ALANNA'S SALAD WITH MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND CRUNCHY SIDES: GRADE B-

Posted by Alanna Fincke

Here's what I had for lunch today:

• Salad with mozzarella, tomato and slice of red onion
• Sliced Carrots
• Granny Smith Apple
• White Bread Roll

Grade: B-

Let’s start with the positive—my salad was made with a mix of nutritional leafy greens. There are a couple of tomatoes in there, along with the lonely slice of onion—thank goodness for the bag o’ carrots! So the total sum of veggies in this lunch is good, as is the apple. Now for the negative. For protein and fat, mozzarella cheese is no star. If it’s made from whole milk (the salad bar didn’t indicate as much), there’s a lot of saturated fat in there. A nonfat or skim-milk version would be better. In addition, the white bread roll doesn’t add much nutrition. At least the dressing is olive oil, providing heart-healthy mono fats, and vinegar.

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Comments

[Linda Gail]

The salad looks good,but I bet if you had added some chickpeas it would have gotten at least a B+. I've been playing around with different salads and I found out I really like broccoli slaw,but instead of the heavy mayo I mix 1Tbs of mayo with some olive oil and lemon juice and it taste great. I love the raisins and sunflower seeds in the slaw and it goes so well with just about any kind of meal. Try it with roasted chicken, or a few slices of roast beef. Great lunch and it has all the things that the food police look for in a good meal.