Who wants to eat a boring old salad?\u00a0 Nobody. So make an interesting salad that you will actually enjoy eating.\u00a0 How do you jazz up a salad to make it tasty?<\/p>\n
Start out with the greens.\u00a0 Use different ones — not just iceberg lettuce.\u00a0 Throw in some spinach, kale, or romaine.\u00a0 Or mix them up.\u00a0 Check out the varieties of greens in the produce department and try something different.<\/p>\n
Add fruit to salad.\u00a0 Strawberries, blueberries, or grapes will give your salad a new zing.\u00a0 So will a chopped up apple or slices of orange, or even pineapple.\u00a0 Dried fruits like cranberries, raisins, and apricots are good when fresh isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n
Toss in some nuts.\u00a0 While they aren\u2019t low calorie, they are low glycemic and deliver good fats as well as protein.\u00a0 Throw in some walnuts or pecans, or add a few cashews.\u00a0 Seeds like pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds add some interest to the salad, too.<\/p>\n
Throw on some cheese.\u00a0 Don\u2019t overdo it here — but cheese also has a zero glycemic number and makes the salad feel like more of a meal.<\/p>\n
To make your salad a complete meal, add chicken or beef.\u00a0 I like to save back leftover grilled meat from supper to make a filling salad for lunch the next day.\u00a0 Boiled eggs are another easy protein source.<\/p>\n
Other things you might want to add?\u00a0 Well, there are the standard salad vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, and celery.\u00a0 Why not check out something different in the produce department or farmer\u2019s market? I picked out a jicama while on a quest for a new vegetable. We didn\u2019t care much for it on its own, but it added body to a salad and made it filling and crunchy. \u00a0Experiment and see if you can find a new taste or taste combination.<\/p>\n
Here are some other add-ins:\u00a0 chick peas, black beans, pinto beans, \u00a0kidney beans, black olives, broccoli, sugar snap peas, and mushrooms.\u00a0 These are low glycemic and add taste and texture to your salad.<\/p>\n
So don\u2019t have a boring salad for lunch.\u00a0 Have a fascinating one, instead!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><\/p>\n Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Who wants to eat a boring old salad?\u00a0 Nobody. So make an interesting salad that you will actually enjoy eating.\u00a0 How do you jazz up a salad to make it tasty? Start out with the greens.\u00a0 Use different ones — not just iceberg lettuce.\u00a0 Throw in some spinach, kale, or romaine.\u00a0 Or mix them up.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4,117,35,116,115,15],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eating-plan","tag-diet","tag-food","tag-low-glycemic","tag-meal-plan","tag-salad","tag-weight-loss"],"yoast_head":"\n