Southwest Salad Power Up

This Power Up meal is easier than easy peasy. If you can open a can, you can do this. And these are foods you know. Just pile on the veggies to add more flavor and crunch. Take a look!

Traditional Meal: 703 calories and only 8 grams of fiber.

This typical Southwest Salad has:

• 3 cups Spring mix lettuce
• 1/2 cup Shredded cheese
• 1/4 cup Salsa
• 8 Gardein Chick'n strips
• 1/3 cup Corn
• 3 T Ranch dressing

This typical plate total is 703 calories and 8g of fiber. Not to mention those 47g of fat, which comes from the cheese and Ranch dressing.

Southwest Salad Powered Up

Powered Up Meal: 462 calories and 17 grams of fiber!

If you're willing to substitute the Ranch dressing for the Guacamole, you get a creaminess with less calories and it's a healthy fat for you with 3g of fiber! Here's a picture and list of the items I picked up at the grocery store to create this meal.

• 3 cups Spring mix lettuce
• 1 T Shredded cheese
• 1/4 cup Salsa
• 3 Gardein Chick'n strips
• 1/3 cup Corn
• 1 - 100 calories pack Wholly Guacamole
• 1/4 cup Black beans
• 1/4 cup shredded carrots
• 1 Banana

Your nutrient total is now 462 calories and 17g of fiber. And just in case you’re curious, the fat is down down to a manageable 14g.

 

Before Power Up			After Power Up
Ingredients	Fiber Grams	Calories	Ingredients	Fiber Grams	Calories
Before Power Up Total	8	703	After Power Up Total	17	462
3 cups spring mix salad	2	30	3 cups spring mix salad	2	30
1/2 cup shredded cheese	0	220	1 T shredded cheese	0	28
1/4 cup salsa	1	10	1/4 cup salsa	1	10
1/3 cup corn	2	50	1/3 cup corn	2	50
8 pieces Gardein chicken	3	204	3 pieces Gardein chicken	1	74
3 T Ranch dressing	0	189	1 - 100 pack Wholly Guacamole	3	100
			1/4 cup black beans	4	54
			1/4 shredded carrots	1	11
			1 Banana	3	105