"Your midday meal is the parachute ripcord for the rest of your afternoon: If you don't pull it, you'll go splat. The nutritionist's perfect lunch contains plenty of protein, fiber, and water to fill you up, averages about 500 calories, and can be easily packed for work or ordered as take-out. Getting all of that in a single dish sounds about as likely as Kim Kardashian winning a Pulitzer Prize. But there's one offering that fits the bill: a gourmet salad."
If you work all day then make sure to make your lunch at home when you can. It will save you time, money and calories! through together a salad and put the dressing in a separate container so you don't make your salad soggy before you're ready to enjoy.
Here are some fast and yummy ideas for healthy salads:
- Spinach, artichoke hearts, goat cheese, pecans, and dried cranberries
- Romaine, tomato, salsa, black beans, avocado, and cheddar cheese
- Mesclun, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, red onion, feta cheese, and grilled chicken
- Iceberg and arugula, tomatoes, avocado, hard-boiled egg, and grilled chicken breast
Apple, Dried Cherry, and Walnut Salad with Maple dressing!(Again just watch how much dressing you put in it and you will be fine with the calories)
Dressing:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or other white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Salad:
1 5-ounce bag mixed baby greens (about 10 cups lightly packed)
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into matchstick-size strips (I use one apple and one pear)
1/2 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
I also add some fresh sliced Parmesan cheese - not too much though, just enough to taste
Adding some grilled chicken would be more than great too
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