Salad? yes or no?

[Cleo's Mom 257]

My grocery store has this great salad bar and I make a big salad with dark greens and spinach (I avoid iceberg lettuce) and add onions, shredded carrots, beets, mushrooms, peas, HB egg, a little ham and then when I get home I put it through the slicer of my food processor. I'm not sure it's necessary as I eat salads in restaurants, but I do it as a precaution. This salad lasts for several meals. I use 1T of olive oil, red wine vinegar and seasonings. I love salads and could never give them up.

[PATCHELTON 0]

I thought I would add my 2 cents about salads. I turn everything into a chicken caesar salad. I buy hearts of Romaine (they keep well in those green bags you see advertised), and because I don't particularly like to cook, it is frequently my dinner. Break up Romaine, cut up one hardcooked egg, one boneless skinless chicken breast (I buy them frozen from costco, and grill up a bunch and store them in the fridge), some Parmesan cheese (or Kraft fat free shredded cheese, or fat free Greek Feta for a change of pace), then add light Caesar dressing (many fat free dressings are high in sugar, so the dietician told us to use light), and if I want some crunch, I add some fat free croutons (they crumble and don't get chewy like regular bread). I get lots of Protein, not a lot of fat, and some healthy carbs. You can scale down the chicken if a whole breast is too much, or you can share with family.

If I order out I get either chicken Caesar, or a chef salad, so I know I have my Protein source. Dressing is an issue, but I don't eat out that much, so I ignore the fat and calories, just when eating out. I love the Romano cheese dressing at pizza Hut, and they offer their salad with grilled chicken strips, so once in a while that is my treat. Most of the time I do my own at home.:thumbup:

[NYC_gal 0]

Thanks all! I was just nervous because I remembered the "raw veggies" thing and I didn't think salad would be a good idea.

I'll try it tomorrow. :thumbup:

[dansgirl 0]

Hi there! Just saw Dr Allam this morning. He is a wonderful Dr. Had my Lap Band surgery in February. Good luck!

[maestrita 43]

I didn't know that, Bill. I'm glad you mentioned it. It totally makes sense, too.

[bmooney364 30]

Ok, I had the most wonderful dinner. I ate 5 shrimp and a "house salad". I chewed well, ate slowly. No problems so far.

[NYC_gal 0]

Hi there! Just saw Dr Allam this morning. He is a wonderful Dr. Had my Lap Band surgery in February. Good luck!

Hello there & thanks! I really like him, he's a good doctor. I drove him crazy after my surgery with all my phonecalls... the first time he saw me he's "You didn't die, right! You'll be ok!" ha ha.

I came to this site because his hampton bariatric site is so small & limited. I like hearing so many different answers and opinions on here.