Swimsuit weather is a few weeks away and I’m not ready. I go to bed every night telling myself that I will get up and complete my two mile walk around the neighborhood. Well, I’m shame to admit that I have walked one time in the past two weeks. I have fallen off the wagon with my exercise program and the wagon is long gone but I haven’t thrown in the towel yet. Instead, I changed gears by focusing on eating healthier for the next eight weeks, especially since we will be going on vacation in July.

For the most part, I eat pretty healthy and I’m not a picky eater so that makes it a lot easier. I love salads as a meal and my plan is to eat a delicious salad several times a week for my lunch or dinner meal. When I’m away from home, I’ll grab one of those delicious… High As A Cat’s Back salads from Salata’s. I can’t believe as cheap as I am,  I pay $11.00 bucks for a salad. That’s insane, I know but when I’m working in the field, it’s the healthiest meal to me. I’ve created this same salad at home for $15.00 and I have enough salad to eat for a week so Salata’s won’t be laughing all the way to the bank on my dime for a while.
Look at this amazing salad for pennies. I’ve named this salad The Love Salad because I put everything I love in it. This love salad is easy sneezy. Chop up your left over rotisserie chicken, add the veggies you love and if you really want to kick it up a notch, sauté some shrimp in garlic, olive oil and fresh thyme( I have an herb garden right outside on my patio).

Keep the ingredients separate so you and your family can create individual salads. Be sure to go lite on the dressing, that’s where those sneaky calories are hiding. What are your favorite salad ingredients? I’d like to know just in case I’m missing out on a few.