The Obesity Thing

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Originally Posted by Juniper

These people in the UK say they're eating "salads." Salads aren't really that healthy, especially when you dump on a bunch of dressing. It's also open to ambiguity. What kind of salads? Potato? Chicken? Pasta? "I eat salads" is the standard reply of the fat person under scrutiny; it's like a default answer. People who are thin because of a chosen lifestyle usually don't eat a lot of salads. They eat a variety of healthy foods.
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in the UK salad means a green salad. And usually not with much dressing compared to the US. Tuna or chicken with mayonnaise are not called "salads".

Salads are Americanizing a little over there -and it's probably changed more since I've been gone- but I still suspect Brits would not view grated cheese and croutons as essential salad components.