As you might imagine, eating salad every day this month has forced me to look for inspiration in unusual places. Here's my new favorite: the self-serve bar at Whole Foods Market.I know—finding salad ideas at a salad bar, who'd have thunk it? Hear me out, though. The self serve-bar at Whole Foods … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Eat Your Veggies Every Day, Keep Stupidity Away
From a 1917 U.S. Deptartment of Agriculture Leaflet (via 22 Words)Thanks to my sis-in-law Stephanie for calling my attention to these timeless words of wisdom! Apparently, the U.S. government wasn't nearly as politically correct in 1917 as it is today; you just wouldn't see such admirable, er, … [Read more...]
Lettuce Eat Salad (Get It?)
In what constitutes a minor miracle—considering how insanely busy life has been lately—I have eaten a salad every day in May so far. And none of those "cheater" salads, either. (You know the ones: bread salad, egg salad, any salad featuring Cool Whip...) I'm talking real salads, made with actual … [Read more...]
Jicama, Pineapple, and Fresh Mint Salad
I have to say, I’m quite proud of myself—in honor of National Salad Month, I’ve had a salad EVERY day in May so far! (Yes, all four of them!) Truly, I feel accomplished—even with Veggie Quest, it’s still hard to eat vegetables as often as I should. Are you trying to eat more salad too? Here’s a … [Read more...]
Turn Over a New Leaf: It’s National Salad Month!
As it turns out, the royal wedding was just a warm-up for the really big event of the spring: National Salad Month!In honor of this illustrious salad celebration, over the next month I'll be tackling:Tasty salad ideas and recipes A no-fail method for making stellar homemade dressing with … [Read more...]