Healthy Salad Recipe - Total Calories 240

Healthy Salad Recipe 240 Calories
Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, Cucumbers, Thousand Island, Cheddar Cheese Created on: July 27th, 2015 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

You added 1 serving(s) of Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar Cheese (1)
Serving Size: 1-Slice
Total Calories: 113

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Custom Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 240

Calories from Fat 112

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.48g

19%

Saturated Fat 6.2g

31%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.17g

Monounsaturated Fat 3.88g

Cholesterol 29mg

10%

Sodium 483mg

20%

Potassium 13mg

Total Carbohydrates 24.69g

Dietary Fiber 4g

16%

Sugars 8.8g

Protein 10.81g

Vitamin A

67%

Vitamin C

42%

Calcium

24%

Iron

10%

*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 240-calorie salad with some cool fresh extra toppings such ascorn, cucumbers, onions - 1 slice and more.

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

Its contents such as cucumbers, onions - 1 slice, corn, tomatoes, romaine lettuce make it a salad that may help with cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Items such as cranberries are also considered antioxidant rich.

Salads are supposed to be healthy but what good is a salad if it does not contain food items that are antioxidant rich? This salad, unfortunately, does not contain items that may provide essential nutrients. If you are planning to consider this salad for your own diet then consider adding items such as artichokes, russet potatoes, apples, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, plums, prunes, pecans, small red beans, red kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, coffee, red wine, tea and more ...

We wonder if this is indeed a salad because even adding spinach or tomatoes would have made this salad pass the antioxidant test. Bottom line, this is not a healthy salad.

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 cucumbers, onions - 1 slice, corn, tomatoes, romaine lettuce 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 16% of what’s recommended daily.