My favorite big fat salads 🥗

Here’s what to eat when salad the craving hits

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Kristina Todini, RDN
March 07, 2024

Here’s what to eat when the salad craving hits.

We recently spent 10 days in Hawaii, drinking smoothies and eating acai bowls every day (I never wanted to come home, obviously).

I say almost every day, because the last 3-4 days of the trip our food groups included pancakes, pizza, and more pizza.

When I finally got back into my own kitchen and was writing my weekly meal plan (I practice what I preach!), I realized the only thing I was craving was a big bowl of vegetables in the form of big fat salads.

So I’m sharing some of my absolute favorite salads if you’re also coveting a plate of plants. Add one (or three!) to your own meal plan for the week ahead.

💚 + 🥗,

Kristina
big fat salad scholar

Today in 5 minutes or less 👉

  • 5 of my favorite big fats salads

  • Useful fact: why your body with thank you after eating said salads

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The salad we have on repeat on our meal plan right now

The roasted winter veg and greens salad of your dreams

Greek with a tweak: add this whole grain to your Greek-style salad for a boost of fiber and plant-based protein

Crunchy, tart, and full of heart, this salad combines some of my favorite vegetables for a plate full of flavor

Don’t toss those broccoli stalks, turn them into salad instead

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect upon blood sugar, which can help keep appetite in check. At least nine different families of fruits and vegetables exist, each with potentially hundreds of different plant compounds that are beneficial to health. Eat a variety of types and colors of produce in order to give your body the mix of nutrients it needs. This not only ensures a greater diversity of beneficial plant chemicals but also creates eye-appealing meals. (source)

TODAY’S VIDEO 🎥

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Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

Jim Davis

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