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Make a hot summer day seem a lot cooler by serving a big fresh salad. Start with a big bed of spinach, baby greens or lettuce and add your favorite sliced fruits and vegetables. Now you've got lots of fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, all for just a few calories. Add some protein with cheese, hard-boiled eggs, nuts, seeds, lean chicken breast pieces or tuna chunks and top with a little bit of tasty dressing. You don't need as much of your protein sources, so keep serving sizes appropriate:

• One serving of cheese is about the size of two dice.
• One serving of meat, poultry or fish is about the size of a deck of cards.
• One serving of dressing is two tablespoons.

If you have a variety of greens, sliced vegetables and precooked meats ready to go, it only takes a few minutes to assemble a healthy and delicious salad. And with so many fruits and vegetables to choose from, you can have a different salad every day with no extra effort.

More Healthy Salads

• Easy Thai Cucumber Salad
• Sweet Potato Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
• Beet, Apple and Orange Salad
• Healthy Watermelon and Tomato Salad