Daily Fit Tip: Pimp your greens!
If you're trying to lose weight, you'll have to fill up on salads and veggies. But salads can get boring -- fast! And when you get bored with your meals, that's when you reach for the junk food. Which is why we need to keep our healthy foods fresh and interesting -- Fitsugar calls it 'Pimping your greens.' Here are some of my favourite ways to spice up my salads -- feel free to share some of your own in the comments.
- Try different dressings, but make sure to check the label before buying because certain dressings (like the creamy ones) can be loaded with fat and calories. Better yet -- try making your own!
- Add some nuts and seeds. They'll add protein and flavour to your greens.
- Think outside the veggies. Slices of fresh fruit can add a lot of flavour to your salad -- strawberries, grapes and mango are my favourites.
- Cheese, please. I love cheese and if adding it to my salad means I look forward to chowing down on my greens, so be it.
- Get inspired. I sometimes spend my lunch hours perusing the internet for interesting salad recipes -- I rarely follow a recipe by the book but it's great for ideas and inspiration.
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5-15-2008 @ 9:59PM
marcie0305 said...
Actually, I eat the *same* salad every day, it trains me to crave the right stuff :) Discussed here:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-days-without-doing-any-exercise/
"certain dressings (like the creamy ones) can be loaded with fat and calories. Better yet -- try making your own!"
I don't want to steer people away from "creamy" because the alternates are often full of sugar. I actually like a little ceasar, a lot of olive oil, and a little red wine vinegar (ala mediterranean style) I agree with making your own :)
Bravo to Laura Lewis for giving props to saturated fats in the above post. Just make sure you're ingesting healthy (not fried, from plants) oils, and it will help you significantly.
:)~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/
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