friend took me over to a fantastic supermarket that had very good quality vegetables. Salad is indeed a healthy option and nuts can be added too.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
i have never did a vegan diet, but some of ny x'husband's family have done vegan i remember them talikng about it.. im not sure if they still do or not, im not even sure what vegan diets consists of what type foods, i could n ot remmeber waht tehy said about cheese, i want to say you cant have cheese but i may be worng, but i love cheese better then anything i eat..
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
3 May 12
I love vegetable salad with Italian dressing, I don't like too much mayo. I used to make my own salad veggies, corn, cucumber, tomato, pineapple chunks and tuna with lemon. I missed making that. I like macaroni and potato too but not too much mayo. We don't have salads in mcdonalds here in my country only KFC and Wendy's.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
i dont think i have ever ate a salad from kfc.. not that i know of.. i have ate there hot bar, but its not salad.. i have not tyed wendys salads either but mcdonalds are very good i have tryed two and there great.. i alsways get extra croutons and extra dressing lol.. i know its bad .. i like bibbed lettace as well its very tasty in the ceaser salad kits i get.. from wal mart.
@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
7 May 12
I love eating salads too. I used to ignore them before when I was a kid and when we're at the restaurant, I just ignore them at the menu. I just learned to love eating them now when I am already an adult.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
16 May 12
well most kids do not like salads and that is not uncommon at all.. i dont think i ate salads when i was a kid either i would go for all the yummie foods and to this day i sometimes dont like to order salads at a reasturant only on certain oocasions will i do that , i would rahter have all the otehr yummie foods from reastirants and i can make a great salad at home too.. take care :)
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
4 Jul 12
Yes I do and just like you I'm kinda hooked on it. I love vegetables today more than every so I do really take time to prepare veggie salads every day for me and my family. It makes my whole family healthy and happy as well. Well some people find veggie salad boring because there is nothing good to them but meat, meat and meat with all those fatty tissues it. Well not me.
I go for healthy food and healthy food mean fresh and organic vegetables and fruits.
I go for healthy food and healthy food mean fresh and organic vegetables and fruits.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
3 May 12
I love salads as well. And so I could get the freshest, I like to prepare them myself. And the dressings, too. My favorite is an Asian type of vinaigrette where instead of olive oil, I use sesame oil. And, I also add some mandarin juice to sweeten it up some more.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
wow that sounds great i do love a great dressing and would love tio start aking my own homemade dressing too.. i bet your dressing taste great and it sounds great as well.. i diont know if i would like the mandarin oranges as i dont usualy eat them but my youngest daughter loves them and eats them alot..
@yahnee (1243)
• Philippines
3 May 12
I love salads and all kinds at that. I prefer the potato salad and the vegetable salad but I also tend to use lots of dressing. I am quite fond of mayo and I know it is high in calories. In my country Mcdonalds does not serve salads but more on the fried chicken and burgers. I get my salad from KFC and I always ask for additional mayo. It does not worry me a bit about eating so many high-calorie dressings because I am quite lean. When I prepare salads at home, I end up eating most of it since the kids are not really so fond of salads except the fruit salad.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
5 May 12
for my veggies, i love tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers are yummie,i even like black olives and hot peppers, for meat, i like bacon or bacon crumbles, chicken,
for taco salads i love beef,or hamburger, and lots of ranch dressing, with mild taco sauce, diced tomatoes, lots of shredded cheese, and sour cream and tortilla chips yum..
