Dry Salad?

Well, I hate dry salad. In the “olden days” (pre eating clean lifestyle change) I’d have smothered my salad in some fat laden creamy dressing like ranch or caesar. Not anymore. Now days it is a tiny drizzle of olive oil and a splash of vinegar – mostly balsamic.



Normally, with great focus on the details, I pack my lunch each night for the following day. I organize and pack for each meal taking great care to watch portion size and ensure I accurately pair a protein with a complex carb while getting in enough fruits and veggies. Most of the time I have some sort of spinach salad for lunch. I ALWAYS – I repeat – ALWAYS pack a small amount of oil and vinegar. Last night must’ve been the exception to the rule. I did manage to pack 2 cutie oranges instead of the usual one, though (brain was still in a flu like haze). So, needless to say, I start to unpack my lunch and it dawns on me that I will be eating a DRY salad. Dang it. My heart sunk to the floor and it felt like someone killed my cat. Oh, did I forget to tell you how utterly dramatic I can be at times??! Maybe it wasn’t that bad – but for a split second it made me think – who needs a salad anyways – maybe I can run to Burger King. EEEK! (that’s the sound of tires squealing as I slam on the brakes). For goodness sakes. How long is it going to be before I stop using every let down as an excuse to taint my body with terrible foods??? I Can say this – in the “olden days” I would’ve not thought twice and acted on every not-so-clever idea my brain threw my way. Not these days – I tossed the bad thought into the trash can and put on my MacGyver hat. Yep, little miss resourceful decided that she didn’t need to eat that extra cutie orange so she squeezed it all over that poor, helpless, dry salad and ate it all up. YUM! Improvised salad dressing really can be quite tasty and healthy if you just give it a chance.