Eat a Healthy Salad For Your Weight Loss Program

November 10, 2009 Coach Louis Jeffries, Chicago, Illinois No comments

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An important part your healthy weight loss program is to eat healthy. Many people rightly believe that a healthy salad is good for you. The question is what is a healthy salad. Growing up we would have iceberg lettuce and maybe a tomato added with lots of creamy French, Ranch or Italian dressing. We were led to believe that was a healthy salad and you could lose weight by eating it. Well comparatively that was healthy, but the creamy salad dressing did nothing for us losing weight. The opposite is true. So with a little knowledge and strong desire to eat healthy I have learned what a healthy salad really is.

Eat Raw Foods.

Oops, I gave the answer before the question. The answer is raw foods. A true healthy salad is raw foods. A variety of healthy vegetables in a bed of green leafy vegetables that are uncooked for maximum nutrition. I no longer view my salads as a side dish to be added to a meal with meat and starch. My salads are the meal. They have become all the courses in one bowl. If you are like me the more you study the nutrition value of each different vegetable, the more you want to add them to your healthy salad. So this is how I make a healthy salad.

Healthy Salad.

I start with green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens or any variety of green leafy vegetables, even those that many people might cook. I have learned to just wash them and add them to my salad. Then I add onions (any kind), bell peppers (all colors and types) and tomatoes. From there whatever vegetables I have at the time. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and cucumbers are regulars and are all very healthy. You can a an unlimited list of vegetables. Add whatever you like and whatever you have available. Try not to add too many different types of vegetables. Limit your healthy salad to about 4 different types for maximum digestion.

Herbs and Seasoning.

Now I add herbs and seasonings. I avoid any seasoning with salt or sodium and focus on those things that I know are healthy like garlic, cayenne pepper, or the large variety of salt free seasonings from Mrs. Dash and other companies. These help add flavor as well as health benefits.

Salad Dressing.

You should go easy on the salad dressing and use oil or vinegar based dressings instead of the creamy variety. Try not to smoother the salad but to just accent it. The nutritional value is in the raw foods. The vegetables and greens, not in the dressing. Olive oil or a light vinaigrette are a good choice. Even the large variety offered by many companies. Just read the ingredients and any high in salt or sodium are ones to avoid.

Lose Weight and Keep it Off.

By following these guidelines to a healthy salad you will be able to lose weight and keep it off. Raw foods (uncooked vegetables) are an important ingredient to your healthy weight loss program. They are important not just to help you lose weight but also to help you prevent diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure to name just a few. The choice is yours. Choose to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle.

Be Blessed. Be a Blessing. You Can Lose Weight.

Coach Louis.

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