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The Ultimate Salad Guide

Let's be honest for a minute and talk about salads. Salads can be boring sometimes. At my house, we used to have one with dinner every...single...night. I just got burned out on them. Salads and I took a break for quite a while.

When I started incorporating salads back into my meal planning, I discovered there was so much out there to give them a little kick. Before they were missing flavor and pizzazz. I played around with different types of greens and paired them with a variety of toppings. Making the perfect salad is a bit like putting together a puzzle. I did some Pinterest-ing and started experimenting. A typical rule to follow when perfecting your salad game is start with greens, add some cheese, some crunch, some flavor, meat/protein and top with dressing. Here is a  neat guide I created to get you started:
There is so much more you can add, this is just a good graphic to get you started. Salads are a great way to get those pesky nutrients you may be missing throughout the day. Or if you dislike a certain food, put it in you salad and slop some dressing on top and voila! Just be mindful of the dressings you use as most found in grocery stores are super unhealthy. Need some healthy alternatives? Follow the links below for some of my quick go to recipes! These are not my recipes, but they are AMAZING!


Garlic Balsamic Vinaigrette

Caesar Dressing

Carrot Ginger Dressing

Greek Yogurt BBQ Ranch

Orange Vinaigrette Dressing

6 Healthy Homemade Dressings
                                                 
I make a few of these recipes for variety and place in jars on my meal prep days.

Let me know what you guys think about the salad combinations and feel free to post what your favorite salad combo is!

Nicole.



                                                             


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