Tag Archives: Low Calorie Salad Dressing

Low Calorie Ways to Add Flavor to Recipes

One of the reasons people hate going on a diet is the lack of flavor that a diet brings. Many healthy recipes simply forget to add flavorful ingredients, focusing mainly on ingredients that have health benefits. A low calories diet is no different. Without the proper knowledge, a low calorie diet can quickly become boring. […]

Wendy’s Baja Salad Review

Wendy’s Baja Salad has a whopping 740 calories and 47 grams of fat — but it’s not a diet catastrophe if you know how to handle the large portion and abundance of toppings. For my review of the Wendy’s Baja salad, I looked carefully at the fat and calories not only in the salad “base” […]

Wendy’s Cobb Salad Diet Review

Wendy’s Cobb Salad in its Garden Sensations line has 670 calories and 47 grams of fat — but you can trim the calories and fat as a healthy fast food salad. Wendy’s Cobb Salad starts with fewer calories, but just as much fat, as Wendy’s Baja Salad with 740 calories and 47 grams of fat. […]

Should Restaurants Have a Split-Plate Charge for Shared Salads?

My husband and I recently dined out with another couple at a new family-owned Italian restaurant in our town, eager to support a fledgling independent eatery amidst a sea of Chili’s, Chevys and other corporate chow chains. All four of us ordered separate entrees; each couple also ordered a salad to share. To our surprise, […]