6 Ways To Make Your Salad Tasty And More Filling
Salads are often considered a healthy food choice, and a great meal option, especially during the summer months, but they can become a little tedious if you're sticking to the regular tomato, cucumber and grilled onion on a daily rotation.
There are a lot of fresh ingredients that you can add to your regular healthy salad to make it healthier and more satisfying. You can hit your energy intake and macronutrients by adding some ingredients, making it feel like a full, satisfying meal, rather than a side dish.
Here are a 6 recommended substantial variations for your salad to make your meals a little more enticing.
1. Greens are more nutrients than lettuce
There’re many leafy vegetables that can be used as a salad bedding, include spinach, kale and broccoli… so give these a try to replace your own standard variations and get more nutritional impact from your healthy veggies salad
2. Make your salad colorful
Give your salad a touch of color. Apart from tomato, you can add some vegetables that can make salads more nutrient dense like : sweet potatoes, beetroots, carrots, bell peppers, red cabbage, mushrooms, olives or baby corn.
3. Fruity goodness
To make some texture and flavor you can choose to add sliced apples, berries, grapes, orange, pomegranate or a fruit fresh in season.
4. Chicken salad
Chicken, the most welcoming choice for your salad, but you can replace it with boiled eggs, seafood, beef, chickpeas, legumes and beans.
5. Grains are awesome
Grains like brown rice, quinoa, couscous are versatile and with a touch of seasoning, taste great too. They can provide you with additional energy, protein and fiber you need to make you more satisfied after your meal.
6. Go for healthy fats
You can add some nuts, seeds for toppings, or olive-oil and vinegar-based dressings instead of the heavy cream ones.
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