Many times I have heard clients say they will simply eat more salads. Most of us seem to think of salads as a healthy food. And why not, a variety of vegetables piled on a plate is healthy!
Unfortunately, we pile on meats, cheeses, and breads as well plus sauces loaded with calories and fat. we can end up with a meal that is anything but healthy.
Let’s take for example the Blue Buffaloed Salad from Zaxbys. Add to that the two packs of Ranch dressing and you end up with 1,800 calories, 82 grams of fat, & 54 grams of carbohydrates. If you are on a 1200 calorie a day diet, you are basically done for the day.*
Another great example is Arby’s Crispy Chopped Farmhouse Salad topped with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing. You have 640 calories, a whopping 1.310 mg of sodium, and 46g of fat.*
Red Lobster offers a Classic Caesar salad with salmon. You get 720 calories, 1,410 mg of sodium, and 54 g of fat.*
Every restaurant offers healthy and not so healthy options. It is important to realize that the word salad does not always equal healthy, low calories or great for weight loss. Take the time to check out each restaurant nutritional information before you order.
*All nutritional information comes from each specified restaurants published information online at the time of writing.