How to Get the Most Out of Your Salad

How to Get the Most Out of Your Salad

by Barbara Minton

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(The Best Years in Life) When it's time for lunch, one of the best overall bargains is a salad, whether it comes from a salad bar or is made at home. But not all salads offer good nutritional value. The ingredients chosen will determine whether the salad is an energy booster bursting with nutrition to help you sail through the afternoon, or one that deadens cellular energy and provides very little nutritional value for the money spent.

Salads that offer the most nutrition are made with a variety of fresh vegetables. Color is key, and those veggies with the bright, vibrant colors are trying to tell you something. The more colors you put on your plate, the more the salad can keep you looking and feeling great. This is because each veggie color reflects a different antioxidant that slows the aging process and wards off disease.  Read More.