What keeps the leaves perky? It’s down to the ‘modified air packaging’ that replaces normal air with 95 per cent nitrogen to control browning. Packaged lettuce left in standard air would go off quicker…

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Looking for a good salad recipe for a summer barbecue or family get-together? Try one of these easy bean salad recipes.

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Summer is the perfect time to have fun and get creative with salads, as they supply good nutrients without the extra-full feeling and calories. And who wants to feel stuffed on a hot summer day? Summer and salads just go well together. They also DON’T heat up your kitchen while preparing. Garden salads are excellent appetizers before eating a full meal. It’s also beneficial if you are trying to lose a few pounds. If you fill up on a light salad before a meal, you are likely to consume less calories. Makes sense right? I know what you’re thinking! “Garden salads are boring.” Well…maybe so, if you let them be. But, guess what? They don’t have to be!

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Peppers, carrots, lettuce and tomatoes should not lack from your daily menu. It is time for greens and early vegetables, rich in vitamins, which may help you lose weight fast and easy.

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Whether you caught a fresh salmon in the wilds of Alaska or purchased it from your favorite fishmonger, you’ll enjoy salmon dressed in wasabi-yogurt, rolled in herbs and poached for this main-dish salad. There is nothing like angling a king salmon from the mouth of the Kenai River in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Because we often look at the menu and feel the healthiest option is a salad, fast food restaurants tend to add tastier yet fattier items to the salad. Often, a fast food salad can have as much fat, calories, and sodium as a fast food meal with fries. Here are tips to eat a healthier salad while you are at the fast food restaurant.

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