Pre made salads...

Gibbs · 06-25-2012, 05:09 PM

I'm at the ball park, my oldest practicing and am gagging on a Wal Mart salad. It looked so good, egg, cheese, carrots, bacon, and tomatoes that I chucked in the trash sack EEWWW. Buttermilk ranch, which was awesome but needed more. It's the lettuce that tastes nasty, I can't explain it, just yucky. Maybe it's just me. It's probably because the rest of the gang had Pizza Hut!!

Where are some good pre made salads?

countrycookinmama · 06-25-2012, 05:12 PM

You could always make and bring your own next time. That way you can control what goes into it. If not, I've heard that Wendy's has a good salad out with an avocado dressing I believe.

picklepete · 06-25-2012, 05:27 PM

Lettuce is fragile and small changes in temperature or moisture will wreck it. I was pretty surprised to see salads in the checkout at CVS pharmacy too but they looked pretty dubious.

Grocery store salad bars are often quite good. If you're lucky, it will include meat from their deli.

valentine21463 · 06-25-2012, 05:32 PM

I think bagged lettuce taste different. I don't like it. It just doesn't taste as good as the fresh.

Abberdoodle · 06-25-2012, 06:10 PM

Wendys Chicken Cobb salad is yummy.

Jaded62 · 06-25-2012, 06:13 PM

I LOVE Chik fil a salads. I have never had a bad one. My favorite is the Garden salad with grilled chicken.YUMMY !!!

August Moon · 06-25-2012, 07:00 PM

I don't have a problem with bag lettuce except for one thing (and it's something I can examine thru the plastic)...I hate the 'red' tinge on the iceberg lettuce. If it has the red or rusty tinge on the more pale parts or 'stalkier' parts of the lettuce, I toss it aside. I look for this in pre-made store salads as well. Once I find the lettuce to my liking visually, I think Trader Joe's has a nice little tasty salad. I like Cobb, Greek & Cesar.

princessmommy · 06-25-2012, 08:21 PM

Zaxbys salads are Yum too! I can Not stand the taste of bagged salads. Makes me gag thinking about it. I'd either make my own and bring in a sealable container or get one from a resturant.

thealything · 06-25-2012, 11:37 PM

I like Wendy's and Subway. Subway salads are great because they are customizable and you can get extra meat!

06-25-2012, 05:09 PM	#1
Gibbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: east central Indiana Posts: 1,321 Gallery: Gibbs Stats: 334/294.2/180-ish (5'6") WOE: My own low-carb way Start Date: 2/10/13	Pre made salads... I'm at the ball park, my oldest practicing and am gagging on a Wal Mart salad. It looked so good, egg, cheese, carrots, bacon, and tomatoes that I chucked in the trash sack EEWWW. Buttermilk ranch, which was awesome but needed more. It's the lettuce that tastes nasty, I can't explain it, just yucky. Maybe it's just me. It's probably because the rest of the gang had Pizza Hut!! Where are some good pre made salads?

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06-25-2012, 05:12 PM	#2
countrycookinmama Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 223 Gallery: countrycookinmama Stats: 300/258/150 WOE: Low Carb, my way <25 grams a day Start Date: May 6, 2012	You could always make and bring your own next time. That way you can control what goes into it. If not, I've heard that Wendy's has a good salad out with an avocado dressing I believe.

06-25-2012, 05:27 PM	#3
picklepete Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 750 Gallery: picklepete Stats: 265/189/189 WOE: 6hr window + no refined calories	Lettuce is fragile and small changes in temperature or moisture will wreck it. I was pretty surprised to see salads in the checkout at CVS pharmacy too but they looked pretty dubious. Grocery store salad bars are often quite good. If you're lucky, it will include meat from their deli.

06-25-2012, 05:32 PM	#4
valentine21463 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WI Posts: 2,573 Gallery: valentine21463 Stats: 192/183/140 (5'4") WOE: Atkins Start Date: 5/27/12 (This time for real!)	I think bagged lettuce taste different. I don't like it. It just doesn't taste as good as the fresh.

06-25-2012, 06:10 PM	#5
Abberdoodle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 308 Gallery: Abberdoodle Stats: 370/349/180 WOE: no grains, no sugar Start Date: June 2012	Wendys Chicken Cobb salad is yummy.

06-25-2012, 06:13 PM	#6
Jaded62 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,416 Gallery: Jaded62 WOE: LC my way Start Date: 4/15/13	I LOVE Chik fil a salads. I have never had a bad one. My favorite is the Garden salad with grilled chicken.YUMMY !!!

06-25-2012, 07:00 PM	#7
August Moon Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,494 Gallery: August Moon WOE: moderate carbs	I don't have a problem with bag lettuce except for one thing (and it's something I can examine thru the plastic)...I hate the 'red' tinge on the iceberg lettuce. If it has the red or rusty tinge on the more pale parts or 'stalkier' parts of the lettuce, I toss it aside. I look for this in pre-made store salads as well. Once I find the lettuce to my liking visually, I think Trader Joe's has a nice little tasty salad. I like Cobb, Greek & Cesar.

06-25-2012, 08:21 PM	#8
princessmommy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,545 Gallery: princessmommy Stats: 207/151/140 WOE: Low Carb! Start Date: May 21 Yet Again!	Zaxbys salads are Yum too! I can Not stand the taste of bagged salads. Makes me gag thinking about it. I'd either make my own and bring in a sealable container or get one from a resturant.

06-25-2012, 11:37 PM	#9
thealything Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 490 Gallery: thealything Stats: 238/196/138 5'7" WOE: Atkins (DANDR) Start Date: restart March '12	I like Wendy's and Subway. Subway salads are great because they are customizable and you can get extra meat!