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7 Ways Your Salad is Making You Fat

Ditching these toppings will cut major calories and bad fat. Here is how to slim it down.

Tanya Zuckerbrot
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Many people think that by ordering a salad they are eating healthy—and in many cases they are absolutely right. A heaping serving of greens and vegetables is low in calories and provides a bounty of vitamins and minerals along with a nice dose of fiber and antioxidants. However, some salads start off healthy, but wind up anything but for all the calories and fat plopped on top. In fact, an piled-on salad bar feast can pack half a day’s worth or more of fat and calories.

This is not to say that salads must be limited to cucumbers, tomatoes, and a spritz of lemon or vinegar. Well-chosen toppings can turn a salad into a hearty, nutritionally-balanced meal. Here are the ingredients to add—and the salad ingredients to skip—from Tanya Zuckerbrot, RD, author of The F-Factor Diet.

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7 Ways Your Salad Is Making You Fat

Shredded Cheeses

Cheese is flavorful and a good source of protein and calcium, but most full-fat varieties are high in saturated fat and calories. A half-cup of shredded cheddar cheese contains about 18g of fat and 225 calories and it can be deceiving to portion out pre-shredded cheese. The good news is that a little shredded or grated cheese packs a lot of flavor. Figure that a single serving of shredded cheese is 2 tablespoons—and you'll save 170 calories and 16 g of fat.

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