Unhealthiest Salad Toppings
5 Things to Never Put in Your Salad If You Want to Lose Weight
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Of course, you might not throw French fries on your salad, but be cautious about fried foods in general, like those that are veg-based, for instance. Vegetables don't automatically mean healthy, as it depends on the preparation.
"Fried onion toppers are delicious, without question, but they are addicting and hard to keep in portion control!," says Shaw.
A better plan: get a crunch and a bit of salt from nuts, without the candied texture.
"Instead of those bacon bits and fried onions, get the crunch you crave with the heart healthy goodness from nuts, like roasted and salted pistachios. The green and purple hues provide a lovely pop of colour to your salads and come from antioxidants, the good guys that help fight off of free radicals (aka, the bad guys that can make you sick.) Plus, pistachios provide fibre and plant protein to give your salad an extra nutrition boost," she explains.