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    I know I should eat salads to be healthier, but I get bored of always eating the same ingredients from the salad bar. What can I do to add variety to my salads?

    Salads are healthy because they provide fiber, minerals, phytochemicals, and vitamins. Salads offer the opportunity to eat a variety of colors, flavors, and textures. The different colors of produce represent a different mix of nutrients.

    Most salad bars have set line items as well as seasonal and rotated items. The line-up of beans/legumes, dairy, fruit, grain, and vegetables allow you to build a super salad. You can add items from other food stations such as the deli or grill.

    Building a super salad is as easy as 1-2-3.

    Step 1:   Choose a base

    • Beans/legumes
    • Grain (corn, pasta, rice)
    • Vegetable (beet, broccoli, carrot, cucumber, greens, potato, tomato)
    • Tuna

    Step 2:   Add variety with multiple colors, textures and temperatures

    • Chewy (dried fruit)
    • Crunchy (carrots, croutons, seeds)
    • Hot (baked or grilled chicken or hamburger, roasted veggies, stir-fry tofu)
    • Smooth (cottage cheese, hummus, soft tofu, yogurt)

    Step 3:   Dress it up

    • Dried Herbs (basil, cinnamon, cumin, onion powder, Italian seasoning)
    • Spicy (chili/hot sauce, onions, peppers)
    • Sweet (fruit, honey)
    • Tangy (lemon, steak sauce, vinegar)

    Ask what herbs, spices, sauces & seasonings are available.

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    Salad ideas:

    • Black Bean & Corn Salad with black beans, corn, red onion, dressed with olive oil, hot sauce, pepper and salt.
    • Chick Pea Salad with chick peas, corn, red onion, tomato, dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and salt
    • Cucumber Salad with sliced cucumbers, red onion and salt, dressed with vinegar mixed with Dijon mustard.
    • Mixed Bean Salad with chick peas, black beans, kidney beans, corn, red onion, black olives, tomato, carrots, dressed with olive oil, vinegar and salt.
    • Spinach and Chicken Salad with leaf spinach, red onion, corn, tomato and grilled chicken, dressed with vinegar mixed with Dijon mustard.
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