10-Day Salad Challenge

Although I love salads, I get tired of them rather quickly! However, that is something I cannot say about the 10 days salad challenge. Each salad was unique and the dressings were fabulous! I was happy when I had leftover salad for lunch seven of the 10 days! There were some new additions to salads that I had never considered before, such as fennel, nor had I ever made cashew Cream but it’s certainly a recipe that I will have at hand. I’ve discovered I can really enjoy salad daily without getting tired of them! My favorite – and my family’s – Was the kale Caesar salad. I learned a new trick to soften kale and it seemed to take out a little at the bitterness as well. And the cashew garlic aioli tasted very similar to the dressing on a regular Caesar salad. I think I can eat it every day! I’m so glad that I joined this 10 day challenge not only for the salads but also for the Physical activity motivation. This is a challenge I would love to do again!

Always wonderful to find new healthy and delicious-looking recipes–and actually have the extra incentive to try them!

He different textures of the ingredients were amazing . I enjoyed making the different salad dressing & nuts . That walnut meat & cashew mixture has given me a new life with tacos

Each wee, my partner and I would do our grocery list and the same recipes kept coming up. This challenge was great to change up our meal plan while staying healthy. I really enjoyed the Facebook forum to hear about what other challengers used for alternatives. It allowed my partner and I to experience new tastes! The one thing I also really liked is that I find many times when you try these challenges or plant-based recipes they often are really spicy. I am not a fan of spicy. So I liked how the recipes were full of flavor without needing to be spicy. Two things that we got out of this challenge that I did not anticipate. This challenge was a great way conversation between my partner and I. We both like to cook; so trying new recipes allowed us to talk about what we liked and what we might have changed. I got to know my partner’s thoughts and tastes more and get to know him better. The second thing I did not anticipate was how easy it was to clean up. Many times after we cook we have piles of dishes. With these salads (and helped already having a vitamix) the cleanup was often times 1 to 2 items. We both had room in the kitchen to help bring the meal together which the prep and clean up saved us both time. And we both got to enjoy doing it together. Unlike most challengers we actually did our salads for dinner so we could enjoy our meals together. We both really liked having that light meal before winding down for bed. We both felt better the next morning. Overall – we loved the experience and would absolutely want to try the next one! This was our first time but this won’t be our last! Thank you so much for putting this together.

I love how this challenge gave the resources and recipes! It didn’t just say do this. It gave all those tasty recipes as well. It helped me to change up my boring everyday salad. I really enjoyed the healthy taco salad option. It had lots of flavor and colors to help keep me motivated

It was interesting to try new salad ideas. They all looked great. I could not eat some of them because they have things in them that don’t fit my keto diet. I did enjoy the ones I could eat. It is always a good idea to keep an open mind about new salad ideas.

This challenge was just what I needed to get back in the habit of planning meals (and packing lunch). I am now on a path to better, more veggie filled eating.

this encouraged me to eat totally more healthy. I was happy to see that you are encouraging others to do the challenge and also change their eating habits.

My family and I really enjoyed eating our way through the 10-Day Salad Challenge. We ate more salads and certainly tried many new recipes. Most of them were excellent and only a few rated a 3 out of 5. One of our favorites, much to our surprise, was the Lemony Caesar Salad and we liked the ones with berries and the potato salad a lot too.

The salads were absolutely delicious! As an avid eater of salads, it was fabulous to incorporate a menu of awesomeness in my daily intake. Adding a mile or more of daily walks through the area, were lovely as Spring made its debut.

This was a great challenge. It took me out of my comfort zone and since I am a “foodie” and love to cook I was inspired to try new ideas. It was a great challenge and glad that I participated.

This challenge really increased the variety of veggies I eat. No more boring salads!

Wonderful initiative in giving people knowledge about living healthy lives. I hope they can do more challenges.

This was so much fun!!! It got me motivated to eat salad every day and try some really good recipes. Now I have a lot of the ingredients at home, so it won’t stop here. I’m excited to try new things to mix it up a little bit. My favorite is adding fruit to my salads and feta cheese with a greek dressing.

This 10-day challenge was transforming for me! I’m a diabetic and like everyone, need eat healthy and move after I eat. I’ve always liked salads, and don’t use recipes much, so this was nice to try different combinations and dressings. It was inspiring to hear from others; how they managed to get salads made and get some kind of movement in each day. I made sure to keep it going when we traveled to family and that was due to commiting to the challenge! We even got out for a walk when we had a rare rain here in California! Sometimes my movement was as simple as a dance around the house before we’d go walk. It definitely kept me from going out for some of our meals. Thank you for the salad challenge and providing so much healthy variety! I did appreciate hearing from others and I hope to continue on a journey that balances my blood sugars, keeps me in good shape and tastes great too!