Lately I’ve been running, running, running. Not literally… actually not a big runner. But with work, the hubs being gone, traveling, training for a program I’m volunteering with…it’s been busy. You too, I’m sure. So with so many things to think about, who thinks about lunch? I do. About 10 minutes before I’m walking out the door in the morning. Sometimes I think about it after dinner when I have leftovers. But when Mr. Gal is gone, I don’t really cook. Ssssh.
This is where my friend Elaine, changed my life. Or at least lunch. She introduced me to these Bistro Salads. I love salads, hate making them. {But doesn’t everyone enjoy food more when someone else makes it for you?} But even when I would make a salad, those few hours from morning to lunch sometimes wouldn’t be too gentle on the salad. Not to mention a putting dressing into a separate container–how much? And making sure you have all the things in your fridge to make a good salad. Yeah…the chances of me doing that in the morning are slim to none. That’s why these salads are…. amazeballs!
Do you have a Harris Teeter? It’s the only place I’ve seen these salads so far– but do tell if you’ve seen them elsewhere. And they have about 6 or 7 different salads to choose from. And for you calorie-countin’ peeps… you saw it.
Funny story, when I was going to grab a few salads to stock for lunches, guess who was there… Elaine! Isn’t she beautiful!
What makes these salads different from the ones you might buy right from the deli, is everything is sectioned off, and the dressing is in a perfectly-portioned cup. This helps keep all the ingredients fresh, included the lettuce, spinach or whatever leafy green in the salad.
When you pick up the little tray that separates your toppings from your lettuce, there’s a little fork! It’s really all-in-0ne!
Mix it up, and you have a superb, healthy lunch that you really can eat on the go! Each salad is $4, although Harris Teeter has done sales of 2/$6. I know it might seem a little obsessive…a whole post on salads. But really, when I find something I can grab, eat wherever, and it be something that is good and healthy–I just had to share! Are you a salad eater??
-Abi
