I enjoyed my first salad today!!

I have found the answer to my salad woes.. SPINACH! OMG it's so SO much better than iceburg lettuce. Why has this delicious green evaded me for so long?

The reason I tried one today is because my cafeteria RARELY serves cooked vegetables. I guess they leave it up to us to use the salad bar to get any nutrition. My whole life I have hated salad.. despised it, even. But my vegetarian friend told me to try a salad with spinach leaves and I have always liked cooked spinach so I tried it. I fell in love. I had chicken and ham on it too and it was perfect. I definitely have a new lunch now! YAY!!!

Just wanted to share this with you salad haters. TRY SPINACH! :)

It is definitely delish! =)

I think spinach is gross, but iceberg lettuce is mostly regarded as REALLY nasty. For those who hate iceberg but aren't too fond of popeye either, go for spring mix.

I love Spinach. It use to be the only thing I would eat when it came to leafy greens. I would put it on sandwiches, salads, etc. Another one that isn't too bad is Romaine it's also pretty good. I know sometimes trying new things can be kind of intimidating, but don't be afraid it doesn't hurt to try something at least once and see if you like it and if you do then you have more choices to add to your diet. I'm glad you enjoyed your lunch. :)

Yeah I'm definitely going to add spinach to my sandwhiches and burgers from now on! Yum!

I'm so glad to be eating green finally! Maybe it'll make me get off my plateau haha. I feel like I haven't had a vegetable in 2 weeks!

Love spinach...also romaine and green and red leaf and a mix of all!

With Romaine - since the leaves are large and hold their shape, I use them as a "taco" shell also.  Besides "taco" seasoned meat, they can also hold tuna or egg salad or chicken salad or any sandwish fixin'

during my ed, i mostly ate plain salads.. so now i can't even look at lettuce without feeling sick-ish, but spinach is still okay :)

plus, spinach is the one with all the nutrients.

LOVE spinach!  and it is so good for you.  Want a treat?  Saute spinach in chicken broth add a teaspoon of any type of nut, (I like slivered almonds or sunflower kernals )add a little blasimic viniger and than a bit of Splenda.  It gives that sweet/sour taste of a spinach salad without the big calories.  Even my girls like it.

Iceberg lettuce has very little nutritional value to you so its good you decided to give spinach a try if you are trying to get nutrition out of your meal. It is high in vitamin A and vitamin C. But I really enjoy a good mix salad with spinach and romaine and that purple lettuce that has little jagged leaves I don't know whats it called and dandelion leaves. I hope everyone uses oil and vinegar (not store bought in a bottle) it's probably the best thing to put on your salad. And a good investment for salad lovers is a bottle for mixing your own salad dressings. It has the recipes right on the bottle you just fill and shake and you can tweak the recipes for your own tastes and diet.

Good luck everyone!

Funny you should mention spinach! I just had a spinach salad for dinner.. I've never been much of a spinach lover - something about the texture - but I'm trying new foods and decided to give it a go and I'm really glad I did.

I had a couple of cups of spinach, mixed in a roasted chicken breast, a small amount of cranberries and chopped almonds, and tossed together with a bit of balsamic vinaigrette.. delicious and so filling! it was just 337 cals.. yum!

yeah a cup of spinach is like.. 7 calories LOL. I can't wait to have a huge salad for lunch today!

I've even put spinach in my fruit smoothies.  It turns them a strange, green color, but it's delish.

Mm, Mm, Mm! I eat spinach every single day... Basically I put it down on my plate before plateing the rest of my dinner - NO MATTER WHAT I AM EATING! I love raw spinach with warm food - because the warm food "melts" it... Sounds weird but it is true - the only time spinach is a bit odd for me is when I get it at a restaurant and they have sauteed it in garlic & olive oil... while it tastes delicious - it gives me a weird feeling on the roof of my mouth, I know that sounds ODD but it is true! LOL! All in all though spinach rocks, is super healthy for you and so low calorie! you could eat 10 cups and still only be at 70 calories! WTF - NUTS!!!