AISLE BE CAREFUL SHOPPING HERE

A few days ago, I mentioned that I ordered a salad in a restaurant which arrived to me dripping in high calorie dressing.  It doubled the amount of calories that I had anticipated consuming, and I ate it before I realized that this was not the low calorie salad that I had intended.  I want to give some more examples from the Applebee's Nutritional Information Website regarding the difference of salads with and without dressing.    I am not picking on Applebee's.   I like Applebee's.  I like that there are so many Applebee's restaurants around the country that I can and will be visiting.   I like their food.  I like the ambience of the place.   And I even like their salads.  I just have to remember NOT to get their salads with dressing.

CALORIE INFORMATION WAS LIFTED DIRECTLY FROM APPLEBEE'S WEBSITE

SALADS WITH & WITHOUT DRESSING                 CALORIES          

FRIED CHICKEN SALAD - NO DRESSING                                680
FRIED CHICKEN SALAD WITH DRESSING                            1110           430 calories of dressing!

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD - NO DRESSING         370
GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD WITH DRESSING       800           430 calories of dressing!

GRILLED ORIENTAL CHICKEN SALAD - NO DRESSING      590
GRILLED ORIENTAL CHICKEN SALAD WITH DRESSING  1290          700 calories of dressing!

GRILLED SHRIMP'N SPINACH SALAD - NO DRESSING        630
GRILLED SHRIMP'N SPINACH SALAD WITH DRESSING      990          360 calories of dressing!

PECAN CRUSTED CHICKEN SALAD - NO DRESSING           900
PECAN CRUSTED CHICKEN SALAD WITH DRESSING       1340          440 calories of dressing!

I think I have made my point.   So, us folks who are trying to lose weight and think it's smart to eat a salad - we should be careful.    If you are going to have a salad dripping in dressing served at a restaurant... fugedaboudit (forget about it), you might as well have an Ice Cream Sundae.   It will not be healthier, but you might find it more satisfying - and it might be lower in calories!

AISLE BE CAREFUL I'll be careful in the SALAD AISLE, high calorie zone 

I have been writing and editing this page for a few days.  I had the idea of checking a salad dressing that we have in our own refrigerator with Hershey Chocolate Syrup that we buy for our daughter who enjoys chocolate milk.   Our daughter is a skinny rail, she eats healthy foods, and she enjoys treats too.   Very normal stuff.

Both of these products, Hershey's Syrup and Marie's Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing each have the same serving size: two tablespoons.  Hershey's 2 tablespoons is 100 CALORIES and MARIE'S CREAMY CAESAR 2 tablespoons is 120 CALORIES.   I found this culinary discovery fascinating.

MARIE'S DRESSING: 2 TBSP - 120 CALORIES

SERVING SIZE: 2 TABLESPOONS - 100 CALORIES

CONCLUSION:  If one finds both of these products in their refrigerator when searching for a salad dressing.   The LOW CALORIE OPTION is the Hershey's Chocololate Syrup!

I am not sure that it will taste so good on a salad, but one has to admit that that is a surprising fact.


MONDAY'S MENU (DAY 34)
BREAKFAST  hotel scrambled eggs, two small sausages                                  256 CALORIES
LUNCH            4 oz. Salmon, Chicken with Rice Soup                                      323 CALORIES
DINNER           85g Broccoli Rabe Rapini
                           1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
                          Premio Italian Chicken Sausage, Cup Chicken Noodle Soup     263 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIC CONSUMPTION       842 CALORIES

CALORIES BURNED

6AM  TREADMILL: 60 minutes @ 4 mph (4 miles) 600 CALORIES
6PM   TREADMILL: 60 minutes @ 4 mph (4 miles) 600 CALORIES
9PM   TREADMILL: 60 minutes @ 4 mph (4 miles) 600 CALORIES

NET CALORIC DEFICIT     958 CALORIES