This is where I got my numbers from:
A head of lettuce is about a buck. I usually eat half of that in order to feel full = 50 cents. Salad dressing does add a bit to the cost, but I dont use dressing I use a mixture of vinager or oil which the cost is negligible.
The time it takes to cut a salad and mix my dressing is fairly short. I would guess it takes me about 2 minutes to pull out the cutting board, get the knife, secure a head of lettuce and finish the job (good for two meals, two days for me). So I exaggerated a bit - 1 minute. Which is still shorter than taking the time to drive to a fast food place and wait in line.
The assumption that you dont eat a salad every day is valid, however my lettuce will last at least a week in my fridge. Thats two meals, and I at least eat that amount every week.
And if your eating anything while driving you should have your license taken away from you, because you are risking your life and the life of others. A burger isnt worth death.
Nope, that step isnt included for a reason - you dont need ranch dressing, bacon bits, and all the unhealthy stuff that most people put on salads. That defeats the whole purpose of a salad wouldnt it? I eat mine with a mixture of oil and vinegar.
And even if you did use it, are going to use the whole bottle? Thats a lot of salad dressing for one meal right? If you used the appropriate portions the total caloric intake for the meal wouldnt break 300 - trust me I counted. And a bottle would last you at least two weeks.
Healthy and Cheap. Are you sacrificing taste? Yes, without a doubt. But we are only concerning ourselves with cheap and quick. The point that I'm making isnt that everyone should salads, its that people have more options than they think.
A salad is cheap and easy too. If people took the 30 seconds to cut up a 50 cent salad and eat that instead of waiting ten minutes at a drive through window to eat a 5 dollar hamburger we would be better off. The one think that bothers me as Americans is we dont take responsibility for what we do. The reason we are obese isnt because the fast food chains are selling it, its because we are dumb enough to buy it.
I grew up in Michigan and I am appalled that they are doing this. Lake Michigan is the cleanest of all the great lakes. I lived near Lake Erie and it is gross form all the pollution - most people wont even swim in it. And to think that Lake Michigan has a similar future...its just sad.
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This is where I got my numbers from: A head of lettuce is about a buck. I usually eat half of that in order to feel full = 50 cents. Salad dressing does add a bit to the cost, but I dont use dressing I use a mixture of vinager or oil which the cost is negligible. The time it takes to cut a salad and mix my dressing is fairly short. I would guess it takes me about 2 minutes to pull out the cutting board, get the knife, secure a head of lettuce and finish the job (good for two meals, two days for me). So I exaggerated a bit - 1 minute. Which is still shorter than taking the time to drive to a fast food place and wait in line. The assumption that you dont eat a salad every day is valid, however my lettuce will last at least a week in my fridge. Thats two meals, and I at least eat that amount every week. And if your eating anything while driving you should have your license taken away from you, because you are risking your life and the life of others. A burger isnt worth death.
Nope, that step isnt included for a reason - you dont need ranch dressing, bacon bits, and all the unhealthy stuff that most people put on salads. That defeats the whole purpose of a salad wouldnt it? I eat mine with a mixture of oil and vinegar. And even if you did use it, are going to use the whole bottle? Thats a lot of salad dressing for one meal right? If you used the appropriate portions the total caloric intake for the meal wouldnt break 300 - trust me I counted. And a bottle would last you at least two weeks. Healthy and Cheap. Are you sacrificing taste? Yes, without a doubt. But we are only concerning ourselves with cheap and quick. The point that I'm making isnt that everyone should salads, its that people have more options than they think.
A salad is cheap and easy too. If people took the 30 seconds to cut up a 50 cent salad and eat that instead of waiting ten minutes at a drive through window to eat a 5 dollar hamburger we would be better off. The one think that bothers me as Americans is we dont take responsibility for what we do. The reason we are obese isnt because the fast food chains are selling it, its because we are dumb enough to buy it.
I grew up in Michigan and I am appalled that they are doing this. Lake Michigan is the cleanest of all the great lakes. I lived near Lake Erie and it is gross form all the pollution - most people wont even swim in it. And to think that Lake Michigan has a similar future...its just sad.