How not to get bored with salads and eating healthy?

Hear hear. When Jennifer Gardner said she lost her baby weight by eating a salad every day for lunch I nearly gagged at how repulsive that sounded to eat something so boring every single day.

The key is these two things: make sure your salad is filling so you don't finish it and then look through your cupboards for a candy bar and two, make sure your salad tests good so you don't finish it and then look through your cupboards for....a candy bar.

No matter what anyone says, romaine lettuce, iceberg, spinach, cos lettuce, arugula, etc doesn't really have much taste to them. But use that to your advantage. It means you can have a regular salad base and all the nutrients that come with the lettuce, but add different ingredients that can completely change the taste of the meal. Chicken versus ham and bacon bites; ranch dressing versus vinagearette, but the thing that I've found that can change the flavor is to add a bit of fruit to the salad. Strawberries are surprising fantastic. Cantaloupe, pears, grapes are all great, as well.

Also a fun way to get family to eat salad is to throw mini marshmallows into the mix. It seems to get them excited to chomp down searching for them.

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Well it can depend on the place. Even though it overall is healthier for you then a burger and fries, at some restaurants, a salad can have over six or seven hundred calories, so beware. It us usually best to ask the restaurant if there is a nutrition value chart for their menu, or go online ahead of time. Im pretty sure it became a law (I'm not sure if its national or only in certain states) that is requiring nutrition info to be availiable at all resturants. Also, although they likely wont be able to give you nutrition values, if you eat at a locally owned restaurant, they are less likely to pump their foods with not so good for you although good tasting chemicals and such, so if you order a grilled grilled chicken sandwhich, your getting a grilled chicken sandwich, with the nutrition values you'd expect from a grilled chicken sandwich. When looking healthier menu items at restaurants, remember a few things. Avoid any fried foods. Make sure your meal includes some sort of fruit and or vegtable. Avoid any cream sauces. Try to balance out all food groups and dont eat to much of one thing. If possible try to get breads or pastas that are whole grain or whole wheat. Just the basic things that you would think of if you were trying to eat healthy at home. Another thing to remeber is portions. If you have have half of a half pound burger, with steamed veggies instead of fries, you can get the satisfaction of the burger without, really eating enough food that it becomes bad for you. I mean, a burger is grilled beef and a bun (which really is the low point of a burger, unless like its wheat or something, along with condements) and some vegtables on top, nothing to bad about that. Also remeber eat until your full, and eat at a slower pace. If you are full half way through your pasta stop eating and take it home, because restaurant potions are usually large anyway. So I know this is way more then you wanted, and I still havent really given you the short, sweet and to the point answer you wanted, but somethimes quality involves quantity. So if you want certain things here you go: -A grilled chicken breast with steamed vegtables. -Half of a hamburger (or veggie burger, if the restauant carries them), no condiments, with applesause or veggies instead of fries, and if you really want to be good, no, or only one side (top or bottom) of the bu -Some sort of pasta dish with pasta, with maybe a little bit of some sort of oil, roasted veggies, and a sprinkling of cheese (the restaurants variation something like this), -Grilled or steamed fish with veggies etc So with these suggestions, and what I said to remeber, I hope I helped you find a way to eat more fun and less bland food then salads sometimes, when you have to go out. :)

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I think you have a predetermined idea of what "salad" means. To me, a salad can be made from cold uncooked veggies, nuts, seeds, a little pasta, fruits -- or combination of these. What makes most salads less healthy is the dressing. No need to dump on anything -- when just squeezing fresh lemon or orange juice over the top will give it enough 'zing'.

BTW: Eating healthy means a balance of proteins, carbs and good fats. It doesn't mean just eating carbs (salads).

I eat really healthily (although not necessarily low fat...) and I find it better to male small changes because then they're easy to stick to. Make healthy recipes such as fish stew where you can put herbs, garlic and spices in. Instead of white pasta, go for wholemeal - the nicest I think is wholemeal spelt. Brown basmati rice is lower GI than other rices - nutritious too, and you could try for example Indian lemon rice (spiced rice with lemon juice and lentils - really easy) with fish or chicken baked in yogurt. Roasted vegetables is one of my favourite meals (potato, sweet potato, butternut squash, leek, onion, garlic, celeriac, fennel, red bell pepper, mushroom, courgette, aubergine etc...) and is a great way to get loads of veg. Also soups with really good wholemeal bread make a nice meal. Homemade hummous is a really tasty and easy snack with raw veggies and definitely tastes amazing. Also red kidney bean salad in mustard/vinigarette dressing (loads of recipes all over the net) is a really nice snack and although it has a bit of mayo in the dressing it's a better option than many other snack ideas. Hope this helps....

P.S. No more soda :) Try and get into the habit of drinking water only. It's hard at first but pays off.

You need to come to the realization that the purpose of food not to entertain you! Plus, there is so much more toi living healthy then "eating salads". Lose the 1970's diet mindset and educate yourself on nutrition....or just keep failing. Your choice.

How about some sauteed-in-butter onions, mushrooms, peppers, garlic on that salad? Fish, roast beef, sausage, bacon, salami, cheese, nuts, heck even bologna. I lost 50lb eating that stuff, AND exercising.

"I also want to start making healthy good tasting foods for my family of 7."

Lots of vegetables. If they are too fat, do everything as before except no pasta or potatoes...and no bread.

Choose healthy foods you like and replace them with unhealthy ones you eat in a day and with this way make your own likely diet. No fat, no sugar. For good recipes take a look at:

http://www.diettipsandfitness.com/category/healthy...

One of the most healthy foods are fruits and vegetables. You cannot find any healthy diet without them!

Fruits and vegetables have few calories, and they're easy to burn off w/ light exercise. And some vegetables like avocados are high in healthy fats.