The Low Fat Salad

Salad is often thought of as diet food. If you’re caught eating a salad at work, or ordering a salad from a fast-food restaurant, people will assume you’re on some kind of diet. And perhaps you are. After all, what could be more low fat and healthy than a bowl of salad? Well, it depends what’s in the salad and what you pour over it. In its basic state—a bed of leaves with chopped vegetables—salad is indeed low fat and healthy. But few of us will settle for that. Find out how to avoid unhealthy salads, and how to create a healthier, low-fat salad that goes beyond a bed of pale lettuce topped with shredded carrots.

The Great Grill-Out Recipe Exchange

Try this tangy Asian coleslaw, from Rhonda Parkinson, About's Guide to Chinese Cuisine. Although Rhonda lists red cabbage as the main ingredient, she suggests using Napa cabbage for a more authentic touch.

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