I love salads. I use sparkpeople.com to put in everything on my salad from my two slices of tomatoes to the crutons to the carrots etc.. I make about a 400 calorie salad and it is filling for me.. Just healty. I find the more stuff on it, the less dressing that I need. I used cottage cheese today and no dressing..
Good luck.. LOVE salads..

no dressing good idea

I love salads, but I tend to go overboard on the dressing, but need something. I also love sunflower seeds, but they are also fattning so I only put on a couple tablespoons. As far as the greens I say eat as much as you can stomach they probably take more calories to digest than is in them, and the dark ones are really good for you.

I make BIG salads and use salsa for dressing. Zings it up and very low calories. I sometimes mix salsa with non-fat sour cream, too. Smooth, cool and great.

Does anyone else have any other ideas for an alternative to salad dressings? I love salads, especially on hot days, but the fat that is in the dressing has me concerned as I am really trying to watch fat intake, but I can't stand to eat a salad "dry" so to speak.

The more veggies that I put on a salad, the less it feels dry to me..

cottage cheese is a great alternative to dressing.

someone already said it, but salsa is amazing. Liquidy salsa- then you get some herbs and tomato already!

I think you should be fine all-you-can-eat salad! Veggies are little to no cal. Watch the amount of cheese you use though (sadly).

According to nutrisystem, you can have as much salad green as you want. You just have to watch what you put in it. Cucumbers, celery, these are all you can eat. Carrots and mushrooms, I think are 1/2 cup serving.

Personally, I like the pre washed bagged salads. I don't usually put anything in it, as I love just the leafy greens. I do love as well, salad spritzers. They are low in calories, fat and they taste wonderful. I tend to use light dressings as fat free just aren't as tasty. I stick to the 2 tbs rule...I usually use less. Oh and if you like eggs on your salad, toss the yolk.

You can always have as much salad greens as you want. You do need some fat with your dressing because those vitamins are fat soluble, which means with out the fat they are inaccessable, you can't get to the vitamins. So, the best choice is to mix up your own dressing with vineagar and olive oil.

I find that if I keep the dressing on the side and just
lightly dip each forkful into it, I use much less dressing
but still taste it in each bite. That way I can add a bit more cheese. :)Unusual, but works.