🩺 Weekend Wellness Myth

❌ Myth: Salad is always healthy and low in calories.

✅ Reality: Not necessarily. It depends on the ingredients, portion size, toppings and especially the dressing.

🥗 Approximate calories per 2 tablespoons:

•Ranch: 130–150 kcal

•Caesar: 150–180 kcal

•Blue cheese: 140–160 kcal

•Thousand Island: 110–140 kcal

•Honey mustard: 100–140 kcal

•Italian: 70–100 kcal

•Balsamic vinaigrette: 80–120 kcal

•Olive oil: ~240 kcal

Values vary by brand and recipe. Restaurant portions can be much larger than 2 tablespoons, adding several hundred calories.

Creamy dressings may contain more saturated fat and sodium, depending on the ingredients. Olive oil-based vinaigrettes are calorie-dense but provide predominantly unsaturated fats.

Takeaway: Salad can be a nutritious choice, but calories and nutritional quality depend on the whole meal. Pay attention to portion sizes, toppings and dressing, not just the word "salad."

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