Eating healthy is a difficult task for many people, and it’s normal to quickly get bored with healthy options. Lucky for you, I have some great ideas to jazz up salads and make being healthy a lot more interesting.
For some people, it is easy to use romaine or iceberg lettuce as a salad base, but changing it up can save you from cheating on your diet. Arugula is the perfect novel base for your salad and even has a different taste than typical lettuce. If you’re a texture person and like a nice crunch when you take a bite of your salad, add some chia seeds to the mix. Chia seeds are healthy and loaded with nutrients that help in the weight loss process.
If you are the type of person who likes to stick with the traditional romaine or iceberg lettuce for your salad, another way you can jazz up your salad is with toppings. I know how boring just lettuce, croutons and dressing can be, so adding healthy toppings to your salad is a great way to change it up. One addition to think about is hard-boiled eggs. Hard-boiled eggs are filled with good fats and protein; plus, they are simple to make. The best aspect of hard-boiled eggs is that you can make as many as you like at a time, so you’ll have them prepared for your salads throughout the week. Another option for a healthy topping is apples. Apples are not only a great source of nutrients but also add color to your salad. Due to the nice crunch apples pack, you can easily add this to an arugula-based salad and get that perfect crunch.
For those who are trying to lose weight but aren’t sure what to incorporate as their protein source, I recommend grilling some chicken and slicing it up for your salads. Some people quickly tire of grilled chicken, but if you put it on your salad as a topping instead of eating it by itself, you experience many different flavors with the chicken. It’s not nearly as boring. Adding protein into a diet is really important, and grilled chicken is an ideal source of protein, and, just like hard-boiled eggs, can be made in large quantities to prepare for the week.
As you can see, these are just a few options for jazzing up your salads and making eating healthy a little less mundane. Your options are endless, and you can add anything you want into a salad to spice it up and make your diet colorful and tasty.
