You want to eat healthy, be thin and fit and cook something quick? We have the perfect solution for you and your family. Here we reveal to you 5 healthy and low-calorie salads. Enjoy!
1. Greek Pita Salad: 368 calories
Why it rules:
Protein-packed chickpeas and naturally lower-fat feta spice up this salad.
1 cup romaine lettuce: 8 calories,
½ whole-wheat pita, sliced: 40 calories,
¼ cup feta cheese:
100 calories,¼ cup chickpeas: 70 calories,
½ cucumber, sliced: 30 calories,
¼ small red onion, chopped: 10 calories,
2 tablespoons Greek dressing: 110 calories
Side Snack: 10 baby carrots with 2 tablespoons hummus (100 calories)
2. Garden Pasta Salad: 395 calories
Why it rules: Whole-wheat pasta is a great substitute for the white version.
½ cup left-over whole wheat pasta: 110 calories,
½ a chicken breast, sliced: 100 calories,
1 thick slice fresh mozzarella cheese: 70 calories,
4 kalamata olives, sliced: 60 calories,
½ green pepper, sliced: 10 calories,
½ carrots, shredded: 30 calories,
2 tablespoons fat-free Italian dressing: 15 calories
Side Snack: A whole-wheat pita, toasted and rubbed with garlic clove (80 calories)
3. Lentil Salad with Poached Eggs: 390 calories
Why it rules: Lentils are one of our Superfoods thanks to their hefty dose of protein and antioxidants!
½ cup canned lentils: 120 calories,
½ cup spinach (sautéed with 1 teaspoon olive oil): 50 calories,
2 large eggs, poached: 150 calories,
¼ avocado, sliced: 60 calories,
2 slices tomato: 10 calories
Side Snack: 15 mini pretzel sticks with 2 tablespoons fat-free cream cheese (100 calories)
4. Sprout n’ Spinach Salad: 381 calories
Why it rules: This salad is packed with two of our favorite superfoods — spinach and avocado.
2 cups baby spinach: 14 calories,
1/2 avocado, diced: 120 calories,
1 handful alfalfa sprouts: 5 calories,
1/2 orange bell pepper, diced: 12 calories,
1/2 carrot, grated: 30 calories,
2 tablespoons hummus mixed with 1 tablespoons olive oil: 170 calories
Side Snack: 1/2 an apple and 1 low-fat cheese stick (110 calories)
5. Tarragon Chicken Salad: 400 calories
Why it rules: Walnuts are filled with good fats that can help boost brainpower.
1 cup spinach: 7 calories,
½ a chicken breast, sliced: 100 calories,
¼ cup Greek yogurt: 30 calories,
¼ cup walnuts: 160 calories,
¼ cup dried cranberries: 90 calories,
1 stalk celery chopped: 5 calories,
2 slices tomato: 10 calories,
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon chopped: < 1 calorie,
1 squeeze lemon juice: < 1 calorie
Side Snack: A whole-wheat pita (80 calories)
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