Giving Mason Jar Salads a whirl today
I used smaller jars. The salad definitely chewed down and I found myself hungry about 3 hours later (instead of the surgeon recommended 5).
It was pretty meat forward too.
Depending on how things chew down, I WOULD make it in a larger jar and divide it over time, or to have a snack on hand.
Lettuce...now I remember why it doesnt work with my new lifestyle.
RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013;
Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat
Three pounds below Goal!!! Yay !
on 6/11/15 4:08 pm - WI
So Groomy and I had some left over hard boiled eggs (from my skating trip) and cubed ham (from a quiche for him) left over. Since this is my group lesson night for skating, finding time for a quick healthier dinner takes some work the night before.
I decided today it going to mason jar salads.
First-to the original author of the salad article- THANK YOU. Some have knocked the quantities/size of the ingredients listed for each salad. All I can say is: I think most of us are smart enough to figure out that we can reduce the amount of ingredients and jar size to accomodate our pouches. I just want to acknowledge that the original author has done MORE (in terms of posting a recipe to keep it "fresh" while helping others in the "salad eating" catagory) than her critics. Original author- thank you for your post!
Anyway, I packaged 3 salads. My salads from the bottom up are light balasamic vinegar dressing, capers (never met a caper I didnt like), left over cucumber coins, diced hard boiled egg, cubed ham, shredded gruyere cheese (it was left over), and lettuce.
The mason jar makes it so cute!
for posterity