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I get the mixed spring greens salad in a bag, and then one day I noticed this huge tub of the same mix over at the end of the cooler for only about 30% more, but containing 3 times the weight of salad.
So now we buy the tub, and the greens are packed in it so tightly that you can make two salads for the entire family and the greens left in the tub expand to fill the space and make it look like the tub is still full. And it is! We have big salads every night for around 5-6 days, and I sometimes put a handful of greens on my sandwich for liunch, and still we end up throwing out the last dregs of the tub because they go bad. But I don't feel bad because you get so many more meals out of the tub for less overall cost.
I also recently read the nutrition label of my favorite salad dressing, a creamy ceasar, and now we make our own balsamic vinaigrette. Seriously, it's remarkable how incredibly bad that creamy ceasar dressing is for you.
It's all part of my attempt to eat more healthy food and exercise more. We're having a big salad with every dinner now, and if I'm still hungry after eating dinner, instead of loading up on seconds of the pasta or whatever, I serve myself up a huge pile of salad.
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