Healthy Salad Recipe - Total Calories 232

Healthy Salad Recipe 232 Calories
Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Avocado, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Feta Cheese Created on: May 10th, 2016 by one of our members

Healthy Salad Recipe

BASE

You added 1 serving(s) of Romaine Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce (1)
Serving Size: 1-Cup
Total Calories: 8

CHEESES

Feta Cheese (1)
Serving Size: 1-Slice
Total Calories: 75

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Custom Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 232

Calories from Fat 146

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.23g

25%

Saturated Fat 5.6g

28%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.16g

Monounsaturated Fat 6.24g

Cholesterol 25mg

Sodium 776mg

32%

Potassium 0mg

Total Carbohydrates 16.06g

Dietary Fiber 6.2g

25%

Sugars 9.19g

Protein 7.31g

Vitamin A

100%

Vitamin C

253%

Calcium

20%

Iron

11%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

	Calories	2,000	2,500

Total Fat	Less than	65g	80g

Sat Fat	Less than	20g	25g

Cholesterol	Less than	300mg	300mg

Sodium	Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg

Total Carbohydrate		300g	300g

Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Salad Health Check Analysis

Here is a healthy salad created by one of our members. The ingredients of this salad makes it a 232-calorie salad with some cool fresh extra toppings such asavocado, cucumbers, red pepper - roasted and more.

Let's do a health check on this Healthy Salad:

Its contents such as romaine lettuce, avocado, cucumbers make it a salad that may help with cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Items such as cranberries are also considered antioxidant rich.

Adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet can give your body some of the most essential vitamins such as beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E. These nutrients are usually found in colorful fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, this salad contains items such as avocado that make it a salad that has some ingredients that may provide essential nutrients

It’s recommended to eat a diet that is high in fiber.

Fiber-rich diet has many benefits and one of the best ways to have a fiber-rich meal is to have a salad that has items such as beans and artichoke. Fiber-rich salads can not only help you with your bowel movements but also help you lose weight properly and keep your blood and sugar levels in check.

This salad contains romaine lettuce, avocado, cucumbers which would give this salad a check mark on the fiber front but it’s all about how many grams of fiber you are consuming daily. If you are considering this salad for your diet or are going to create your own salad then keep the following in mind - Men should consume 40g of fiber daily and women should aim for 25g of fiber, at least.

Overall, the fiber content of this salad comes in at 25% of what’s recommended daily.