The Truth About Salad
Salad is the best choice when you're trying to save calories, right? I give you a qualified "yes". While salad greens are the basis of a calorie controlled meal, a variety of adds ons can contribute loads of extra calories and fat. Let's find out the truth about salads.
Here's a quiz to test your salad IQ:
QUESTION 1: Which has more calories?
- Taco Bell salad in a tortilla shell
- 2 chili dogs
QUESTION 2: Which of these 5-ounce salad proteins has the lowest amount of calories?
- Cheese
- Egg
- Ham
- Tofu
- Turkey
QUESTION 3: Which of these salad toppings has the most calories?
- Sunflower seeds
- Bacon Bits
QUESTION 4: Which of these salad dressings have the highest calories (1/4 cup each)?
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Blue cheese
- Fat-free ranch
- Lite French
BONUS QUESTION: Which of these salad favorites is less than 100 calories per serving?
- 1/2 Small sliced avocado
- 1/3 Cup craisins
- 1 oz chopped walnuts
- None of the above
Continue reading to find out the answers!
ANSWER 1:
- Taco Bell salad in a tortilla shell (860 cal, 490 cal without the shell!)
- 2 chili dogs (560 calories)
ANSWER 2:
- Turkey (150 cal)
- Egg (220 cal)
- Ham (230 cal)
- Tofu (285 cal)
- Cheese (345 cal)
ANSWER 3:
- Sunflower seeds (165 cal)
- Bacon Bits (100 cal)
ANSWER 4:
- Blue cheese (550 cal)
- Lite French (260 cal)
- Balsamic vinaigrette (200)
- Fat-free ranch (135)
BONUS ANSWER:
None of the above!
- 1/2 Small sliced avocado (155 cal)
- 1/3 Cup craisins (155 cal)
- 1 oz chopped walnuts (185 cal)
Are you surprised by the answer? Leave a comment with your thoughts of yummy salad suggestions.
0 TrackBacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: The Truth About Salad.
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://madelynfernstrom.ivillage.com/system/mt-tb.cgi/36784
Food is also important for us especially if you really are trying your best to lose weight, and also an essential way to gain weight, all you just have to do, i s a little bit of awareness, and a big share of discipline, salads are good food for the ones who wants to gain or lose weight all we just have to do is to decide on what kind of food to eat.
Salad is a salad. Who going to argue about that...
Man is a hunter by nature and he need meat.
Big steak always sounds nice. :)