Make your own salad dressings!

A salad is usually a very healthy meal option ~ unless you make the wrong dressing choice! Most brands include high-fat and unhealthy ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes and preservatives.

Just simply add a bit of olive oil (with or without the same amount of balsamic vinegar), along with salt and pepper, to enhance (not overwhelm!) the vegetables in your in your salads. A study from Purdue University found that olive oil might be the best choice of salad dressing when it comes to absorbing nutrients from the vegetables. 

Several light, simple and delicious salad dressing recipes can be found under my "Salads and Dressings" tab ~ happy dressings ;o)