Jul 25, 2009

Why You Never Skip Salad With Dinner

By Chris Lee

Nearly everyone knows that eating salad is a healthy way to eat. Having a salad with dinner helps you to guarantee that you get servings of vegetables every day. Most restaurants offer salads with their dinner menus. You should also consider adding salad to your dinner meal at home.

Eating a salad every day can be a very good healthy habit to adopt. Whether you are looking to lose weight or simply stay healthy, never underestimate the power of a salad. Eating salad works. Eating a salad as a side dish is a much healthier choice than having pasta or many other sides. Salads are crunchy, which not only helps to fill you up, but they are just fun to eat.

Eating salads is such a fun and delicious act that even your kids will love it. You can put anything that you want in your salad. You should be careful not to add things that contain a lot of fat and/or calories. Opt for lower fat versions of bacon bits and croutons. It is important to keep your dinner salad simple so that you do not add extra fat and calories.

You can add a variety of vegetables and even fruits if you like. Always use the freshest vegetables that you can find, such as your lettuce and tomatoes. Romaine lettuce is believed to contain more nutrients per serving than Iceberg lettuce. If you like the taste of Romaine, then you are enjoying a much healthier salad. You should also add carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, celery, onions and anything else that you enjoy. Remember to add a few mushrooms for flavor and extra health benefits.

No matter what you are having for dinner, you can add a side salad. Add as many or as few vegetables as you like to compliment your dinner. Fruits such as grapes and cranberries are excellent in salads and compliment a variety of dinner dishes. Imagine, eating just one salad each night with dinner will give you at least two servings of vegetables each day. And it takes little time and effort to prepare a side salad. To save time, consider purchasing packages of salad mixes. You just grab a bowl and fill it up. You can prepare your dinner salad in just a few minutes and have a side dish that the whole family will love.

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