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Salads are fast picking up to be a healthy food item. They are available in most of the food corners in the city. There are even exclusive salad food joints. As the salads are made in trendy the youngsters prefer them very much. Salads have made way in to the mainstream recipe. They have made their transition from a residential kitchen to dining rooms of restaurants, pizza corners, and street corners, and school and college canteens, cinema theatres etc, fancy malls, corporate etc. When   Compared to the mainstream recipes they are healthier, inexpensive and tastier too. A salad is quick meal or a fast munch anyway you call it. They are becoming increasingly a popular fast food. A salad comes without oil or fatty stuff and increases the appetite.

Dieticians maintain that Salads usually make the first step of a healthy diet plan. For some people, salad may sound un-appetizing, but actually salads can be made interesting by experimenting with its ingredients with a varied choice of fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts. Besides being an effective tool for weight loss, salads have high content of fibre and nutrients. Salads are though usually served at the beginning of a meal, a salad with greens, vegetables, fruits and nuts can make a delicious low-calorie meal all by itself. Small portion of fruits and vegetables can be added to make salads rich with vital vitamins and anti-oxidants. In fact, by adding or subtracting any of the ingredients, one can end up preparing a new salad with a new taste, each time.

Make it flavorsome by adding fruits, nuts, lean meats and salad dressing. Healthy salad recipes are getting a special place in the cookery books. Some of these salads include: Warm Mushroom Salad, Grapes and Apple Salad, Orange Blossom Salad, Oriental Chicken Salad with Nuts, Tomato Avocado Salad, Carrot Raisin Salad and Fruit and Greens Salad etc. So next time you want a fast and tasty munch try a salad.

M. Stephen
Recipe Writer.
Anytime Chennai News Team.