Salads are gross!! - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Janette* · 10-08-2004, 06:00 PM

I'm making an effort to eat healthier. Since I rarely ever eat any vegetables, I figure a good way to get some in my diet would be through salads. The problem is that I've never had a salad I liked! I've tried my mom's "loaded" salads with cheese and ranch dressing, a McDonald's shaker salad (grossest thing I've ever tried), and a Subway Garden Fresh salad a few minutes ago.

Does anyone have any advice on how to build a salad that will taste good, or where to buy one? I'm pretty sure I hate them all equally the same, so I have no preference over types of salads... lol. But I have to try eating a few more salads before I give up completely.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

auntjudyg · 10-08-2004, 07:14 PM

Do you like any veggies (or are they at least tolerable)? Cucumbers, maybe . . . celery, carrots? Anything?

And in general . . . what do you like to eat?

Losec20mg · 10-08-2004, 08:45 PM

omg/ i couldn't live without salads, just some extra virgin olive oil and, wine vinegar, sea salt, my home made garlic powder...damn..im in love..lol

Janette* · 10-08-2004, 09:04 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Well, I can tolerate most veggies... just don't enjoy eating them! I never eat vegetebles for TASTE unless they are actually cooked, buttered, and salted. I don't even like raw veggies with dip because... I hate ranch dressing.

My "favorite" veggies would be carrots, spinach, sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower. I think the only veggies I WON'T eat are onions and peppers.

As for your question about what I normally eat... I have very strange eating habits. It's rare that I ever eat any kitchen prepared meals. I will eat something my dad has in the kitchen at work (in store-bought packages), or whatever's in the house. I don't go out for burgers/fries/tacos or drink sodas, but I'll eat junk like packaged cookies or cakes. Other than that, I just eat whatever is quick and easy to prepare. Examples would be: cereal, oatmeal, canned soup, instant noodles, PB&J sandwiches. I realize this isn't healthful, which has led me to take up salads recently.

Here's what I ate today (chronologically):
Strawberry yogurt
A Chocolate wafer cookie
Apple Jacks
Half of a pouch of tuna
Garden Salad from Subway (meh)
6" Roast Beef sub from Subway (yum)

AnitaPita · 10-11-2004, 06:37 PM

I'd watch the dressing and cheese/croutons. Most regular dressings pack about 13-14 grams of fat per tablespoon. And pretty much no one uses only a tablespoon. So what was once a healthy salad turns into something bad.