Use the salad entree to bust the weight

Biggest Loser Turkey Salad 

Greens + meat = salad entree!

Salad no longer has to be a boring side to a main meal. There are so many options now to dress up salads with a sensible portion of meat to create a healthy, satisfying meal. A salad meal can be a great stand-alone meal that can fill you up, give you vital nutrients, and manage your daily calorie count.

The key for using salad entrees is control of the ingredients, dressing, and dressing amount. You  want to be very cautious when adding cheese, croutons, or nuts to a salad as these ingredients can add calories quickly.

Dressing should be very light such as a vinaigrette style. Consider putting the dressing on the side for dipping greens and meats.

Biggest Loser has a taste of the island turkey salad recipe as shown above.  

Eating out when counting calories is not out of bounds using a salad entree option. You will need to review ingredients and may need to customize the salad order. Most importantly, pull the dressing off the salad and put it on the side.

Pei Wei has a very healthy chopped asian salad that comes in at 200 calories without the dressing.