A morning salad!

Over the years, my taste for salads has evolved quite a bit. I used to eat nothing but boring iceberg lettuce for a base, along with a smattering of vegetables and that like eating nothing nutritionally.

Now a days, I like to mix Romaine, spinach and Bib lettuce together sprinkled with some bell pepper, shredded cheese and sliced celery. On some days, (like this one), I'll splurge and add a small amount of sliced turkey. My dressing is an interesting mix of virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar and Dijon mustard! This is a low calorie, low salt and very low cholesterol way to start any day!

Salad supreme!

A good, healthy and tasty salad can't be beat! This is true especially for anyone who is on or contemplating going on a diet to lose weight. The effort pictured here contains the following:

Romaine lettuce 82 g

Bell pepper 30 g

Onion tops 5 g

Chives 2 g

Turkey 22 g

Celery 20 g

Carrots 15 g

Cherry tomatoes 35 g

Cheese 19 g

This 230 gram meal is well balanced in terms of nutrients while it is also very low in sodium and cholesterol (33 mg).