Salad, Salad, Salad!

A GREAT way to "weigh down" and get healthy is SALAD! Lunch, Dinner, Snacktime, SALAD is a great choice to get your much needed fiber from all those good for you veggies AND vitamins and minerals, too! OF course be weary of adding creamy dressings, too much cheese, or croutons to your salad, BUT you can add them! Just keep them to a sprinkle and measure out that dressing. Salads should be colorful and FUN, not deprivation eating!! Ya dig? And don't forget to add things like TUNA, SALMON or CHICKEN to protein UP that powerful bowl of greens!

Pear and Blue Cheese Salad   (courtesy of BC)  

2

cups bite-size pieces romaine lettuce

1/2

red pear, thinly sliced

2

tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

2

tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted

Cider Vinaigrette

2

tablespoons walnut, olive or vegetable oil

1 1/2

teaspoons cider vinegar

1/4

teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/8

teaspoon salt

1/8

teaspoon pepper

1

clove garlic, finely chopped