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I like Salads

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Okay, I guess I lied with just a filler post because I just had an interesting thought.

First of all, like the title says, I like salads. But I like an equitable salad. Yes, I’m going to whip out some big term when I refer to my food.

See, salads are a fairly cheap item to make. Think about what it costs you at the store for a head of lettuce, some tomatoes, olives, carrots, and salad dressing, and then look at what the cost is on most menus. You’ll pay $6-7 for a salad that you could make at home for about that much. Now, sometimes you have to pay that much, othertimes you can squeak away by paying less.

Recently when I was on campus, I got a craving for a salad. I really wanted to have one because I was feeling unhealthy and like a fat-ass. I’m not fat, honestly. I’m about 6′2″ and I weigh in at just under 250. I’m a bit overweight and carry it around as a belly, but its not overly noticeable because I dress consciously of it. Or at least, I feel that way.

So I walked around for a little bit and found a few salads in the union. Everywhere that was selling a salad was a smaller sized portion for $5-7. There were Greek Salads that were in hot dog sized containers (the 8″ type boxes), BK Salads that I knew were “prepackaged” and wouldn’t be good, and there were salads at Wack-A-Doo’s that I knew would be good sized, but not for my wallet.

Today in wandering around, I found a salad on campus that is at such a wonderful size and taste that it doesn’t need dressing. And beyond that, I spent under $4 on it. Just a simple Greek salad with romaine, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, black olives, and peppercinis. And it was at the new Barnes & Noble by the Arena. I was surprised to see a 7″ across dish for $3.50 with a pleasantly colored salad.

And with where they’re located on campus, well, you’ll damn well get your exercise walking to get one. All around, makes me feel better.

Now, writing this entry has made have to put my salad down. While I’m enjoying mine, here’s a question to ponder: What’s your favorite type of salad?

Comments

3 Responses to “I like Salads”

  1. munchie on February 15th, 2008 8:21 pm

    Homemade. With lettuce, few carrots, a bunch of grape-sized tomatoes, cut up mushrooms, black olives, one to two hard boiled eggs depending on how hungry I am, lightly seasons chicken cut up, and Italian dressing. That along with a piece or two of bread and a nice big glass of water and it’s an awesome dinner piece. =)

  2. gameshowfreak on February 16th, 2008 6:12 pm

    I will always prefer my self-made salads above all else:

    -Organic baby spinach
    -Organic Earthbound Farms baby carrots, chopped
    -Diced red/yellow/orange baby bell peppers
    -Cucumber
    -Snow peas, very lightly steamed
    -Handful of regularly cooked chickpeas*
    -Handful of dried chickpeas*

    *Not the crap that comes out of the can…the dried variety you have to prepare yourself.

    However, if I’m on the outside (i.e. on campus) and need to eat something, I’ve found that for $3.50, I can get a very respectable salad at Subway.

    -Baby spinach (don’t let them put crappy iceberg in there)
    -Green pepper
    -Tomato
    -Cucumber
    -Black olives
    -Red onion (take or leave…I end up tasting it all day)
    -Cheese of choice

    Note the lack of dressing in those lists. The vegetables (and your body) will thank you. :)

  3. sundazed on February 16th, 2008 9:53 pm

    My perfect salad is lettuce, croutons, and dressing (my favorite is parmesan peppercorn vinaigrette). That’s all I need.

    Or the salad at Olive Garden, minus the tomatoes (yuck!)

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