Weight Loss: Abs Diet Salad Recipes  

Your standard chain-restaurant salad bar is a nutritional minefield--there are plenty of healthy, safe moves to make and plenty of fat bombs that can blow up your gut: potato salad, macaroni salad, croutons, those bacon bits that look like gravel. If you make your own salad, you can ensure that your salad has taste and power. All make 1 serving.

 

The Olympiad (Powerfoods: 4)

21⁄2 cups mixed greens

1 Roma tomato, chopped

1⁄4 cup chopped cucumber

1 tablespoon shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Pinch black pepper

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or red wine

1 teaspoon olive oil

Per serving: 109 calories, 5 g protein, 8 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat

(1.6 g saturated), 4 g fiber, 77 mg sodium

 

Sweet Cheeses! (Powerfoods: 5)

21⁄2 cups mixed greens

1⁄2 cup berries (any type or a mix)

1 tablespoon chopped onion

1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles

1 tablespoon chopped pecans or walnuts

1 teaspoon ground flaxseed

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon olive oil

Per serving: 235 calories, 6 g protein, 24 g carbohydrates, 15 g fat (2.7 g saturated), 7 g fiber, 160 mg sodium

 

El Tequila Ensalada (Powerfoods: 5)

21⁄2 cups mixed greens

1⁄4 cup drained black beans

1 Roma tomato, chopped

1 green onion, sliced

1⁄2 sliced avocado

1 teaspoon diced cilantro

1 tablespoon tequila or, for the less stout of heart, lime juice

1 teaspoon olive oil

Per serving: 325 calories, 8 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 21 g fat

(3 g saturated), 13 g fiber, 250 mg sodium

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